Southern Oregon RiverDawgs
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| Southern Oregon RiverDawgs | |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Ballpark | Harry & David Field |
| Based in | Medford, Oregon Medford, Oregon Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon... |
| Team Colors | Green and White |
| Division | North |
| League | Far West League Far West League (collegiate wood bat league) -Far West League:The Far West League is a newly-formed collegiate summer baseball league based on the west coast of the United States that serves primarily California, Nevada, and Oregon... |
The Southern Oregon RiverDawgs (formerly the Southern Oregon RiverDogs) as a collegiate summer baseball team based in Medford, Oregon
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
. They were founded in 2001 by Medford residents Jim McAbee and John White and were members of the West Coast League
West Coast League
The West Coast League is a collegiate summer baseball league founded in 2005, comprising teams from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. The league is designed to develop college talent. As such, only current college players are allowed to participate in the league...
's Tri-State Division and the Sierra Baseball League
Sierra Baseball League
The Sierra Baseball League was a collegiate wood bat baseball league that plays at ballparks in California and Oregon. They had teams in Nevada before.It was founded in 2007 by Lodi GrapeSox owner Stevie Mac...
. They are now member of the newly formed Far West League
Far West League (collegiate wood bat league)
-Far West League:The Far West League is a newly-formed collegiate summer baseball league based on the west coast of the United States that serves primarily California, Nevada, and Oregon...
, which features 11 teams and two divisions. On August 28, 2010, they named John Jackson as their new general manager.
They had previously played at historic Miles Field
Miles Field
Miles Field was a professional baseball stadium based in Medford, Oregon that played host to high school baseball, American Legion baseball and professional minor league baseball from 1948 to 2004...
in the southern part of Medford, former home of the now-defunct minor league Southern Oregon Timberjacks
Southern Oregon Timberjacks
The Southern Oregon Timberjacks were a minor league baseball team based in Medford, Oregon. The team played in the short-season single-A Northwest League from 1979 to 1999 and were an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics...
team, before it was demolished in 2004. They now play their home games at Harry & David Field in South Medford, which they share with the American Legion
American Legion
The American Legion is a mutual-aid organization of veterans of the United States armed forces chartered by the United States Congress. It was founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress...
baseball league Medford Mustangs, and have done so since 2005.
As of 2011, The Riverdawgs play against the Mustangs, whom regularly play with 8-9 other teams: the Battle Mountain Rams, Elko Elks, Ely Eagles, Klamath Falls Suckerballs, Magic Valley Wizards in Nyssa, Oregon
Nyssa, Oregon
Nyssa is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3,163 at the 2000 census. The city is located along the Snake River on the Idaho border, in the region of far eastern Oregon known as the "Treasure Valley"...
; Oregon Coast Surge in Astoria, Oregon
Astoria, Oregon
Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...
; Palouse Empire Bats in Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston is a city in and also the county seat of Nez Perce County in the Pacific Northwest state of Idaho. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID - Clarkston, WA...
; Roseburg Running Shoes, Springfield Spotted Owls and Winnemucca Collies.
See Also
- American Legion BaseballAmerican Legion BaseballAmerican Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by teenage boys in 50 states in the USA. More than five thousand teams participate each year. The American Legion Department of South Dakota established the program in 1925 at Milbank, South Dakota...
or the American Legion Baseball League. - Horizon Air Summer SeriesHorizon Air Summer SeriesThe Horizon Air Summer Series is a unique 11-week baseball competition among collegiate summer baseball clubs.-History:The Summer Series was founded in 2005 by Bob Bavasi, former owner of the Everett Aqua Sox, of the Northwest League. It is sponsored by Alaska Airlines sister company, Horizon Air...
(2005-current). - Nike Air Cascade Series Classic based in Roseburg, OregonRoseburg, OregonRoseburg is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the county seat of Douglas County. The population was 21,181 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. - Sierra Baseball LeagueSierra Baseball LeagueThe Sierra Baseball League was a collegiate wood bat baseball league that plays at ballparks in California and Oregon. They had teams in Nevada before.It was founded in 2007 by Lodi GrapeSox owner Stevie Mac...
and Sacramento Rural Leagues.