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by Steve Mims Andy Miller’s road from Seattle University to Lane Community College will run through the Springfield. The Beaverton native was an infielder at Mountainside High School before being switched to a pitcher as a freshman with the Redhawks this spring. Miller decided to transfer to LCC for his sophomore season so he could… Continue reading Seattle U Transfer, Andy Miller

by Steve Mims   Tommy Richards has improvement in mind during his second season coaching the Springfield Drifters. “We have to finish strong, last year we didn’t,” Richards said. “The emphasis is on one day at a time, every day give the best effort, but we want to finish strong. Last year it seemed like… Continue reading Head Coach, Tommy Richards, Seeking Improvement in Year Two

by Steve Mims Bryce Boettcher wrapped up his work at safety in Oregon’s Spring Game on Saturday, hustled into the shower and then sprinted over to PK Park to help the UO baseball team finish off a 16-10 win over Arizona State in right field. “It was a dream come true, no doubt,” said Boettcher,… Continue reading Two-Sport Star from UO, Bryce Boettcher

by Steve Mims The second edition of the Springfield Drifters will feature 26 Division I baseball players at Hamlin Field this summer. The Drifters will have 11 Pac-12 players, including five from Oregon and three from Oregon State, when they embark on a 57-game West Coast League schedule that begins at home on June 2nd… Continue reading Revamped Drifters Roster Set to Debut in June

By Steve Mims   Charlie Updegrave posted some eye-popping stats in a part-time role last spring as a freshman at Lewis-Clark State.   The 6-foot-2, 235-pound left-handed hitting first baseman started only four games for the Warriors as a veteran squad led the school to a runner-up finish at the NAIA national tournament. Updegrave appeared… Continue reading A Big Bat for the Drifters Lineup, Charlie Updegrave

By Steve Mims Springfield’s pitchers will get a big-league boost this summer. The Drifters announced that Alan Embree has been hired as their pitching coach for the 2023 West Coast League season. The 52-year old Northwest native spent 16 years pitching in the major leagues between 1992 and 2009. “That was more than a decade… Continue reading Longtime MLB Pitcher Joining Drifters Staff

By Steve Mims Toby Twist plans to be a two-way player for as long as he can. The Bakersfield (Calif.) Christian senior is batting .390 with three home runs this spring while going 6-1 with a 1.51 ERA in 10 starts. “When you are doing both, you focus on the now and doing what you… Continue reading Toby Twist, Two-Way Player Committed to UO

By Steve Mims Trey Newmann was a 5-foot-10 freshman when he entered North Medford High School. Near the end of his freshman season, he tore his labrum and suffered an injury to his rotator cuff. Even when he sprouted up to 6-6 as a junior, he wasn’t on the radar of college recruiters. “Last spring… Continue reading Future Oregon Pitcher, Trey Newmann

By Steve Mims   Ryan Cooney is spending his spring on a high school all-star team.   Jesuit, the top ranked team in the state, features 15 seniors and nearly half of them have committed to play in college including Cooney, an infielder who will join the Oregon Ducks in the fall. Noble Meyer, a… Continue reading Ryan Cooney, Infielder Committed to UO

By Steve Mims   Dawson Santana will follow his parents to Oregon State. The Lakeridge High School senior originally committed to Oregon before switching his decision to follow the family tradition with the Beavers. His dad, Chomo, was a wrestler at OSU while his mom, Renee, was a two-time All-American gymnast with the Beavs. Santana… Continue reading Dawson Santana, Infielder Committed to Oregon State