Rogues make first roster announcement for 2016 team and launch Christmas Flex Packs!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 14, 2015

MEDFORD, OR - After a record breaking 2015 season, the Medford Rogues are looking ahead to 2016, the first season in the Great West League. The 2016 roster is shaping up to include some fan favorites returning from the 2015 team, as well as some new additions including 5 Oregon Ducks. Returning for their fourth year, the team will be led by head coach Josh Hogan and pitching coach Jeff Lyle.

To date, seven Rogues from 2015 will be returning to Medford for next season: Derron Davis, Billy Fredrick, Brock Pradere, T.K. McWhertor, Jamie Flynn, Jalen Fuhriman, DJ Wilson and Kade Wagner. Jamie Flynn (Cornell), native to Ashland, will be returning for his third season with the Rogues. Flynn posted a 3.37 ERA in 2015 for the Rogues with 21 strikeouts in 26.2 innings pitched. Derron Davis, the lead off batter for the 2015 Rogues, was also a West Coast League All Star. Davis (Winthrop University) finished the season batting .286 with 12 stolen bases. DJ Wilson (Lane CC) was exceptional on the mound for the Rogues. Wilson had a 1.16 ERA for the summer, striking out 21 through 31 innings. He finished the summer with a 3-1 record and gave up only four earned runs. Billy Fredrick (UCSB) set a franchise record with a 15-game hitting streak and tied the team record with most triples in a season with 3. Fredrick and Davis tied the franchise record for most hits in a game with 5. Kade Wagner (Mesa) finished 2015 with a 3.05 ERA through 56 innings. Wagner was 3-1 and had three starts.

Five Oregon Ducks will also be wearing Medford Rogues uniforms next season: Parker Kelly, Spencer Steer, Brandon Stutzman, Tristan Duncan and Kyle Robeniol. Infielder Parker Kelly was drafted in the 34th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, but decided to instead play for the Ducks this year, a commitment he made his junior year of high school. Kyle Robeniol is a left-handed pitcher for the Ducks, in his freshman year at Oregon. During his senior season in high school, he had a 7-1 record with a 2.42 ERA and 71 strikeouts, with three complete games over 10 starts. Spencer Steer and Tristan Duncan will both be incoming freshman at Oregon in 2016.

Rogues Christmas Flex packs are now available in 5 Game Holiday Home Run Hat Pack, 10 Perfect Game Flex Pack or 20 game Flex Navidad Pack and include a limited edition Rogues beanie and scarf! Flex packs start at only $30.  2016 Season tickets are also available. Rogues open the 2016 season on June 3rd at home.  Full schedule available on line now: http://goo.gl/SC814x.

The Medford Rogues is a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball team, in the Great West League. The Great West League, entering into its inaugural season, is shaping up to be one of the premier summer collegiate wood bat leagues in North America, providing a professional, minor league baseball atmosphere for top college players seeking professional baseball careers, while providing affordable family entertainment and enriching the quality of life in its member communities.