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U.S. Cellular Community Park<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />

<strong>Medford</strong> <strong>Parks</strong> & <strong>Recreation</strong> Department<br />

Economic Impact Analysis<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> Statistics<br />

Tournament Highlights<br />

2012 Event Schedule<br />

<strong>2011</strong>


<strong>2011</strong> U.S. Cellular Community Park<br />

Date Description Event Name Teams Games Days # Local # Visiting Lo<br />

Feb. 12-13 Adult Softball Sweetheart Classic Co-Ed Tournament 6 12 2 5 1 $<br />

Feb. 24-26 Fastpitch Southern Oregon University Invitational 5 10 2 1 4 $<br />

Feb. Soccer Club soccer games 54 27 38 16 $<br />

March 4-6 Adult Softball Winter Warmup Slowpitch Tournament 10 28 2 10 0 $<br />

March 12-13 Fastpitch MPRD Youth Fastpitch Tournament 10 20 2 4 6 $<br />

March 19-20 Youth Baseball March Mayhem Baseball Tournament 29 53 2 13 16 $<br />

March 21-22 Fastpitch North <strong>Medford</strong> Spring Break Invitational 32 64 2 6 26 $<br />

March Soccer Club soccer games 24 12 18 6 $<br />

March Baseball High school baseball games 50 25 41 9 $<br />

March Fastpitch High school softball games 10 5 9 1 $<br />

April 2-3 Adult Softball April Fools Slowpitch ASA Qualifier 17 30 2 13 4 $<br />

April 9-10 Adult Softball Spring Fling Senior Softball Tournament 11 27 2 4 7 $<br />

April 16-17 Youth Baseball Diamond Dash Baseball Tournament 20 65 2 7 13 $<br />

April 22-24 Adult Softball Bear Creek Lock & Safe Tournament 26 68 3 16 10 $<br />

April 30-May 1 Fastpitch North <strong>Medford</strong> U12 Invitational 12 29 2 10 2 $<br />

April Soccer Club soccer games 50 25 40 10 $<br />

April Baseball High school baseball games 20 10 16 4 $<br />

April Fastpitch High school softball games 40 20 28 12 $<br />

May 5-6 Adult Softball Senior Travel League (70s) 8 20 2 1 7 $<br />

May 7-8 Youth Baseball Southern Oregon Classic 11 31 2 6 5 $<br />

May 14-15 Adult Softball Senior Travel League (60s) 8 20 2 1 7 $<br />

May 21-22 Fastpitch North <strong>Medford</strong> U14 Invitational 13 32 2 10 3 $<br />

May 28-30 Soccer Rogue Valley Cup 60 100 3 24 36 $<br />

May 27-30 Youth Baseball Memorial Day Showcase 52 126 4 13 39 $<br />

May Soccer Club soccer games 44 22 39 5 $<br />

May Fastpitch High school softball games 12 6 6 6 $<br />

May Baseball High school baseball games 8 4 4 4 $<br />

June 4-5 Adult Softball June Jacks Tournament 13 33 2 12 1 $<br />

June 10-12 Fastpitch Summer Kickoff Tournament 17 41 3 10 7 $<br />

June 18, <strong>2011</strong> Football Portland State Football Camp 1 $<br />

June 18-19 Youth Baseball Summer Slam Tournament 28 58 2 7 21 $<br />

June 25-26 Adult Softball I-5 Series 12 34 2 11 1 $<br />

June 30, <strong>2011</strong> Concert Beat of the Rogue Drum & Bugle Concert 1 $<br />

July 1-3 Youth Baseball USSSA State Tournament 6 18 2 3 3 $<br />

July 8-10 Fastpitch ASA U16A State Tournament 24 54 3 3 21 $<br />

July 12-13 Youth Baseball MIT Youth Baseball Camp 2 $<br />

July 16, <strong>2011</strong> Adult Softball Wet & Wild Co-Ed Clash 5 12 1 4 1 $<br />

