WCL Corvallis Knights

Knights sign Granger, Mahle

Published on October 27, 2011 under West Coast League (WCL)
Corvallis Knights News Release


The Corvallis Knights of the West Coast League have signed freshmen right-handed pitchers Bryan Granger of Cal Poly and Greg Mahle of UC Santa Barbara for the 2012 season.

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound Granger played at San Benito High in Hollister, Calif. He was 5-1 with a 2.72 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 64.1 innings as a senior after going 6-2, 1.52 as a junior.

Mahle is a native of Westminster, Calif., and graduated from Westminster High School in 2011. The 6-2, 220-pounder was 5-2 with a 0.70 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 50 innings as a senior.

His pitching coach at UCSB is Jason Hawkins, the Knights' pitching coach in their 2008 WCL championship season. UCSB's head coach is former Oregon State star/Knights pitching coach Andrew Checketts.

The defending WCL champions, the Knights will open their 2012 season at Walla Walla on June 1. Their home opener is June 6 against Klamath Falls.

Season tickets will go on sale Monday at corvallisknights.com. A complete 2012 schedule will be released shortly.



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