Goldpanners 5, Chinooks 1
The Fairbanks Goldpanners strengthened their hold on first place in the Alaska Baseball League on Thursday, taking down the last-place Chugiak Chinooks x-x at Growden Memorial Park in Fairbanks.
The rest of the ABL was idle Thursday, so Fairbanks now holds a 1 1/2 game lead on the Anchorage Bucs and Mat-Su Miners, who are tied for second place.
The Goldpanners scored all five of their runs in the first two innings, getting a home run from David Edwards in the first, second-inning RBI-doubles from Casey Munoz, David Fletcher and Payden Cawley-Lamb and an RBI-single from Alex Rubanowitz in the second inning.
Fairbanks starter Drew Mitrisin earned a win, striking out two and walking two in five innings. Cody Moffett pitched the final four innings and struck out six.
ABL LEAGUE
STANDINGS
Team W L Pct GB
Fairbanks 13 6 .684 -
Anchorage Bucs 13 9 .591 1 1/2
Mat-Su Miners 15 11 .577 1 1/2
Glacier Pilots 12 12 .500 3 1/2
Peninsula Oilers 11 11 .500 3 1/2
Chugiak Chinooks 5 20 .200 11
Thursday's results
Goldpanners 5, Chinooks 1
Friday's games
Bucs at Oilers, 7 p.m., Seymour Memorial Park
Pilots at Goldpanners, 7 p.m., Growden Park
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