July 19, <strong>2011</strong> Youth Baseball University of Oregon Baseball Camp 2 $<br />

July 23, <strong>2011</strong> Adult Softball Summer Sizzler Tournament 9 21 1 7 2 $<br />

July 29-31 Youth Baseball USSSA West Coast Nationals 6 16 2 3 3 $<br />

Aug. 13 Adult Softball Hot August Hits 6 16 1 6 0 $<br />

Aug. 20-21 Fastpitch Summer Sizzler U14 Tournament 5 14 2 3 2 $<br />

Aug. 27-28 Youth Baseball Summer Sizzler Tournament 14 25 2 3 11 $<br />

Sept. 1-4 Adult Softball ASA Men's D Western Nationals 30 66 3 6 24 $<br />

Sept. 1 Soccer Skyline Conference Jamboree 24 36 1 10 14 $<br />

Sept. 2 Soccer Southwest Conference Jamboree 8 8 1 8 0 $<br />

Sept. 15-18 Adult Softball Rogue Valley Senior Softball Fall Classic 45 120 4 5 40 $<br />

Sept. 24-25 Fastpitch Jennie Finch Softball Camp 2 $<br />

Sept. Soccer Club soccer games 26 13 22 4 $<br />

Sept. Soccer High school soccer games 22 11 22 0 $<br />

Oct. 1-2 Youth Baseball Fall Classic 10 18 2 6 10 $<br />

Oct. 8-9 Fastpitch Valley South Invitational 55 65 2 2 53 $<br />

Oct. 15-16 Adult Softball Oktoberfest 11 31 2 8 3 $<br />

Oct. 22-23 Youth Baseball Halloween Havoc 4 7 1 3 1 $<br />

Oct. 29-30 Adult Softball Halloween Scream 12 29 2 9 3 $<br />

Oct. Soccer Club soccer games 56 28 43 13 $<br />

Oct. Soccer High school soccer games 22 11 21 1 $<br />

Nov. 5-6 Adult Softball USSSA Fall State Championships 16 49 2 7 9 $<br />

Nov. 12-13 Youth Baseball Turkey Shoot 4 7 1 2 2 $<br />

Nov. 19-20 Adult Softball Turkey Bash 8 23 2 4 4 $<br />

Nov. Soccer High school soccer games 18 9 10 8 $<br />

TOTALS 1172 1784 94 647 525 $


Economic Impact Analysis<br />

ng Local Spending Visitor Spending Visitor Lodging Total Spending Sales Personal Income Jobs<br />

