Corvallis Knights
Introduction The '''Corvallis Knights,''' founded as the '''Aloha 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.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.The Knights are named after Penny Knight, their top sponsor. Penny is married to Nike co-founder Phil Knight.
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. 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. 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. "===2022===The Knights finished the 2022 regular season first in the South Division with a 39-15 record, the best in the league. The Knights defeated the Pippins 2-1 in the South Division Semifinals and will host the Raptors in the South Division Final. Kiko Romero is sixth in the WCL in runs batted in (34) while Sean Wiese has five wins on the mound. The Knights have seen 61,390 total fans go through the gate.
Season-by-season record SeasonLeagueDivisionFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPostseasonManager  2005     36  16  .692    Matt Dorey  2006     31  16  .659    Brooke Knight2007West Coast LeagueWest3820.655Lost Championship (Pirates)Brooke Knight2008WCLWest3916.709Won Championship (AppleSox)Brooke Knight2009WCLWest4913.790Lost Championship (AppleSox)Brooke Knight2010WCLWest1st3117.6450Lost Division Series 0-2 (Elks)Brooke Knight2011WCLWest1st3717.6850Won Division Series 2-1 (Elks)  Won Championship Series 2-0 (Sweets)Brooke Knight2012WCLWest1st3222.5920Won Division Series 2-0 (Black Bears)  Lost Championship Series 1-2 (AppleSox)Brooke Knight2013WCLSouth1st3717.6850Won Division Series 2-0 (Rogues)  Won Championship Series 2-0 (AppleSox)Brooke Knight2014WCLSouth1st3519.6480Won Division Series 2-0 (Elks)  Lost Championship Series 1-2 (Bells)Brooke Knight2015WCLSouth2nd3222.5924.5Lost Division Series 0-2 (Elks)Brooke Knight2016WCLSouth1st3420.6300Won Division Series 2-0 (Pippins)  Won Championship Series 2-1 (Bells)Brooke Knight2017WCLSouth1st3420.6300Won Division Series 2-1 (Pippins)  Won Championship Series 2-1 (HarbourCats)Brooke Knight2018WCLSouth2nd3618.6671Won Division Series 2-0 (Pickles)  Won Championship Series 2-0 (Falcons)Brooke Knight2019WCLSouth1st4212.7780Won Division Series 2-1 (Sweets)  Won Championship Series 2-1 (HarbourCats)Brooke Knight 2020 ''Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2021WCLSouth1st3711.7710Won Division Series 2-0 (Raptors)  Won Championship Series 2-1 (Pippins)Brooke Knight2022WCLSouth1st3915.7220Won Divisional Series 2-1 (Pippins)  Won Division Championship (Raptors)  Won WCL Championship (Bells)Brooke Knight2023WCLSouth1st3915.7220Won Divisional Series 2-1 (Black Bears)  Won Division Championship (Pickles)  Won WCL Championship (HarbourCats)Brooke Knight'''Division winner''' '''League champions'''
Alumni in Major League Baseball * Tyler Anderson – LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers* Matt Andriese – RHP, Boston Red Sox* Matt Boyd – LHP, Detroit Tigers* Matthew Duffy – IF, Chicago Cubs* Mitch Haniger – OF, San Francisco Giants* Jace Fry – LHP, Chicago White Sox*Nick Madrigal – IF, Chicago Cubs
Media The Knights are broadcast live on Corvallis' KEJO 1240 AM.
Footnotes
External links *  Corvallis Knights official website*  West Coast League official website