Anchorage Daily News

The Peninsula Oilers won their second consecutive game on Tuesday at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan., by surviving a late-inning scare.

The A's of Clarinda, Iowa, had just taken a 7-6 lead in the top of the eighth inning, but the Oilers responded with five runs in the bottom of the frame.

The Oilers held off Clarinda in the ninth for an 11-7 victory to advance to a Friday contest against the winner of a late Tuesday game between the San Diego Stars and the Crestwood (Ill.) Panthers.

Both teams erupted offensively Tuesday, combining for 18 runs and 21 hits. Oiler Brian McConkey went 2 for 2, scoring twice and driving in two runs.

That leaves both Alaska Baseball League teams undefeated in Wichita.

The ABL-champion Pilots won their opener 10-0 on Monday, and meet the Colorado Sox on Thursday.

Alaska Baseball League leaders

Team Batting

1) Anchorage Bucs .273; 2) Fairbanks Goldpanners .258; 3) Anchorage Glacier Pilots .256; 4) Athletes In Action Fire .252; 5) Mat-Su Miners .239; 6) Peninsula Oilers .235.

Team Pitching

1) Peninsula Oilers 2.31; 2) Mat-Su Miners 2.71; 3) Anchorage Glacier Pilots 3.16; 4) Anchorage Bucs 3.33; 5) Fairbanks Goldpanners 4.93; 6) Athletes In Action Fire 5.14.

Pitching (Minimum .9 innings per team games played)

ERA (Record) -- 1) Brandon Berl, Oilers, 0.82 (2-1); 2) Ross Humes, Oilers, 0.84 (4-0); 3) Joe Gardner, Oilers, 0.96 (4-0); 4) Christian Bergman, Bucs, 0.96 (4-2); 5) Zachary Quate, Pilots, 1.49 (6-1); 6) Paul Bargas, Bucs, 2.40 (3-2); 7) Brandon Dixon, Oilers, 2.55 (2-3); 8) Tyler Henry, Pilots, 2.58 (1-2); 9) Jason Erickson, Miners, 2.79 (6-1); 10) Shawn Teufel, Fire, 3.09 (0-1, 1 save).

Wins -- 1) tie, Zachary Quate, Pilots, and Jason Erickson, Miners, 6; 3) 4-way tie: Christian Bergman and R. Patterson, Bucs, 4; Ross Humes and Joe Gardner, Oilers, 4. Strikeouts -- 1) Jason Erickson, Miners, 36; 2) tie, Christian Bergman, Bucs, and Jon Pokorny, Goldpanners, 34. Saves -- 1) Eric Best, Pilots, 8; 2) Erik Draxton, Oilers, 6; 3) Kyle Brule, Goldpanners, 4. Innings Pitched -- 1) Christian Bergman, Bucs, 602/3; 2) Derek Sumner, Fire, 482/3; 3) Paul Bargas, Bucs, 45.

Batting (Minimum 3 plate appearances per team games played)

Average -- 1) Brint Hardy, Fire, .410; 2) Joseph Terdoslavich, Pilots, .354; 3) Nick Ciolli, Goldpanners, .346; 4) Evan Wells, Bucs, .321; 5) Eddie Tisdale, Bucs, .317; 6) Paul Goldschmidt, Bucs, .310; 7) Jeremy Gould, Oilers, .310; 8) Anthony Aliotti, Oilers, .304; 9) Kevin Winn, Fire, .298; 10) Troy Scott, Miners, .293.

Runs -- 1) Brint Hardy, Fire, 28; 2) tie, Evan Wells, Bucs, and Jonathan Jones, Pilots, 24. Hits -- 1) Brint Hardy, Fire, 50; 2) tie, Paul Goldschmidt, Goldpanners, and Nick Ciolli, Goldpanners, 45. Doubles -- 1) tie, Paul Goldschmidt, Goldpanners, and Troy Scott, Miners, 13; 3) tie, Kyle Jensen, Miners, and Jeremy Gould, Oilers, 11. Triples -- 1) Vince Belnome, Oilers, 4; 2) tie, 8 tied with 2. Home Runs -- 1) Thomas Myers, Goldpanners, 6; 2) Kyle Jensen, Miners, 4; 3) 9 players tied with 3. RBIs -- 1) Ryan Enos, Fire, 27; 2) tie, Troy Scott, Miners, and Jeremy Gould, Oilers, 25. Stolen Bases -- 1) Brint Hardy, Fire, 25; 2) Evan Wells, Bucs, 14; 3) Tre Dennis, Oilers, 13.

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