$ 10,005 $ 2,016 $ 500 $ 12,521 $ 23,164 $ 1,635 0.07<br />

$ 4,155 $ 13,152 $ 8,560 $ 25,867 $ 47,854 $ 14,113 0.60<br />

$ 31,482 $ 32,080 $ 24,240 $ 87,802 $ 162,434 $ 36,478 1.54<br />

$ 30,660 $ - $ - $ 30,660 $ 56,721 $ - -<br />

$ 12,912 $ 44,940 $ 14,698 $ 72,550 $ 134,218 $ 38,765 1.06<br />

$ 28,231 $ 85,968 $ 23,869 $ 138,068 $ 255,426 $ 71,102 3.00<br />

$ 19,370 $ 204,504 $ 66,876 $ 290,750 $ 537,888 $ 176,397 7.44<br />

$ 13,992 $ 12,030 $ 9,090 $ 35,112 $ 64,957 $ 13,728 0.58<br />

$ 21,860 $ 18,045 $ 13,635 $ 53,540 $ 99,049 $ 20,592 0.87<br />

$ 4,373 $ 2,005 $ - $ 6,378 $ 11,799 $ 1,303 0.05<br />

$ 24,232 $ 10,864 $ 8,064 $ 43,160 $ 79,846 $ 12,303 0.52<br />

$ 9,608 $ 29,925 $ 21,168 $ 60,701 $ 112,297 $ 33,210 1.60<br />

$ 15,201 $ 69,849 $ 19,394 $ 104,444 $ 193,221 $ 58,007 2.45<br />

$ 47,169 $ 27,160 $ 20,160 $ 94,489 $ 174,805 $ 30,758 1.30<br />

$ 30,250 $ 14,981 $ 4,898 $ 50,129 $ 92,739 $ 12,921 0.54<br />

$ 29,150 $ 20,050 $ 15,150 $ 64,350 $ 119,048 $ 22,880 0.96<br />

$ 8,744 $ 8,020 $ - $ 16,764 $ 31,013 $ 5,213 0.22<br />

$ 17,492 $ 24,060 $ - $ 41,552 $ 76,871 $ 15,639 0.66<br />

$ 2,402 $ 29,925 $ 21,168 $ 53,495 $ 98,965 $ 33,210 1.60<br />

$ 13,029 $ 26,865 $ 7,459 $ 47,353 $ 87,603 $ 22,311 0.94<br />

$ 2,402 $ 29,925 $ 21,168 $ 53,495 $ 98,965 $ 33,210 0.66<br />

$ 30,250 $ 22,471 $ 7,347 $ 60,068 $ 111,125 $ 39,044 3.05<br />

$ 49,958 $ 241,200 $ 102,502 $ 393,660 $ 728,271 $ 473,376 10.80<br />

$ 28,230 $ 237,042 $ 111,044 $ 376,316 $ 696,185 $ 244,605 10.32<br />

$ 25,652 $ 10,025 $ 7,575 $ 43,252 $ 80,016 $ 28,114 1.19<br />

$ 5,250 $ 12,030 $ - $ 17,280 $ 31,968 $ 11,232 0.47<br />

$ 3,497 $ 8,020 $ 1,515 $ 13,032 $ 24,109 $ 8,471 0.36<br />

$ 24,192 $ 2,016 $ 500 $ 26,708 $ 49,409 $ 17,360 0.73<br />

$ 30,250 $ 52,432 $ 17,143 $ 99,825 $ 184,676 $ 64,886 2.74<br />

$ 4,050 $ 1,530 $ - $ 5,580 $ 10,323 $ 3,627 0.15<br />

$ 15,200 $ 127,638 $ 59,792 $ 202,630 $ 374,865 $ 131,709 5.55<br />

$ 22,176 $ 2,016 $ 500 $ 24,692 $ 45,680 $ 16,049 0.68<br />

$ 28,500 $ 5,000 $ 3,000 $ 36,500 $ 67,525 $ 23,725 1.00<br />

$ 6,514 $ 18,234 $ 2,844 $ 27,592 $ 51,045 $ 17,934 0.76<br />

$ 9,075 $ 195,050 $ 51,429 $ 255,554 $ 472,774 $ 166,110 7.01<br />

$ 13,000 $ 7,000 $ - $ 20,000 $ 37,000 $ 13,000 0.55<br />

$ 8,064 $ 2,016 $ - $ 10,080 $ 18,648 $ 6,552 0.28<br />

$ 5,100 $ 3,500 $ 500 $ 9,100 $ 16,835 $ 5,915 0.25<br />

$ 14,112 $ 4,032 $ 500 $ 18,644 $ 34,491 $ 12,118 0.51<br />

$ 6,514 $ 18,234 $ 2,844 $ 27,592 $ 51,045 $ 17,934 0.76<br />

$ 12,096 $ - $ - $ 12,096 $ 22,377 $ 7,862 0.33<br />

$ 9,075 $ 14,980 $ - $ 24,055 $ 44,501 $ 15,635 0.66<br />

$ 6,514 $ 66,858 $ 31,320 $ 104,692 $ 193,680 $ 68,049 2.87<br />

$ 14,412 $ 112,600 $ 80,176 $ 207,188 $ 383,298 $ 134,672 5.68<br />

$ 5,000 $ 20,300 $ - $ 25,300 $ 46,805 $ 16,445 0.69<br />

$ 4,000 $ - $ - $ 4,000 $ 7,400 $ 2,600 0.11<br />

$ 18,455 $ 243,200 $ 76,000 $ 337,655 $ 624,667 $ 219,475 9.26<br />

