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Bend Elks
Information
LeagueWest Coast League (South)
LocationOregon Bend, Oregon
BallparkVince Genna Stadium
Founded1999
League championships2015
ColorsBlack, gold
   
MascotVinnie the Elk
OwnershipJohn and Tami Marick
ManagerJoe Dominiak

The Bend Elks are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Bend, Oregon. The Elks are founding members of the West Coast League and play their home games at Vince Genna Stadium.

History

Jim and Mary Ann Richards founded the Bend Elks Baseball Club in 1999 with the hope of saving Vince Genna Stadium from demolition. The Elks joined the Pacific International League. Bend continued their affiliation with the league through 2004. In 2005 the Elks along with Bellingham, Kelowna, Spokane, and Wenatchee left the league to form the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCBL).[1]

The Bend Elks went 31-23 in the 2014 WCL season finishing 4 games behind the leading Corvallis Knights and were awarded the first ever WCL wild card spot. Bend was eliminated after the WCL Divisional Series to the rival Corvallis Knights in 2 games. The Elks were Hit by the pitch 72 times and set a WCL record for the most times hit at the plate in one season. The front office of the Bend Elks put 42,030 people through the turnstiles in 31 games at home with 1,356 per game.

In October 2014, John and Tami Marick purchased the Bend Elks Baseball Club from Jim and MaryAnn Richards. The Maricks are founders of Consumer Cellular, a nationwide wireless MVNO based in Tigard, Oregon, with one of its three corporate locations in Central Oregon.[2]

In 2015 the Bend Elks won the WCL championship series.

The Elks are the latest in a long history of semi-pro and minor-league teams to call Central Oregon home.

2022

The Elks are currently tied for second in the south division with the Corvallis Knights with a 22-12 record and .5 games behind the division leading Portland Pickles.[3] Beau Sylvester (UW) leads the league with 33 runs batted in.[4] The Elks have seen 24,957 total fans for an average of 1,387 per game.[5]

Notable alumni

Elks alumni who went on to play in Major League Baseball include Brian Barden, Jacoby Ellsbury, Blaine Hardy, Trevor Hildenberger, and Eric Sogard.[6]

Season-by-Season Record

Year League Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GB Postseason Manager
2022 West Coast League South 5th 28 26 .519 11 Did Not Qualify Joe Dominiak

References

  1. ^ "New Summer College League launches in Pacific Northwest". West Coast League. 2005-03-01. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  2. ^ "Front Office". www.bendelks.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06.
  3. ^ "West Coast League - standings".
  4. ^ "West Coast League - leaders".
  5. ^ "West Coast League - attendance".
  6. ^ "Stadium History". www.bendelks.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15.

External links

West Coast League
Collegiate Summer Baseball
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