THE CORVALLIS KNIGHTS ARE 2023 WEST COAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
For the 7th consecutive season, and 10th overall, the Knights take the top spot in the WCL! 🏆
We’re thrilled to announce that Knights Baseball Club has named former
@BeaverBaseball
catcher/first baseman Zak Taylor the Corvallis Knights Player of the Decade (for 2010-2019). Congrats to Zak! Read all about it at:
#ZakAttack
#Leader
#Champion
With heavy hearts and profound sadness, the Corvallis Knights announced that team general manager Jennifer Beaumont passed away last night after years battling cancer.
RECORD ALERT: Future
@BeaverBaseball
infielder Travis Bazzana set a new
@WCLBaseball
single-season batting average mark by hitting .429 this season breaking current Tampa Bay Rays farmhand Austin Shenton’s old mark of .409. Way to go, Trav! 👏👏👏
30 seasons of Knights Baseball. Best team, ever, in year 30. Back-to-back-to-back-to-back WCL champs! Finished with a 54-14 overall record (tied for best with the 2001 Knights).
#Sticky
1️⃣ of 1️⃣
Congratulations
@TBazzana
. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to watch you grow in Corvallis the past three years. ⚔️🦫🇦🇺
On to the next chapter ➡️
@BeaverBaseball
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@CleGuardians
Incoming frosh Kai Murphy of
@BeaverBaseball
is our first 2019 Washington Park Advisors Player of the Game. Kai collected three hits today in the Knights 4-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs! It was a great
@Weyerhaeuser
SEA Day. 2,830 enjoyed some good baseball and 19 exhibits.
Congrats to alum Adley Rutschman of
@BeaverBaseball
on being named PAC-12 Player of the Year. Oh, by the way, he was also named PAC-12 co-Defensive Player of the Year and was named a Golden Spikes Award finalist. Not a bad day. Exciting weekend of ball ahead for Rutsch & OSU.
Holy Moly. Tanner Smith of
@BeaverBaseball
hits an absolute 💣 to left. Smith’s two-out, two-run homer makes it Corvallis 3, Yakima Valley 0 after six complete.
It's a three-peat for the Knights after a 5-1 win over Kelowna in Game 2 of the WCL Championship Series. Big games from Connor Redmond and Cole Cabrera of
@calpolystangs
and from Abbott Haffar of
@UCR_Baseball
It all started in the top of the 9th with this guy - Zak Taylor of
@BeaverBaseball
. What an at bat! Lead-off walk was key. What grit, what toughness. Thank you for a great ride, Beavers. OSU 5, Ark 3. Tomorrow night’s CWS game is for all the marbles. Hogs vs. Beavs, in Omaha.
Knights win, 15-4. Corvallis blasts five homers in their victory over NW Star. First baseman Tanner Smith of
@BeaverBaseball
hit THREE homers tonight at Goss Stadium. The Knights extend their win streak to 9. ⚔️🔥
We’re thrilled to share that your Corvallis Knights of
@WCLBaseball
were named the
@PerfectGameUSA
2021 National Summer Collegiate Team of the Year. We are so thankful for our partner schools, league partners and CORVALLIS - the home of baseball champions. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🌽🙏❤️ 👀
Alumni shortstop Spencer Scott and pitcher Kaden Segel played key roles in
@PortlandBSB
upsetting
#5
-ranked Texas A&M in College Station, 10-3. Scott played stellar defense & collected two big hits and Segel recorded a save. ⚔️⚓️
@SpencerScott__
@KadenSegel
@GrantBSB
Great day to be a Knight! Briley was named WCL MVP and the Skip - Brooke - earned Coach of the Year honors. Both father & son have a long history with the team, Bri first as a bat boy and Brooke as a collegiate player in the early 90s. Happy champions. Congrats, Knight men. 😊❤️
Tanner Smith hits dingers! The Knights catcher launches a solo shot in the top of 5 to put Corvallis up, 9-0. Smith has now hit his fifth homer of the week. 💣💪
@BeaverBaseball
@tanner_smith29
We are super proud to share that
@LB_BASEBALL14
skipper Ryan Gipson (pictured, right) has been named NWAC South Coach of the Year. Gippy led the Beaks to a 42-2 overall mark, an NWAC South title and berth in NWAC tourney May 24-28. Congrats, Ryan and LBCC.
