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2018 News & Events
May 4, 2018 - On Opening Day, Bucs ace Cisco Pena, who has a history of fragility, left his start early. He would be diagnosed with bone chips in the elbow, keeping him out of action for 2-3 months.
May 27, 2018 - Peninsula reliever Philippe Bisaillon badly injures himself in a freak accident suffered while chasing a dog. He will miss the entire season and perhaps some of next.
June 15, 2018 - The Bethel Mushers take 19-year-old pitcher Kirk Stannard, an Anchorage native, with the #1 overall pick of the amateur draft. He will start his amateur career in Valdez of the ATL.
June 18, 2018 - In the first major trade of the season, the Glacier Pilots deal 32-year-old backup catcher Roger Parent to Juneau for 38-year-old second baseman Ralph Collette. The deal is significant because Collette has been in the league since its founding and has played every season with Juneau. In recent years, however, he has not been starting for the team. He is expected to start in Anchorage, though.
June 20, 2018 - The Yukoners and Sentinels swap youngsters. The Sentinels get pitcher Steve Oakes, who has #3-4 potential but has a 4.97 ERA this year, while the Yukoners get first base prospect Tak Young, a power-hitting lefty.
June 25, 2018 - Chugiak right fielder Bill O'Farrell sees his season come to an end after an elbow injury in a game. The veteran had been playing his best ball in years, hitting .306 with six homers in 47 games.
July 10, 2018 - There have been many re-signings this year, but none more puzzling than that of Monzaemon Mihashi by the Goldpanners. Don't get me wrong: I like Mihashi as a player, and think he could one day enter an Alaskan baseball hall of fame. But he's 42 years old with 15 strikeouts in 85 innings (3.93 ERA) and will make nearly $64,000 each of the next two years!
July 10, 2018 - As the Goldpanners try to fend off the Senators and, unbelievably, the Nicks, their chances took a hit as star left fielder Colin Garrett goes down with a herniated disc. He could miss the entire season and postseason.
July 15, 2018 - Eugene Pond pitches the third no-hitter in league history - and his second! Fairbanks blanks Chugiak 7-0, while Pond allows five walks and racks up eight strikeouts. His record moves to 8-3 and his ERA falls to 3.01.
July 19, 2018 - All-Star rosters are announced. Here are the teams:
Seward Division
Anchorage Glacier Pilots
1B Dale Robison - injured
C Chris Normore
LF Garrett Shea
SP Chip Becker
CL Don Wilson
Anchorage Bucs
RF Sean Heath
1B Arnie Heard
CF Aaron Ladner
Bethel Mushers
SP Adrian Albert
Chugiak Jets
CF Rowan MacIndoe
SP Mark Howatt
SP Jeremy House
MR Guillaume Descoteaux
Kodiak Grizzlies
C Vincent McGrath
RF Michael Samson
2B Mark Navarro
1B Al Meehan - replaces Robison
SP Sam Lockwood
SP Steven Henry
CL Stuart Boutillier
SP Davis Murdock
Peninsula Oilers
SS Ken Swerdlow
3B Ron Leighton
2B Zander Sabin
SP Louis Mays
Denali Division
Fairbanks Goldpanners
3B Toby Burns
CF Camden Neal
C Eric Alcock
SS Matthew Bartholomew
SP John Cormack
SP Eugene Pond
SP Mark Deacon
SP Larry Corbitt
Juneau Senators
1B Aaron Randolph
RF Kisei Suto
2B Gates Matkin
SP Don Taggart
MR Mike Davis
CL Floyd Arrington
SP Bill Colwill
Mat-Su Miners
CF Bryce Payne
3B Mark Beach
C John Cashmann
North Pole Nicks
2B John Abston
SP Chance Major
Sitka Sentinels
SS Jack Hussey
LF Phil Botfield
Whitehorse Yukoners
LF Fred MacGregor
SP Pearce Holman
MR Sam Peyton
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