Miners Offense Plates 14 Runs in Blowout Win

The Mat-Su Miners defeated the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks 14-3 in seven innings Saturday night. The miners kept their win streak alive, extending it to eight games in a row, and dropped Chugiak farther into last place in the Alaska Baseball League. 

The Miners' offense hasn't slowed down throughout this win streak and scored another 14 runs in Chugiak. Every Miner in the starting lineup recorded at least one hit, and seven different Miners recorded an RBI. The offense totaled its most hits of the year with 17 on the night. 

"Everything has just been clicking right now for all of us, and I think every guy comes in every day focused on the game that day," said Central Missouri outfielder Lincoln Stephenson, who won player of the game versus Chugiak after a 3-for-4 performance.  

The game was 5-3 Miners after five innings, but the bats exploded again in the later innings, scoring three runs in the sixth and another six runs in the seventh to grab a big enough lead for the mercy rule of 10 runs. 

The Miners look unstoppable, massing a four-and-a-half-game lead over the second-place Anchorage Bucs and have won eight games in a row. They will travel back home to face the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in a Sunday night showdown. 

Dylan VanderVeen
2025 Mat-Su Miners Broadcaster