The final home game of the 2021 ABL season for the Peninsula Oilers will feature the Oilers vs the Anchorage Glacier Pilots on Saturday, July 24th at Coral Seymour Memorial Park.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. Saturday (note time change from schedule).
Friday Doubleheader Recap (provided by Jonah White)
Pilots 3 – Oilers 2
In game 1, the Oilers fell behind 3-0 heading to the bottom of the 6th, when two hits and a walk sent Bryce Marsh to the plate with the bases loaded an no outs. Marsh belted a 3-1 pitch off the right field wall for a 2-run double, missing a grand slam by feet. One batter later, with the go-ahead runs on base, Grant Roosma grounded into a bizarre 4-2-5-3-9 double play which featured three separate rundowns. The Oilers left two more runners on base in the 7th, unable to complete the comeback as Anchorage held on 3-2 victory.
Oilers 7 – Pilots 5
In the nightcap, the Oilers pushed across seven runs in the first three innings, highlighted by a Henry Novicki triple and a Marsh double in the third. A three-run fourth and a homerun by Glacier Pilots’ catcher Grant Weiss in the sixth made it 7-5 before Luke Yacinich retired the final four hitters to finish the complete game; getting his team-high fifth win of the season. Final Score: Oilers 7 – Pilots 5
Johnny Olmstead had five hits combined for the two games as the Oilers record goes to 12-24 on the season, two games out of a playoff spot with four games to go.
The Oilers host the Pilots on Saturday with a single game at 7 p.m. at Oilers Park.
Follow the Oilers on ESPN 1140AM and streaming at radiokenai.com with the Sweeney’s Pregame Show scheduled for 6:40 p.m.
