The regular season for the Alaska Baseball League and the Peninsula Oilers closed in Chugiak for the Oilers with a 6-1 loss to the Chinooks. The remaining four teams in the ABL will begin the Top of the World tournament on Friday.
Chugiak Chinooks 6 – Oilers 1
The Peninsula Oilers managed only a single, fifth inning run in a 6-1 loss to the Chinooks on Thursday in Chugiak.
Andrew Sojka drove-in Lee Atkinson in the fifth inning; Atkinson opening the inning with a lead-off double.
Season Highlights
Garrett Pennington won two legs of the ABL triple crown and narrowly missed the Triple Crown Award. Pennington lead the ABL in batting average at .336; home runs at 6 and finished with 22 RBI. The Anchorage Bucs Diego Baqueiro recorded a single RBI on Thursday to take the RBI lead at 23.
Luke Yacinich, Oilers starting pitcher lead the ABL in wins with 5 wins in 2021.
Top of the World Series
Friday, July 30
Mat-Su Miners vs Anchorage Bucs @ Herman Brothers Field 6 p.m.
Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks vs Anchorage Glacier Pilots 6 p.m.
