Last night was a summer solstice twin billing at Mulcahy Stadium: four teams, two games, baseball all night, with the first clash of the evening featuring the visiting San Diego Waves against the Anchorage Bucs. It was a back-and-forth contest with the Waves striking first, but ultimately the Bucs managed to take the lead for [...]

Last night’s continuation of the Pilots/Bucs feud was a wet and chilly one. But while the weather was cool (about 50-55 degrees with wind), the bats were hot at Mulcahy Stadium. Following an afternoon downpour, the field was deemed dry enough to proceed, but not without some water-induced antics early in the game. Paul Moeller [...]

Shutouts were the order of the day on Tuesday as three separate Alaska teams blanked their opponents in Alaska Baseball League play. The abundance of lopsided play was aided by a rare four-game evening, made possible by two visiting teams who are swinging through the last frontier on road trips, both of whom were blanked [...]

It’s Saturday! I had a big day, got a lot of sun, despite being sick and getting sicker. I’m wrapping this thing up from my recliner all snuggled up in a blanket, which is not where I want to be come baseball season. But, anyhow, I’ve got a few little tidbits of info for you [...]

As promised, here are my favorite photos from the June 8th game, Pilots at Miners, at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer, Alaska. These are just a few of the ones that turned out…you can see the whole gallery here. As always, bloggers, fans, teams, whatever are welcome to use these photos IF you credit 49thstatehardball.com [...]

I finally caught a ballgame! It’s been a long, long off-season for me and I felt those familiar butterflies on the way to the ballpark to see the Pilots take on the Mat-Su Miners. I was planning to see the inverse of this match-up in Anchorage on Tuesday, but the game was rained out, so [...]

Hey gang! I’m going to attempt to semi-live-blog day 3 of the draft here. I’ve got a lot of other stuff going on — got some work to square away so I can allow myself to catch Pilots at Miners tonight — so I’m just going to be popping in to give you updates periodically. [...]

Hey guys! It’s day 2 of the draft and we’ve got ABLers being drafted. I am just peeking in throughout the day, so this is going to be a quick and dirty post to keep you all updated. I will post periodic updates and spruce it up when I get some time later. I’m trying [...]

Tonight was the opening round of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft and the first ABL-connected player off the board was OF Keenyn Walker, recruit of the 2011 Anchorage Glacier Pilots. Walker, the Central Arizona outfielder with a DI commitment to Utah, was picked #47 overall by the Chicago White Sox during the first compensation round [...]

In 2010, the Peninsula Oilers were the most improved team in the league (compared to their 2009 finish), giving the Miners and Goldpanners a run for the league title all season long in a three-way race that came down to the last week of play. When the dust settled, the Oilers ended up being the [...]

With the season kicking off next week, I figured there’s enough going on to justify bringing back the good ol’ Saturday Odds & Ends post. You can run, you can hide, but you can’t escape it. It’s back with a vengeance. Don’t know if I’ll do it each and every Saturday, but we’ll be like [...]

With the season-opening exhibition doubleheader between the Glacier Pilots and Bucs set for tomorrow afternoon, it’s time to continue our 2011 previews of the Alaska Baseball League rosters with a peek at Anchorage’s senior club. The Glacier Pilots are looking to rebound from a 12-33 ABL record last season and have assembled a crew of [...]

The Goldpanners will be considered a non-league opponent this year and are only slated to go head-to-head with the Bucs, Fire and Oilers of the ABL. However, because they were long the “flagship” club of the ABL, will hopefully rejoin the league in full capacity in the near future, and have many fans who read [...]

The Glacier Pilots and the entire Alaskan baseball community were rocked by a huge loss this week with the passing of Lefty van Brunt on Tuesday, at the age of 78. Lefty is a legend of baseball in Anchorage, having coached for the Glacier Pilots in one capacity or another since 1969 — taking baseball [...]

#21 Patrick Wisdom 3B – 2010/2011 Peninsula Oilers Bats: Right – Throws: Right Height: 6’2″ – Weight: 215lb 2011 school: St. Mary’s College 2011 year: Sophomore Hometown: Murietta, California 2010 batter scouting video All posts regarding Patrick Wisdom The Oilers have yet to reveal their full roster, but as it stands right now there should [...]