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AROUND THE HORN
-- Jason Coats hit a grand slam in the first inning to lead the Glacier Pilots past the Anchorage Bucs 9-7 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader at Mulcahy Stadium. Coats finished with five RBIs. In the second inning, Pilots infielder Gunner Glad furnished a two-run homer. -- The league-leading Mat-Su Miners fell to the Fairbanks Goldpanners, 4-3 Saturday. Tied 1-1, Panners first-baseman Andrew Pollack smacked a solo homer in the second inning for the go-ahead. -- The Athletes in Action swept the Peninsula Oilers in an away double-header, but remain in last place in the league. AIA's Ben Minard drove in Ryan Enos in the first inning and Enos doubled in the eighth to bring in Austin Schultz for the 2-0 victory in the first game. AIA won the second game 5-1, the Oilers lone run coming from a seventh-inning wild pitch. AIA's Trey Wimmer recorded three hits and a pair of RBIs and Brian Kolb contributed one run, two hits and two RBIs. ALASKA BASEBALL LEAGUE Standings W L Pct. GB Overall Miners 13 6 .684 -- 15-6 Glacier Pilots 11 7 .611 1 1/2 13-11 Bucs 10 8 .556 2 1/2 15-10 Oilers 7 10 .412 5 10-12 Goldpanners 6 10 .375 5 1/2 9-14 AIA 5 11 .267 6 1/2 7-12 RESULTS AND SCHEDULE Friday's Results Anchorage Bucs 6, Anchorage Glacier Pilots 4 Fairbanks Goldpanners 6, Mat-Su Miners 2 Mat-Su Miners 5, Fairbanks Goldpanners 2 Athletes in Action 5, Peninsula Oilers 3 Saturday's Results Fairbanks Goldpanners 4, Mat-Su Miners 3 Athletes in Action 2. Peninsula Oilers 0 Athletes in Action 5, Peninsula Oilers 1 Anchorage Glacier Pilots 9, Anchorage Bucs 7 Anchorage Glacier Pilots vs. Anchorage Bucs, late Today's Game Athletes in Action at Peninsula Oilers, 2 p.m., Coral Seymour Memorial Ballpark. Monday's Games Athletes in Action at Anchorage Glacier Pilots, 7 p.m., Mulcahy Stadium Anchorage Bucs at Fairbanks Goldpanners, 7 p.m., Growden Memorial Park Peninsula Oilers at Mat-Su Miners, 7 p.m., Hermon Brothers Field.