Ems to Honor Civic Stadium

We’ve long been sad that the Ems left their longtime digs at Civic Stadium to play at the fancy new UO PK Park. PK is snazzy, but Civic Stadium is a classic. But now the Ems are pitching on and honoring Friends of Civic Stadium with a “Civic Stadium Night.” Friends of Civic has been fighting to keep the wooden ballpark standing and not paved over and turned into a big box store. For more on the effort go to www.SaveCivicStadium.org and support the cause.

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Eugene, OR – The Eugene Emeralds, the San Diego Padres Short-Season Single-A affiliate, are rolling back the clock and honoring the stadium they called home for 40 years with “Civic Stadium Night” on Saturday, July 13th in an effort to honor and save Eugene’s cherished and beloved Civic Stadium, the original home of Emeralds baseball.

Saturday’s July 13th game against the visiting Everett AquaSox, the Seattle Mariners Short-Season Single-A affiliate, will feature special promotions, tributes, and memorabilia to honor the Ems former home, starting with deals at the box office.

Fans are invited to bring their old ticket stubs from Civic Stadium to the box office at PK Park, and in return the Emeralds will be offering $5 tickets to Saturday’s game, with a maximum of 4 tickets per stub.

The stroll down memory lane starts once fans enter the PK Park gates, as the night will feature a special video tribute to Civic Stadium, old memorabilia and Ems regalia, and a special visit from former Civic Stadium PA announcer Wink Guthrie, who will be back up in the press box to split duties with the Ems’ current PA announcer, Ted Welker.

Most of all, the Emeralds are proud to invite Friends of Civic Stadium, a local group dedicated to the preservation and modernization of Civic Stadium as a sports and recreation venue for years to come.

Built in 1938 for high school football and baseball, it became the home of the Eugene Emeralds in 1969 and quickly engrained itself in the history of the franchise. For 40 years, the Ems spent summer afternoons and evenings calling Civic Stadium home before relocating in 2009 to their current home, PK Park.

If you’d like to learn more about Civic Stadium Night or purchase tickets to this special evening, visit www.EmeraldsBaseball.com or call (541) 342-5367. The Eugene Emeralds box office is located at 2760 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, next to PK Park and Autzen Stadium.

For more information about the effort to save and preserve Civic Stadium, visit www.SaveCivicStadium.org