The Medford Rogues are a collegiate wood bat baseball team based in Medford, Oregon . They are members of the newly-formed Pacific Empire League starting in 2024. They played in the West Coast League from 2013 to 2015, and were founding members of the Great West League , where they played from 2016 to 2018, then were members of the Golden State Collegiate Baseball League from 2019 to 2021. They play their home games at Harry & David Field and were named after the former Class-D Far West League affiliate of the New York Giants that played from 1950 to 1951. They were the 2017 GWL Champions.
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110-470: A club sport with an organized team, but with its participants not receiving formal recognition from the university. The first coach of the OSC team was Tony Sottovia, formerly a professional player from Portland, who headed the squad for three years. The Great Depression affected the golf program particularly leading to only one officially scheduled match 1931. Following that, there were no scheduled games for
165-827: A collegiate sport, with 195 victories over the Ducks as of 2023. The Oregon State men's basketball holds the NCAA record for most games played against a single opponent with 362 games played against the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team and the NCAA record for 2nd most victories against a single opponent with 195 victories against the Ducks. As of 2023 they also have played rivals the Washington Huskies men's basketball 310 times (NCAA record 3rd most) and Washington State Cougars men's basketball 308 times (NCAA record 4th most) All-America selections, five Pac-10 Players of
220-697: A national championship in the Huskies' JV8 in 1997 and earned medals in the Varsity boat in 1998 and 1999. Todd has been a part of the Oregon State rowing program for four years as the men's freshman coach. During his time with the Beavers, Todd's crews have medaled all four years at the Pac-10 Championships including a silver medal finish in 2003. Tood's 2003 crew of rookies also took second at
275-469: Is 950–307–26, ranked 3rd in the NCAA for most all-time wins. With the retiring after the 2005–06 season of one of OSU's most successful coaches, Joe Wells , National Wrestling Hall of Fame member Jim Zalesky was named head coach, currently in his 8th season with the Beavers. The women's basketball program at Oregon State has long been a power. From the 1980s and Carol Menken , to the Mid-1990s with
330-468: Is historically known as one of the best teams in the country. They were ranked #13 in the nation in the 2006 Preseason Coaches' Poll, and had one of the strongest schedules in the nation. The Beavers came in second all-around at the 2006 NCAA West Regional, qualifying for the NCAA Championships hosted on their home turf at Oregon State. The Oregon State women's gymnastics team finished 7th in
385-473: The College Cup (Semifinals). The team has produced one Hermann Trophy winner (Best collegiate soccer player in the nation) Gloire Amanda in 2020, seven NSCAA All-Americans and has had five players play for their respective national teams at the senior level. The team's all-time match record is 254–275–76 as of the end of the 2019 season. The current coach of the Beavers is Greg Dalby , who took
440-597: The Gotham Bowl in 1960, when no opponent could be found for Oregon State. The Beavers are 12–8 in bowl game appearances. Oregon State is the 2001 BCS Fiesta Bowl champions, 1942 Rose Bowl Champions, 1962 Liberty Bowl champions, 2006 & 2008 Sun Bowl champions, 2003 & 2022 Las Vegas Bowl champions, 1939 & 1948 Pineapple Bowl champions, 2004 Insight Bowl champions, 2007 Emerald Bowl champions, 2013 Hawaii Bowl champions, and has played in 3 Rose Bowls . The Oregon State Beavers men's soccer team
495-807: The NFL , such as Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker and Atlanta Falcons running backs Steven Jackson and Jacquizz Rodgers , current Los Angeles Rams punter Johnny Hekker , Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers Chad Ochocinco and T. J. Houshmandzadeh , Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks , Buffalo Bills linebacker Nick Barnett , Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer , Carolina Panthers quarterback Derek Anderson , Kansas City Chiefs safety Sabby Piscitelli , Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Sammie Stroughter , Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore , and New England Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner . Oregon State has had 53 first team All-Americans in
550-778: The athletic teams that represent Oregon State University , located in Corvallis, Oregon . The Beavers compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ( Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for college football ) level as a member of the Pac-12 Conference . Oregon State's mascot is Benny the Beaver . Both the men's and women's teams share the name, competing in 7 NCAA Division I men's sports and 9 NCAA Division I women's sports respectively. The official colors for
