2006 Eugene Emeralds Roster

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 43-33
Finished 2nd in the NWL's West Division
Manager: Doug Dascenzo (43-33)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Ballpark: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 122,734, Avg. 3,230 in 38 home dates
2006 Eugene Emeralds Statistics

The Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League ended the 2006 season with a record of 43 wins and 33 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.

The Emeralds scored 391 runs and gave up 339 runs. Craig Cooper drove in 46 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .320. Rolando Valdez led the team with 7 wins, while Brooks Dunn recorded a 2.42 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Ernesto Frieri, Matt Buschmann, Matt Antonelli, David Freese, Wade LeBlanc, Chad Huffman and Cedric Hunter were all players from the 2006 Eugene Emeralds who played in the Majors during their careers.

Doug Dascenzo served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Abraham AguilarRRSeptember 18, 19846'2"155Las Tablas, Los Santos PA
Matt AntonelliRRApril 8, 19856'1"195Peabody, MA US
Aaron BreitRRApril 19, 19866'4"205Hays, KS US
Matt BuschmannRRFebruary 13, 19846'3"205St. Louis, MO US
Michael CampbellLLNovember 14, 19836'1"165Winchester, VA US
Luke CannonLLAugust 19, 19846'1"195Dallas, TX US
Sam CarterRRJune 5, 19836'4"210Walnut Creek, CA US
Patrick ClaytonRRAugust 13, 19846'5"220Marietta, GA US
Craig CooperRLOctober 27, 19846'1"220Plainview, NY US
Willy CrafortRRFebruary 9, 19856'3"165, DO
Nathan CulpRLOctober 9, 19846'2"180Glen Carbon, IL US
Brooks DunnLLMay 6, 19846'2"205Birmingham, AL US
Mike EppingLLAugust 28, 19835'11"190New Orleans, LA US
Stephen FarisRRJune 30, 19846'1"190Richmond, VA US
Matt FarringtonLLSeptember 9, 19835'11"180Sugar Land, TX US
David FreeseRRApril 28, 19836'2"213Corpus Christi, TX US
Ernesto FrieriRRJuly 19, 19856'0"205Bolivar, Bolivar CO
Santiago GuerreroRRNovember 28, 19836'0"176La Romana, La Romana DO
Matt HandleyLLJune 7, 19836'1"205Mission Viejo, CA US
Matthew HuffRRFebruary 18, 19846'2"185Evansville, IN US
Chad HuffmanRRApril 29, 19856'1"215Houston, TX US
Jeremy HuntRRDecember 22, 19836'2"210Greensboro, NC US
Cedric HunterLLMarch 10, 19885'11"200Decatur, GA US
Tom KingRRAugust 3, 19845'11"170Panama City, FL US
Jonathan KirbyRRDecember 5, 19835'11"198Irvine, KY US
Nicholas KliebertRRNovember 16, 19835'11"180
Ben KrosschellRROctober 2, 19856'1"165Highlands Ranch, CO US
Orlando LaraLLMay 20, 19856'2"205Cosamaloapan, Veracruz MX
Brian LauderdaleRRJune 29, 19835'10"170Marietta, GA US
Wade LeBlancLLAugust 7, 19846'3"205Lake Charles, LA US
Jesus LopezRRSeptember 12, 19876'0"185Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Justin MattisonLLJune 24, 19816'0"190San Jose, CA US
Pablo MenchacaRRNovember 28, 19876'4"225Torreon, Coahuila MX
Drew MillerRRFebruary 24, 19866'4"190Ada, OK US
Riki PaewaiRRMarch 28, 19866'2"180Brisbane, Queensland AU
Jackson QuezadaRRAugust 9, 19866'3"215Elias Pina, DO
Jodam RiveraSRFebruary 4, 19865'10"180Santurce, PR
R. J. RodriguezRRJuly 5, 19846'0"175Miami, FL US
Luany SanchezRRJune 18, 19856'1"180Jima Abajo, DO
Casey SmithRRFebruary 24, 19846'4"230Dallas, TX US
Matt StoccoRRAugust 16, 19836'1"210Guelph, ON CA
Ray StokesRROctober 30, 19855'10"160Oakland, CA US
Nicholas TucciRRMarch 23, 19836'3"205Medford, CT US
Andrew UnderwoodRRMay 20, 19856'4"185Loma Linda, CA US
Rolando ValdezRRDecember 8, 19856'0"220Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX
Kody ValverdeRRMarch 14, 19836'0"205Baton Rouge, LA US
Geoff VandelLLJune 9, 19876'1"190Columbus, GA US
Garner WetzelRRApril 26, 19846'2"210, MS US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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