Forty-four days until first pitch!

Our team is still taking shape for the 2014 season. We have had three roster changes already this week and expect a few more before the season begins on June 8. Check back here each week for updates to the roster.

Here is a list of the players, and their colleges, committed to play this season:

Pitchers: Dallas DeVrieze — Appalachian State; Tyler Gibson — University of Oklahoma; Dan Kolodin — UC San Diego; Sean Mason — Appalachian State; Jimmy Nesselt — East Tennessee State; Cody Richey — University of Incarnate Word; Chad Rieser — UC San Diego; Nick Rogowski — Cal State Bakersfield; Nolan Sheridan — San Francisco State; Andrew Wright — USC.

Infielders: Ty Filliben — Samford University; Mylz Jones — Cal State Bakersfield; Ethan McGill — University of Incarnate Word; Jeff Paschke — USC; Alex Rubanowitz — UC Riverside; Brett Sullivan — University of the Pacific; Francisco Tellez — UC Riverside; Nick Vilter — UC Riverside.

Outfielders: Jake Sandlin — Georgia College; Taylor Murphy — University of the Pacific; Carter Yagi — Kansas State.

Catchers: Sam Roberson — Southeastern Louisiana; Nick Thurman — Louisiana-Lafayette.

As always, please contact us at 283-7133 with any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you at the ballpark this summer!

Oilers Corner is provided by James Clark, the general manager of the Alaska Baseball League team.