605-422: The 1974 AIAW individual collegiate golf national championship. Oregon State women's golf team finished 16th at the NCAA national championship tournament in the 1998-1999 season and 22nd in the nation in 2022-2023 & 2023-2024 seasons. Oregon State women's golf has produced 1 All-American (Kathleen Takaishi -1998), 8 All-Conference selections and 40 Academic All-American Scholars. The women's gymnastics team
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#1732779577635660-621: The 2015 WCL season, replacing Chuck Heeman. On September 23, 2015, the Rogues announced that they would be joining the Great West League , a new collegiate summer league with teams from Oregon and California. They became the sixth team to join the league along with the Chico Heat , Lodi Crushers , Marysville Gold Sox , Portland Pickles and the new Sacramento Stealth . The Rogues named Carolyn Birch as interim general manager in
715-490: The 2023 season. Other regional rivals include the Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars , having played each 108 times in football through the 2023 season. As of December 2023, the Beavers have won one pre-NCAA team national championship and four NCAA team national championships. The 1926 wrestling team won the Amateur Athletic Union national championship, the 1961 men's Cross-country team won
770-463: The Board of Intercollegiate Athletics accepted the men's heavyweight crew as a varsity sport. Ten years later, Coach Drlica would orchestrate the elevation of women's and lightweight rowing to varsity status as well. In 1983 the athletic department hired Dave Emigh to assist with the crew program and in 1985 he was named the head coach. Emigh spent 11 years at OSU and continued to develop the program with
825-626: The Final Four of the NCAA tournament twice, the Elite Eight on six occasions, and 17 total tournament appearances. A number of former OSU players have gone on to have successful careers in the NBA , including 9-time NBA All-Star Gary Payton and "Iron Man" A.C. Green . OSU alumni have also won a total of 10 NBA championship rings and four Olympic gold medals. The team has defeated rival Oregon more times than any other team has beaten an opponent in
880-665: The Heat 5–3 in Game 1 in Chico and 7–2 in Game 2 in Medford to capture their first championship in franchise history dating back to their inaugural season in the WCL in 2013. Following the season, head coach Josh Hogan stepped down to accept the head coaching position. He was replaced by former Oregon State Beavers and Arizona Diamondbacks standout Tyler Graham. In addition, Dave May, was named
935-684: The NCAA championship in 2006 , 2007 , and 2018 . The team is led by head coach Mitch Canham and they play at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field . Opened over a century ago, Coleman Field is located near the center of campus and is the oldest continuous use ballpark in the nation. The men's basketball team at Oregon State experienced periods of significant success from the early 1920s to the early 1990s—with 12 conference championships, 16 NCAA tournament appearances, and only 14 losing seasons from 1922 to 1991—but fell on hard times, suffering 19 losing seasons and made no NCAA tournament appearances from 1992 to 2015 before returning in 2016. The program has reached
990-532: The NCAA record for most dual meet wins in a coaching career at 616. Additionally, seven OSU alumni have gone on to represent the United States in the Olympics , including in 1924 where Oregon State alumni won both the gold and silver medals in the same weight class. Only 5 of Oregon State's 90 seasons have resulted in a losing record. Oregon State's all-time dual meet record at the end of the 2009–10 season
1045-430: The NCAA title, and most recently the baseball team won the 2006 , 2007 and 2018 College World Series . Other notable performances include a second-place finish in the 1973 and 1995 NCAA wrestling finals, two Final Four appearances by the men's basketball team, one Final Four appearance by the women's basketball team, the football team defeating Notre Dame by a 32-point margin in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl (and finishing
1100-529: The Rogues announced the hiring of former St. Mary's High School baseball coach Sean Gallagher as their new head coach. On February 19, 2019, the Rogues announce general manager and COO Dave May had purchased an ownership stake in the team. The Rogues hired former Oregon State Beavers standout Bill Rowe. The GSCBL season for 2020 was cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic . However, the Rogues played an abbreviated season with lesser known teams. The Rogues had
1155-696: The San Diego Crew Classic and in the process upset traditional powerhouse Washington. Most recently, Todd's Freshman 4+ finished fourth at the IRA Regatta in June. Dave Friedericks is in his first season as the men's rowing assistant coach. Friedericks, a former member of the U.S. national team, directed the Lake Oswego Community Rowing Center for the past two years. While at Lake Oswego, Friedericks helped grow
