Corvallis Knights

Corvallis Knights
League West Coast League (West Division)
Location Corvallis, Oregon
Ballpark Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Year Founded 1990
Management Dan Segel[1] (President)
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 Segal, 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 their 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]

Contents

Champions

Division

League

Alumni in Major League Baseball

Media

The Knights are broadcast live on Corvallis' KEJO 1240 AM.[6]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Corvallis Knights. Front Office Staff.
  2. ^ "About the Knights". http://www.corvallisknights.com/knights.php?p=history. Retrieved 16 January 2010. 
  3. ^ "Goss Stadium at Coleman Field". http://www.corvallisknights.com/stadium.php. Retrieved 16 January 2010. 
  4. ^ "West Coast League - Corvallis". http://www.wccbl.com/teams.php?p=Corvallis. Retrieved 16 January 2010. 
  5. ^ "Corvallis Gets Collegiate All-Star Team". 22 November 2006. http://media.barometer.orst.edu/media/storage/paper854/news/2006/11/22/Sports/Corvallis.Gets.Collegiate.AllStar.Team-2506656.shtml. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  6. ^ "Corvallis Knights Replace Seattle Mariners on KEJO". 20 December 2008. http://collegesummerball.blogspot.com/2008/12/corvallis-knights-replace-seattle.html. Retrieved 22 January 2010.