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YAKIMA, Wash.  –  Host Yakima Valley defeated Corvallis 9-3 at Yakima County Stadium in Game 1 of their South Division playoff series. The Pippins scored twice in the first inning, four times in the third and twice more in the…

WENATCHEE, Wash.  –  Corvallis crushed Wenatchee 12-1 in a makeup game at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium that concluded their regular season. Catcher Zak Taylor (pictured, above) was 2-for-2 and drove in three runs for the Knights (40-20 overall, 34-20 WCL,…

CORVALLIS, Ore.  –  Corvallis left fielder Henry Cheney (pictured, above) doubled, tripled, walked twice and scored on Sunday in a 7-3 victory over Yakima Valley in the Knights’ regular-season home finale. The Knights (39-20 overall, 33-20 WCL, 16-10 second half)…

CORVALLIS, Ore.  –  Yakima Valley scored twice with two outs in the ninth to edge Corvallis 6-5 before a Pioneer Fireworks Night crowd of 2,055, evening their West Coast League South Division series 1-1. However, the Knights did clinch home-field…

CORVALLIS, Ore.  –  Third baseman Zak Taylor (pictured above) drilled a two-run double in the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie and the Knights held off Yakima Valley 6-4 in a South Division showdown. Taylor’s key hit capped a…

CORVALLIS, Ore.  –  The Knights defeated Wenatchee 6-3 to split their doubleheader . Starter Trenton Toplikar (pictured above) of UC Riverside went 3.2 scoreless innings, lowering his ERA from 5.95 to 5.13, in the nightcap. He allowed four hits and…