With players still arriving in Alaska and rosters thin for opening day, the Peninsula Oilers and Alaska Goldpanners played to a 3-3 tie in the season opener for summer baseball at Growden Park in Fairbanks.
Peninsula Oilers 3 – Alaska Goldpanners 3
The Peninsula Oilers scored the tying run in the top of the ninth inning with two outs, evening the pre-arranged, nine inning game at 3-3 for a successful season-opener for both programs as teams fill their rosters in early June.
The Oilers opened with a run in the third inning only to allow three runs in the bottom of the inning to the Goldpanners.
In the third inning, Trey Becker pounded a triple and scored on an RBI by Cole Jordan for the game’s first run. The Oilers drew to within a run in the top of the seventh with Noah Henning scoring on a Chase Katafias RBI single.
The Oilers tying run came with two outs in the top of the ninth when Noah Henning scored on a Trey Becker RBI single. Homer’s Moss Hayes closed the ninth inning recording a strikeout with a runner at third base to end the game.
The Oilers and Panners will play a pair of seven-inning games in the opening series with games on Wednesday and Thursday nights scheduled for 6:30 p.m. start times.
Wednesday’s game broadcast will move to KSRM 920AM and will be streamed live at radiokenai.com/ksrm.
The Oilers follow-up their Fairbanks swing and begin Alaska Baseball League play Saturday, June 11th with a double-header against the Anchorage Bucs at Mulcahy Park. The Oilers home opener is set for Wednesday, June 22nd against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots.
Broadcast Schedule Adjustments: During NBA Championships
Oilers games will be moved to KSRM 920AM and streamed at radiokenai.com/ksrm during the NBA Championship Finals
Wednesday, June 8 Oilers vs Goldpanners 6:30 p.m. Game Time 6:10 p.m. Pregame on KSRM 920AM
Thursday, June 9 Oilers vs Goldpanners 6:30 p.m. Game Time 6:10 p.m. Pregame on ESPN 1140AM
Saturday, June 11 Oilers vs Anchorage Bucs (DH) 5:00 p.m. Game Time 4:40 p.m. Pregame on ESPN 1140AM
Sunday, June 12 Oilers vs Anchorage Pilots 4:00 p.m. Game Time 3:40 p.m. Pregame on ESPN 1140AM
Monday, June 13 Oilers vs Miners 7:00 p.m. Game Time 6:40 p.m. Pregame on KSRM 920AM
Tuesday, June 14 Oilers vs Anchorage Bucs 7:00 p.m. Game Time 6:40 p.m. Pregame on ESPN 1140AM
Wednesday, June 15 Oilers vs Chinooks 7:00 p.m. Game Time 6:40 p.m. Pregame on ESPN 1140AM
Thursday, June 16 Oilers vs Chinooks 7:00 p.m. Game Time 6:40 p.m. Pregame on KSRM 920AM
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