MSUB Baseball Signs Two Transfers (6/21/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State-Billings baseball coach Chris Brown announced this week
that two pitchers from Miles Community College will transfer to
MSU Billings for the 2007 season. Jeremy Knowles and James
Lester join the Yellowjacket pitching staff after each spent two
years at MCC. Both played on the Pioneers’ 2006 Regional
Championship team.
Knowles is a native of Three
Forks, Mont., and graduated from Three Forks High School in
2004. The 6-foot-1 right handed pitcher was an all-conference
selection at MCC last season. He went 8-3 and also had six
saves for the Pioneers. As a Legion player, Knowles appeared in
three state tournaments and was twice named his team’s most
valuable pitcher.
“We are very excited to have
Jeremy choose to be a part of MSU Billings and the Yellowjacket
Baseball program,” said Brown. “He is a guy that we will be
able to plug into the pitching staff immediately. He has the
ability to start, relieve, or close and has really come a long
way this last year. He is a good student that takes care of
business in all areas of his life.”
Lester is a 2004 graduate of
Frenchtown High School. The 6-2 southpaw was 7-1 with a 1.72
ERA in 10 starts at Miles CC last year. He didn’t play during
his freshman season at MCC, giving him three season of
eligibility at MSU Billings. As a high school senior Lester
posted a 5-5 mark.
“James will also figure
prominently into the rotation,” said Brown. “James has three
years of eligibility left and we will look for him to make an
immediate impact on the mound. He has just started to tap into
his potential on the mound and it will be exciting to see him
develop even further. He also gives us that elusive left handed
starter, which will bring a little balance to the rotation.” |
