2018 Media Guide & Record Book 2017 Northwest League Champions Vancouver Canadians 1 Northwest League of Profesional Baseball Northwest League Officers The Northwest League has now completed its 63rd Mike Ellis, President season since its inception in 1955. Including its pre- 140 N. Higgins Ave #211, Missoula, MT 59802 decessor leagues, the NWL has existed since 1901. Because major-league base- Office Phone: (406) 541-9301 / Fax Number: (406) 543-9463 ball did not arrive on the west coast until the late 1950‘s, minor-league baseball e-Mail: [email protected] prospered in the Northwest. Cities like Tacoma played the same role Eugene, Salem-Keizer, and Spokane do today. 2018 will be Mike Ellis’ sixth year as President of the Northwest League. Portland was the first champion of the Pacific Northwest league which was Ellis has been involved in Minor League Baseball for more than 20 years. in existence in 1901-02. Butte won the first championship in the Pacific National His baseball experience includes the ownership of three baseball franchises, he has been the League which operated in 1903-04. The Northwestern League then came into Vice President of two leagues, served a term on the MiLB Board of Trustees, and has served play and lasted until 1918. Vancouver won five championships with Seattle get- as member of MiLB committees. As part of his team involvement he has negotiated the ting four during this time. Everett shared the first crown with Vancouver while construction of two new stadiums . Ellis has degrees in Civil Engineering Technology and Urban Studies, and two years Aberdeen won the 1907 title outright. Spokane was the league champ in 1910 of post-graduate study in Urban and Regional Planning. His 40 years of non-baseball experi- and 1916. ence includes the better part of 20 years with a highly regarded community developer. The Pacific Coast International League followed from 1919-22 before a 15- The Ellis family has been involved in Minor League Baseball since 1984 when year drought occurred. The Western International League followed in 1937 and Mike’s wife Judy became involved. Judy was named the Rawlings Woman Executive of the lasted until 1954 when it disappeared at a Friday-Saturday meeting and was year in 1999. His son Matt, a 25 year veteran of Minor League Baseball, has been a League replaced by the Northwest League on Sunday. Charter members of the present Executive of the Year in two Leagues. Northwest League include Eugene and Spokane. The predecessor leagues oper- ated under the “Class B” designation while the modern league is called “short- season Class A”. Over the last 50 years the Northwest League has produced some of the best Derrel Ebert, Vice President Gesa Stadium, 6200 Burden Blvd, Pasco, WA 99301 talent ever seen. The following is a list of some of the players that went on to Office Phone: (509) 544-8789 / Fax Number: (509) 547-9570 play in the major leagues: Sandy Alomar, Ozzie smith, Tony Gwynn, Mike Piazza, e-Mail: [email protected] Kevin Appier, Pedro Astacio, Rod Beck, Jose Canseco, Eric Davis, George Foster, Julio Franco, Ken Griffey, Jr., Pedro Guerrero, Dave Henderson, Rickey Henderson, Derrel Ebert enters his 11th season as the Tri-City Dust Devils Vice President Reggie Jackson, Jeffrey Leonard, Rick Monday, Terry Mulholland, Eduardo Perez, & General Manager and 17th season working in Minor League Baseball. Since 2011, Derrel Tim Salmon, Mike Scioscia, Terry Steinbach, Dave Stewart, Rick Sutcliffe, Matt has served as the NWL’s representative on the Baseball Chapel Advisory Board. Ebert, a Williams, Mitch Williams, and Trevor Wilson. graduate of California State University San Bernardino, currently resides in Pasco, WA with Since its creation in 1954, the Northwest League has had various Presidents his wife Nicole and their two daughter’s Gracie and Avery. as follows: Arthur H. Pohlman, 1955 Orin E. (Babe) Hollingbery, 1955 James M. Fleishman, 1956-66 Hugh M. Luby, 1967-68 John L. Carbray, 1969-71 Robert L. Freitas, 1972-73 Jerry Walker, Secretary Robert D. Richmond, 1974-81 Robert L. Freitas, 1982-84 P.O. Box 20936, Keizer, OR 97307 Jack Cain, 1985-90 Robert D. Richmond, 1991-2012 Office Phone: (503) 390-2225 / Fax Number: (503) 390-2227 Mike Ellis, 2013- e-Mail: [email protected] Jerry Walker enters his 29th season in the Northwest League having spent For Official League Statistics Contact: more than a decade as Principal Owner of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. In 1997, Walker was Major League Baseball Advanced Media named the NWL Executive of the Year and also received the prestigious Joe Martin Award. 