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1998
Summaries :
August 3:
The Goldpanners surged through
the preliminary round of the Anchorage Invitational Tournament to
earn the number 2 seeding in the medal round, winding up in third
place after a 10-4 defeat at the hands of the Kenai Oilers in the
semifinals. The Panners had posted wins over the Oilers, Anchorage
Glacier Pilots and Mat-Su Miners in the round-robin and suffered a
last-inning 4-3 loss to eventual champion Anchorage Bucs.
The Canada road trip opened
Sunday night and the club absorbed a 5-4 loss in 13 innings to the
Kelowna, B.C., Grizzlies. Two more non-tourney games are on tap
with Kelowna and then the Kelowna International Tournament opens on
Thursday with the Panners meeting the Seattle Studs in their first
game of the round-robin section. The other preliminary round games
are on Friday with the Edmonton, Alberta Tigers and the Ontario, OR,
Larks. The championship game will be played Sunday, August 9 and
the team members head for their respective homes the next day.
July 27:
The Goldpanners wrapped up the
home portion of the 1998 season Sunday by completing a four-game
sweep of the Bay Area All-Stars of California. The team, riding a
seven-game winning streak, which includes three straight over the
league champion Peninsula Oilers, opens play Monday in the Anchorage
Bucs Invitational Tournament with an over-all record of 23-16.
Kenai lost a doubleheader to the
Anchorage Pilots Sunday and was tied for first in the final in the
final standings by the Bucs and the Oilers. The Bucs will represent
Alaska in the National Baseball Congress Tournament in Wichita, KS,
next month. The Panners finished three games back of the
co-champions.
Sunday's win was highlighted by
the pitching of Fairbanks product Sean Timmons who started and went
seven innings, leaving with a comfortable 13-5 lead before the final
count of 13-10 was posted. Timmons finished the season at 2-0 with a
3.15 ERA.
After the Bucs' tournament it is
off to Kelowna, B.C., Canada for three games with the host Grizzlies
before taking part in the season-ending Kelowna International
Tournament.
July 21 vs.
Kenai Peninsula Oilers : Goldpanners WIN 8-5 ;
Paul Lockhart wins game with a three-run homer.
July 20 vs.
Kenai Peninsula Oilers : Goldpanners WIN 8-7 ;
Tim Nettles wins game with a hit in the bottom of the 11th, after
tying the game with a hit in the bottom of the ninth. The score was
7-2, in favor of the Oilers, heading into the 9th inning.
July 19 vs.
Kenai Peninsula Oilers : Goldpanners LOSE 4-2 ;
Two run home run by Jayme Sperring in the Second inning.
July 17 vs.
Hawaii Island Movers : Goldpanners WIN 6-5
July 13 vs.
Hawaii Island Movers : Goldpanners WIN 7-4
July 12 vs.
Hawaii Island Movers, Game 2 : Goldpanners LOSE 4-2
; Movers score four runs in the sixth inning.
July 12 vs.
Hawaii Island Movers, Game 1 : Goldpanners WIN 5-0 ;
Pitcher Jeff Leuenberger throws a shutout.
July 9 vs. Anchorage Bucs
: Goldpanners WIN 5-4 ; Fairbanks: 5 Runs, 6 Hits,
1 Error, 10 LOB. Bucs: 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 3 Errors, 6 LOB, LP-Murphy
(1-1), 11 innings, Time 3:20.
July 8 vs. Anchorage Bucs,
Game 2 : Goldpanners LOSE 15-1 ; Bucs 15 Runs,
14 Hits, 1 Error, 4 LOB. Fairbanks: 1 Run, 5 Hits, 3 Errors, 8 LOB.
Bucs: WP-Carralejo (4-0), S- Bye (3), Grand Slam- Alvarado (1) HR -
Strankman (1) Time 3:03
July 8 vs. Anchorage Bucs,
Game 1 : Goldpanners LOSE 5-2 ; Bucs 5 Runs, 7
Hits, 0 Errors, 6 LOB. Fairbanks: 2 Runs, 6 Hits, 2 Errors. Bucs: WP
- Boyanich (2-0), S - Hamilton (2), HR Beinbrink (3). Time: 2:17
July 7 vs. Anchorage Bucs
- Rained Out
July 6 vs. Anchorage Bucs
; Goldpanners LOSE 13-8 ;
Bucs: 13 Runs, 17 Hits, 2 Errors, 5 LOB.
Fairbanks: 8 Runs, 12 Hits, 1 Error, 5 LOB. Bucs: WP-Hale (1-2).
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July 4 vs. Mat-Su Miners
; Goldpanners LOSE 6-2
July 3 vs.
Anchorage Bucs -
Goldpanners LOSE 7-0 ;
Bucs: 7 Runs, 8 hits, 0 Errors.
