The Peninsula Oilers scored six, unanswered runs against the Mat-Su Miners, en-route to a 6-5 win on Sunday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park.
The Oilers, (16-14), book-ended their five game series with the Miners with a ninth-inning, walk-off run, securing their second win against Mat-Su, after the Miners won the three middle games of the series. The Miners Alaska Baseball League leading record stands at 19-11; the Oilers are second in the ABL with a 16-14 record.
Oilers 6- Miners 5
The Oilers rallied behind six unanswered runs to defeat the Mat-Su Miners on the power of a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth.
The Miners jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against Oilers starter Christian Winston in the top of the first inning.
Winston allowed a pair of runs in the second, his night concluded after 2.1 innings.
The Oilers scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning, fueled by a Grant Wood two-run double. The Miners held a 5-3 lead after the second.
The Oilers tied the game in the sixth inning, a two-run throwing error by Miners reliever Malachi Emond scored Ryan Novis and Paul Kunst.
Oilers relievers Erikson Fish, Matt Amrhein, Noah Owen and Calvin Farris threw a combined 7.1 innings of scoreless relief.
Berkey led off the ninth with a walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored the winning run on a Chad Bible RBI single, securing the Oilers first walk-off win of the season.
The Oilers Begin A 10-Game Road Trip Wednesday
The Oilers lead-off a 10-game road-trip (spanning over 10 days) on Wednesday, July 11 against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at 5 p.m. at Mulcahy Stadium, the first game of a doubleheader. Wednesday’s game one is a make- up of a rained-out game from June 11.
Peninsula Oilers Road Schedule (July 11-20) All games on ESPN 1140AM and www.radiokenai.com
Thursday, July 12: Oilers vs Pilots 7:10 p.m. Mulcahy Park
Friday, July 13: Oilers vs Miners 1:00 p.m. Mulcahy Park (showcase game)
Saturday, July 14: Oilers vs Pilots 4:00 p.m. Mulcahy Park (showcase game)
Monday, July 16: Oilers vs Bucs 7:00 p.m. Mulcahy Park
Tuesday, July 17: Oilers vs Chinooks 7:00 p.m. Lee Jordan Field
Wednesday, July 18: Oilers vs Miners 6:00 p.m. Hermon Brothers Field
Thursday, July 19: Oilers vs Bucs 7:00 p.m. Mulcahy Park
Friday, July 20: Oilers vs Miners 7:00 p.m. Hermon Brothers Field
The Oilers return to Coral Seymour Memorial Park for the final home stand of the regular season against the Pilots on Tuesday, July 24th, the first game of a six-game series to close out the 2018 ABL regular season.
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