WSU Outfielder Nate Blackham to Return for Third Season.

Corvallis Adds Mt. Hood Ace Eric Huson; 10-Day Signee Kyle Treadway of Pacific University

The Knights have signed Washington State junior outfielder Nate Blackham, a key member of our 2012 WCL Championship Series finalists, for the upcoming season.

Also signing was pitcher Eric Huson (pictured) of Mt. Hood CC, a 6-3, 195-pound sophomore right-hander from Forest Grove.

A 5-9, 170-pound lefty from Mt. Spokane High School Mead, Wash., Blackham hit .311 (37-119) in 35 total games for the Knights in 2012, with 14 RBIs, 13 steals and some stellar catches in left field. He also hit .316 (6-19) for the Knights in 2011 before a wrist injury ended his season after just six games.

Blackham is a two-year starter at WSU and hit .400 as a freshman in 2011 and .265 in 2012. He will be available on June 17.

Huson was 5-0 with a 2.20 ERA in 12 games at Mt. Hood in 2012. He was 4-0, 1.69 in his final four games, all starts, with 18 strikeouts and only three walks in 32 innings. He made the NWAACC all-tournament team and was a two-time Pacific League all-star at Forest Grove.

Huson should be available early in the season.

Corvallis also signed Pacific University sophomore pitcher Kyle Treadway, a 6-4, 240-pound sophomore from Phoenix, Ore., to a 10-day contract. He was 1-2 with a 4.30 ERA in eight games for the Boxers in 2012, with 15 strikeouts.

Treadway was a first-team Skyline Conference all-star in 2011 as a 1B, 3B and RHP at Phoenix High. He also made all-conference in football as a defensive end.