Fairbanks: 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 6 LOB. Bucs: WP-Carralejo (3-0),
SB-7, Time: 2:44.
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July 2
vs. Anchorage Bucs
- Goldpanners WIN
4-3
; Fairbanks: 4 Runs, 8 Hits 4 Errors 7 LB.
Bucs: 3 Runs, 8 Hits, 2 Errors, 14 LOB. Bucs LP-Saarloos (1-2),
HR-Beinbrink (2), SB-6, Time 3:23
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July 1
vs. Anchorage Glacier Pilots
- Goldpanners LOSE 3-0
June 30
vs. Anchorage Glacier Pilots
- Goldpanners
WIN 5-2
June 29 vs. Kenai Peninsula
Oilers - Goldpanners LOSE 6-3
June 28 vs. Kenai Peninsula
Oilers - Goldpanners
LOSE 7-2
June 26 -
vs. Anchorage Glacier Pilots (Game 2) -
Goldpanners WIN 9-2.
The Goldpanners erupted for seven runs in the
seventh and eight innings to break a 2-2 tie and wip the
Anchorage Glacier Pilots 9-2 to complete a doubleheader sweep
Friday night in Fairbanks. The twin wins boost the Panners back
atop the Alaska Baseball League with a 4-3 mark heading into a
week-long swing of the state in which they meet each of the
other four Alaska teams in what should be a pivotal stretch of
the season.
June 26 - vs.
Anchorage Glacier Pilots (Game 1) - Goldpanners
WIN 4-3.
The Panners rode the strong pitching of Panner
veteran Eric Valenzuela to a 4-3 win in the
opening game of a double-header. The twin bill was created by a
wash out of the Thursday night game. Paul Lockhart
(SDSU) was again the hitting star as his two-run double keyed
the first game win. The nightcap featured the strong hurling
of Notre Dame's Steven Szczepanski and the relief work of UCLA's
Al Theilemann, also a Panner veteran.
6/24 - vs.
Anchorage Glacier Pilots - Goldpanners LOSE 8-2.
Two run double by Chris Circuit
in the 6th inning. Panners left bases loaded in the 7th.
Strong relief was provided from RHP Brad Steele:
4 hits over 4 2/3, walked none, struck out four. The Panners had
eight hits, all but one by three Panners (C Bryan
Kennedy 3-4; OF Alec Porzel (ND) 2-4;
OF Mike Hymes 2-5, moving to the leadoff
position.
6/23 - vs. Anchorage Glacier
Pilots - Goldpanners LOSE 7-6.
Pilots score 5 runs in the
4th against RHP Jeremy Cook. Panners scored 4
runs in the 8th inning, and left the tying run at 3rd, and the
winning run at 1st base in the 9th inning.
6/21 - vs. Kelowna Grizzlies
- Goldpanners WIN 10-9.
C John Salter (Stanford)
singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning.
6/20 - vs. Kelowna Grizzlies
- Goldpanners LOSE 14-7.
Returning Panner OF Michael Hymes
(UCLA) was 3-4, scoring two runs, in his 1998 Goldpanner debut.
6/19 - vs. Kelowna Grizzlies
- Goldpanners WIN 13-12.
Paul Lockhart (SDSU) provided
an exciting finish to the Midnight Sun Game by
hitting the game-winning single in the bottom of the 9th. This
was his third Game-winning RBI of the season.
6/18 - vs. Kelowna Grizzlies
- Goldpanners WIN 13-12.
Tim Nettles singled home the
tie-breaking run in the bottom of the 12th inning, allowing the
Panners to post a wild 13-12 win.
6/17 - vs. Kelowna Grizzlies
- Goldpanners WIN 5-3.
Paul Lockhart (SDSU) hit a
three-run HR in the bottom of the 7th to establish 5-1 lead.
6/16 - vs. Defending Champion
Mat-Su Miners - Goldpanners WIN 7-2.
Panner RHP Steven Szczepanski
(Notre Dame), and Bradley Steele (Cal Berkeley)
allow 2 hits each. .
6/15 - vs. Defending Champion
Mat-Su Miners - Goldpanners LOSE 7-5
Three runs in the top of the ninth inning to
wipe out a 5-4 Panner lead.
6/14 - vs. Defending Champion
Mat-Su Miners - Goldpanners WIN 3-2.
Win in the bottom of the ninth. Batter walked
to load bases, wild pitch allows IF Chris Circuit
to score winning run.
6/13 - vs. Fairbanks Adult
Amateur League Stars - Goldpanners WIN 9-1.
Homerun by Tim Nettles, son of
major league great Graig Nettles. Stands as the first wooden
bat home run for the Goldpanners since Pat Dobson,
1979.
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