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Athletes in Action Baseball has a long history of competing in Alaska after playing its preseason games in California. In 2001 AIA joined the Alaska Baseball League, and made its home in Fairbanks, Alaska which is located seven hours north of Anchorage. Fairbanks also plays host to the Goldpanners of the ABL. The league provides talent and competition that is hard to top in collegiate summer baseball. A long line of current and former Major League players are have journeyed through the Alaska Baseball League during their college years. Athletes in Action Baseball is proud to have one of its franchises in the Alaska Baseball League.

8/13: Panners, AIA fall out of Series "By DANNY MARTIN, Staff Writer. There will be no repeat championship for the Alaska Goldpanners in the National Baseball Congress World Series."
8/13: Panners, AIA down to the wire "The Alaska Goldpanners and Athletes in Action may want to contact each other for advice on today's early morning elimination games at the National Baseball Congress"
8/11: Panners, AIA in NBC loser's bracket
8/9: AIA advances in tourney "The win enabled Athletes in Action to join the Alaska Goldpanners as one of the eight remaining teams who will remain unbeaten after today's action in the 44th annual.."
8/5: Panners, AIA open Series play "The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks and Athletes in Action-Alaska of North Pole will begin their drive for the National Baseball Congress World Series"
8/1: Panners, Fire tie for first "During the third inning of the Panners-Bucs game, a small plane crashed behind the outfield wall. The pilot of the plane managed to land the craft between the outfield at Mulcahy and the nearby Anchorage Football Stadium where a youth soccer game was being played. There were no fatalities.One passenger walked away and others were taken to a hospital. The plane was inbound from the Cook Inlet area. The crash prompted a 47-minute delay before the Panners resumed batting in the top of the inning."
7/30: Panners edge Fire "The league champion Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks and Athletes in Action of North Pole played 10 innings (tournament games are seven innings)"
7/30: On to Wichita "The Alaska Goldpanners, with a storied history, will try to defend the title they claimed last year by defeating the Anchorage Glacier Pilots.
7/28: AIA will make pilgrimage to Kansas "AIA will join the league champion Fairbanks Goldpanners -- the defending NBC champs -- at the tournament next week."
7/26: AIA puts out Oilers fire ".. Pilots, who end their season tonight against the Mat-Su Miners in Palmer, are three games behind the first-place and league champion Alaska Goldpanners"
7/25: Oilers erupt in first inning; AIA falls "The Alaska Goldpanners, who were idle Thursday, secured the ABL title by virtue of AIA's loss and the Goldpanners' sweep of the Oilers in a doubleheader"
7/20: Baseball winding down "Both the Alaska Goldpanners and Athletes in Action have only four home games remaining before they leave Fairbanks for the season"
7/9: Budding Goldpanners, Fire rivalry good for Interior baseball ".. in three years, the Goldpanners and Athletes in Action rivalry has become just that, a rivalry."
7/8: AIA retakes share of first place "Athletes in Action pitcher Rich Sorenson silenced the Alaska Goldpanners' bats on Thursday night and his teammates pounded out 11 hits in a 7-2 Alaska Baseball"
7/7: Panners smoke AIA in 10-4 victory "The Alaska Goldpanners parlayed yet another strong pitching performance by Fairbanks' Sean Timmons and a 14-hit offensive attack into a 10-4 Alaska Baseball"
7/6: Frostad heats up Panners top AIA Fire, 4-2 "The Alaska Goldpanners first baseman drove in three runs with a triple and a double to propel the hosts to a 4-2 victory over the Athletes in Action Fire"
7/5: AIA tests Panners' mettle, wins 4-3 "Israel Victor was rewarded for his patience Friday night and it gave Athletes in Action a 4-3 victory over the Alaska Goldpanners at Growden Memorial Park"
6/24: AIA rains hits on Goldpanners
6/13: Athletes in Action fall to first defeat in extra innings - DN-M - "AIA plays four road league games before making its 2003 Growden Memorial Park debut on June 22, facing the Alaska Goldpanners in the start of a three-game"

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