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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

 

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MANAGEMENT

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Gerard Pineda
Field Manager (02)


Mike Buchmiller
Field Manager (03)

 


   

2006 Mat-Su Miners

 
Name
Bats
Throws
Height
Weight
YR
School
Hometown
Brian Chrisman
L
L
6-2
190
SO
Marshall
Pittsburgh, PA
Mark Willinsky
R
R
6-4
215
FR
Santa Clara
Las Vegas, NV
Andy Beal
R
R
6-0
210
SO
Loyola Marymount
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
David Phelps
R
R
6-3
175
FR
Notre Dame
Hazelwood, MO
Wayne Daman
R
R
6-0
205
JR
Washington State
Beaver, WA
Craig Bennigson
L
L
6-1
195
FR
California
Benicia, CA
Mark Grbavac
R
R
6-0
180
FR
Oregon State
Portland, OR
Greg Keim
R
R
5-11
175
JR
Oregon State
Ontario, OR
Chris Wietlispach
R
R
6-4
175
SO
Yale
Crystal Lake, IL

 
Name
Bats
Throws
Height
Weight
YR
School
Hometown
Brent Milleville
R
R
6-4
240
FR
Stanford
Wichita, KS
Travis Howell
R
R
6-3
210
JR
California
Los Gatos, CA
Kevin McMillan
R
R
5-9
195
FR
Catawba College
Salisbury, NC

 
Name
Bats
Throws
Height
Weight
YR
School
Hometown
Daniel Magness
L
L
6-3
220
JR
San Diego
San Diego, CA
Cal Krenke
R
R
6-1
210
SO
San Jose City College
Arvada, CO
Paul Gran
R
R
6-0
190
SO
Washington Stat
Bothell, WA
Jonathan Hee
R
R
6-0
170
SO
Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Travis Coulter
L
R
5-9
145
FR
Washington State
Kennewick, WA

 
Name
Bats
Throws
Height
Weight
YR
School
Hometown
Joey August
L
L
6-1
200
FR
Stanford
Salem, OR
Donald Brown
L
L
6-2
185
SO
Pepperdine
Camarillo, CA
Joe Ercolano
L
R
5-10
170
SO
Lehigh
Fairfield, CT
Brandon Bowser
R
R
6-1
185
JR
New Orleans
Roaring Spring, PA

 
Name
Position
School
Matt Dorey
Head Coach
 
Ron Ornori
Assistant Coach
Edmonds CC
John Hendricks
Pitching Coach
Lenoir-Rhyne College, NC

 

 

 

All-Time Mat-Su Miners Team
(Voted by Alaska Public Radio in 2000)

PositionNameSchoolYear(s)Comments
First Base Ken Kramer Rider 1987 .314, 16 HR, 62 RBI
Second Base Steve Moser UNLV 1985 .364, 32 RBI, 75 Hits
Third Base Mike Cervanek Michigan 1997 .394, 9 HR, 42 RBI
Outfield Todd Driefort Wichita St. 1991 .234, 5 HR, 19 RBI
Outfield Josh Kliner Kansas 1995 .364, 7 HR, 29 RBI
Outfield Mike Devereaux Mesa CC 1983 .333, 37 RBI, 21 SB
Catcher Jason Mohler CS-Fullerton 1991 .302, 4 HR, 34 RBI
RHP John Eric Hernandez Chico State 1999 8-1, 0.85 ERA, 49 SO
LHP John Hendricks Wake Forest 1997 6-1, 4.09 ERA, 56 SO
RP Tom Niedenfuer WSU 1979-80 
    

 







 

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