WCL Corvallis Knights

13 Knights in MLB Draft

Published on June 6, 2012 under West Coast League (WCL)
Corvallis Knights News Release


Thirteen current or former Corvallis Knights were selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, which concluded Wednesday afternoon.

The highest pick was Cal Poly center fielder Mitch Haniger, a 2010 West Coast League all-star. He was taken by Milwaukee in the supplemental first round, as the 38th overall selection.

It's the second year in a row a former Knight was drafted in the first round. Pitcher Tyler Anderson (2009) was Colorado's first-round pick in 2011.

Other drafted Knights include:

Pitcher/infielder Carson Kelly of Westview High School (2012) was selected by St. Louis in the second round, as the 86th overall pick. He's signed with Oregon.

Infielder Zach Green of Jesuit High in Sacramento (2012) went to Philadelphia in round 3, with the 125th overall pick. He has signed with the Phillies and will not play for the Knights, or at Oregon State.

Washington State 1B Taylor Ard (2009) went to Seattle and Portland RHP Kyle Kraus (2009-10) went to the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round.

Oregon State pitcher Matt Boyd (2010) went to Cincinnati in the 13th round. Long Beach State shortstop Matt Duffy (2010) went to San Francisco in the 18th round.

Kentucky infielder Thomas McCarthy (2010) went to the Chicago White Sox in the 18th round. He's a Corvallis native and graduated from Crescent Valley High School.

Texas Tech C Bo Altobelli (2010) went to the Minnesota Twins in the 21st round. UC Riverside RHP Eddie Orozco (2008-09) went to the Chicago Cubs in the 22nd round.

Camas, Wash., High senior catcher Austin Barr (2012) went to the New York Mets in the 29th round. A Stanford signee, he has indicated he will honor his commitment to the Cardinal and will not turn pro.

Catcher Ryan Gorton (2011) of Oregon State went to Oakland in the 31st round. Pitcher Mark Trentacosta (2011-12) of UC Irvine went to St. Louis in the 34th round.

In other Knights news, pitching coach Connor Lambert (2011-12) has been hired as the new pitching coach at Tacoma Community College during the school year. An Olympia native, he lettered from 2007-10 at Washington State.

And Texas pitcher Trevor Teykl, a projected 2012 Knight, instead will stay home this summer to work on his strength and conditioning. He made two appearances for the Longhorns this past season.

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