Anchorage Bucs topple Pilots to capture Alaska Baseball League championship
The Bucs won the best-of-3 series with a 7-1 rout of their rivals in the third game.
Alaska Baseball
Bucs, Pilots to meet in ABL’s Top of the World Series
The Bucs beat the Peninsula Oilers in the third game of their semifinal series, and the Pilots swept the Mat-Su Miners in two games.
Mat-Su outfielder Erik Webb is ABL’s player of the year
Webb led the Alaska Baseball League this summer with a .368 batting average.
Alaska Baseball League heads into Top of the World postseason tournament
A pair of best-of-3 series begin Thursday, with the Bucs hosting the Oilers in one and the Pilots meeting the Miners in the other.
As the Alaska Baseball League heads into its final week, rain makes a rare appearance
Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer had its first rainout of the season Tuesday.
With 7 big blasts, Mat-Su’s Justin Kirby wins the ABL home run derby
As a freshman at Kent State, Kirby hit three home runs in a single game.
Alaska’s ballparks: At Chugiak’s Lee Jordan Field, you can sit in the bleachers or on the grass
A welcoming vibe and free admission makes the ABL’s newest diamond a friendly place to catch a game.
It’s a big week in the Alaska Baseball League
The annual Scout Showcase at Mulcahy Stadium will feature tripleheaders Friday and Saturday and a home run derby and all-star game Sunday.
Alaska’s ballparks: The midnight sun in Fairbanks seldom sets on Growden Park
The farthest-north baseball stadium in the United States is a little dated and deeply quirky.
Alaska’s ballparks: Palmer’s Hermon Brothers Field is an oasis of green
The stadium is an experience for the senses, from Pioneer Peak looming behind left field to natural grass in the field to colorful advertisements on the wooden outfield walls.
Alaska’s ballparks: Kenai’s Seymour Park has a gritty look and a glittery history
Kids chase foul balls, old men smoke cigarettes on the fringes and plenty of salty language comes from the left-field beer garden, where longtime fans still listen to radio broadcasts of the game.
Alaska’s ballparks: At Mulcahy Stadium, the fans keep the game together
Built in 1964, Anchorage’s ballpark stays busy as the home field for the Glacier Pilots, the Bucs, American Legion teams and high school teams.
Kenai’s summer baseball team threatened by lack of financing
The Oilers have drastically cut expenses - the coaching staff has taken over field maintenance - and the team counts dollars for every road trip.
Bucs, Pilots to play solstice baseball game
The game is scheduled to start at 7:10 p.m. at Mulcahy Stadium, about three hours before the annual Midnight Sun Classic begins in Fairbanks.
Bucs, Glacier Pilots both bring winning records into their first meeting of the season
Anchorage’s Alaska Baseball League teams will play at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday at Mulcahy Stadium.
Batter up: Alaska Baseball League opens a new season
There are three new managers in the five-team league, which for decades has been a destination for college players.
A handful of former Alaska Baseball League players loom large in MLB playoffs
One of them, former Mat-Su Miners infielder Craig Counsell, is the manager of the Brewers.
Mat-Su Miners make it a three-peat in the Alaska Baseball League
The Miners beat the Bucs 7-1 Sunday for a sweep of the Top of the World Series.
Henson solo home run carries Miners to 1-0 victory over Bucs
The win came in the first game of the best-of-3 Top of the World Series, which will decide the Alaska Baseball League champion.
They’re in: Alaska Baseball League newcomers Chugiak Chinooks claim a spot in the playoffs
When Lee Jordan, president of the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks booster club, arrived at the ball field that bears his name, he had an inkling the game would make headlines.