tease

Friday: Oilers make it 4 straight against Miners

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Mat-Su Miners 5-4 on Friday in Alaska Baseball League play at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.

The Oilers have now won the first four games of a five-game series against the Miners. Peninsula goes for the sweep Saturday at 6 p.m. Including exhibition games in the ABL Scouts Showcase, the Oilers have now won six of their last seven.

The Anchorage Bucs lead the league at 7-2, with the Oilers at 5-3. The Miners and Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks are both at 4-5, while the Anchorage Glacier Pilots are 3-8.

ADVERTISEMENT
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
00:00
00:00
 

The Oilers had lost both of their games on the road to the Miners coming into this series, with Mat-Su totaling 19 runs in those two games.

Peninsula pitching continued to hold up Friday.

Ryan Hughes started with four scoreless innings, giving up two hits. Emerson Fleck then gave up a run on two hits in 2 1-3 innings, while Seth Bougher gave up three runs on five hits in 2 1-3 innings.

Nicholai Arbach came on in the ninth with two outs and runners on first and second, and preserved the victory by getting a fly ball to left field.

The Oilers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth, but Mat-Su tied it in the top of the seventh.

Peninsula promptly took a 2-1 lead in the seventh when Brock Wirthgen, who finished 2 for 3, doubled to score Cole Dawson, who was 2 for 3 with two runs.

In the eighth, Dom Patrizi cracked a home run to again tie it.

The Oilers took the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth with three runs. Then Mat-Su had two runs in the top of the ninth, but the rally came up short.

Kyle McDaniel also was 2 for 4 for the Oilers with a run. Drake Kerr was 3 for 5 with a run and an RBI for the Miners, while Brandyn Durand was 2 for 5 with a run.

More in Sports

Zac Cowan putts a golf ball into a hole during the Alaska Sign Source Pro Am at Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, July 14, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Azzara, Moore win Birch Ridge Pro Am

The top four pros were rounded out by Zac Cowan with 78 and Bill Engberg at 84.

tease
1st Soldotna Cycle Series of the year draws 49

The first Soldotna Cycle Series race took place Thursday, July 10, at… Continue reading

Nick Varney
Reeling ‘Em In: Can things get even better?

The silvers are starting to get their finny freak on at our famous Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon.

Runners line up at the start for the Seldovia Salmon Shuffle 5K race on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Seldovia, Alaska. Photo courtesy Ecola Collier
255 do the Salmon Shuffle

The 5K race is held annually as part of Seldovia’s 4th of July celebrations.

Nick Varney
Reeling ‘Em In: Hard luck at the fishing hole

The action wasn’t as hot as in the past, but neither was the run.

Seward's Fred Moore stands at the base of Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska, on Monday, June 24, 2019. Moore will run in his 50th consecutive Mount Marathon race on July 4. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
‘It’s been a good run’

Seward’s Moore explains his decision to end his Mount Marathon streak at 54

Matthew Schilling of the American Legion Post 20 Twins slides safely past Eagle River catcher Jack Mullen on Monday, July 7, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Monday: Twins keep rolling with sweep of Eagle River

The American Legion Post 20 Twins swept Eagle River on Monday at… Continue reading

Sharon Tyone, Dan Aaronson and Jessica Small make the "real life slot machine" work at the Oilers All-Star Family Field Day on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Oilers return to field for All-Star Family Field Day

It was only for a day, but the Peninsula Oilers were able… Continue reading

David Norris, 34, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, wins the men's race at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Norris goes 6 for 6 in Mount Marathon men’s race; Moore’s streak ends at 54 races

One streak lived while another streak ended during a brilliantly sunny men’s… Continue reading

Most Read

You're browsing in private mode.
Please sign in or subscribe to continue reading articles in this mode.

Peninsula Clarion relies on subscription revenue to provide local content for our readers.

Subscribe

Already a subscriber? Please sign in