In the 2011 MLB draft, the Peninsula Oilers were one of the most well-represented ABL clubs, with players Tyler Grimes, Scott Snodgress, and Kellen Moen taken in the early rounds. This year’s draft class for the team is shaping up to be even better, with at least one player seemingly destined to go in the [...]

We’re about 3/4 through the ABL season and I’ve finally seen the Oilers. This game was a blowout — 12-2 in favor of the Oilers — and I decided to focus most of my attention on pitching. Why? For one thing, there were a lot of scouts in the crowd. Scouts have radar guns. I [...]

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 [...]