Miners toss another shutout

Mat-Su Miners shortstop makes the throw to first during a 6-0 win over Chugiak July 2, 2018. Mat-Su followed with a 3-0 victory over the Anchorage Bucs the following night. JEREMIAH BARTZ/ Fr
Mat-Su Miners shortstop makes the throw to first during a 6-0 win over Chugiak July 2, 2018. Mat-Su followed with a 3-0 victory over the Anchorage Bucs the following night. JEREMIAH BARTZ/ Frontiersman

PALMER — The pitching staff continues to come through for the Alaska Baseball League-leading Mat-Su Miners.

The staff extended its scoreless streak to 22 innings with a 3-0 win over the Anchorage Bucs Tuesday night at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer.

Four pitchers combined to toss Mat-Su’s second shutout in as many nights. Josh Haley threw six scoreless, scattering six hits and fanning five. Relievers Denver McQuary, Malachi Emond and Bryce Tassin tossed a scoreless inning each. Tassin recorded his sixth save of the summer. Mat-Su, which leads the ABL with a 2.51 earned run average, blanked Chugiak 6-0 Monday.

Austin Pinorini, Caleb Van Blake and Hunter Jump drove in runs for the Miners. Kona Quiggle, Spencer Henson and Drew Swift scored runs. Quiggle and Josh Hatcher led Mat-Su with two hits each.

Mat-Su is now 16-9 overall.

Contact Frontiersman editor Jeremiah Bartz at sports@frontiersman.com.

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