The Peninsula Oilers recorded their first home victory defeating the Anchorage Glacier Pilots 4-3 on Saturday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park.
Oilers 4 – Pilots 3
The Oilers opened the scoring in the second inning with a lead-off single by James Shimashita and scoring Shimashita on an error for a 1-0 lead. The Pilots scored single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. The Oilers added a run in the fourth inning on a Shimashita single and again scored an unearned run on a Pilots error. Two runs in the fifth innings for the Oilers included Shunsuke Sakaino scoring on an RBI double by Noah Henning and Henning scoring on a Dalton Bowling sacrifice fly.
Carson Seeman earned the win with 5 2/3 innings allowing three runs, two earned, and eight hits.
Sunday’s ABL game between the Oilers and Pilots, game five of the five game series, is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Coral Seymour Memorial Park. The Oilers will have three off-days following Sunday’s matinee.
Follow the Oilers throughout the season on ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and streaming live at radiokenai.com with the Sweeney’s Pregame Show scheduled for 20 minutes before first pitch.