$ 18,200 $ 30,000 $ 24,000 $ 72,200 $ 133,570 $ 46,930 1.98<br />

$ 15,158 $ 8,020 $ - $ 23,178 $ 42,879 $ 15,066 0.64<br />

$ 12,815 $ - $ - $ 12,815 $ 23,708 $ 8,330 0.35<br />

$ 13,027 $ 60,780 $ 28,472 $ 102,279 $ 189,216 $ 66,481 2.80<br />

$ 6,050 $ 396,970 $ 129,797 $ 532,817 $ 985,711 $ 346,331 14.60<br />

$ 18,816 $ 6,048 $ 1,500 $ 26,364 $ 48,773 $ 17,136 0.72<br />

$ 3,257 $ 3,039 $ - $ 6,296 $ 11,648 $ 4,092 0.17<br />

$ 21,168 $ 6,048 $ 1,500 $ 28,716 $ 53,125 $ 18,665 0.79<br />

$ 32,648 $ 26,065 $ - $ 58,713 $ 108,619 $ 38,163 1.61<br />

$ 12,815 $ 1,600 $ - $ 14,415 $ 26,668 $ 9,370 0.40<br />

$ 16,464 $ 18,144 $ 4,500 $ 39,108 $ 72,350 $ 25,420 1.07<br />

$ 2,171 $ 6,078 $ - $ 8,249 $ 15,261 $ 5,362 0.23<br />

$ 9,408 $ 8,064 $ 2,000 $ 19,472 $ 36,023 $ 12,657 0.53<br />

$ 10,485 $ 17,688 $ 12,526 $ 40,699 $ 75,293 $ 26,454 1.12<br />

$ 980,601 $ 2,733,196 $ 1,068,987 $ 4,782,784 $ 8,848,150 $ 3,072,917 104.22<br />

$ 3,802,183<br />

$40.98


About U.S. Cellular<br />

Community Park<br />

U.S. Cellular Community Park (<strong>USCCP</strong>) is<br />

owned and operated by the City of <strong>Medford</strong>.<br />

When completed, <strong>USCCP</strong> will be the<br />

largest municipal installation of FieldTurf<br />

in the United States.<br />

Park Size: 132 acres<br />

Address: 300 Lowry Lane, <strong>Medford</strong> OR<br />

Construction Cost: $25 million<br />

Sports Fields: 15<br />

Softball/Baseball Complex: 5 fields<br />

Multi-Sport Complex: 6 fields<br />

Harry & David Field (baseball)<br />

Fields not yet built: 3<br />

Fields By Type (12 built; 15 planned):<br />

Full-Size Baseball: 2 (1 more planned)<br />

Softball/Baseball: 5 (2 more planned)<br />

Soccer/Football: 5/5<br />

• All fields feature:<br />

FieldTurf synthetic grass<br />

Musco lighting systems<br />

Daktronics scoreboards<br />

• U.S. Cellular paid $650,000 for six<br />

years of park naming-rights -- the largest<br />

naming-rights agreement for a municipal<br />

facility in Oregon history.<br />

• The 5-field softball/baseball complex<br />

opened on May 9, 2008 and has already<br />

hosted over 8,200 youth and adult<br />

games.<br />

Significance of the Economic Impact <strong>Report</strong><br />

In most communities, parks and recreation agencies are the engines of<br />

tourism and economic development. <strong>Recreation</strong>al facilities like <strong>USCCP</strong><br />

attract tourists, businesses and retirees, and enhance real estate values.<br />

A common mistake for parks and agencies is to merely provide decisionmakers<br />

with financial reports on the revenue and expenses of these facilities<br />

instead of illustrating economic impact and the broader value of the<br />

community’s investment. Economic impact reports are estimates and are<br />

easily inflated.<br />

Methodology and Data Collection<br />

This study closely follows the economic impact data-collection and calculation<br />

