Emeralds Front Office Staff

Emeralds Debut: 2010

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Favorite Sports Team: Giants/49ers/Warriors

Walk-Up Song: Curb Your Enthusiasm Theme Song

I'm Notorious for…. Irish Goodbyes

Title of my autobiography would be: "Swingers - A Life in Baseball while dreaming about playing Golf"

Emeralds Debut: 2015

Hometown: Eugene, OR (Local boy!)

Favorite Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys. You don't choose your upbringing, but you choose to accept it. Also, the Ducks.

Walk-Up Song: Renegade by Styx

I'm Notorious for…. Quotable moments that will be impressed on Emerald's history forever, and great customer service.

Title of my autobiography would be: A Minor Inconvenience, the Andrew Brown Story

Emeralds Debut: 2024

Hometown: Alameda, CA

Favorite Sports Team: San Francisco Giants

Walk-Up Song: Smooth - Santana feat. Rob Thomas

I'm Notorious for… Constantly bickering with Cooper

Title of my autobiography would be: Work Hard, Play Harder: The Story of Living with a Caffeine Addiction

Emeralds Debut: 2022

Hometown: Angels Camp, CA

Favorite Sports Team: San Francisco Giants

Walk-Up Song: Welcome to the Show by Cody Johnson

I'm Notorious for….My Amazing and Infectious Dad Jokes

Title of my autobiography would be: The Trent Bennett experience- Dad Jokes and Baseball Trivia

Emeralds Debut: 2022

Past Teams: The Ems are the only team for me

Hometown: Oregon City, OR (The Real OC)

Education: University of Oregon - Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Special Skills: I can wiggle my ears & I can cook minute rice in about 58 seconds

Three words that describe me: Really bad at counting

Favorite Quote: “My parents didn’t know what to do with me. They got me into Little League Baseball, I played out in right field, cause I stunk.” - Brian Regan

Title of my autobiography would be: Celiac & Dingers - The Story of Jacob Archer

I’m notorious for... Drinking coffee at night & being afraid of public pools

Emeralds Debut: 2023

Hometown: Wilmette, IL

Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks

Walk-Up Song: Somethin' I'm Good At - Brett Eldredge

I'm Notorious for….My encyclopedic knowledge of baseball facts and consuming the most Dr Pepper

Title of my autobiography would be: It All Works Out in the End, Don't Miss the Journey

Emeralds Debut: 2024

Hometown: Albany, OR

Favorite Sports Team: Eugene Emeralds

Walk-Up Song: Rooster - Alice In Chains

I'm Notorious for… Wearing headphones everywhere and carrying the Emeralds Basketball team

Title of my autobiography would be: Washed Up: The Unserious Life of a Professional Manchild

Emeralds Debut: 2023

Hometown: Medford, OR

Favorite Sports Team: New York Yankees

Walk-Up Song: Iron Man – Black Sabbath

I'm Notorious for….Always working on the mound with Christian

Title of my autobiography would be: The Fine Art of Faking it Till I Make It

Emeralds Debut: 2022

Hometown: Eugene, OR

Favorite Sports Team: Los Angeles Dodgers

Walk-Up Song: No Cure - Zach Bryan

I'm Notorious for… Being Allans' Son, making Chris grow grey hairs, and always working on the mound

Title of my autobiography would be: How to get away with being late - The Benavides Story

Emeralds Debut: 2012

Past Teams: The Ems are my one and only

Hometown: Eugene, OR (Local Boy)

Special Skills: Randomly growing really cool facial hair. Watching an absurd amount of sports on a daily basis.

Favorite Sports Team: Blazers, Ducks, Emeralds

Title of my autobiography would be: Minor League to the Core - The Story of Chris Bowers

I'm Notorious for….giving Allan a hard time.

Emeralds Debut: 2016

Hometown: Hinsdale, IL

Favorite Quote: "Leaders become great, not because of their power but because of their ability to empower others" - John Maxwell

Title of my autobiography would be: What NOT To Do During College

I'm Notorious for….forgetting names.

Emeralds Debut: Started as a bartender in 2022—mixing drinks and making memories!

Hometown: I'm a local Eugenian

Favorite Sports Team: My favorite sports team is whatever team my daughter is on—she’s my favorite thing to cheer for!

Walk-Up Song: "Turn Down For What" - Lil John

I'm Notorious for….Breaking into Disney princess songs at random—channeling my inner Ariel, Belle, or Elsa whenever the mood strikes!

Title of my autobiography would be: " What Was I Doing? An adventure of a Distracted Dreamer"

Emeralds Debut: 2025

Hometown: Scranton, PA

Favorite Sports Team: Ems/Philly/Baltimore

Walk-Up Song: Hard to Explain - The Strokes

I'm Notorious for…. Framing Roger Rabbit

Title of my autobiography would be: Horribly Orbiting: The Art of Creating & Pacing

Emeralds Debut: March 15th , 2024

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Favorite Sports Team: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Walk-Up Song: La Trumpeta - Idris

I'm Notorious for…. My full back tattoo of Bluey, Bingo, and Muffin

Title of my autobiography would be: "Who Wrote This Book?"