Tonight the Mat-Su Miners close out a pivotal series against Peninsula Oilers at Hermon Brothers Field. Last night, the Miners took advantage of four first inning Oiler errors, and plated two runs. After Tanner Rust (Fr./New Mexico St.) tied the game with a two-run single, the Miners responded by scoring runs in the 4th and 5th innings to go on and win the game 4-2. The Miners only had 4 hits in the game, but used strong pitching from starter David Gibson (Jr./Bluefield) and relievers Ben Graff (Fr./San Francisco), Ryan Dull (Jr./UNC-Asheville), and closer Brandon Hedrick (Jr./Union College). The Miners bullpen was able to protect the Miners lead and pitch four shutout innings to close the game.
Tonight, the Miners will turn to Jeff Gonzales (Fr./Washington). The UW righty has been tremendous since joining the Miners. So far this season, Gonzales has made three starts and has a gaudy earned run average of 1.65 during that stretch. The only blemish on his statistics with the Miners came during the Summer Solstice Showdown, when he had a rough inning. Despite that, Gonzales brings an ABL earned run average into the game tonight of 2.61.
Tonight's Game: Miners (8-3) vs. Oilers (7-2)
First-pitch: 7:00 p.m. from Hermon Brothers Field. The game closes out a seven-game home-stand for the Miners.
Media: Matt Dudas and Michael Broskowski call the action, beginning at 6:50 p.m. with the Mat-Su Miners Pre-Game Show. The game can be heard locally on Q99.7 and worldwide on www.matsuminers.org.
Pre-Game Guest: Michael Broskowski talks to Miners' catcher Mason Guymon.
Tomorrow: The Miners travel to Anchorage to begin a two-game series with the Glacier Pilots. First-pitch at Mulcahy Stadium is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
-Matt Dudas
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