The Fire began the series on Sunday, beating the Miners in come from behind fashion 6-5. After a rainout on Monday, the Miners and Fire split a doubleheader. In game one on Tuesday, David Gibson (Jr./Bluefield) led the Miners by pitching six scoreless innings. Cam Kneeland knocked in the games first run on a sacrifice fly, to score Michael Gerlach (So./Cabrillo) in the first innings. The game also marked the Miners-debut for Wesley Jones (Jr./Milligan). Jones didn't wait long to make an impact, going 3-for-3 in the game, including an RBI-single in the third.
In the seventh the Miners called on reliever Jacob Brewer (Fr./Ball St.) to get the final three outs. After allowing a lead-off single, Brewer was able to protect the shutout largely because of an outfield assist by Michael Gerlach. With Tyler Shyrock (Fr./Cal. State Bakersfield) trying to score on a fly-ball, Gerlach gunned down Shryock at the plate for the games final out.
In game two, the Fire scored three sixth inning runs to defeat the Miners, 3-1. Lost in the mess of a game that included ejections to each member of the Fire coaching staff in the sixth inning, was that Miners righty Jeff Gonzales (Fr./Washington) was able to turn in yet another impressive start. Gonzales began the game with five scoreless innings, before hitting trouble in the sixth. The Fire were able to match Gonzales efforts, by countering with lefty Taylor Aikenhead (Fr./Bakersfield). Aikenhead pitched seven innings, allowing just one hit. The only Miners hit was a broken-bat single from Cam Kneeland (Jr./Mass.-Lowell) in the second inning.
The Miners and Fire enter today's doubleheader with the season series knotted at three games a piece. In June the Miners took two-of-three in a series against the Fire.
While the Miners have been idle each of the last two nights, the Fire have been playing the Glacier Pilots. The Fire dropped a pair of one-run decisions to the Glacier Pilots, to fall to 7-10 in the ABL this season.
Elsewhere in the ABL, the Peninsula Oilers and Anchorage Bucs split a doubleheader on Thursday. Each contest on Thursday went extra innings. In game one, the Bucs defeated the Oilers 4-2 in ten innings. Game two, saw the Oilers break a scoreless tie in the eighth inning to pick up the 1-0 victory.
ABL Standings
- Mat-Su Miners 11-6 --
- Anchorage Bucs 10-7 1
- Peninsula Oilers 8-6 1.5
- AIA Fire 7-10 4
- Anchorage Pilots 7-14 6
Today the Miners are expected to send Matt Applegate (Jr./Kansas St.) and Brendan Lobban (Jr./St. John's) to the mound. Applegate made the start on Monday afternoon before the rains came, forcing the cancellation of the ball game. Applegate brings a 2-0 record into the game with no ERA. He has pitched 4 2/3 innings this year. Lobban last pitched last Friday against the Glacier Pilots. In the game Lobban went 6 IP, and allowed just one earned run. He took a no-decision in the contest, as the Miners went on to win the game in 10 innings. Lobban made one start this season against the Fire back on June 16th, receiving a loss despite pitching five innings and allowing two earned runs.
Today's Games: Miners (11-6) vs. Fire (7-10), Doubleheader.
First-pitch: Game-one will begin at 4:00 p.m. from Hermon Brothers Field. Game-two will follow 35 minutes after the completion of game one. It is Q99.7, 700 AM KBYR, and Charter College Day at the park. It is also Christmas in July and the special Santa Fundraiser, sponsored by Q99.7 and 700 AM KBYR. Fans that bring an unwrapped toy to the park receive free admission, plus a free hotdog for the donation.
Media: Matt Dudas and Michael Broskowski call the action, beginning at 3:50 p.m. with the Mat-Su Miners Pre-Game Show. Fans can listen locally on Q99.7 and worldwide on www.matsuminers.org.
Pre-Game Guest: TBA
Tomorrow: The Miners hit the road, with a four-game series against the Oilers in Kenai. Saturday's game begins at 7:00 p.m. from Coral Seymour Park.
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