methods set forth by Texas A&M researcher Dr. John L. Crompton in his<br />

landmark 1999 book, Measuring the Economic Impact.<br />

Crompton contends only spending by visitors to <strong>Medford</strong> is meaningful in<br />

economic impact reports. Expenditures by tournament participants who<br />

reside in or near <strong>Medford</strong> are not included in Personal Income and Jobs<br />

calculations because of the likelihood their money would have been spent<br />

in the community on other forms of entertainment. The economic impact<br />

report also does not calculate the impact of participants in City-sponsored<br />

sports leagues that utilize <strong>USCCP</strong>.<br />

The questionnaire used for this study generated spending data from<br />

tournament directors regarding approximate amounts each team spent on<br />

entry fees, food and beverages, entertainment, retail shopping, transportation<br />

expenses and lodging.<br />

Conclusions<br />

Total Spending: <strong>USCCP</strong> hosted 46 tournaments or events that attracted<br />

1,166 teams, which spent an estimated $4.78 million in hard dollars.<br />

Visitor Spending: The 525 visiting teams spent over $3.8 million. Visitor<br />

lodging accounted for 28 percent of the expenditures. Softball team size is<br />

estimated at 14; baseball, fastpitch teams and soccer is estimated at 18.<br />

Sales: Total Spending by all <strong>USCCP</strong> tournament participants (local and<br />

visiting teams) multiplied by a “ripple effect” of 85 cents for every dollar<br />

spent, for a grand total of over $8.8 million. The 1.85 multiplier is based on<br />

Crompton studies of tournaments in a city of similar size.<br />

Personal Income: This measure reports the direct, indirect and induced<br />

spending of visiting teams only. For every dollar spent by tournament visitors,<br />

65 cents of personal income accrued within the community in the<br />

form of employee wages, salaries and proprietary income. Simply stated,<br />

<strong>USCCP</strong> theoretically generated $40.98 for each <strong>Medford</strong> resident.<br />

Jobs: If one job is created for every $36,481 — <strong>Medford</strong>’s median income<br />

— <strong>USCCP</strong> tournaments created 104 jobs in the community based on the direct<br />

spending of visiting teams. The figure refers to both full- and part-time<br />

jobs, and it assumes the local economy is operating at full capacity and<br />

that there is no slack to absorb demand created by <strong>USCCP</strong> events.


Estimated Economic Impact<br />

Year Events Teams Visitor Spending Total Spending Overall Sales* Jobs Created<br />

2008 26 388 $1,389,706 $1,674,419 $3,097,675 17.76<br />

2009 37 903 $2,896,322 $3,590,541 $6,642,501 79.40<br />

2010 44 1,331 $4,176,346 $5,212,669 $9,643,437 115.91<br />

<strong>2011</strong> 46 1,172 $3,802,183 $4,782,784 $8,848,150 104.22<br />

Totals 153 3,794 $12,264,557 $15,260,413 $28,231,763 317.29<br />

* Total Spending multiplied by a 1.85 “ripple effect”<br />

Estimated Park Visits<br />

Year Park Attendance - All Sports Uses League, Tournament and Game Attendance<br />

2008 86,940 82,140<br />

2009 152,942 119,492<br />

2010 193,780 137,680<br />

<strong>2011</strong> 176,340 125,289<br />

Totals 610,002 464,601<br />

Total Games Played<br />

Year Games<br />

2008 2,500<br />

2009 3,500<br />

2010 4,000<br />

<strong>2011</strong> 3,900<br />

Totals 13,900<br />

<strong>USCCP</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Statistics<br />

Vehicle Traffic Counts<br />

Pacific Highway 99 at the <strong>USCCP</strong>/Harry & David Field entrance<br />

Year Daily Avg. <strong>Annual</strong> Total<br />

2008 14,200 5,197,200<br />

2009 14,700 5,365,500<br />

2010 12,800 4,672,000<br />

<strong>2011</strong> * *<br />

U.S. Interstate 5 (0.3 miles south of South <strong>Medford</strong> interchange near <strong>USCCP</strong>)<br />

