Riddoch Returns For His 9th Season At The Helm
Riddoch has managed the Emeralds for eight seasons (1975-76, 1978-81, 2007-08) posting 301 wins, three division titles (1975, 1978, 1980, 2008) and two Northwest League championships (1975, 1980). In 2007, Riddoch passed Hugh Luby (235) to become the Emeralds all-time managerial wins leader. Riddoch managed the San Diego Padres from 1990-92 posting a 200-194 record over parts of three seasons. Riddoch was inducted into the Eugene Emeralds Hall of Fame during the 1999 season.
Since leaving Eugene in 1981, Riddoch held a variety of positions in baseball, mainly in the areas of player development and scouting. In addition to his major league managerial experience, Riddoch has twice been a major league bench coach, first with the Padres (1987-89) and then with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-99). Riddoch was Director of Player Development for the Cincinnati Reds (1985) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1999-03). Riddoch made a successful return to the NWL with Spokane in 2005 leading the Indians to the Northwest League championship. Riddoch resides in Longmont, Colorado.
Peyton enters his second season as the Emeralds hitting instructor. Eric was a 23rd round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1981 First Year Player Draft out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. During his rookie season he helped lead the Butte Copper Kings to the Pioneer League playoffs where they defeated the Calgary Expos to claim the league title. He led the circuit with a .403 batting average, 110 hits, 64 runs scored and 65 RBI in 67 games. After the season, Eric was named the league's Most Valuable Player and a post-season all-star.
Eric also played with the El Paso Diablos (1982-83) of the Double-A Texas League and the Vancouver Canadians (1984) of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League during his playing career. Current Padres roving hitting instructor Tony Muser was Eric's manager at both the Double-A and Triple-A level. Eric and his girlfriend Annetta Paul currently reside in Temecula, CA. Eric is the proud parent of four children.
Patrick enters his second season in the Padres organization after guiding the Peoria Padres pitching staff in 2008. Patrick was originally selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 1988 First Year Player Draft. The righty pitched in parts of two major League seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (1998) and San Francisco Giants (1999). Following his MLB career, Patrick pitched in the Mexican League and Chinese Professional Baseball League. He has two sons, Tavian and Kilian, and one daughter, Jayden.
Stewart returns to Eugene in 2009 for a fourth season as the Emeralds athletic trainer. The Arizona State University graduate earned his degree in Kinesiology in 2002. Stewart was on the training staff for the Sun Devils football program during his time in Tempe. Stewart, a native of Arizona, resides in Goodyear.