75 9th Avenue. #5, New York, NY 10011 The University of Washington graduate was instrumental in bringing baseball back to the mid-Willamette Valley as he spearheaded a private/public partnership to build a profession- 2 (212) 485-3444 al baseball stadium in Keizer, Oregon. He and his wife Lisa reside in Keizer along with their son Mickey. Boise Hawks Eugene Emeralds Affiliate of the Colorado Rockies Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs Mailing & Stadium Address: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 10911, Eugene, OR 97440 5600 N. Glenwood Street, Boise, ID 83714 Stadium Address: 2760 Martin Luther King Boulevard Phone: (208) 322-5000 Eugene, OR, 97401 Fax: (208) 322-6846 Phone: (541) 342-5367 e-Mail: [email protected] Fax: (541) 342-6089 Website: www.boisehawks.com e-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.emeraldsbaseball.com FRONT OFFICE STAFF FRONT OFFICE STAFF General Manager: Bob Flannery General Manager: Allan Benavides Assistant General Manager: Mike Van Hise Assistant General Manager: Matt Dompe Corporate Sales Manager: Brooke Bedgood Director, Graphic Design: Daniel Cowley Media Relations & Marketing Manager: Carly McCullough Director, Sales: Peter Billups Director of Operations: Jake Lusk Director, Food & Beverage: Turner Elmore Stadium Operations Manager: Carl Koster Director, Community Relations: Anne Culhane Marketing Coordinator: Rachel Moir Event Manager: Chris Bowers Graphics & Video Coordinator: Collyn Lackey Event Manager: Pat Zajac Assistant Manager, Ticket Sales: Jon Jensen Event Manager: Cameron LaFerle Sales & Operations Specialist: Jacob Cluff Corporate Sales: Brian Vucovich Box Office Operations: Reilly Raube Ticket Operations Manager: David Roth Account Executive: Matt Osbon Account Executive: Colton Hampson FIELD STAFF Account Executive: Mikayla Leroue Manager: Steve Lerud Head Groundskeeper: Mike Savage Pitching Coach: Armando Gabino Hitting Coach: Osmin Melendez FIELD STAFF Coach: Jacob Rogers Manager: Scott Little Trainer: Sean Folan Pitching Coach: Bob Apodaca Strength & Conditioning: Dallas Lopez Hitting Coach: Cesar Galvez Supervisor of Development: John Pierson Trainer: Mickey Clarizio GENERAL INFORMATION Ballpark Name: P.K. Park (University of Oregon) Capacity: 4,000 GENERAL INFORMATION Dimensions: 335 LF, 400 CF, 325 RF Ballpark Name: Memorial Stadium Radio Station: 95.3 FM CBS Radio KUJZ Capacity: 3,426 Broadcaster: Matt Dompe & Pat Zajac Dimensions: 335 LF, 400 CF, 335 LF Radio4 Station: ESPN Boise 99.1 FM 5 Broadcaster: Rylan Kobre Everett AquaSox Hillsboro Hops Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks Mailing Address: 3802 Broadway, Stadium Address: Everett, WA 98201 4460 NE Century Blvd. Stadium Address: 3900 Broadway Hillsboro, OR 97124 Everett, WA 98201 Phone: (503) 640-0887 Phone: (425) 258-3673 / Fax: (425) 258-3675 Fax: (503) 640-0945 e-Mail: [email protected] e-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.aquasox.com Website: www.hillsborohops.com FRONT OFFICE STAFF FRONT OFFICE STAFF Owner: Tom Volpe Management Committee: Myron Levin, Mike McMurray, Laura McMurray, Josh Weinman, and Randy Boyd President: Pat Filippone Chairman & CEO: Mike McMurray General Manager: Danny Tetzlaff Chief Financial Officer: Laura McMurray Assistant General Manager: Rick Maddox President & General Manager: K.L. Wombacher Director, Corporate Partnerships/Broadcasting: Pat Dillon Vice President of Corporate Partnerships: Matt Kolasinski Director, Tickets: Gary Olson Vice President of Ticket Operations: Jason Gavigan Senior Director of Merchandise: Lauren Wombacher Marketing & Website Manager: Jason Grohoske Director of Partnership Activation: Ryan Kees Corporate Partnership & Team Operations Manager: Alex Clausius Director of Communications: Preston Toulon Community Relations & Merchandise Mgr: Ashlea LaPlant Director of Fan Experience: Jen Anderson Account Executive: Bryan Martin Director of Community Engagement: Amy Stone Manager of Group Sales & Hospitality: Adam Good Account Executive: Sasha Siks Manager of Promotions: Peter Lee Account Executive: Marco Rodriguez Account Executive: Jarred Alkire PA Announcer: “Tall Tom” Lafferty Account Executive: Levi Watkins Account Executive: Shantel Gritsch FIELD STAFF Account Executive: Jonny Kloster Coordinator of Community Outreach: Casey Sawyer Manager: Jose Moreno Coordinator of Community Outreach: James Shamp Pitching Coach: Danielin Acevedo Pitching Coach: Moises Hernandez FIELD STAFF Hitting Coach: Eric Farris Manager: Shawn Roof Pitching Coach: Mike Parrott Trainer: Josh Gallagher Hitting Coach: Micah Franklin Performance Coach: Kevin Childs Assistant Coach: Carlos Mesa Consultant: Ben Petrick GENERAL INFORMATION Trainer: Michael Powell Ballpark Name: Everett Memorial Strength and Conditioning: Tim Queck Capacity: 3,682 Dimensions: 325 LF, 395 CF, 330 CF GENERAL INFORMATION Ballpark Name: Ron Tonkin Field Radio Station: FOX Sports 1380 AM/FM 95.3 Capacity: 4,710 Broadcaster: