Mat-Su Miners ranked in final national poll

PALMER — The Mat-Su Miners are among the top 50 summer collegiate baseball teams ranked by Perfect Game USA. The Miners, who finished second in the Alaska Baseball League, are ranked 45th according to Perfect Game, a publication recognized among the top writers covering amateur baseball. Mat-Su finished 23-17 overall.

Perfect Game also listed catcher Adam Martin, a Western Carolina product, as the Miners’ top prospect from the 2011 team.

“(Martin) has legit raw power,” according to the publication.

Martin won the ABL’s home run derby in July.

The Miners were led by head coach Brian Yocke.

The ABL champion Peninsula Oilers earned a top 10 bid on the list. The Oilers are ranked 10th overall after finishing 36-17.

— Jeremiah Bartz

Perfect Game USA Top 50

Final ranking, Team (League, record)

1. Bethesda Big Train (Cal Ripkin, 36-9); 2. Santa Barbara Foresters (Calif. Colleg. 44-13); 3. Harwich Mariners (Cape Cod, 30-20); 4. Quincy Gems (Ill. Prospect, 40-18); 5. Keene Swamp Bats (NE Colleg. 34-16); 6. Corvallis Knights (West Coast, 44-18); 7. Edenton Steamers (Coastal Plain, 49-14); 8. Hyannis Harbor Hawks (Cape Cod, 30-17); 9. Batte Creek Bombers (Northwoods, 47-26); 10. Kenai Peninsula Oilers (Alaska, 36-17); 11. Wenatchee AppleSox (West Coast, 44-17); 12. Alexandria Beetles (Northwoods) 45-27: 13. San Luis Obispo Blues (Calif. Colleg., 34-15); 14. Harrisonburg Turks (Va. Valley, 34-14); 15. Lima Locos (Great Lakes, 32-15); 16. Palm Springs Power (So. Calif., 41-4); 17. Orleans Firebirds (Cape Cod, 24-19); 18. Coppell Copperheads (Texas Colleg., 41-28); 19. Holyoke BlueSox (NE Colleg., 31-16); 20. Humboldt Crabs (Far West, 40-13); 21. Wareham Gateman (Cape Cod, 25-23); 22. East Texas Pump Jacks (Texas Colleg.) 42-23; 23. Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods, 44-31); 24. St. Joseph’s Mustangs (MINK, 38-12); 25. Newport Gulls (NE Colleg., 29-15); 26. Southern Ohio Copperheads (Great Lakes, 31-16); 27. Oneonta Outlaws (NY Colleg., 34-16); 28. Youse’s Maryland Orioles (Cal Ripkin, 30-18); 29. Newark Pilots (Perfect Game Colleg., 30-23); 30. Gastonia Grizzlies (Coastal Plain, 35-29); 31. Hayesville Heat (Jayhawk, 27-14); 32. Regina Red Sox (Western Major, 41-11); 33. Terra Haute Rex (Ill. Prospect, 34-23); 34. Leesburg Lightning (Florida, 30-14); 35. Fayetteville Swampdogs (Coast Plain, 35-24); 36. Staten Island Tide (Atlantic Colleg., 24-15); 37. Amsterdam Mohawks (Perfect Game Colleg., 32-19); 38. Green Bay Bullfrogs (Northwoods, 42-29); 39. Bourne Braves (Cape Cod, 22-22); 40. Winter Park Diamond Dogs (Florida, 24-16); 41. Winchester Royals (Valley, 31-18); 42. Marysville Gold Sox (Calif. Ind., 39-8); 43. Nevada Griffons (MINK, 31-23); 44. LaCrosse Loggers (Northwoods, 38-31); 45. Mat-Su Miners (Alaska, 23-17); 46. Forest City Owls (Coastal Plain, 33-27); 47. Liberal Beejays (Jayhawk, 35-18); 48. Danbury Wasterners (NE Colleg., 26-19); 49. Glens Falls Golden Eagles (Perfect Game Colleg., 31-19); 50. Okotoks Dawgs (Western Major, 41-17).