The opening round of pool play at the Alliance of Alaska Baseball state tournament featured four pairings including an opening game for the Alaska 20 Twins with all games played at Mulcahy Park in Anchorage.
The Twins dropped a 5-1 contest to Eagle River and stand at 0-1 in the Alyeska Pool of the baseball state tournament. The top top teams in the Alyeska Pool, after four days of pool play, advance to play the top two teams from the Denali Pool.
Twins 1 – Eagle River 5
Missed opportunities in the first inning for the Twins allowed Eagle River to build an early lead en route to a 5-1 Wolves victory.
The Twins, in the top of the first inning, loaded the bases with no outs on three, straight singles; however, the Twins failed to plate a run, missing an opportunity to put the Wolves in an early hole.
Eagle River scored the game’s first run in the bottom of the first inning for a 1-0 lead. Alaska 20 answered with a lone run in the fifth inning to tie the game at 1-1. A three-run, fifth inning by the Wolves and a single Eagle River run in the sixth inning closed out the scoring. Final Score: Eagle River 5, Twins 1
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ABL Pool Play Schedule: Friday, July 24th
West 3 – Juneau 0
South 7 – Chugiak 6
Eagle River 5 – Kenai 1
8:15 p.m. Wasilla vs. Dimond
ABL Pool Play Schedule: Saturday, July 25th
11:00am Kenai vs. South
2:30pm Wasilla vs. West
6:00pm Juneau vs. Dimond
OFF DAY Eagle River, Chugiak
ABL Pool Play Schedule: Sunday, July 26th
11:00am Kenai vs. Chugiak
2:30pm Juneau vs. Wasilla
6:00pm Eagle River vs. South
OFF DAY Dimond, West
ABL Pool Play Schedule: Monday, July 27th
2:00pm Chugiak vs. Eagle River
5:30pm West vs. Dimond
OFF DAY South, Wasilla, Kenai, Juneau
All games to be played at Mulcahy Park
Alliance Baseball League State Qualifiers
The top two teams in the American Division and the top two teams in the National Division earn automatic berths into the Alliance Baseball state tournament. The next four teams, regardless of division, with the most total points earn at-large berths.
American Division
South Anchorage 8-2 34 pts. Automatic qualifier
Eagle River 8-2 34 pts. Automatic qualifier
National Division
Dimond 8-2 34 pts. Automatic qualifier
West Anchorage 7-3 31 pts. Automatic qualifier
At-Large Qualifiers
Wasilla 6-4 28 pts.
Chugiak 6-4 28 pts.
Kenai 20 Twins 5-5 25 pts.
Juneau 5-5 25 pts.
Mulcahy Park in Anchorage, the site for the ABL state tournament, instituted social distancing practices in the main grandstands.
