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The Mat-Su Miners had 14 former players drafted in the 2006 Amatuer Draft.
Matt McBride 2005 Miners Indians 2nd round
Chris Errecart 2004 Miners Brewers 5th round
Brett Bigler 2005 Miners Royals 7th round
Daniel Stange 2004 Miners Dbacks 7th round
Matt Weston 2004 Miners Giants 12th round
John Hester 2005 Miners Dbacks 13th round
Josh McLaughlin 2005 Miners A's 20th round
Eddie Rodriguez 2004 Miners Reds 20th round
Matt Inouye 2003 Miners White Sox 21st round
Steve Calicutt 2005 Miners Giants 21st round
Nick Kliebert 2004 Miners Padres 25th round
Matt Manship 2004 Miners A's 29th round
Haley Winter 2005 Miners Mariners 40th round
Jon Koller 2003 Miners Mets 48th round
Alex Trafton Miners 2005 Devil Rays Free Agent

Several Mat-Su Miners earned all-conference honors for the 2006 college baseball season, led by Matt McBride (Lehigh) being named first-team Louisville Slugger All-America by Collegiate Baseball Magazine. Here’s the Miners’ honor roll:

Brett Bigler (‘04-’05 Miners) Big West first team
Daniel Stange (’04 Miners) Big West honorable mention
Matt McBride (’05 Miners) Patriot League Player of Year
Josh McLaughlin (’05 Miners) SoCon first team
Jonathan Hee (’06 Miners) WAC second team
Matt Inouye (’03 Miners) WAC second team
Nick Kliebert (’04 Miners NBC) West Coast first team
Matt Weston (’04 Miners) Conference USA first team
Ryan Hastings (’05 Miners) Big Ten third team
Matt Manship (’04 Miners) Pac 10 honorable mention
Matt Bransfield (’05 Miners) Big East honorable mention
Eddy Rodriguez (’04 Miners) ACC first team

2003 PRESSBOX

11/15/3: Miners' GM President of the ABL
7/26/3: Miners dig deep, trounce Panners "The Mat-Su Miners took out a season of frustration on the Alaska Baseball League champion Alaska Goldpanners Friday night at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer"
7/13/3: Panners, Mat-Su each win one "Koley Kolberg pitched a complete game one-hit shutout to lead the Mat-Su Miners to a 2-0 win over the Alaska Goldpanners in the first game"
7/2/3: Panners nip Miners "Behind the pair of clutch late-inning RBI hits from Blasi, the Alaska Goldpanners edged the Mat-Su Miners 5-4 in 10 innings on Tuesday at Growden Memorial Park"
6/14/3: Tripling takes it out of Miner "PALMER -- Coming around third base, Matthew Inouye could feel his legs tightening and his heart racing. There was an inside-the-park home run on the line, and Inouye's body was telling him to slow down."
6/12/3: Panners pitch gem at Miners
6/10/3: You might not recognize the Miners
5/11: Devoted to the Diamond "Pete Christopher, the new general manager of the Mat-Su Miners, has put in untold hours renovating what already was the prettiest ballpark in the state. Now, to go along with the mountainous view, the field is spectacular as well."