The Oilers went 1-1 at the Alaska Baseball League Showcase on Friday and Saturday at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage.
Friday, the Oilers lost to the Mat-Su Miners 4-1. Saturday, the Oilers defeated the Anchorage Bucs 5-0. Both games do not count in the league standings.
Saturday, Jonathan Carlos, Eric Reardon, Kyle Muller, Giancarlos Servin and Jonah Hendrickson combined to shut out the Bucs.
The games are six innings long. Skyler Messinger of the Oilers broke the scoreless tie in the sixth inning with a booming home run. The Oilers would later score on a Jaden Fein ground-out in the sixth inning to push the lead to 2-0.
Peninsula would tack on three more runs in the seventh inning.
Messinger finished 3 for 5 with three RBIs, while Fein was 2 for 3. Also for the Oilers, Victor Carlino had an RBI, Paul Steffensen was 1 for 3 with a run scored and Camden Vasquez was 1 for 1 with a pair of walks.
The ABL All-Star Game will be played at 4 p.m. today at Mulcahy Stadium.
