Swick, the infielder out of Southern California, is a guy I really like. He’s a junior headed into the 2013 MLB Draft and I am very confident he’ll get drafted. He had four tools that I thought were above the curve. He made solid contact for average, showed some pop in his bat, and he could run and throw well. Perfect Game ranked him #17 on their 2012 Alaska top prospects list and for good reason.

With an 8-5 win over the Bucs last night, the Anchorage Glacier Pilots have secured the 2012 Mayor’s Cup hardware. This year’s victory makes it seven straight for the boys in blue. Monday’s opening match was a win for the Bucs, who clenched the game by a final score of 5-4. Mike Theodore gave up [...]

With the season at its approximate half-way point, the Anchorage Glacier Pilots find themselves in a position they’ve got to like: sole possession of first place in the league standings. It’s taken them a few hard weeks to get there, but the team is firing on all cylinders and looking back at the rest of [...]

It was Military Appreciation night at Hermon Brothers field, with the home team Miners donning their camo jerseys for a game against the Glacier Pilots of Anchorage. But few fans appreciated the weather, with temperatures dipping into the 40s and wind gusting hard from right to left on a dreary day. The few who managed [...]

This past Saturday I made the drive in to Anchorage to see the “Summer Solstice Showdown” between the visiting Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks and the home team Glacier Pilots. The game is similar in principle to the Goldpanners’ Midnight Sun Game: it starts late and it wraps up well past midnight at a time when the [...]

What better way to kick off a season than a Sunday doubleheader? The Glacier Pilots and Bucs (both of Anchorage for you newcomers) had the right idea when they booked this home/away twin billing to start the summer. I have to admit that I wavered a bit about whether or not I should make this [...]

Well, it may not be much of a preview for you die-hards who made it out to the Pilots’ doubleheader against the Bucs yesterday, but since that was an exhibition game and the team has yet to log an official ABL inning, it’s still technically their pre-season. I do realize, though, that we’re cutting right [...]