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.[1] The team was founded in 1974 and play their home games in the 1,300-seat Coral Seymour Memorial Ballpark.[2]

Peninsula Oilers
Information
LeagueAlaska Baseball League
LocationKenai, Alaska
BallparkCoral Seymour Memorial Ballpark
Year founded1974
League championships4 (1998, 2000, 2006, 2011)
National Baseball Congress championships3 (1977, 1993, 1994)
ColorsRed, black, white
     
Uniforms
Home
Away

The Oilers won the National Baseball Congress tournament in 1977, 1993, and 1994. They finished second in 1991, 1999, and 2011.

Several successful Major League Baseball players have played for the Oilers, including 7-time All-Star Dave Stieb, Atlee Hammaker, 4-time All-Star Jimmy Key, John Olerud, Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola and six-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner J.T. Snow, and several first-round picks including J. D. Drew.

References
  1. "Alaskan Baseball: Summer in the ABL". Sports Illustrated. June 4, 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. Tunseth, Matt (July 9, 2019). "Alaska's ballparks: Kenai's Seymour Park has a gritty look and a glittery history". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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