#30GameW
#Family
Way to go, Brooke! Coach Knight was named 2021
@WCLBaseball
Coach of the Year. This is Skip’s 7th WCL Coach of the Year honor. Incredible work.
#EDK
👏🏆🐐
@SkipperBK13
Ryan Brown of
@BeaverBaseball
tosses four scoreless innings and strikes out 6 while only allowing 3 hits. Lefty reliever Will Clark of
@BoxersBaseball
blanks Edmonton in the bot of the 5th. After five complete, Knights 4, Riverhawks 0.
Future
@BeaverBaseball
ballers Hustyn Wheeler (
#3
) and Paul Vazquez are loving this Oregon weather. Hustyn makes his debut tonight in left field. ⚔️🦫
#GoBeavs
Mr. Andy Atwood of
@UTRGVBaseball
started and wrapped his summer collegiate career with titles. He earned second-team all-WCL honors in 2016 and was a first-team all-WCL selection in 2019. The dude is a gamer and great teammate! Thank you, Andy. Best wishes in 2020.
#Baller
This guy might have one of the toughest jobs around with all the current COVID protocols, but alum
@Rody1618
is the right man at the right time. Jake is the Director of Operations at
@BeaverBaseball
. He is a great guy, with a bright future. His Beavs open Friday in AZ.
#Family
🙏
Congrats to Corvallis outfielder Chandler Anderson of
@utahbaseball
for being named the Knights MVP for the 2018 season. What a summer! To check out the team’s awards, visit:
Tanner Smith of
@BeaverBaseball
just hit his third roundtripper of the game here in the bot of 5. And it was an inside-the-park homer. Have a day,
@tanner_smith29
. Corvallis now leads by two TDs, 14-0.
#HomerHappy
🦫⚔️🔥
Extraordinary effort by David Watson of
@utahbaseball
tonight. Pitched into the 8th in game one of the WCLCS. 13-3 Knights. HarbourCats have the bases loaded with one out.
Take me home, Yoony! It’s smoking hot here in CornValley. But the Knights are keeping it loose in the clubhouse before game two of their three-game series with the
@kelownafalcons
. First pitch is 6:30 pm.
#CountryRoads
#ToThePlaceIBelong
Former OSU Beaver and Knights star Andy Atwood of
@UTRGVBaseball
is set to return to Corvallis in 2019. We’re thrilled to announce Andy’s signing. He led the Knights to a title in 2016, leading the team in batting with a .323 average. Welcome back, Mr. Atwood!
#Family
#EDK
Second baseman Matthew Gretler (pictured) of
@BeaverBaseball
homers, doubles and drives in three to lead the Knights to a 7-4 win at Cowlitz. We go for the sweep at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Alum
@Taylor_Zak
(2016-18) of
@BeaverBaseball
has signed with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the independent American Association. He was a key player on three West Coast League championship teams in Corvallis.
Congratulations to the Corvallis Knights (
@CorvKnights
) of
@WCLBaseball
, named the 2019 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate Team of the Year after winning their 4th straight league title, from
@BRDowson
-
Congrats to alum Steven Kwan of
@BeaverBaseball
. OSU’s spark plug was selected in the 5th round of the MLB draft by Cleveland. Great news. Great guy!
#SummerKnights
Seven Corvallis Knights are heading to Bend to participate in the 2019
@WCLBaseball
All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 23rd at Vince Genna Stadium. Congrats, guys! Read about our all-stars here:
Alum
@NickMadrigal_3
(2015) of
@BeaverBaseball
goes 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI for Kannapolis tonight. He's tearing it up in the Sally League, hitting .529 in four games.
It’s signing season! The Knights are thrilled to announce their first sign for summer ‘19 - soph outfielder Nick Yovetich of
@SFDonsBaseball
. Welcome to the back-to-back-to-back champs, Nick! To keep updated on Corvallis transactions, visit:
#Bourassa
#Slo
Pretty special having this guy at Goss - Larry Lee of
@calpolystangs
(pictured here with his son Brooks). Great coach and person, and longtime friend/partner of the program.
#GoStangs