From last evening here in Anchorage, Alaska. (I did ask the Northwestern clad game photographer if any of the players were from Northwestern and she did not think so.)
Baseball's Anchorage Glacier Pilots Come from Behind 0-3 to Beat the Anchorage Bucs 5-4
Link to Video of Glacier Pilots Pitcher holding the Bucs:
(FWIW I just posted this YouTube Video moments ago and it already has over 1,300 views. I guess the YouTube algorithm's love baseball.)
The Anchorage Glacier Pilots and Anchorage Bucs are summer league teams made up of college players from across the country. While they receive a stipend and are hosted by local families, they maintain their amateur status in order to comply with NCAA Standards. Many of the players go on to play in the Major Leagues with the Pilots claiming Mark McGuire and Aaron Judge as former players.
Concurrently taken Photos:
The Glacier Pilots Pitcher Shows His Stuff:
(Note how my photo evidences he was "on fire" as the flames shoot up from his cap.)
A Call to the Bullpen:
A Game Photographer from Aanchorage advised me that she is headed to my Alma Mater, Northwestern, and that she will be enrolling in the university's journalism school, Medill as a graduate student. She is pictured here with camera in hand and wearing Northwestern swag:
Some of the younger fans in the stands:
The Anchorage Glacier Pilots take pride in honoring their players who have gone on to play in the Majors:
Baseball's Anchorage Glacier Pilots Come from Behind 0-3 to Beat the Anchorage Bucs 5-4
Link to Video of Glacier Pilots Pitcher holding the Bucs:
(FWIW I just posted this YouTube Video moments ago and it already has over 1,300 views. I guess the YouTube algorithm's love baseball.)
The Anchorage Glacier Pilots and Anchorage Bucs are summer league teams made up of college players from across the country. While they receive a stipend and are hosted by local families, they maintain their amateur status in order to comply with NCAA Standards. Many of the players go on to play in the Major Leagues with the Pilots claiming Mark McGuire and Aaron Judge as former players.
Concurrently taken Photos:
The Glacier Pilots Pitcher Shows His Stuff:
(Note how my photo evidences he was "on fire" as the flames shoot up from his cap.)
A Call to the Bullpen:
A Game Photographer from Aanchorage advised me that she is headed to my Alma Mater, Northwestern, and that she will be enrolling in the university's journalism school, Medill as a graduate student. She is pictured here with camera in hand and wearing Northwestern swag:
Some of the younger fans in the stands:
The Anchorage Glacier Pilots take pride in honoring their players who have gone on to play in the Majors:
