The Oilers mashed the Eagle River/Chugiak Chinooks 10-0, accomplished by a shut-out from three pitchers and timely batting from the entire line up of hitters.
Leading the way was Leighton Helfrick, who went 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs, raising his average to .313. Drewbie Pinkston, Nick Costello (.413), Theo Forshey (.356) and Michael Elko (16 RBIs) all delivered doubles at key moments in the biggest frames, when the Oilers put up 4 runs in the 3rd and 8th innings.
Connor Throneberry was the winning pitcher, bringing his ERA to a stingy 1.79, and was ably supported by William Grimm and Harrison Metz, who both hurled 2 innings of relief for the shut-out.
The ABL standings continue to get ever-tighter. The Mat-Su Miners hold the lead at 16-11 with the Bucs and Pilots one game back. The Oilers are currently a hot team, winning 6 out of their last 8 games and are 4.5 games back.
The next Oiler game is double header on Monday against the Mat-Su Miners at 4:00 p.m. and the second game at 6:00 pm. All games are heard on ESPN 1140 AM, 96.9 FM and radiokenai.com.
