Having already established a 5-5 record in Alliance Baseball league play and amassing 25 points; the Alaska 20 Twins could only watch the scoreboard and standings throughout the weekend in hopes of securing an at-large berth to the 2020 ABL State Tournament.
With Sunday’s final games completed, the Twins earn one of four at-large berths outscoring Service, Palmer and Bartlett, all with 22 points and 4-6 records.
The Twins will be the #7 seed for the tournament and will open play on Friday, July 24th at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. The Twins (Alyeska bracket) will play the #3 seed in the 5:00 p.m. game. The first four days of the tournament are pool-play with the teams divided into Denali and Alyeska brackets.
Link to state tournament bracket: Click Here!
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.
Note: Juneau defeated North Pole 3-2 in the final game on Sunday to earn the final position in the state tournament.
Game Results: July 19th (final day of regular season)
Eagle River 14, Service 10 (L)
Palmer 11, East 1 (L)
Juneau 3, North Pole 2 (L)
Dimond 12, Fairbanks 1 (L)
Juneau 3, North Pole 2 (L)
Dimond 13, Fairbanks 12 NL
Eagle River 11, Service 1 NL
West 12, Chugiak 7 NL
SouthOpen 7, Bartlett 3 NL
SouthOpen 12, Bartlett 2 NL