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#17327795776351210-499: The U.S. And over the past five years, a pair of former Beavers have represented America and the Oregon State rowing program particularly well. Most recently these athletes include Josh Inman, Joey Hansen and Chris Callaghan. Crew was established at Oregon State College on October 13, 1927, when the University of California presented two rowing shells to the school. The sport was initially organized as an intramural activity pitting
1265-621: The Year ( Mikayla Pivec -2020, Sydney Wiese -2017, Ruth Hamblin -2016), 4 Pac-12 Defensive Players of the Year ( Marie Gülich -2018, Gabriella Hanson -2017, Ruth Hamblin -2015 & 2016), 3 Pac-12 Sixth Player of the Year ( Aleah Goodman -2018), Raegan Beers -2023, Timea Gardiner -2024) 3 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (Kari Parriott -1988, Tanja Kostic -1993, Raegan Beers -2023) 13 All-Americans, 14 First team All-Pac-12 selections, 76 All Conference Team selections, 90 Conference All-Academic Team selections, and 4 Olympians. Scott Rueck has led
1320-663: The Year (Alex Williams -2009 and Jonnie Motomochi -2012), 1 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (John Lepak -1999), 31 All-Pac 12 selections, and many have become golf professionals. The golf teams practice and compete at Oregon State's own Trysting Tree Golf Club, in East Corvallis. Built in 1988, the course is designed by the famed architect Ted Robinson and features many large, raised greens making approach shots very challenging. In 2017 Trysting Tree opened its new routing featuring three newly created holes by Native Oregonian and former Oregon State Golfer, Dan Hixson. This project also saw
1375-482: The Year, 42 players selected in the NBA draft , and 24 players that have gone on to play in the NBA . The basketball program has been eclipsed in recent times by the relative success of the OSU football and baseball programs, the latter of which has recently won three national championships. Wayne Tinkle was hired as head coach prior to the 2014–15 season. His first team produced the program's second winning record in
1430-534: The addition of a new large practice facility for the Oregon State Golf Program. With five sets of tees the golf course can be played by all skill levels, and hosts many of Oregon's biggest championships including hosting the Pac-12 conference championships multiple times. Oregon State has long been a powerhouse for men's rowing , providing 13 different athletes to the highest levels of rowing in
1485-531: The athletics department are Beaver Orange ( Pantone 1665), black, and white. The primary rivals of the Beavers are the Oregon Ducks of the University of Oregon , located 45 miles (72 km) south of the Oregon State campus in Eugene, Oregon . The football rivalry between the Beavers and Ducks, once known as the Civil War , was one of the longest-running in the country, having been contested 127 times through
1540-502: The club from a group of a dozen members to a membership of 75 with an additional 100 rowers taking classes. The Oregon State University Men's Varsity 8+ had a 10th-place finish at the 2007 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. Traditionally, the Oregon State wrestling team has been a national powerhouse, winning their conference championship 53 times and finishing in the NCAA top-ten 21 times (2nd twice, in 1973 & 1995) since
1595-516: The end of the 2024 season. Oregon State baseball has produced 16 conference players of the year winners and 1 Golden Spikes Award winner, Adley Rutschman in 2019. The Golden Spikes Award is bestowed annually to the best amateur baseball player in the United States. The baseball team has won its conference championship 26 times and has reached the College World Series seven times, first in 1952 and as recently as 2018. They won
1650-529: The history of the program as of the end of the 2023 season, with 8 Consensus All-Americans and 2 Unanimous All-Americans . Oregon State football has won seven conference titles, done through four different conferences, although two of them have links to the current Pac-12 Conference , as the conference claims the history of the PCC as their own, and the Athletic Association of Western Universities
1705-542: The inception of the team in 1909, 115 seasons. They have 12 individual NCAA championship titles and have 90 individual All-Americans (of which 2 athletes earned 4 time all-Americans by Babak Mohammadi (1991, 1992, 1994, & 1995) and Larry Bielenberg (1974–1977)). Pre-NCAA in 1926, OSU won the Amateur Athletic Association team national championship. Dale Thomas , Oregon State coach from 1957 to 1990 and National Wrestling Hall of Fame member, holds
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1760-422: The last nine seasons and he then led the school to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1990 in 2016. In 2021 he led the Beavers to a Pac-12 conference tournament title and an Elite Eight NCAA tournament finish. Trent Bray is the current head coach, replacing Jonathan Smith. The football program has been a part of Oregon State University since 1893, working as a platform for over a hundred players to enter
1815-595: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Medford_Rogues&oldid=1097286072 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Medford Rogues (collegiate wood bat baseball) The Rogues were founded in 2012 by Consolidated Sports Holdings International, Inc, based in Scottsdale, Arizona . The chief investor
