WCL Corvallis Knights

Knights Sign University of Portland Pitcher

Published on May 4, 2018 under West Coast League (WCL)
Corvallis Knights News Release


The Corvallis Knights of the West Coast League have signed pitcher Connor Knutson of the University of Portland for the 2018 season, coach Brooke Knight announced Friday.

He is a 6-foot, 165-pound sophomore right-hander from Skyline High School in Sammamish, Wash. He is the nephew of former University of Washington head coach Ken Knutson, who now works for the Cleveland Indians.

Knutson is 3-2, 3.41 in 18 games this season, with five saves and 36 strikeouts in 29 innings. He will be the fourth member of the 2018 Pilots to play for the Knights this summer, joining pitcher Eli Morse, outfielder Beau Brundage and shortstop Chad Stevens, a returnee from the 2017 WCL championship team.

Knutson was a three-year letterman at Skyline and helped lead the team to the Washington 4A State Championship as a senior, when he earned first-team 4A all-state, first-team 4A all-KingCo and team MVP honors. He was second-team 4A all-KingCo in 2015 as a junior.

The Knights open the 2018 season on May 30 with their annual Science, Engineering & Art Day game against the Portland Sea Dogs at Goss Stadium. They begin the WCL regular season at Kelowna on June 6; their WCL home opener is June 12 vs. Wenatchee.

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