The Mat-Su Miners are a college summer baseball club in the Alaska Baseball League (ABL). The Miners are based in

Palmer, Alaska Palmer (Ahtna: ''Nił'etse'it'aade'' or ''Nuutah''; Dena'ina: ''Denal'i Kena'') is a city in and the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States, located northeast of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway in the Matanuska ...

, and their name refers to the

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough (often referred to as the Mat-Su Borough) is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its county seat is Palmer, and the largest community is the census-designated place of Knik-Fairview. The borough is part of ...

where Palmer is located. The team was founded in 1976 and play their home games at Hermon Brothers Field. The franchise began play as the fourth

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-based team of the ABL along with the Fairbanks Goldpanners, Anchorage Glacier Pilots and the

Peninsula Oilers The Peninsula Oilers are a college summer baseball club in the Alaska Baseball League. The Oilers are based in Kenai, Alaska, and their name refers to the Kenai Peninsula region. They are the league's southernmost team. The team was founded in ...

for the 1976 season. Originally called the Valley Green Giants, the team would finish the inaugural season in last place. By the 1980 season the franchise would change its name to the Mat-Su Miners which it has been known as ever since. The franchise has won two

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championships for the 1987 and 1997 seasons.Past NBC World Series Finalists nbcbaseball.com - Retrieved June 12, 2010

Notable alumni

Eli Morgan Elijah Allan Morgan (born May 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Morgan was selected by the Indians in the eigh ...

, pitcher,

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, pitcher, Texas Rangers *

Nick Senzel Nicholas Peter Senzel ( ; born June 29, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to playing professionally, Senzel attended the University of Tennessee, where he played c ...

, outfielder, Cincinnati Reds

References

External links

Official site
Alaska Baseball League Amateur baseball teams in Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska 1976 establishments in Alaska Baseball teams established in 1976 Baseball teams in Alaska {{Alaska-baseball-team-stub