1870-572: The national championships in 1979, 4th in 1980, 1981 and 1982, 9th in 1983, 6th in 1985, 7th in 1988, 1989 and 1990, 4th in 1991, 6th in 1992, 7th in 1993 & 1994, 6th in 1995, 5th in 1996, 8th in 2010 & 2011, and 6th in 2019. OSU gymnasts have won seven national championships on floor exercise and balance beam, most recently Amy Durham on floor in 1993. Oregon State women's gymnastics has produced over 115 All-Americans, 12 All-Around All-Americans. 15 Oregon State gymnasts have earned at least two first team All-American honors with Joy Selig having
1925-399: The national championships. In the 2009-2010 season they finished 16th at the national championships and in the 2020-2021 season finished in 23rd at the national championships. Oregon State men's golf has 3 individual conference champions (Bob Allard -1969, Scott Masingill -1971, and Alex Moore -2011) The Oregon State men's golf team has produced 12 All-Americans, 2 PAC-12 Scholar-athletes of
1980-409: The next year. Golf again began to resurface in 1933 without official university support. In 1934, Ralph Coleman , head of OSC intramural athletics, was named golf coach. He would remain in this capacity until 1938, when he was named full-time baseball coach and basketball coach Amory T. "Slats" Gill was appointed to the position. The Oregon State men's golf team finished the 1949-50 season 1st in
2035-451: The north division and 18th at the national championship tournament. In 1958-1959 they finished 2nd in the conference and 11th at the national championships. In 1965-1966 they finished 5th in the conference but 15th at the national championships. In 1993-1994 they finished 4th in the conference and 25th at the national championships. In the 2000-2001 season although finishing last in the conference they surprised many and finished in 12th place at
2090-409: The opportunity to finally have a full GSCBL season along with a few non-league opponents. Owners Dave and Tabitha May took full control of the Rogues and play as an independent team and will play an independent schedule featuring teams from many different leagues. The Rogues announced on their Facebook page that head coach Bill Rowe was stepping down and associate head coach Parker Berberet would take
2145-473: The play-offs by 5 games behind the wild card leader. Yuto Kata played as a support batter by sacrifice bunting 19 times and setting the WCL record for the most sacrifice bunts by any one batter in one season. Also, Spencer Smith got hit by pitch 18 times setting the record for the most times hit by the pitch by any batter. The Rogues put 41,490 people in the seats in 32 home openings with 1,297 a night. The Rogues welcomed Ian Church as their new general manager for
2200-544: The position in January 2023 after serving as an assistant coach at Penn State University . Dalby replaced Terry Boss , who was hired as the men's soccer head coach in 2017, after previously serving as the lead assistant coach for the 2013 season. Boss has coached the Beavers to one conference championship and three NCAA tournament appearances. Golf was first introduced as a school-sanctioned sport at Oregon State College in 1928. Prior to that date, golf existed on campus as
2255-435: The program to new heights in recent years, guiding the Beavers to the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Pac-12 Conference regular season titles, the 2016 Pac-12 Conference Tournament title, as well as seven straight NCAA tournament berths (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) 3 Elite Eight finishes (2016, 2018, 2024), and a Final Four (2016). The women's golf team has had numerous athletes to go on to play professionally. Mary Budke won
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2310-497: The program until 1949, during which time the Beavers gained recognition and respect as a highly competitive crew. Karl Drlica took over from Coach Stevens and would lead the program for the next 30 years. One of Coach Drlica's first moves was to establish women as an integral part of the program when he started intramural competition in 1952. OSU was one of the first collegiate programs to support women's rowing. The achievements of Coach Drlica and his crews were recognized in 1967 when
2365-617: The regular season against Chico on August 5, 2017. Also, Jonathan Kurman took over as play-by-play commentator near season's end after Brian Schnee (who started the season with the Rogues) became news/sports anchor at KTVL News 10. The Rogues took their semi-final series with the Portland Pickles 2 games to one and faced off against their chief rivals the Chico Heat in a rematch of last year's GWL Championship Series. They swept
2420-507: The reins of the team. On December 13, 2023, the Rogues announced as the new head coach former Oregon State staff member Nate Esposito. Then on December 15, the Rogues were announced as inaugural members of the new Pacific Empire League along with the Healdsburg Prune Packers , Humboldt Crabs , Lincoln Potters , Solano Mudcats and West Coast Kings . Oregon State Beavers The Oregon State Beavers are
