PORTLAND, Ore. --- Outfielder Briley Knight, who began his collegiate career at the University of Utah, is transferring to Portland and should have three years of eligibility remaining with the Pilots. In seven starts for the Utes this spring, Knight hit .321 with four RBI's and five runs scored.
 
Originally from Corvallis, Ore., Knight started 28 games as a freshman at Utah, making 40 appearances overall, and he hit .255 at the plate. He also tallied 17 RBI's, scored 21 runs, belted a pair of homers, and collected eight doubles and a triple.
 
Prior to Utah, Knight was a two-time, all-state selection for the Crescent Valley Raiders. As a senior in 2018, Knight hit .490 and was named Oregon's Class 5A Baseball Player of the Year. Knight was voted to the All-Mid-Willamette Conference First Team twice, and in 2017 he was the conference player of the year after hitting .493 with 46 RBI's, 14 doubles, 17 stolen bases, and seven homers. Crescent Valley finished second in the state during Knight's senior campaign, and they were third in 2017.
 
Previously, Knight was a second-team All-CIF San Diego pick and he landed on the All-Central League First team as a sophomore at Coronado High School in San Diego. He hit .351 as a sophomore with 27 RBI's, five doubles, five triples, and four home runs, and he boasted a .484 on-base percentage. Coronado won the CIFSD Division III title and set a record for wins in school history (29) in 2016.