Year Daily Avg. <strong>Annual</strong> Total<br />

2008 37,700 13,798,200<br />

2009 37,700 13,760,500<br />

2010 38,800 14,162,000<br />

<strong>2011</strong> * *<br />

* Statistics to be released by ODOT in July 2012<br />

Creating Healthy Lives, Happy People and a Strong Community


<strong>USCCP</strong> This Year:<br />

• Generated an estimated<br />

$8.8 million in<br />

economic impact.<br />

• Attracted over<br />

125,000 participants<br />

and spectators for<br />

league and tournament<br />

games.<br />

• Hosted 46 tournaments<br />

or sports<br />

events between Feb.<br />

12 and Nov. 20.<br />

• Brought 525 visiting<br />

teams to <strong>Medford</strong>,<br />

producing $3.8 million<br />

in local spending.<br />

• Had approximately<br />

3,900 games played<br />

on the 11 syntheticgrass<br />

fields, including<br />

1,900 city-league<br />

softball games and<br />

1,784 tournament<br />

games.<br />

• Was a tour stop for<br />

the San Francisco<br />

Giants’ World Series<br />

trophy.<br />

U.S. Cellular Community Park<br />

<strong>2011</strong> Highlights<br />

Another Winning Year for <strong>USCCP</strong>, <strong>Medford</strong><br />

Forty-Six Events Produce $8.8 Million in Economic Impact<br />

The fourth year of activity at U.S.<br />

Cellular Community Park featured a<br />

record-setting number of tournaments<br />

and events.<br />

The 11 synthetic-grass fields at the<br />

132-acre park received over 175,000<br />

visits for sports-related events, and 46<br />

tournaments and events generated an<br />

estimated economic impact in excess of<br />

$8.8 million.<br />

Since opening<br />

in 2008, the facility<br />

has produced<br />

over $28 million<br />

in economic impact<br />

and helped<br />

sustain an equivalent<br />

of 317 jobs.<br />

Valley South<br />

Tournament<br />

The 55-team<br />

Valley South College<br />

Exposure<br />

Tournament on<br />

Oct. 8-9, which<br />

featured U16,<br />

U18 and college<br />

squads, was the<br />

largest fastpitch<br />

tournament<br />

in <strong>USCCP</strong> and<br />

<strong>Medford</strong> civic<br />

history. Coordinated<br />

by Oregon<br />

ASA president Mike Wells, the thirdyear<br />

tourney swelled from 29 teams<br />

in 2010, necessitating the use of<br />

additional ballfields in Ashland and<br />

Central Point. With 53 visiting teams,<br />

the tournament generated almost<br />

$1 million in estimated sales.<br />

Memorial Day Weekend<br />

For the third consecutive year, US-<br />

CCP was utilized to its maximum capacity<br />

Memorial Day weekend as a result of<br />

two simultaneous sporting events: the<br />

City of <strong>Medford</strong>’s 52-team youth baseballtournament<br />

and<br />

the annual<br />

Rogue Valley<br />

Cup soccer<br />

tournament.<br />

The<br />

baseball<br />

tournament<br />

was the largest<br />

ever conducted<br />

by<br />

Above: <strong>Medford</strong> won a tournament hosting award<br />

for the ASA Men’s D Western Nationals.<br />

Below: Memorial Day baseball tourney action.<br />

the <strong>Medford</strong><br />

<strong>Parks</strong> and<br />

<strong>Recreation</strong><br />

Department<br />

with 126<br />

games slotted<br />

on seven<br />

fields, including<br />

Harry &<br />

David Field.<br />

Meanwhile,<br />

60 soccer<br />

teams played<br />

100 contests<br />

at the multi-<br />

sport complex.<br />

The 76 teams that visited <strong>Medford</strong><br />

during the holiday weekend for the tournaments<br />

spent over $213,000 in hotel<br />

lodging. Overall, the events funneled<br />

$1.4 million into the local economy.<br />

Creating Healthy Lives, Happy People and a Strong Community


“Beat of the Rogue” Concert<br />

The multi-sport complex stadium field was the site<br />

of the second-annual “Beat of the Rogue” drum and<br />

bugle corps concert on June 30 that served as a fundraiser<br />

