Brooks Hatch Blog: Oregon LHP Kolby Somers Returning in 2018

Happy Tuesday, everyone, from the world-wide headquarters (WWHQ) of the Corvallis Knights, your 2016-2017 West Coast League champions!

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University of Oregon freshman pitcher Kolby Somers (pictured, above) will return to the Knights  for the 2018 season, coach Brooke Knight announced Monday.

Kolby is a 6-foot-1, 205-pound lefty from Century High School in Hillsboro who was selected by Seattle in the 38^th round of the 2017 MLB draft. He was 3-1, 2.95 in nine games with the Knights in 2017, with a save and 17 strikeouts in 18.1 innings.

He was especially effective in the playoffs, with a win, a save, three strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in 4.2 innings over two appearances. He was a first-team 6A all-state selection and played in the Oregon All-Star Series in 2017 before joining the Knights.

We have also signed corner infielder Cameron Haskell, a University of Arizona junior who played at Palomar College in 2017.

Haskell led Palomar with a .357 (60-168) average and a team-high seven homers and 48 RBIs in 42 games. He played at UC Riverside in 2016 and hit .288 (15-52) in 21 games, with no homers and three RBIs.

He is a 6-foot-4, 200-pound left-handed hitter from Chaparral High School in Temecula, Calif. He was a first-team Southwestern League all-star and earned honorable mention on the Perfect Game California Region team as a high school senior.

Welcome to the Knights!

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The sale lasts through Oct. 31. Please click here to check our our inventory. Don’t miss out!

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We are now hiring our 2018 interns. The positions will begin in January and run through August. Available positions include:

• Community events and youth programs
• Box office operations and ticket sales
• Marketing strategy and advertising operations
• Promotions, in-game entertainment and social media
• Partnership marketing and account management
• Digital content and video production
• Stadium DJ, videoboard operator and digital content creation
• Hospitality and concessions operations
• Stadium operations and Kid Zone management
• Merchandise operations and sales
• Statistician and press box leader

Please click here for more information on our intern program.

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That’s all for today. Have a great week, and we will see you on Friday.