Thursday's schedule
7 p.m. -- Fairbanks Goldpanners at Anchorage Bucs, Mulcahy Stadium
7 p.m. -- Chugiak Chinooks at Kenai Peninsula Oilers, Coral Seymour Memorial Park
AROUND THE HORN
Tuesday's games
Pilots, Miners split
The Pilots and Miners split a doubleheader in the Valley -- the Pilots earned a 1-0 win in the first of two seven-inning games with Mat-Su winning 4-3 in the nightcap.
The Pilots got the win in Game 1 despite managing just three hits. J.J. Wagner smacked an RBI double in the fifth inning for the game's lone run.
Mat-Su starter Jonathan Reid fanned nine in 4 2/3 innings.
Terence Connelly hit a walk-off RBI double in the seventh inning to lift Mat-Su to victory in the second game.
The Miners used four pitchers to hold the Pilots to just two hits -- both of them were home runs. Nikko Saenz and Clayton Taylor both went yard in the second inning to put the Pilots ahead 3-1.
Mat-Su scored two in the sixth to tie the game 3-3.
Oilers 9, Chinooks 7
Despite scoring six runs in the ninth inning, Chugiak's comeback bid came up short as the Chinooks lost their seventh straight game, falling 9-7 to the Oilers in Kenai.
Jake Sandlin had two hits and three RBIs for the Oilers.
Josh Altman went 4 for 5 and was one of four Chinooks with multiple hits.
ALASKA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Standings Through Tuesday's Games
American League
W L Pct. GB Overall
Bucs 10 5 .667 -- 16-7
Oilers 5 5 .500 2 1/2 14-6-2
Goldpanners 2 4 .333 3 1/2 12-5
National League
W L Pct. GB Overall
Miners 10 6 .625 -- 14-7-1
Glacier Pilots 11 7 .611 -- 13-8
Chinooks 2 13 .133 7 1/2 4-15
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