In Alaska, Chase Mascelli was the ideal leadoff hitter at the high school and American Legion levels. The speedy bunt specialist was an infield hit waiting to happen. As a college player in New York, however, Mascelli has flexed his power for Cayuga Community College....
The high school baseball season has just arrived, but Rilen Niclai is already going, going, gone. The reigning Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year homered in his second at-bat in Tuesday's season opener for the Service Cougars, who won 14-2 in five innings over Eagle...
Brody Jessee of Anchorage made his season debut for the Dayton Dragons on Wednesday and moved into sixth place for career strikeouts in Single-A among the 19 Alaskans to pitch at that level. The 25-year-old right-hander recorded three strikeouts in his 1.2 shutout...
Anchorage's Coen Niclai turned back the clock on Tuesday by turning on couple pitches to become the first Alaskan to hit two home runs in a NCAA Division I game in a quarter-century. The Arizona State University catcher launched a moon shot in the fifth inning and...
There are two Alaskans playing professional baseball for MLB affiliates this season, and we finally saw one of them on the field on Tuesday, when Curtis Hebert pitched in relief for the Single-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers. The 22-year-old right-hander from Anchorage...
University of Washington pitcher Liam Lierman was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after shutting down ninth-ranked Oregon State in his first start of the season. The freshman left-hander from Eagle River allowed just one run in 5.1 innings to earn the win as the...
University of Washington freshman pitcher Liam Lierman of Eagle River shut down ninth-ranked Oregon State in his first start of the season on Tuesday. The left-hander allowed just one run in a career-high 5.1 innings to earn the win as the Huskies battered the Beavers...
Dickinson State University baseball player Sawyer Bryner from Petersburg earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after setting a school record with seven stolen bases in a 9-6 win over Mayville State in North Dakota. In the first, fifth and sixth innings he stole...
Never mind a designated hitter, Sawyer Bryner of Petersburg played the role of designated runner on Saturday for Dickinson State University and sprinted his way into the record book. The senior outfielder set a school record with seven stolen bases in a 9-6 win over...
Anchorage baseball star player Rilen Niclai will join big bro in the Big 12 after the Service star announced his commitment to Arizona State University. Niclai made it Instagram official on Saturday, four months before the first pitch in the Cook Inlet Conference....
The Dodgers and Blue Jays played 18 innings Monday in Game 3 of the World Series. Three more innings and the game would have matched the longest games in Alaska Baseball League history. The Anchorage Glacier Pilots have twice played 21-inning games. The first, in...