The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Chugiak Chinooks 2-1 on Saturday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park.
The win moves the Oilers to 8-7 in the ABL, three games ahead of the Anchorage Bucs and Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks.
The Oilers face the Chinooks today at 2 p.m.
Back in Seymour Park after a trip to Fairbanks, the Oilers pitching staff returned to its stingy ways.
David Diaz picked up the win, giving up a run on six hits, while relievers Shane Ennis, Sean Michel and Paul Lujan closed the door with shutout ball, with Lujan getting the save.
James Fowlkes went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Oilers, while Billy Wilson was 2 for 3 with a run. Jordan Washam had the other RBI for the Oilers, while Lukas Hermanson had the other run.
The Oilers led 1-0 after the second inning, but Fairbanks came back to tie it in the third. The Oilers took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth.
Saturday
Chinooks AB R H BI Oilers AB R H BI
Cmwl 3b 4 0 1 0 Wshm 2b 4 0 1 1
Frto dh 3 0 0 0 Sfrt 3b 4 0 1 0
Mog c 4 0 1 1 Olvr 1b 3 0 0 0
Sdgr 1b 3 0 0 0 Ruhm rf 4 0 1 0
Mrtn cf 4 0 0 0 Glsy ss 3 0 0 0
Ptr lf 4 0 1 0 Wlfg c 4 0 0 0
Wks rf 3 0 1 0 Hmsn dh 2 1 0 0
Owns ph 1 0 0 0 Diaz dh 1 0 0 0
Hnks ss 2 0 1 0 Wlsn lf 3 1 2 0
Bas 2b 3 1 1 0 Flks cf 4 0 2 1
Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 32 2 7 2
Chugiak 001 000 000 —1
Peninsula 010 100 000 —2
2B — Wilson, Fowlkes. SB — Galusky. E — Hanks 2. LOB — Chinooks 6, Oilers 10. DP — Oilers 2, Chinooks 1.
IP H R ER BB SO
Chinooks
Fairchild, L – 7 2 2 2 2
Karkenny – 0 0 0 1 1
Oilers
Diaz, W – 6 1 1 2 2
Ennis – 0 0 0 0 1
Michel – 0 0 0 0 2
Lujan, S – 0 0 0 0 2
WP — Karkenny 2, Diaz. HB — Fairchild, Diaz.
Alaska Baseball League Standings
W L Pct. GB Overall
American League
Oilers 8 7 .533 — 11-10
Bucs 5 10 .333 3 8-13
Panners 4 9 .321 3 8-12
National League
Miners 15 4 .789 — 17-4
Chinooks 10 10 .500 5 1-2 11-11
Pilots 8 10 .444 6 1-2 10-12
Friday, July 3
Chinooks 3, Pilots 2
Saturday, July 4
Miners 9, Panners 1
Pilots 4, Bucs 3
Pilots vs. Bucs, late
Oilers 2, Chinooks 1
Sunday, July 5
Panners at Pilots, 4 p.m.
Bucs at Miners, 4 p.m.
Chinooks at Oilers, 2 p.m.
