Shortstop Richie Jimenez of the Corvallis Knights was named the Most Valuable Player of the West Coast League for the 2009 season, WCL president Ken Wilson announced Monday. He was one of four Knights to receive post-season honors.

A junior-to-be at UNLV, Jimenez hit .354, second in the WCL behind teammate Taylor Ard, and drove in 20 runs in 44 games while helping lead the Knights to their third consecutive West Division regular-season and divisional playoff championship. He also had a .970 fielding percentage and made just six errors in 213 total chances.

Jimenez hit .333 in 54 games overall, with 26 RBIs and seven stolen bases.

Corvallis right-hander Matt Andriese of UC Riverside was named WCL Pitcher of the Year. Andriese was 5-0, 0.78 in seven WCL starts, with 40 strikeouts and six walks. He was 7-0, 1.38, with 44 strikeouts and nine walks in 52 total innings.

Brooke Knight of Corvallis and Ed Knaggs of Wenatchee were named Co-Coaches of the Year. Knight, the second-year skipper, led the Knights to the league's best record, 38-10, and to a 49-13 overall record.

Knaggs, the dean of WCL coaches with nine seasons under his belt, led the AppleSox to a 34-14 mark, four straight post-season wins, and Wenatchee's third WCL title in five seasons.

Dan Segel of Corvallis was named Executive of the Year for the third consecutive season. The Knights set a new single-season WCL record for wins with 38, increased attendance by 78% from 17,929 in 2008 to 30,064 in 2009, and set a WCL attendance record with a crowd of 3,505 for the July 3 game against Bend.

The Moses Lake Pirates earned the Jim Dietz Team Sportsmanship Award. The Pirates began the season losing their first 19 games, before going 10-19 down the stretch.