US Cellular Community Park
North entrance
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| Location |
2929 South Pacific Highway |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′04″N 122°50′38″W / 42.301°N 122.844°WCoordinates: 42°18′04″N 122°50′38″W / 42.301°N 122.844°W |
| Owner | Gary Miller |
| Operator | Medford Parks and Recreation |
| Capacity | Varies |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Opened | 2007, 10 years ago |
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| Southern Oregon Starphire FC (NPSL/PPL) (2009–present) | |
2929 South Pacific Highway
Medford, Oregon
U.S. Cellular Community Park is an athletic facility in the western United States, located in Medford, Oregon. The Park is on South Pacific Highway, visible from Interstate 5 at around milepost 26. It features five baseball fields (which includes a professional-sized and two youth fields), four softball fields, two sports fields, and a professional-sized championship soccer field, the home venue of the Southern Oregon Fuego of the National Premier Soccer League.
The elevation of the park is approximately 1,400 feet (430 m) above sea level.
Harry & David Field hosts youth and high school baseball, the American Legion Medford Mustangs, and the Medford Rogues, an independent collegiate wood bat team. It is named for the Harry & David Corporation, whose world headquarters are located just south of the ballpark's location. It was the brainchild of local businessman Gary Miller.
The ballpark opened in in 2005 and is off-limits to professional teams who plan on picking Medford to set up shop under an agreement reached between the stadium and the city. It is only being used for amateur baseball and other community events under the agreement.
From 2012 to 2013, the stadium underwent a major renovation and expansion to accommodate the new Rogues of the West Coast League. Though the field is adjacent to U.S. Cellular Community Park, it is not owned by the city, but is its own separate entity.
It replaced Miles Field, the home of minor league baseball in the city starting in 1979, when the Bend Timber Hawks of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League became the Medford A's. After 21 seasons and two name changes, the Southern Oregon Timberjacks moved to British Columbia in October 1999 and became the Vancouver Canadians. Miles Field was demolished 13 years ago in 2004 and is now the site of a Wal-Mart store. The light towers, scoreboard, and foul poles from Miles Field were transferred to the new park.
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