The Bend Elks are a collegiate men's summer baseball team located in Bend, Oregon. The Elks compete in the West Coast League and play their home games at Vince Genna Stadium.
Founded as an expansion team in the Pacific International League, the Elks won the PIL Championship in 2004. Following their championship season, the Elks left the PIL to become a founding member of the West Coast League. After some early struggles, the Elks have won two division titles and a league championship in 2015.
Following their lone WCL Championship win, the Elks did not make the playoffs again until 2024.
History Jim and Mary Ann Richards founded the Bend Elks Baseball Club in 1999 with the hope of saving Vince Genna Stadium from demolition. The Elks joined the Pacific International League. Bend continued their affiliation with the league through 2004. In 2005 the Elks along with Bellingham, Kelowna, Spokane, and Wenatchee left the league to form the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCBL).
The Bend Elks went 31-23 in the 2014 WCL season finishing 4 games behind the leading Corvallis Knights and were awarded the first ever WCL wild card spot. Bend was eliminated after the WCL Divisional Series to the rival Corvallis Knights in 2 games. The Elks were Hit by the pitch 72 times and set a WCL record for the most times hit at the plate in one season. The front office of the Bend Elks put 42,030 people through the turnstiles in 31 games at home with 1,356 per game.
In October 2014, John and Tami Marick purchased the Bend Elks Baseball Club from Jim and Mary Ann Richards. The Maricks are founders of Consumer Cellular, a nationwide wireless MVNO based in Tigard, Oregon, with one of its three corporate locations in Central Oregon.
In 2015 the Bend Elks won the WCL championship series.
The Elks are the latest in a long history of semi-pro and minor-league teams to call Central Oregon home.
2024 Jackson Elder (Utah) was named pitcher of the week on July 9. Elder threw for seven innings in the Elks' game against the Pippins allowing zero runs and only three hits while also throwing eight strikeouts.https://westcoastleague.com/grady-and-elder-earn-wcls-moss-adams-weekly-honors/
Also on July 9, Easton Amundson, Mason Edwards, Jackson Elder, and Tyler Wood were selected to represent the Elks in the 2024 all star game in Bellingham.https://westcoastleague.com/wcl-all-star-game-rosters-announced/
The Elks made the postseason as a wildcard. This was the Elks' first playoff berth since 2015. The Elks were swept by the Pickles in the Divisional Series 0-2.https://baseball.pointstreak.com/schedule.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=33877
2025 On July 8, it was announced that Easton Amundson (MSU Denver), Erik Puodziunas (Michigan) and John-Paul Sauer (Tulane) were selected to represent the Elks at the All Star Game in Bellingham.https://westcoastleague.com/2025-wcl-all-stars-announced/
Jace Miller (Portland) was named player of the week on July 14.https://westcoastleague.com/chamberlain-and-miller-named-weekly-award-winners/
The Elks failed to improve on their 32-22 record from the previous season. The Elks went 28-26 and finished third in the South Division.https://baseball.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=34070 Miller lead the league with a .383 batting average and also finished with forty runs batted in. Makoa Sniffen (Saint Mary's, California) was third in the league with forty-six runs batted in and also hit seven home runs. Kyler Bacosa (Uncommitted) finished tied for second in the league with five pitching wins while Carson Boyer (Gonzaga) finished tied for third in the league with four. Puodziunas finished with a 3.60 ERA.https://baseball.pointstreak.com/leaders.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=34070 36,700 total fans attended the Elks' twenty-seven home games for an average of 1,359 fans per game.https://baseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=34070
The Elks clinched a wildcard berth for their second straight playoff appearance. The Elks faced the Knights in the South Divisional Series. The Elks took game one 7-5 for their first playoff win since the 2015 WCL Championship Series but proceeded to lose the next two games in Corvallis to end their season.
2026 Former Elk Mason Edwards participated in the 2026 MLB Draft Combine.https://westcoastleague.com/wcl-alumni-showcased-at-mlb-marquee-event/
Notable alumni Elks alumni who went on to play in Major League Baseball include Brian Barden, Jacoby Ellsbury, Blaine Hardy, Trevor Hildenberger, and Eric Sogard.
Results by Season League Champions Division Champions Playoff Team YearLeagueDivisionFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPostseasonManager2000Pacific International League1713Did Not QualifyDonny Harrel2001PIL219Did Not QualifyDonny Harrel2002PIL1713Did Not QualifyDonny Harrel2003PIL1515Did Not QualifyCasey Powell2004PIL2412PIL ChampionsZeke Mitchem2005West Coast League1323Did Not QualifyRob Strickland2006WCL2418Did Not QualifyNathan Pratt2007WCL2319Did Not QualifyCasey Powell2008WCL2319Lost Division SeriesRyan Thompson2009WCL2523Lost Division Series (Corvallis)Scott Anderson2010WCLSouth2nd2721.5634Won Division Series 2-0 (Corvalliss) Lost Championship Series 1-2 (Wenatchee)Sean Kinney2011WCLWest2nd2925.5378Lost Division Series 1-2 (Corvallis)Sean Kinney2012WCLSouth4th2430.4448Did Not QualifySean Kinney2013WCLSouth3rd3024.5567Did Not QualifyJoe Dominiak 2014WCLSouth2nd3123.5744Lost Division Series 0-2 (Corvallis)Marty Hunter2015WCLSouth1st3516.686-Won Division Series 2-0 (Corvallis) Won Championship Series 2-0 (Kelowna)Trey Watt2016WCLSouth5th2133.38913Did Not QualifyCasey Powell2017WCLSouth4th2628.4818Did Not QualifyAlan Embree2018WCLSouth5th1242.22225Did Not QualifyAlan Embree2019WCLSouth6th2133.38921Did Not QualifyJoe Dominiak 2020Season cancelled (COVID-19)2021WCLSouth4th2622.54211Did Not QualifyKyle Nobach2022WCLSouth5th2826.51911Did Not QualifyJoey Wong2023WCLSouth5th2529.46314Did Not QualifyJoey Wong2024WCLSouth3rd3221.6048.5Lost South Divisional Series 0-2 (Portland)Allen Cox2025WCLSouth3rd2826.51915Lost South Divisional Series 1-2 (Corvallis)Allen Cox2026WCLSouth8th1934.35811.5Did Not QualifyAllen Cox
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