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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.
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Phil Plantier #7
Title: Head
Coach Bio: Former Major League slugger, Phil Plantier
joins the Point Loma Nazarene staff in 2006. His responsibilities
include working as the Sea Lions' hitting coach, outfield coach and
first base coach.
Plantier spent 11 years as a professional baseball player, including
parts of eight seasons in the Major Leagues (1990-97). His most
productive year was in 1993 as a member of the San Diego Padres,
when he clubbed 34 homeruns and collected 100 RBIs.
An 11th round draft pick in 1987 by the Boston Red Sox, Plantier was
selected as the Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year in
1990 when he hit 33 homeruns in 409 at-bats in AAA Pawtucket. He was
called up to the Red Sox in August of 1990. Since
retiring from baseball, Plantier earned a B.A in social science from
California State University San Marcos and is currently pursuing a
post-graduate degree. He has worked with youngsters in the San Diego
area for past seven years, most recently coaching the Poway Mustangs
to a 13-Under Triple Crown National Baseball Championship.
Phil is married to Jennifer and is the proud father of three
children: Ryan, Tyler and Emily. The Plantiers live in Poway, just
north of San Diego.

Chris Beck (2006)
Title:
Pitching Coach Bio:
Chris, a Southern California native,
attended the Master's College, where he led the nation in strikeouts
and was drafted in 1994. He played five years for the Seattle
Mariners and Chicago Cubs.
Chris and his wife Danielle have been with AIA Baseball since 1999.
Chris and Danielle have three sons, Ryan, Jackson and Ty. On staff
Chris is responsible for the team playing in the Alaska League
(Alaska Fire.)
| Catchers | |||||||
| No | Name | Pos | Height | Weight | Bats | Throws | College |
| 8 | Benjamin Marshall | C | 5' 10" | 190 lbs | R | R | Trinidad State JC |
| 9 | Brian Hendrickson | C | 5' 10" | 190 lbs | R | R | Southern Arkansas |
| 30 | Corey Thrush | C | 5' 10" | 190 lbs | R | R | Gardner-Webb University |
| Infielders | |||||||
| No | Name | Pos | Height | Weight | Bats | Throws | College |
| 32 | Ben Bando | 1B | 6' 2" | 195 lbs | R | R | Arizona State University |
| 11 | Brian Asbill | 2B | 5' 10" | 170 lbs | R | R | Arkansas Little Rock |
| 21 | Xavier Scruggs | 3B | 6' 1" | 215 lbs | R | R | University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| 5 | Chris Ahearn | INF | 5' 11" | 170 lbs | R | R | Western Carolina University |
| 10 | Daniel Morrow | INF | 6' 0" | 185 lbs | R | R | Saddleback Jr. College |
| Outfielders | |||||||
| No | Name | Pos | Height | Weight | Bats | Throws | College |
| 3 | Blake Stouffer | OF | 6' 0" | 180 lbs | S | R | Texas A&M University |
| 4 | Richard Simpson | OF | 5' 10" | 175 lbs | R | R | Missouri Baptist College |
| 20 | Steve Shaver | OF | 6' 3" | 205 lbs | L | R | Yuba Community College |
| 2 | Travis Catalani | OF | 5' 10" | 170 lbs | R | R | Abilene Christian University |
| Pitchers | |||||||
| No | Name | Pos | Height | Weight | Bats | Throws | College |
| 17 | Andrew Wilson | LHP | 6' 0" | 180 lbs | L | L | Mississippi State |
| 15 | Chris Albrecht | LHP | 6' 1" | 165 lbs | R | L | George Fox University |
| 22 | Payton Tweddale | LHP | 6' 3" | 185 lbs | L | L | Charleston Southern |
| 12 | Wesley Cogdill | LHP | 5' 11" | 180 lbs | L | L | Gardner-Webb University |
| 6 | Will Bostian | LHP | 6' 0" | 200 lbs | L | L | Texas A&M University |
| 23 | Daniel Hill | RHP | 6' 3" | 205 lbs | R | R | Presbyterian College |
| 14 | Joel Gossett | RHP | 6' 2" | 185 lbs | R | R | Palm Beach Atlantic |
| 35 | Jordan Hanslovan | RHP | 6' 5" | 205 lbs | R | R | Shasta College |
| 31 | Matthew Sullivan | RHP | 5' 11" | 180 lbs | R | R | Abilene Christian University |
| 24 | Robbie Weinhardt | RHP | 6' 3" | 205 lbs | R | R | Hill Jr. College |
| 16 | Todd Jeffress | RHP | 6' 4" | 180 lbs | R | R | Wayland Baptist University |
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