
Three Knights Alums Selected on Day 2 of MLB Draft
June 10, 2016 - West Coast League (WCL)
Corvallis Knights News Release
Three former members of the Corvallis Knights were selected on Friday on Day 2 of the Major League Baseball draft.
Right-handed pitcher Stephen Nogosek (2013) of Oregon went to Boston in the sixth round as the 178th overall pick. He was 1-1, 3.85 in eight games as pitcher in 2013, with 12 strikeouts in 11.2 innings, for the Knights in 2013, the summer before his freshman year at Oregon. He also hit .232 with four RBIs in 22 games as a position player.
Left-handed pitcher Austin Sodders (2014) of UC-Riverside went to Detroit in the seventh round as the 205th overall pick. He was 2-0, 4.28, with 23 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched over 15 games for the Knights in 2014, following his freshman season at Riverside Community College.
Right-handed pitcher Justin Calomeni (2014) of Cal Poly went to Colorado in the ninth round as the 260th overall pick. He was 1-3, 4.33 in 10 games with the Knights in 2014, following his freshman season at Cal Poly, with 37 strikeouts in 45.2 innings.
Four Knights' alums have been selected in the first two days of the draft, which concludes Saturday with rounds 11-40. Oregon State catcher Logan Ice (2014), who played for the Knights following his freshman season, was taken by Cleveland in the second round on Thursday as the 72nd overall pick.
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