Corvallis Knights
The Corvallis Knights are 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]
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League | West Coast League (South) |
Location | Corvallis, Oregon |
Ballpark | The Castle at Goss Stadium |
Year founded | 1990 |
League championships | 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Colors | Cardinal and Gold |
Mascot | Mack the Knight and Lil' King |
Management | Dan Segel[1] (CEO)
Bre Miller (President/General Manager) Jennifer Beaumont (Dir. of Hospitality) Derek Buchheit (Ticketing & Facilities Manager) Sarah Hoechlin (Promotions & Gameday Operations Coordinator) Mike Gits (Partner Relationship Manager) Brooks Hatch (Dir. of Media Relations) Bobby Merwin (Public Address Announcer) |
Manager | Brooke Knight[1] (Head Coach) |
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 losses in the 2014 WCL season. The Knights tried to retake their WCL Championship throne but fell short of the title by one game. Corvallis forced 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 cardinal — gold and a pale maize tone described by team officials as "Corvallis cream."[6]
West Coast League Seasons
2005
Record: 36-16
2006
Record: 31-16
2007
Record: 38-20, West Division Champions
2008
Record: 39-16, West Division Champions, WCL Champions
2009
Record: 49-13, West Division Champions
2010
Record: 37-19
2011
Record: 45-18, West Division Champions, WCL Champions
2012
Record: 40-24, West Division Champions
2013
Record: 46-17, South Division Champions, WCL Champions
2014
Record: 43-21, South Division Champions
2015
Record: 38-24
2016
Record: 45-21, South Division Champions, WCL Champions
2017
Record: 44-22, South Division Champions, WCL Champions
2018
Record: 44-20, South Division Champions, WCL Champions
2019
Record: 49-13, South Division Champions, WCL Champions
Alumni in Major League Baseball
- Tyler Anderson - LHP San Francisco giants
- Matt Andriese - RHP Los Angeles Angels
- Matt Boyd - LHP, Detroit Tigers
- Bud Norris - RHP, Philadelphia Phillies
- Matthew Duffy - IF Texas Rangers
- Mitch Haniger - OF, Seattle Mariners[7]
- Sam Gaviglio - RHP Toronto Blue Jays
- Jace Fry - LHP Chicago White Sox
Footnotes
- 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". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- "Corvallis Gets Collegiate All-Star Team". 22 November 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- "Knights Enter Golden Era: Corvallis Unveils Refreshed Brand," Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2010.