Corvallis Knights

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.[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]

Corvallis Knights
Information
LeagueWest Coast League (South Division)
LocationCorvallis, Oregon
BallparkGoss Stadium
Year founded1990
Nickname(s)"The Evil Empire"
League championships10 (2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Division championships14 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Former name(s)Aloha Knights (1990-2006)
Former ballparksMt. Hood Community College (1990-2006)
ColorsCardinal and Gold
MascotMack the Knight and Lil' King
ManagerBrooke Knight[1] (Head Coach)

The Knights are named after Penny Knight, their top sponsor. Penny is married to 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]

2022

The Knights finished the 2022 regular season first in the South Division with a 39-15 record, the best in the league.[7] The Knights defeated the Pippins 2-1 in the South Division Semifinals and will host the Raptors in the South Division Final.[8] Kiko Romero is sixth in the WCL in runs batted in (34) while Sean Wiese has five wins on the mound.[9] The Knights have seen 61,390 total fans go through the gate. [10][11][12]

Season-by-season record
Season League Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GB Postseason Manager
20053616.692Matt Dorey
20063116.659Brooke Knight
2007 West Coast League West 38 20 .655 Lost Championship (Pirates) Brooke Knight
2008 WCL West 39 16 .709 Won Championship (AppleSox) Brooke Knight
2009 WCL West 49 13 .790 Lost Championship (AppleSox) Brooke Knight
2010 WCL West 1st 31 17 .645 0 Lost Division Series 0-2 (Elks) Brooke Knight
2011 WCL West 1st 37 17 .685 0 Won Division Series 2-1 (Elks)
Won Championship Series 2-0 (Sweets)		 Brooke Knight
2012 WCL West 1st 32 22 .592 0 Won Division Series 2-0 (Black Bears)
Lost Championship Series 1-2 (AppleSox)		 Brooke Knight
2013 WCL South 1st 37 17 .685 0 Won Division Series 2-0 (Rogues)
Won Championship Series 2-0 (AppleSox)		 Brooke Knight
2014 WCL South 1st 35 19 .648 0 Won Division Series 2-0 (Elks)
Lost Championship Series 1-2 (Bells)		 Brooke Knight
2015 WCL South 2nd 32 22 .592 4.5 Lost Division Series 0-2 (Elks) Brooke Knight
2016 WCL South 1st 34 20 .630 0 Won Division Series 2-0 (Pippins)
Won Championship Series 2-1 (Bells)		 Brooke Knight
2017 WCL South 1st 34 20 .630 0 Won Division Series 2-1 (Pippins)
Won Championship Series 2-1 (HarbourCats)		 Brooke Knight
2018 WCL South 2nd 36 18 .667 1 Won Division Series 2-0 (Pickles)
Won Championship Series 2-0 (Falcons)		 Brooke Knight
2019 WCL South 1st 42 12 .778 0 Won Division Series 2-1 (Sweets)
Won Championship Series 2-1 (HarbourCats)		 Brooke Knight
2020Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 WCL South 1st 37 11 .771 0 Won Division Series 2-0 (Raptors)
Won Championship Series 2-1 (Pippins)		 Brooke Knight
2022 WCL South 1st 39 15 .722 0 Won Divisional Series 2-1 (Pippins)
Won Division Championship (Raptors)
Won WCL Championship (Bells)		 Brooke Knight
2023 WCL South 1st 39 15 .722 0 Won Divisional Series 2-1 (Black Bears)
Won Division Championship (Pickles)
Won WCL Championship (HarbourCats)		 Brooke Knight
Division winner League champions

Alumni Currently in Major League Baseball

[14]

Media

The Knights are broadcast live on Corvallis' KEJO 1240 AM.[15]

Footnotes
  1. Corvallis Knights. Front Office Staff.
  2. "About the Knights". Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  3. "Goss Stadium at Coleman Field". Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  4. "West Coast League - Corvallis". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  5. "Corvallis Gets Collegiate All-Star Team". 22 November 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  6. "Knights Enter Golden Era: Corvallis Unveils Refreshed Brand," Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine corvallisknights.com, Feb. 12, 2015.
  7. "West Coast League - standings".
  8. "Corvallis Knights - West Coast League - team schedule".
  9. "West Coast League - leaders".
  10. "West Coast League - attendance".
  11. "West Coast League - attendance".
  12. "West Coast League - attendance".
  13. "Former Knights Outfielder Mitch Haniger Hits Way to Big Leagues: Sets Franchise Records in Big League Debut with Arizona," corvallisknights.com, Aug. 17, 2016.
  14. "In The Pros". Corvallis Knights Baseball. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  15. "Corvallis Knights Replace Seattle Mariners on KEJO". 20 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
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