2475-580: The same innovative styles of his predecessors. Under Emigh, the crew achieved stability within the athletic department and firmly established itself as a leader in West Coast rowing. Fred Honebein joined the Oregon State family in 2004 and led his squad to a ninth-place finish at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. The Beavers' finish marked the fifth straight year they had finished among
2530-615: The season ranked #4 in the polls), seven appearances in the College World Series by the baseball program, and several individual NCAA championship titles in gymnastics, wrestling, and track & field. Oregon State has four NCAA championships: three in baseball ( 2006 , 2007 and 2018 ), and one in men's cross country (1961). The school dropped its cross country and track programs in 1988 due to budget cuts, though women's track and cross country were reinstated in 2005. Periodically, some men continue to compete individually in an unattached status. The Oregon State University baseball program
2585-406: The spring of 2016. They opened play in the Great West League on June 3, 2016, with a victory over the Portland Pickles. It was also announced that the Rogues will be the inaugural hosts of the annual GWL All-Star Game scheduled for July 25 and 26. The Rogues finished the regular season at 40–20, their best record in history. But Carolyn Birch stepped down as general manager in the final game of
2640-608: The team's new Chief Operating Officer. On October 4, 2018, the Rogues ownership, CSH International, announced that the Rogues are exploring other options with regards to their future as the Great West League ceased operations the same day. On December 12, they announced that they were sold by CSH to local businessman Treg Scott effective December 31 and are joining the Golden State Collegiate Baseball League . On January 14, 2019,
2695-559: The teams led by Tanja Kostic that made it to the NCAA tournament. More recently Oregon State women's basketball has seen many strong players. Felicia Ragland, whose number was since retired, played for OSU in the early 2000s before a career in the WNBA. Oregon State women's basketball has produced 5 Pac-12 Player of the Years (Tanja Kostic -1995 & 1996, Felicia Raglan -2001, Jamie Weisner -2016, Ruth Hamblin -2015), 3 Pac-12 Scholar Athletes of
2750-640: The top ten in the nation and the eighth time in ten years. Steve Todd has been named interim head coach of the Oregon State University men's rowing program for the 2006–07 season. Todd succeeded former head coach Fred Honebein in June after leading the Beavers to a 14th-place finish at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships. A former rower at the University of Washington, Todd rowed to
2805-502: The various academic classes against one another. Throughout its history, rowing at Oregon State has been led by committed and visionary coaching. The school's first crew coach was James C. Othus, a former collegiate rower at Cornell University , who guided the program from its origin in 1927. Ed Stevens, another Cornell alumnus who had coached the Harvard University for three seasons, took over in 1932. Stevens would lead
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#17327795776352860-508: Was Bill Yuill, chairman and C.E.O. of The Monarch Corporation of Medicine Hat, Alberta . The president was Gary Gelinas. The first general manager was Chuck Heeman, former G.M. of fellow West Coast League franchise the Klamath Falls Gems . The Rogues replaced the now-defunct Southern Oregon Riverdawgs , who played at Harry & David Field previously. The Medford Rogues went 26–28 in their 2nd season of WCL play. They missed
2915-592: Was established in 1907. It has since had nearly 100 players go on to play in the minor leagues and more than 45 go on to play in the majors . Most notable of these major league players are New York Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury , Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Darwin Barney , New York Mets and San Francisco Giants outfielder Michael Conforto , Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan , and Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman . Oregon State players have been named All-Americans 45 times, as of
2970-402: Was founded in 1988 and plays at 1,500 seat Paul Lorenz Field at Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium. They have had sustained success since the early to mid 2000s. The Beavers were Pac-12 Conference champions in 2021 and qualified for the NCAA national championship tournament on eight occasions, making their deepest runs in the tournament in 2021 reaching the quarter finals and in 2023 where they reached
3025-699: Was the first name for the conference that later became the Pac-12 Conference. Oregon State University has played in 20 postseason bowl games. The Beavers have also played in the Mirage Bowl , but this was a regular season game and a "bowl" in name only, not a post-season invitational bowl game. The Beavers lost the 1980 edition of the game against No. 14 ranked UCLA 34–3 in front of 80,000 at National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The 20 bowl game total does not include an invitation to play in
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