for the <strong>Medford</strong> Kiwanis Club.<br />

Nearly 1,000<br />

spectators were<br />

entertained by<br />

exhibition performances<br />

by teams<br />

from Oregon, California,<br />

Colorado<br />

and Pennsylvania.<br />

Jennie Finch<br />

Softball Camp<br />

Two-time gold<br />

medalist Jennie<br />

Finch, one of the<br />

greatest fastpitch<br />

softball players<br />

ever, brought her<br />

famed softball<br />

camp and four<br />

of her Team USA<br />

teammates to<br />

<strong>Medford</strong> on Sept.<br />

24-25. The lone<br />

West Coast stop<br />

on the annual Finch camp slate was hailed as a smashing<br />

success by Finch, who expressed interest in bringing<br />

her camp back to <strong>USCCP</strong> in the near future.<br />

The camp attracted 240 girls, ages 8-17, from as far<br />

as Missoula, Mont., Seattle and San Diego. More than<br />

half of the campers drove or flew from hometowns outside<br />

the Rogue Valley, producing $133,200 in economic<br />

impact.<br />

ASA Men’s D Western Nationals<br />

<strong>Medford</strong> attracted 30 teams from six states for the<br />

Amateur Softball Association Men’s D Western National<br />

Tournament over Labor Day weekend, representing<br />

the biggest single-classification tournament since the<br />

park’s May 2008 grand opening. The prestigious threeday<br />

special event generated an estimated $383,298 in<br />

economic impact for the community.<br />

The ASA tournament featured <strong>USCCP</strong>’s first-ever<br />

beer garden as a result of a special event permit granted<br />

to the <strong>Medford</strong> Rogue Rotary Club.<br />

The <strong>Parks</strong> and <strong>Recreation</strong> Department received<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>USCCP</strong> Highlights<br />

Gold medal-winning pitcher Jenny<br />

Finch and her softball camp at US-<br />

CCP attracted 240 participants from<br />

five states.<br />

the ASA James Farrell Award for excellence in tournament<br />

hosting as a result of the event being rated<br />

a 98 on a 100-point scale, as determined by questionnaire<br />

results from ASA tournament officials,<br />

umpires, the national office and by participating<br />

teams.<br />

Rogue Valley Senior Softball Fall Classic<br />

Under the guidance of tournament founder<br />

Harry Purslow, the fourth-annual Rogue Valley<br />

Senior Softball Fall Classic featured 45 teams,<br />

with all but five coming from outside of the<br />

<strong>Medford</strong> area. The teams spent approximately<br />

$337,000 in food, lodging and miscellaneous<br />

purchases over four days in September.<br />

City-League<br />

Softball<br />

Participation<br />

in City-league<br />

adult softball<br />

set a new record<br />

for the fourth<br />

straight year. A<br />

total of 394 registered<br />

softball<br />

teams competed<br />

at <strong>USCCP</strong> in<br />

WORLD SERIOUS:<br />

<strong>2011</strong>. Growth<br />

Approximately 1,500 people who in the off-sea-<br />

flocked to <strong>USCCP</strong> on March 19 to<br />

son Winter and<br />

pose with the San Francisco Giants’<br />

Holiday leagues<br />

2010 World Series trophy.<br />

(when most<br />

other softball fields around the Pacific Northwest<br />

are closed or unplayable) was the key.<br />

High School Usage<br />

<strong>USCCP</strong> served as the home field for varsity teams<br />

from Cascade Christian High, St. Mary’s School and<br />

Phoenix High.<br />

CCHS hosted a pair of OSAA state baseball playoff<br />

games at Charter Field, while the <strong>USCCP</strong> Stadium Field<br />

was an ideal venue for state soccer quarterfinal and<br />

semifinal contests for the St. Mary’s and Phoenix boys.<br />

CCHS and Illinois Valley High played the first varsity<br />

football game in <strong>USCCP</strong> history in front of a capacity<br />

crowd of 1,300 spectators on Fri., Oct. 21.


