Alaska Baseball

It wasn’t all baseball for the former Anchorage Bucs player — he drove around in a Suzuki Sidekick and ate heaping bowls of cereal.

The record-breaking New York Yankees outfielder is still remembered fondly within the Alaska baseball community from his time playing in the ABL in 2011.

The Glacier Pilots were clinging to a one-run 8th-inning lead over the Mat-Su Miners in the Top of the World Series game.

The Wolves secured back-to-back titles in a tightly contested game that went into an extra inning.

In the other semifinal, Eagle River defeated South 9-5 and will return to the championship game after winning the tournament in 2021.

Home runs are a rare treat in the Alaska Baseball League, and the team’s new tradition reflects the unity and camaraderie that players have developed.

The Miners are currently leading the ABL with a 13-4 record.

Ty Beck has been up for nearly two decades as his dad is the general manager for the team, but this is his first year playing.

“I thought I was going to die, like, five times, but it’s awesome being here,” a player on the Napoleon River Bandits team joked about hiking up the quintessential Anchorage peak.

The Bucs are one of two Anchorage teams in the Alaska Baseball League.

Not surprisingly, players from the team based in Kenai are excited to pull some fish out of Alaska waters this summer when they’re not busy on the diamond.

These baseball players from the Lower 48 are in Anchorage this summer honing their skills with the Alaska Baseball League.

The former South High star is glad to be home and playing at his old stomping grounds.

The reigning state champion Wolverines appear to have picked up where they left off last year.

The Nanooks had swept through the GNAC conference tournament as a No. 10 seed and won their first two games in the West Region.

The Pilots pounded out six doubles in a 9-6 victory in Game 2 of the best-of-3 series.

The Anchorage Glacier Pilots scored all of their runs in the sixth inning or later to win 10-8.

The Bucs and the Pilots will square off in the Top of the World Series beginning Monday night at Mulcahy Stadium.

The Bucs and Miners will meet in the final game of their best-of-3 series Sunday afternoon in Palmer.

Mann batted .333 and stole 13 bases for the Pilots, who are playing Chugiak in the first round of the Top of the World playoff series.

The best-of-3 series continue Saturday night in Palmer and Chugiak.

The Mat-Su Miners are hosting the Anchorage Bucs, and the Chugiak Chinooks are hosting the Anchorage Glacier Pilots. First pitch is 6 p.m. for both games.

The Pilots won Sunday’s rubber match to win the three-game series at Mulcahy Stadium.