Lithia & Driveway Fields (formerly 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, which was the home venue of the

Southern Oregon Fuego Southern Oregon Starphire FC was an American soccer team based in Medford, Oregon, United States. The team played in Pacific Premier League (PPL), a regional amateur league based in Northern California, then later in the United Premier Soccer ...

of the National Premier Soccer League. The elevation of the park is approximately above sea level.

Facilities

Harry & David Field

Harry & David Field Harry & David Field is a baseball park in the northwest United States, located in Medford, Oregon. Adjacent to U.S. Cellular Community Park (now known as Lithia & Driveway Fields), it hosts youth and high school baseball, primarily the Amer ...

hosts youth and high school baseball, the

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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 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 The West Coast League (WCL) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 2005, comprising teams from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta. The WCL was previously named the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCB ...

. 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 Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in Nor ...

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 __NOTOC__ Medford may refer to: *Medford (surname) Places Canada *Medford, Nova Scotia England *Medford Hall, Staffordshire United States *Medford, Indiana *Medford, Maine *Medford, Massachusetts *Medford, Minnesota *Medford, Missouri *M ...

. After 21 seasons and two name changes, the

Southern Oregon Timberjacks The Southern Oregon Timberjacks were a minor league baseball team in the northwest United States, based in Medford, Oregon. The team played in the Class A-Short Season Northwest League and were an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics for 21 seaso ...

moved to British Columbia in October 1999 and became the Vancouver Canadians. Miles Field was demolished 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. US Cellular Park sign north entrance

Spectrum Field

Spectrum Field is a professional-sized all-weather artificial turf baseball field used for only high school and youth baseball games. It is the main field for

Cascade Christian High School Cascade Christian High School is a private Christian high school in Medford, Oregon, United States. History Cascade Christian High School was founded in 1977 by Grace Christian Schools, a ministry of the First Baptist Church, and was housed ...

Challenger baseball (who won the 2012 OSAA State 3A Championship) and occasion site for St. Mary's School Crusader baseball if their home field is unplayable. The naming rights to the field currently belong to

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under the Spectrum brand.

Radio Medford Field (Field #1)

On December 19, 2011, number one softball diamond, one of five softball field at the US Cellular Community Park complex was renamed Radio Medford Field per an agreement between Mapleton Communications of Medford and the complex good for five years and $175,000 MPRD, Radio Medford Ink Sports Park Naming-Rights Pact
Quinnan Kirkland, Resource Dev. Coord., US Cellular Park at Sports Medford site, December 19, 2011

Football/Soccer Field

The USCCP Soccer field is a championship-sized field that plays host to the NPSL's

. It has also played host to high school and youth football and soccer games. The high school athletic programs who use the facilities for events include

football and soccer and St. Mary's School soccer. It is also the main home for the Rogue Valley Timbers Soccer Club, a youth soccer program that is part of the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

( MLS) Alliance.

History

This property was purchased by Martin Dietrich Heitkamp and his wife Gertrude Heitkamp in 1937. Their children Martin and Rose (Leever) helped farm and run the cattle ranch that included what is now Manor Hill. Martin remained on the property and raised his family with his wife Linda. In 2007 the property was sold to the City of Medford and subsequently, became Lithia & Driveway Fields at Heitkamp Ranch.

References

External links

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