2012 U.S. Cellular Community Park Tournament & Special Event Schedule (as of Dec. 30)<br />

Date Event Type Event Name<br />

Jan. 28-29 Slowpitch Winter Woods Wood Bat Tournament*<br />

Feb. 11-12 Slowpitch NSA Border Brawl<br />

Feb. 24-26 Fastpitch Southern Oregon University Invitational<br />

March 3-4 Slowpitch Eagle Point Club Fastpitch Fundraiser Tournament<br />

March 10-11 Slowpitch NSA Men’s National Invitational<br />

March 17-18 Baseball March Mayhem Tournament*<br />

March 24-25 Fastpitch Spring Fling Tournament*<br />

March 26-27 Fastpitch North <strong>Medford</strong> High School Spring Break Invitational<br />

March 31-April 1 Baseball Spring Classic Tournament*<br />

April 7-8 Slowpitch USSSA National Invitational<br />

April 14-15 Softball Spring Fling Senior Softball Tournament<br />

April 21-22 Baseball Diamond Dash Tournament*<br />

April 27-29 Slowpitch Bear Creek Lock & Safe Tournament<br />

May 5-6 Slowpitch Senior Travel League<br />

May 12-13 Slowpitch NSA Border Brawl III<br />

May 19-20 Slowpitch Senior Travel League<br />

May 25-28 Baseball Yogurt Hut Memorial Day Baseball Tournament*<br />

May 26-28 Soccer Rogue Valley Cup<br />

June 2-3 Slowpitch USSSA Softball Tournament<br />

June 9-10 Fastpitch Black Tornado U12/U14 Invitational<br />

June 14-15 Slowpitch Senior Travel League<br />

June 16-17 Slowpitch Summer Kickoff Tournament*<br />

June 23-24 Fastpitch Black Tornado U16 Invitational<br />

June 28 Special Kiwanis “Beat of the Rogue” Concert<br />

June 30-July 1 Baseball Charter Classic Tournament*<br />

July 6-8 Fastpitch ASA State U12B Tournament<br />

July 14-15 Softball NSA Men’s D/E State Championships<br />

July 21-22 Baseball <strong>Medford</strong> Slugfest Tournament*<br />

July 28-29 Fastpitch Summer Sizzler Tournament*<br />

Aug. 4-5 Slowpitch Hot August Nights 24-Hour Tournament*<br />

Aug. 11-12 Slowpitch Public Safety Agency Tournament*<br />

Aug. 18-19 Slowpitch NSA Mash for Cash Last Chance Qualifier<br />

Aug. 25-26 Baseball Hot August Hits Tournament*<br />

Sept. 8-9 Slowpitch Back-2-School Co-Ed Clash Tournament*<br />

Sept. 13-16 Slowpitch Rogue Valley Senior Softball Fall Classic<br />

Sept. 22-23 Slowpitch USSSA Softball Tournament<br />

Sept. 29-30 Slowpitch NSA Cash Bash<br />

Oct. 6-7 Baseball Fall Classic Tournament*<br />

Oct. 13-14 Fastpitch Valley South College Exposure Tournament<br />

Oct. 20-21 Baseball Halloween Havoc Tournament*<br />

Oct. 27-28 Slowpitch Halloween Scream Tournament*<br />

Nov. 3-4 Slowpitch USSSA Fall State Championships<br />

Nov. 10-11 Baseball Turkey Slam Tournament*<br />

Nov. 17-18 Slowpitch Turkey Bash Tournament*<br />

Dec. 15-16 Slowpitch Polar Bear Classic*<br />

* Event coordinated by <strong>Medford</strong> <strong>Parks</strong> and <strong>Recreation</strong> Department

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