WCL Corvallis Knights

Knights Sign Max Beatty

May 6, 2013 - West Coast League (WCL)
Corvallis Knights News Release


The Corvallis Knights have signed Pacific Lutheran University redshirt junior Max Beatty for the 2013 season, general manager Bre Kerkvliet announced Monday. He is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound right-hander.

Beatty also pitched for Knights in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He will be the first collegiate four-year Knight in franchise history if he does not turn professional after the June draft; he is rated the No. 3 Division III prospect by Baseball America.

The Vancouver, Wash., native was 7-5, 2.48 in 13 games at PLU this spring, with 90 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 87 innings. He was twice named the Northwest Conference Pitcher of the Week and is a strong candidate for league postseason honors.

He was 2-1, 4.01 in eight games for the Knights in 2012, with 20 strikeouts in 40.1 innings after missing the 2012 college season while recovering from cancer. In 2011 he was 6-1, 2.42, and earned all-WCL honors, started the WCL Championship Series clincher against Walla Walla and appeared in the WCL All-Star Game.

Van Vleet returns as Director of Tickets

Jamie Van Vleet has returned to the Knights on a part-time basis as the Director of Tickets after a leave of absence. She was the team's full-time Director of Tickets, and also coordinated the Host Family program, in 2011 and 2012.



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