Four runs on only five hits and a strong pitching performance equaled a 4-0 victory over the Anchorage Bucs for the Peninsula Oilers in Alaska Baseball League action on Wednesday at Mulcahy Park.
Oilers 4 – Bucs 0
The Oilers opened the scoring on a double-steal, scoring Matt Acosta in the third inning for a 1-0 lead over the Bucs. Jeremy Conant blasted a solo home run in the 4th inning and Thomas Ruddy drove in Matt Acosta in the fifth inning for a 3-0 Oilers lead. Ruddy scored on a Ryan Smith RBI in the eighth for the 4-0 final score.
Raymond Kerr earned the win pitching five innings and recording five strikeouts and allowing no runs.
The Oilers face the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks on Thursday at Chugiak. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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