Minor League Baseball today announced the winners of the head groundskeeper of the year and home and visiting clubhouse managers of the year awards for each of the full season Minor League teams. The Emeralds home clubhouse manager Danny Okada has been named as the Northwest League home clubhouse manager

Bryce Eldridge stayed hot. Quinn McDaniel churned his legs.The Emeralds' bullpen held strong. And, in a big sigh of relief for a team that finally delivered in a lot of little moments Thursday, the Emeralds ended their skid with a game-one win of Thursday’s doubleheader. Over the first seven innings

It wasn’t exactly the blueprint the Emeralds had in mind. An early deficit. A recently brought-up reliever pitching late in a one-run game. A lineup scuffling to start the game. But when it mattered most Friday night, in the Emeralds’ bid to win their second-straight win and build some momentum

There was no primal scream, no exaggerated fist pump, and very little outward emotion from the Emeralds' first baseman. Instead, in the defining moment of an auspicious high-A debut for Bryce Eldridge on Thursday night at PK Park, the 19-year-old simply swung his bat, pointed to the bullpen, blew kisses

22 games in, and the amazement has yet to dissipate. It's been 22 days since Charlie Szykowny has been called up from high-A, and in all 18 games he’s appeared in he’s been one of the Emeralds' most steady forces, now hitting .296 with an OPS over .950 in Eugene.

All season long the Emeralds’ faithful had waited and waited. Finally, it was here. Down to Eugene’s final strike, Bryce Eldridge blasted a long homerun to right, providing the Ems only offense on an otherwise forgettable night. On a 3-1 count, Eldridge, who has notably been hot of late entering

It’s no secret the Emeralds have a far different team than they rostered 54 home games ago on Opening Day. So it was very fitting that on Sunday, a day where Dylan Cumming or Nick Sinacola — both pitchers who have been called up to Triple-A — would certainly have

The Emeralds sent the message Tuesday. By promoting Diego Velasquez and Matt Higgins, the team sent a clear indication of its faith in its lineup's newest additions. Much could change between now and next week’s trade deadline, but for the time being the Emeralds are rolling with a young lineup

In the months before, the frailty of the MiLB season seems more abstract, each game representing an equal 1.32% slice of the season. When you’re in the grind of it, tomorrow's eclipse any real finality. Until the end gets here, or closer — and then, for most, all you’re left

EUGENE, OR – There is an age-old dilemma, one that transcends time, team or city. The adage goes that each team will win one-third of its games, one team will lose one-third of its games, and what each team does with the last one-third of its games that proves crucial.

There were no violent fist pumps, no primal screams. Six times, Joe Whitman took the mound in PK Park on Friday night, and six times the Emeralds’ second-rounder from a year ago walked back to the dugout with all the emotion of a guy throwing spring training batting practice. The

There are the technical elements of baseball, the amount of times the Emeralds can get into favorable counts, the right pitches at the right times. There’s the offensive adjustments, recognizing pitchers’ patterns and furthermore adjusting. Then, there’s the enormous stress each player is under — his career resting upon each

Jeremiah Knackstedt cracked a smile, sighed a deep breath of relief, then started to laugh with a disbelieving shake of his head. After six-innings of lethargic mind-numbing 100-degree apathy on a scorcher of a day in Eugene, the Ems’ skipper would have liked his offense to get going Saturday night

To Allan Benavides, Thursday afternoon felt nostalgically, longingly, thankfully familiar. The evening start time. The red, white and blue bunting. Even the traffic clogging up Martin Luther King Avenue on his commute to PK Park in the morning. “You feel the buzz,” said Benavides, in his 14th year as General

As Thursday night's game finally commenced there were two victors — one ephemeral and one eternal. The short-timers, draped in blue and gray were celebrating on the field, lining up and clapping hands. It felt good to win another close game for the Hops, this one keyed by a ten-run

Joe Holstedt was a little nervous for this interview. He’s the most gregarious, loud, overtly friendly person in the Emeralds’ orbit. But the very nature of his job forces him into the background, where he operates far more comfortably. Watching the game — the man only called upon by injury.

In the wake of Dylan Cumming and Seth Lonsway’s — albeit spaced out — promotions, Eugene didn’t feel the need to immediately promote a new star to fill their most consistent pitcher’s voids. They weren’t necessarily counting on someone else in their rotation to elevate their game. Joe Whitman —

Eliezer Zambrano shouted loudly, Justin Wishkoski churned his legs. For a brief moment, as Wishkoski barreled toward first base, trying to beat out a throw and insure the go-ahead run would score from third, it seemed like the Emeralds third baseman wouldn’t make it. Instead, in the defining moment of

Either it's a hurdle or a wall, Eugene couldn't be sure. Now it is. The Everett AquaSox have Eugene’s number, one team controlling all meaningful margins of the game. With the other squandering what minimal opportunities they did have. The Exploding Whales’ 8-5 loss, their fifth in a row against

It was a flashback to the two previous nights, in all the worst ways. The Emeralds’ best hitters weren’t at their best. The lineup’s supporting cast offered little actual support. And, suddenly, a high-touted offense that sparked a 14-4 start to the season was stubbing its toe left and right.

There are days the Emeralds have to grind out wins, the way they did against the Tri-City Dust Devils to take a tight six-game series over the weekend. Then, there are days where the second-place Ems show their mettle, dominating Everett from start to finish in an 11-2 victory over

Goats, bunnies AND baseball. Come to PK Park when the gates open — 5:30 — to participate in 4-H's livestock showcase before the Ems take on Everett in game two. Two shows for the price of one — it's a deal you won't want to miss. Get your tickets HERE