Corvallis Captures Sixth Straight WCL Title

August 16, 2022 - West Coast League (WCL) News Release

The Corvallis Knights' historic run - already among the most impressive in modern amateur sports - became even more impressive Monday night when the Knights, with more than 2,000 fans on hand, captured their sixth straight West Coast League championship with a 5-0 victory over the visiting Bellingham Bells.

The Knights' championship is also their ninth overall, with 2022 joining 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 (the league's 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

The Bells grabbed the No. 1 seed in the WCL's North Division with their first-half title, then dispatched Victoria and Wenatchee to win the North title and advance to the championship game in Corvallis. This represented a rematch of 2016, when the Knights began their current championship streak, and 2014, when the Bells won their first (and so far only) WCL championship.

In Monday night's championship game, the Knights essentially manufactured single runs in five different innings, while Corvallis's flawless defense and timely strikeouts kept Bellingham off the board throughout the game. Knights right-handers Matt Scott (Stanford) and Kaden Segel (Linn-Benton Community College) combined for seven shutout innings, and Ethan Ross and Cam Day finished with scoreless eighth and ninth innings, with Day's game-ending strikeout the clincher.

Advincula and Segel Earn WCL's Moss Adams Weekly Accolades

The West Coast League's Moss Adams Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, as announced by Commissioner Rob Neyer, are Corvallis Knights standouts Jonah Advincula (Washington State) and Kaden Segel (Linn-Benton CC).

Both Advincula and Segel played crucial roles in helping the Knights capture their sixth straight WCL title, as Corvallis extended their streak with Monday's 5-0 victory over the Bellingham Bells.

In the Knights' five postseason games, Advincula reached base 13 times, scored seven runs and has seven stolen bases. This spring the Santa Clara, California native hit a scorching .430 in 39 games during his junior campaign for the University of Redlands.

Segel was the winning pitcher in Monday's WCL Championship game after tossing 3.1 scoreless innings with six strikeouts in relief. The hurler from Portland logged the most innings of any pitcher in the playoffs, tossing nine total innings in a pair of Corvallis wins. As a freshman in the spring, he helped Linn-Benton Community College win the NWAC Championship after going went 4-2 with a 2.43 ERA in 11 appearances for the Roadrunners.

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