Although the roster has yet to be named, manager Jeff Gardner and the Ems will play their first game June 18 at Civic Stadium.
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Greene, the Emeralds hope to
■ start their season off with a bang
By Hank Hager
Oregon Daily Emerald
While the Ducks are dormant
during the summer, the bats and
balls come out, and Eugene’s Civic
Stadium becomes die place to be if
you’re a sports fan.
The Eugene Emeralds, the short
season Class-A affiliate of the San
Diego Padres, start play on June 18
against the Tri-City Dust Devils.
While the team has not yet an
nounced its roster for the upcoming
season, the Padres, by drafting a high
number of collegiate players, wall be
giving those in Eugene something to
cheer about—quality talent.
That talent is led by Clemson
shortstop Khalil Greene. The 13th
overall pick in the Major League
Baseball First-Year Player Draft,
Greene is still playing for the Tigers
after the squad recently defeated
Arkansas to earn a berth in the Col
lege World Series.
Nevertheless, the Atlantic Coast
Conference Player of the Year is ex
cited to have been drafted by the
Padres, and potentially play for the
Emeralds.
“It’s an honor to be picked that
high,” Greene said. “I never antici
pated this. Hopefully, this is the be
ginning of a productive career after
Clemson.”
The Emeralds may never see
Greene, though, as San Diego Gen
eral Manager Kevin Towers told the
San Diego Union-Tribune that the
phenom could start at a higher level,
possibly with Class A Lake Elsinore
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Greene’s teammate at Clemson,
first baseman Michael Johnson, was
taken in the second round (54th
overall) by the Padres as well, possi
bly giving the Emeralds a distinc
tive ACC feel to their roster.
“It has always been a dream of
mine, as it is for every baseball play
er, to play in the major leagues, and
you have to get drafted first,” he
said. “I've worked hard to get to this
point, and it is very exciting. It is
neat that Khalil and I could possi
bly be on the same team. ”
Of their first 22 picks, the Emer
alds chose 20 collegiate players, in
cluding Indiana outfielder Kennard
Jones, an all Big Ten Conference
player in his junior season. The
Beltsville, Md., native is expected to
forgo his senior season and sign
with the Padres.
Of those 20 collegiate selections,
12 were seniors in 2002, meaning
they do not have the option of return
ing to school. The other eight were
juniors and have the option of return
ing. The Padres must sign these play
ers before they attend a class at their
respective universities or the team
will lose that player’s rights.
“Some players may realize they’re
not ready to sign a pro contract yet
and want to wait,” Padres scouting
director Bill Gayton told mlb.com.
In 2001, the Emeralds finished
32-44, last in the West Division of
the Northwest League.
Greg Sain led the league with 16
home runs, while Marcus Nettles
was tops in stolen bases with 35.
However, it was the team’s pitching
that would eventually doom them
to the cellar.
The squad finished sixth in the
About the Emeralds
Firs! game at Civic Stadium
Tuesday, June 1&, 7:05 p.m. vs.
Tri-City Dust Devils
individual game ticket prices
Sox seat {adult}: $7
SoxSBat (cbif d/senior): $6
General admission (adult): $4.50
General admission (cfild&enior):
$3.50
Manager
Jeff Gardner (2nd season)
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Coaches
Jake Molina (hitting instructor)
Urbano Lugo (pitching coach)
eight-team league in earned run av
erage at 4.22 runs per game allowed
and failed to place a single player in
the top five in any major pitching
categories.
That should not be the case this sea
son as the Padres selected four pitch
ers with their first 10 picks of the draft.
Although the team does not know
who will wear the Emeralds uniform
on the field this season, they do know
who will be leading them in the
dugout. Jeff Gardner returns as man
ager after leading the squad in 2001,
despite having the second-worst
record in the league last season.
“We enjoyed Eugene,” Gardner
said about his tenure so far with the
Emeralds. “I am not disappointed
about going back. Professionally, I
would have liked to move up, but I
am in a no-lose situation.”
E-mail sports reporter Hank Hager
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
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