Emeralds Front Office Staff

Emeralds Debut: 2010

Past Teams: Lake Elsinore Storm

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Education: University of California at Santa Cruz - BA

Special Skills: Espanol, Handling Luke Hardy.

Three words that describe me: Ask Chris Bowers

Favorite Quote: "Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top" - John Wooden

Title of my autobiography would be: It's Been a Good Life

I'm Notorious for….my awful golf game, changing my food order last minute at a restaurant, misplacing my keys.

Emeralds Debut: 2010

Past Teams: Los Angeles Avengers, Lake Elsinore Storm, Perth Heat (Australian Baseball League)

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Education: UCLA - Business and Economics, University of Oregon - MBA

Special Skills: Can hit a 3-wood 240 off the deck, king of installing Crown Molding.

Three words that describe me: Chris Mullin Doppelganger

Favorite Quote: "We're all here 'cause we're not all there"

Title of my autobiography would be: Swingers - A Life's Obsession with Baseball and Golf

I'm Notorious for….using words with multiple syllables.

Emeralds Debut: 2015

Past Teams: Eugene Emeralds (Thanks COVID), Kendall Auto Group ;)

Hometown: Eugene, OR (Local boy)

Education: University of Oregon - Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics, Business, and Society

Special Skills: I'm a fast learner, can/will make a ridiculous argument for anything, and can speak to animals.

Three words that describe me: Ambitious, Empathetic, Individual

Favorite Quote: "Real G's moves in silence like 'lasagna'." - Lil Wayne

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

I'm Notorious for….Spilling things everywhere, all the time, always.

Emeralds Debut: 2022

Past Teams: Tri-City Dust Devils

Hometown: Gig Harbor, Washington

Education: Washington State University - BA

Special Skills: Can ride a bike downhill really fast, catching fish with fake flies.

Three words that describe me: Outgoing, caffeinated, reliable

Favorite Quote: “Sometimes you just have to get out of your own way and trust the work and time you've put in.” - Aaron Gwin

Title of my autobiography would be: Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got into this situation

I'm Notorious for….drinking a lot of coffee.

Emeralds Debut: 2022

Past Teams: Emeralds are the one and only team

Hometown: Angels Camp, CA

Education: Bret Harte Union High School | Arizona State University- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Special Skills: Have a stats oriented mind and can tell you many aspects of baseball trivia. Can also make any kind of Starbucks drink with my background there.

Three words that describe me: Funny, Organized, Smart

Favorite Quote: “Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.” - Yogi Berra

Title of my autobiography would be: The Trent Bennett Story- From Dad Jokes to Baseball Trivia

I'm Notorious for….Making dad jokes for every scenario imaginable

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: 2022, Baby!!

Past Teams: Ems are first

Hometown: Marcola, Oregon

Education: Pleasant Hill High School | Western Governors University - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing

Special Skills: Ability to turn everything into a joke, slipping movie/ TV show references into every conversation

Three words that describe me: Charming, Amazing, Humble

Favorite Quote: *“There’s a lesson here and I’m not gonna be the one to figure it out” -Rick Sanchez

Title of my autobiography would be: Role model? No. But I do consider myself someone that everyone should look up to

I’m Notorious for…poorly timed jokes

Emeralds Debut: 2021

Past Teams: NA

Hometown: San Carlos, California

Education: University of Oregon student majoring in Planning Public Policy and Management

Special Skills: Holds middle school basketball record for the most airballed free-throws.

Three words that describe me: Strong PB&J Supporter

Favorite Quote: “You can sum up this sport in two words, you never know” - Lou Duva

Title of my autobiography would be: A Run From the Sun - A California Redhead Escapes to the Pacific Northwest

I'm Notorious for….speedrunning sunburns.

Emeralds Debut: 2012

Past Teams: The Ems are my one and only

Hometown: Eugene, OR (Local Boy)

Education: South Eugene High School | University of Oregon - Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Business

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

Three words that describe me: Blazers, Ducks, Emeralds

Quotes: "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go" - Oscar Wilde

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

Past Teams: Bakersfield Blaze, Helena Brewers

Hometown: Hinsdale, IL

Education: Indiana University

Special Skills: Art.

Three words that describe me: Laidback, Patience, Persistent

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: 2022

Past Teams: N/A

Hometown: Eugene, OR

Special Skills: Aquascaping, Soccer, Cooking

Three words that describe me: Short, Animals, Foodie

Favorite Quote: "I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever she had todo her work to the very best of her ability." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Title of my autobiography would be: "I'm just here for the cake!"

I'm Notorious for….always thinking about food!

Emeralds Debut: 2015

Past Teams: Cleveland Browns, AmeriCorps VISTA

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Education: Ohio University - Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a Minor in Economics and Sports Management

Special Skills: Staying sane in an office full of guys, multi-tasking, turning on lights.

Three words that describe me: Organized, Analytical, Ambitious

Favorite Quote: "People say I'm stubborn, but in reality I'm just determined" - Grandma Miklosh

Title of my autobiography would be: Living Life as a Black Sheep

I'm Notorious for….bringing people back to reality.

Emeralds Debut: 2022

Past Teams: Oregon Football

Hometown: Florence, Oregon

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

Special Skills: Spending all of my money on clothes and books

Three words that describe me: Ambitious, organized, bookworm

Favorite Quote: “You can’t run away from your problems if you’re dehydrated. You can, but you won’t get very far.” - Pete Davidson

Title of my autobiography would be: I may have girl bossed a little too close to the sun

I’m Notorious for…always sharing pictures of my dog, Rookie

Emeralds Debut: 2022

Past Teams: NA

Hometown: Chesapeake, VA

Education: University of Oregon - B.S.

Special Skills: Sudoku, Basketball, and Cornhole

Three words that describe me: “Where’s the sunscreen”

Favorite Quote: “They don’t think it be like it is, but it do.” Oscar Gamble

Title of my autobiography would be: Why Not: The consequences of mixing caffeine and anxiety

I'm Notorious for….always wearing a jacket