Today, the Lane County Board of Commissioners directed County staff to continue planning efforts for a multi-use stadium for baseball, concerts, and other community events at the Lane County Fairgrounds. “This is an exciting step forward for the Emeralds to collaborate with the County to secure a permanent home for

On Sunday, December 5, Minor League Baseball announced that the Emeralds Ticket Director, Kennedy Schull, was named the 2021 Future Star of the Year. This is the first year for the Future Star of the Year, which works to promote the accomplishments of a successful young professional in the MiLB

Oh, what a season. The 2021 Minor League season was anything but ordinary in Eugene, but it was undoubtedly one to remember. Look back on all of the major moments on the diamond from a year that ended with another league title. HIGH-A WEST CHAMPIONS: Let’s start with the obvious:

The Eugene Emeralds returned home this weekend with some hardware after downing the Spokane Indians, three-games-to-one, to claim the High-A West Championship in the team’s first season playing at the High-A level and playing as a San Francisco Giants affiliate once more. HOW IT HAPPENED: The series in Spokane started

The Eugene Emeralds (2-1) remain one win away from a High-A West title after the Spokane Indians (1-2) forced a Game Four thanks to a 6-1 win in Game Three of the High-A West Championship Series at Avista Stadium. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: Mitchell Kilkenny (1-0, 1.29 ERA): 7.0

One. Win. Away. After an offensive explosion in Game One of the High-A West Championship Series, the Eugene Emeralds (2-0) leaned on power pitching in Game Two to take a 2-0 series advantage over the Spokane Indians (0-2) and move one win away from winning the High-A West title. THE

There was no doubt from the get-go in Game One of the High-A West Championship Series as the Eugene Emeralds (1-0) earned a dominant 15-7 win over the Spokane Indians (0-1) on Tuesday night at Avista Stadium. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: John Russell (1-0, 0.00 ERA): 2.0 IP |

A mysterious, unofficial Minor League Ambassador known only as Bads85 has not been shy about sharing his thoughts with us (specifically, our General Manager Allan Benavides) on a wide array of issues pertaining to the Ems, MiLB, and the game of baseball at-large. Rather than simply diverting his unrelenting e-mails

The matchup is set. The Eugene Emeralds (69-50) and Spokane Indians (67-49) will meet in the best-of-five High-A West Championship Series this week in Spokane, Washington. ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: The High-A West Championship series will begin on Tuesday, September 20 at Avista Stadium. The schedule is as follows: -

The Eugene Emeralds (69-50) will head into the postseason after taking four-of-five against the Tri-City Dust Devils (43-68) thanks to a series-ending 8-4 win that wrapped the regular season. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: Nick Morreale (2-0, 6.27 ERA): 1.0 IP | 3 H | 3 R | 3 ER

Nineteen strikeouts. NINETEEN. That… is a lot. The Eugene Emeralds (68-50) pitching staff put forth a dominant performance on Saturday night, blanking the Tri-City Dust Devils (43-67) by a final score of 5-0 at Gesa Stadium. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: John Russell (6-0, 4.01 ERA): 2.0 IP | 1

The Eugene Emeralds (67-50) bounced back with another trademark one-run win on Friday night, downing the Tri-City Dust Devils (43-66) by a final of 3-2 at Gesa Stadium. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: Ty Weber (1-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 1 BB |

The Eugene Emeralds (66-50) couldn’t take advantage of another stellar outing from Kai-Wei Teng on Thursday night, falling to the Tri-City Dust Devils (43-65) by a final of 3-1 at Gesa Stadium. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: Dakota Donovan (1-0, 3.07 ERA): 2.0 IP | 2 H | 0 R

There’s a lot to unpack here in the final week of the regular season; so, let’s do exactly that. We’ll take a look at what the current final series of the regular season looks like, what the playoffs look like, and where you can expect to see Emeralds postseason baseball.

The Eugene Emeralds (66-49) are headed to the High-A West Championship Series after blanking the Tri-City Dust Devils (42-65) by a final of 6-0 on Wednesday night at Gesa Stadium. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: Blake Rivera (1-2, 8.18 ERA): 2.0 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 1

Emeralds pitcher Kai-Wei Teng has been named the High-A West’s Pitcher of the Week for the week of September 6-12. Teng is the eighth Emerald to receive a High-A West weekly honor this season, joining OF Ismael Munguia, LHP Jake Dahlberg, OF Heath Quinn, INF Tyler Fitzgerald, OF Franklin Labour,

The Eugene Emeralds (65-49) set up a chance for a five-game sweep but couldn’t complete it as the Ems and Everett AquaSox (61-52) split a doubleheader on Friday with the Ems winning, 2-1, in Game One before falling, 9-2, in Game Two. GAME ONE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: Conner Nurse

It was another picture-perfect night at PK Park for the Eugene Emeralds (64-48) who won their fifth straight game, coming-from-behind to down the visiting Everett AquaSox (60-51) by a final of 4-1 in front of 2,200 fans on the season’s penultimate gameday. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: Nick Avila (5-7,

The Eugene Emeralds (63-48) made it four-in-a-row on Wednesday night, handily defeating the Everett AquaSox (60-50) by a final of 11-5 at PK Park. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: John Russell (5-0, 4.18 ERA): 3.0 IP | 3 H | 3 R | 2 ER | 0 BB | 2

A mysterious, unofficial Minor League Ambassador known only as Bads85 has not been shy about sharing his thoughts with us (specifically, our General Manager Allan Benavides) on a wide array of issues pertaining to the Ems, MiLB, and the game of baseball at-large. Rather than simply diverting his unrelenting e-mails

The Eugene Emeralds (62-48) started the final homestand of the season in electric fashion on Tuesday night, downing the Everett AquaSox (60-49) by a final of 9-6 at PK Park. THE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: Solomon Bates (2-1, 4.59 ERA): 2.0 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 0

The Eugene Emeralds (61-48) ended the season series against their in-state rivals with a pair of victories on Sunday, downing the Hillsboro Hops (48-59) with wins of 2-1 and 6-1 at Ron Tonkin Field. GAME ONE DETAILS:

• Winning Pitcher: Jake Dahlberg: 6.0 IP | 5 H | 1 R

Seth Corry was lights out in the first inning on Saturday night. He was so lights out, in fact, that the lights at Ron Tonkin Field quite literally stopped working as Saturday night’s game between the Eugene Emeralds (59-48) and the Hillsboro Hops (48-57) was postponed due to a light