Corvallis Knights
| Corvallis Knights | |
|---|---|
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| League | West Coast League (South) |
| Location | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Ballpark | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field |
| Year founded | 1990 |
| League championships | 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016 |
| Mascot | Mack the Knight and Lil' King |
| 2014 Season | 35-19 |
| Management | Dan Segel[1] (President), Bre Miller (General Manager), Holly Jones (SVP of Operations). |
| Manager | Brooke Knight[1] (Head Coach) |
The Corvallis Knights is a collegiate summer baseball team located in Corvallis, Oregon. Founded in 1990 in Beaverton by Dan and his brother Joe Segel, the Knights moved to Corvallis from Gresham in 2007.[2] They play in the West Coast League, a college summer wood-bat league where college players and prospects prepare for the pros. The league comprises teams from British Columbia, Oregon and Washington. Corvallis plays its home games at Goss Stadium, also the home of the Oregon State Beavers.[3][4]
The Knights are named after Penny Knight, their top sponsor. Penny is the wife of Nike co-founder Phil Knight.[5]
History
2014
The Corvallis Knights put up 35 wins and 19 loses in the 2014 WCL season. The Knights tried to retake their WCL Championship throne but fell short of the title by one game. Corvallis caused the third-ever Game 3 of the WCL Championship series. The Knights put up Michael Lucarelli and Grant Melker for 54 games tying the WCL record for the most games with a batting appearance—tying Mitchell Gunsolus of the Wenatchee Applesox from 2012 and Cole Norton from the Kitsap Bluejackets in 2011. Also, Grant Melker set the WCL record for the most bases stolen by one player in one season with 29 steals. The Corvallis Knights hit 95 doubles in the 2014 season, setting the record for the most doubles by any one team in one year. They also set the record for the most sacrifice flies and stolen bases, hitting 39 flies and stealing 119 bases in one season, respectively. The Knights kept the records rolling with Jackson Lockwood winning eight games, tying the record of Eli Morgon of the Yakima Valley Pippins in the same year. Corvallis sold 43,938 tickets in the season and hosted 1,292 fans one night.
2015
On February 12, 2015 the Corvallis Knights held a re-branding party and unveiled the new logo for the club.[6] According to logo designer Jason Klein of the San Diego graphic design company Brandiose, the new team logo includes a head of grain as a tribute to the agricultural heritage of the Willamette Valley and the regional affinity for craft brewing.[6] Concurrent with the change, the team officially adopted two new team colors in addition to its traditional burgundy — gold and a pale maize tone described by team officials as "Corvallis cream."[6]
Champions
Division
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2016
League
- 2008
- 2011
- 2013
- 2016
Alumni in Major League Baseball
- Mitch Haniger - OF, Arizona Diamondbacks[7]
- Tommy Hanson - RHP, Atlanta Braves
- Bud Norris - RHP, Houston Astros
- Marc Rzepczynski - LHP, Toronto Blue Jays
- Bobby Scales - 2B, Chicago Cubs
Media
The Knights are broadcast live on Corvallis' KEJO 1240 AM.[8]
Footnotes
- 1 2 Corvallis Knights. Front Office Staff.
- ↑ "About the Knights". Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ↑ "Goss Stadium at Coleman Field". Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ↑ "West Coast League - Corvallis". Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ↑ "Corvallis Gets Collegiate All-Star Team". 22 November 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Knights Enter Golden Era: Corvallis Unveils Refreshed Brand," corvallisknights.com, Feb. 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Former Knights Outfielder Mitch Haniger Hits Way to Big Leagues: Sets Franchise Records in Big League Debut with Arizona," corvallisknights.com, Aug. 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Corvallis Knights Replace Seattle Mariners on KEJO". 20 December 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2010.