Alaska Baseball League

The Alaska Baseball League (ABL) is an amateur collegiate summer baseball league based entirely in southern Alaska. Players in the league must have attended one year of college and must have one year of NCAA eligibility remaining.

Alaska Baseball League
LeagueNational Baseball Congress
ClassificationCollegiate summer baseball
SportBaseball
Founded1974
PresidentChris Beck
No. of teams5
CountryUnited States
HeadquartersPalmer, Alaska
Most recent
champion(s)
Anchorage Glacier Pilots
Official websitealaskabaseballleague.org

In the past, the ABL has sent its top teams to compete at the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series, where the league's representatives have won multiple championships. Anchorage has won in 1969, 1971, 1986, 1991, and 2001, Fairbanks in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, and 2002, Kenai in 1977, 1993, and 1994, and Matsu in 1987 and 1997. League teams have also finished second in several years.[1]

Current teams

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Team City Stadium Capacity
Anchorage Bucs Anchorage Mulcahy Stadium 3,500
Anchorage Glacier Pilots Anchorage Mulcahy Stadium 3,500
Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks Chugiak Loretta French Park 600
Mat-Su Miners Palmer Hermon Brothers Field 1,700
Peninsula Oilers Kenai Coral Seymour Memorial Ballpark 1,300


Alaska Baseball League (Alaska)

Former teams

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Past league champions

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  • 2023: Anchorage Glacier Pilots
  • 2022: Anchorage Glacier Pilots
  • 2021: Anchorage Glacier Pilots
  • 2020: League Not Held
  • 2019: Anchorage Bucs
  • 2018: Mat-Su Miners
  • 2017: Mat-Su Miners
  • 2016: Mat-Su Miners
  • 2015: Anchorage Bucs
  • 2014: Fairbanks Goldpanners
  • 2013: Fairbanks Goldpanners
  • 2012: Anchorage Glacier Pilots
  • 2011: Peninsula Oilers
  • 2010: Mat-Su Miners
  • 2009: Mat-Su Miners
  • 2008: Anchorage Glacier Pilots
  • 2007: Fairbanks AIA Fire
  • 2006: Peninsula Oilers
  • 2005: Fairbanks Goldpanners
  • 2004: Mat-Su Miners
  • 2003: Fairbanks Goldpanners
  • 2002: Fairbanks Goldpanners
  • 2000: Peninsula Oilers
  • 1998: Anchorage Bucs/Peninsula Oilers (tie)
  • 1996: Anchorage Bucs
  • 1994: Fairbanks Goldpanners
  • 1993: Anchorage Bucs
  • 1992: Anchorage Bucs
  • 1991: Anchorage Bucs
  • 1990: Anchorage Bucs

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Past NBC World Series Finalists nbcbaseball.com - Retrieved September 5, 2009 Archived March 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Jason Castro Player Profile - University of Stanford - Retrieved June 17,2016". Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. ^ "Former Player". Anchorage Glacier Pilots. ABL. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Chinooks Ace Mike Jeffreys to Sign - Mention of Josh Donaldson - Retrieved June 17, 2016
  5. ^ "NBC Graduates of the Year nbcbaseball.com, Jacoby Ellsbury - Retrieved September 5, 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  6. ^ Divish, Ryan (December 23, 2014). "Pilots Randy Johnson to Baseball Hall of Fame". Alaska Baseball League. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Before he was a star for the Yankees, Aaron Judge cost the Glacier Pilots a lot of baseballs - Retrieved July 12, 2017
  8. ^ "2009 Hall of Fame". Anchorage Glacier Pilots. ABL. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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