Anchorage Bucs

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• Location: Anchorage, AK
• League: Alaska Baseball League 1984-present
• Stadium: Mulcahy Stadium

Team Bio

Originally founded in 1980 as the Cook Inlet Bucs, the Anchorage Bucs operated as a barnstorming and exhibition Summer Collegiate Baseball team until the following season when the Bucs formally joined the Alaska Baseball League. In their inaugural season in the league the Bucs went on to a meager 19-25 record, despite defeating the defending National Baseball Congress World Champions the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks four out of five games.

In 1983, a winning record earned the Bucs a place in the NBC tournament in Wichita, KS. It was at this tournament that the Bucs set a National Baseball Congress record. The Cook Inlet Bucs lost on a bases-loaded walk in the 19th inning of what still holds the record for the longest game played in NBC history (as of 2006). The following year, in 1984, the Bucs officially changed their name to become the Anchorage Bucs.

After sitting out the 1988 season to regroup financially, the Anchorage Bucs returned to the Alaska Baseball League in 1989 to win their first league title, an honor they would go on to repeat for five consecutive years.

Like other Summer Collegiate Baseball teams, the Anchorage Bucs are dedicated and designed to providing minor league level competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Bucs operate in a similar manner to a Minor League team: playing nightly in stadiums before fans, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment, and experiencing road trips between games. Like all other summer collegiate players, they are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players. While serving as a crucial player development team, the Anchorage Bucs have continued to push the boundaries of Summer Collegiate Baseball, winning many league national and international titles and bringing their own brand of baseball across the world.

Since the 2000 season, the Bucs have further embraced Anchorage culture by making local Borealis Microbrewery the official beer of the Anchorage Bucs

Baseball Ambassadors

The Anchorage Bucs have made International Baseball central to their mission and character. Notably among the international baseball experiences of the team have been:

• Team USA- 1991, 1994
• Moscow Red Devils- 1992
• Hawaii International Baseball Tournament- 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996
• Japan Aichi All-Stars- 1994
• Korean National Team- 1995
• Colorado Silver Bullets- 1997

Notable Alumni of the Anchorage Bucs

• David Bush
• Keith Foulke
• Jeff Francis
• Geoff Geary
• Geoff Jenkins
• Jeff Kent
• Mark Redman
• Kirk Saarloos
• Jered Weaver
• C.J. Wilson
• Mike Aldrete
• Jerry Goff
• Greg Gohr
• Wally Joyner
• Brad Moore
• Don August
• Jed Hansen
• Tim Layana
• Al Osuna
• Chuck Jackson
• Kevin Maas
• Tim Pugh
• Scott Chiamparino
• Bobby Jones
• Tim Layana
• Mike Lansing
• Mike Campbell
• Chuck Jackson
• Kevin Polcovich
• Darryl Scott
• Kevin Jordan
• Mike Magnante
• Tom Urbani
• Kevin Wickander
• Calvin Murray
• Brooks Kieschnick

Yearly record since 1995

Year	Record	Manager	NBC World Series
1995	23-26	John Baptista
1996	33-21	Mark O'Brien
1997	33-18	Mark O'Brien
1998	26-16	Mike Oakland	2-2
1999	24-18	Mike Oakland	4-2
2000	22-23	John Weber
2001	31-19	Jim Yanko
2002	25-24	Jim Yanko
2003	17-30	Jim Yanko
2004	32-15	Matt Priess	5-2
2005	20-23	Matt Priess
2006	20-14	Mike Garcia
2007	13-22	Mike Garcia
2008	15-20	Mike Garcia
2009	26-19	Thom Dreier

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs
2011	16-20	Tony Cappuccilli
2012	21-19	Tony Cappuccilli
2013	20-15	Tony Cappuccilli
2014	26-18	Tony Cappuccilli
2015	27-21	Mike Grahovac	Champions
2016	20-24	Anthony Hutting
2017	24-20	Ken Hokuf	Runner Up
2018	25-19	Ken Hokuf	Runner Up
2019	29-14	Grant Palmer	Champions
2021	18-27	Grant Palmer	Champions

Related Links

Anchorage Bucs Home Page Alaska Baseball League