Mat-Su Miners

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Mat-Su Miners
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Founded1976
League Alaska Baseball League
Based in Palmer, Alaska
BallparkHermon Brothers Field (Capacity: 1,700)
ColorsGreen, yellow
  
OwnerPete Christopher
PresidentTerry Johnson
ManagerTyler LeBrun
Championships NBC (1987, 1997)
ABL (1987, 1990, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Website https://www.matsuminers.org/

The Mat-Su Miners are a college summer baseball club in the Alaska Baseball League (ABL). The Miners are based in Palmer, Alaska, and their name refers to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough where Palmer is located. The team was founded in 1976 and play their home games at Hermon Brothers Field.

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The franchise began play as the fourth Alaska-based team of the ABL along with the Fairbanks Goldpanners, Anchorage Glacier Pilots and the Peninsula Oilers for the 1976 season. [1] Originally called the Valley Green Giants, the team would finish the inaugural season in last place. [2] By the 1980 season the franchise would change its name to the Mat-Su Miners which it has been known as ever since. [3] The franchise has won two National Baseball Congress championships for the 1987 and 1997 seasons. [4]

Christin Stewart with the Mat-Su Miners in 2013 Christin Stewart (9326975995) (cropped).jpg
Christin Stewart with the Mat-Su Miners in 2013

Notable alumni

References

  1. Woodson, Dave (February 26, 1976). "Pilots to play in all-Alaska league". Anchorage Daily News . Anchorage, AK. p. 9. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  2. Staff Reporters (August 10, 1976). "Kenai squashes Giants". Anchorage Daily News . Anchorage, AK. p. 9. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  3. Stewart, Bill (May 7, 1980). "Mat-Su Miners: Starting from scratch". Anchorage Daily News . Anchorage, AK. p. B1. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  4. Past NBC World Series Finalists nbcbaseball.com - Retrieved June 12, 2010 Archived March 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine