Contributed by Denise Christopher
The Mat-Su Miners Baseball Club is pleased to announce their all-decade baseball team!
The team was compiled from rosters from 2010 through 2019, which included over 300 players. By pouring over stats from the decade, many hours of research went into the selection process.
The selection committee was made up of General Manager Pete Christopher, Vice President of the Board of Directors Terry Johnson, Mat-Su Miners Historian Chuck Griffin, and Sports Editor of the Frontiersman Jeramiah Bartz.
We ended up with 27 players on our 2010-2019 Miners All-Decade Team. This is less than 10% of the 302 players who wore the green and gold during those 10 years.
The Miners had some great teams, winning 62% of their 471 games during the decade, with 291 wins and 175 defeats.
They were Alaska Baseball League Champions 4 times, playoffs runners-up 2 times, and 2nd place team in 2 of the early years in the decade. Miners players were voted Alaska Baseball League’s Player of the Year in 6 of the 10 years.
Miners All-Decade Team Roster Below:
Wesley Thigpen, Catcher (2010)
Nick DiBiasse, First Base (2010)
Levi Jordan, Second Base (2016)
Bret Schwartz, Shortstop (2010)
Stephen Branca, Third Base (2011)
Erik Webb, Outfield (2019)
Pablo Bermudez, Outfield (2010)
Quin Cotton, Outfield (2017)
Christin Stewart, Outfield (2013)
Cam Newell, Outfield (2014)
Andy Mee, Utility (2010)
Brick Paskiewicz, Utility (2015)
Spencer Henson, Utility (2017,18)
Tanner Nishioka, Utility (2015)
Michael Donadio, Designated Hitter (2016)
Joe Bircher, Starting Pitcher (2010)
Tyler Stubblefield, Starting Pitcher (2014)
Eli Morgan, Starting Pitcher (2015)
Kyle Simonds, Starting Pitcher (2015)
Ian Churchill, Starting Pitcher (2018)
Calvin LeBrun, Starting Pitcher (2015,17)
Thad Ward, Relief Pitcher (2017)
Jordan Floyd, Relief Pitcher (2016)
Josh Green, Relief Pitcher (2017)
Bryce Tassin, Relief Pitcher (2018)
Jacob McNairy, Relief Pitcher (2019)
Corbin Martin, Relief Pitcher (2015)
Russel Raley, Head Coach (2010)
