Brody Jessee pounded the strike zone and decimated the Fort Wayne Tincaps’ lineup in Wednesday night’s 3-2 victory as the High-A Dayton Dragons reliever from Anchorage struck out eight of 12 batters and earned the winning decision at Day Air Ballpark in Ohio. He...
The Eagle River Wolves were eliminated from the Northwest Regional on Thursday, but at least they went out swinging. Shut out for the first 11 innings of the tournament, the Wolves finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth inning only to see Bellevue (WA)...
Rocky Mountain Lobos’ pitching silenced the Eagle River bats on Day 1 of the Northwest Regional as the Colorado state champions cruised to a 6-0 victory Wednesday in Gillette, Wyoming. Starter Ross Frank and reliever Eric Berquist combined for a 3-hit shutout with 12...
Legion baseball pitcher Liam Lierman is the Alaska Athlete of the Week after throwing the first no-hitter at the state tournament in 31 years. Lierman tossed the first no-hitter since 1992 at the state American Legion baseball tournament and scored the only run as...
A third season with the Peninsula Oilers has been the charm for pitcher Mose Hayes of Homer. The right-hander capped his best season with the Alaska Baseball League team in Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Chinooks with eight shutout innings. Hayes started and carried a...
Anchorage’s Brody Jessee probably doesn’t want July to end because he’s been marvelous this month. The 22-year-old right-handed pitcher owns an outstanding 1.08 ERA in July and earned his first career win this week for the Daytona Tortugas of the Single-A Florida...
In May, during the high school season, Eagle River pitcher Liam Lierman threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 loss and it probably felt like he was under a black cloud. Fast forward 10 weeks to Tuesday night at Mulcahy Stadium, where the hard-throwing left-hander tossed another...
They’ve been on a collision course all season and now top seeds Eagle River and Service will meet in the Alaska Legion state championship game after both teams prevailed in Monday’s semifinals at Mulcahy Stadium. Top-seeded Eagle River extended its state record...
Come to the ballpark long enough and you will see just about everything. But there were a few surprises in Sunday night’s game between South and Palmer. South’s 4-3 victory at the Alaska Legion state tournament at Mulcahy Stadium saw both teams being taken off the...
It took four years for Bill Lierman to turn the Eagle River Wolves into Alaska Legion royalty. A program that has only been around since 2007, Eagle River was decent before Lierman became head coach in 2020. Since then, though, the Wolves have established themselves...
The aces were dealing winning hands Friday at Mulcahy Stadium as pitchers took center stage on Day 2 of the Alaska Legion state tournament. Dimond’s Ryan Swanstrom allowed just one earned run in 6.2 innings and retired 13 batters in a row to highlight a 4-2 win over...