Alaska Baseball League
The Alaska Baseball League (ABL) is an amateur collegiate summer baseball league. Players in the league must have attended one year of college and must have one year of NCAA eligibility remaining.
The Midnight Sun Game, held at Growden Memorial Park in Fairbanks on the longest day of each year, is one of the highlights of the Alaska Baseball League season.
In the past, the ABL has sent its top teams to compete at the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series, where the league's representatives have won multiple championships. Anchorage has won in 1969, 1971, 1986, 1991, and 2001, Fairbanks in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, and 2002, Kenai in 1977, 1993, and 1994, and Matsu in 1987 and 1997. League teams have also finished second in several years.[1]
Teams
- Anchorage Bucs – Mulcahy Stadium, Anchorage
- Anchorage Glacier Pilots – Mulcahy Stadium, Anchorage
- Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks – Growden Memorial Park, Fairbanks
- Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks – Loretta French Field, Chugiak — Note: they were the Athletes in Action Fire previously.[2]
- Mat-Su Miners – Hermon Brothers Field, Palmer
- Peninsula Oilers – Coral Seymour Ballpark, Kenai
Past league champions
- 2012: Anchorage Glacier Pilots
- 2011: Peninsula Oilers
- 2010: Mat-Su Miners
- 2009: Mat-Su Miners
- 2008: Anchorage Glacier Pilots
- 2007: Fairbanks AIA Fire
- 2006: Peninsula Oilers
- 2005: Fairbanks Goldpanners
- 2004: Mat-Su Miners
- 2003: Fairbanks Goldpanners
- 2002: Fairbanks Goldpanners
- 2000: Peninsula Oilers
- 1998: Anchorage Bucs/Peninsula Oilers (tie)
- 1996: Anchorage Bucs
- 1994: Fairbanks Goldpanners
- 1993: Anchorage Bucs
- 1992: Anchorage Bucs
- 1991: Anchorage Bucs
- 1990: Anchorage Bucs
Notable alumni
- Bruce Bochte
- Barry Bonds
- Aaron Boone
- Jason Castro[3]
- Chris Chambliss
- Jesse Chavez
- Josh Donaldson[4]
- JD Drew
- Jacoby Ellsbury[5]
- Jeff Francis
- Jason Giambi
- Paul Goldschmidt
- Luis Gonzalez
- Mark Grace
- Brian Horwitz
- Wally Joyner
- Eric Karros
- Jeff Kent
- Jed Lowrie
- Mark McGwire
- Kris Medlen
- Doug Mientkiewicz
- John Olerud
- James Paxton
- Stephen Piscotty
- Tyson Ross
- Brendan Ryan
- Tom Seaver
- JT Snow
- Dave Stieb
- Kurt Suzuki
- Danny Valencia
- Frank Viola
- Jered Weaver
- C. J. Wilson
- Dave Winfield
References
- ↑ Past NBC World Series Finalists nbcbaseball.com - Retrieved September 5, 2009
- ↑ Chugiak-Eagle River: “Place of Many Places” - Retrieved May 28, 2012
- ↑ Jason Castro Player Profile - University of Stanford - Retrieved June 17,2016
- ↑ Chinooks Ace Mike Jeffreys TO Sign - Mention of Josh Donaldson - Retrieved June 17, 2016
- ↑ NBC Graduates of the Year nbcbaseball.com, Jacoby Ellsbury - Retrieved September 5, 2009
External links
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