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BIGSTIK ...

Our son played for the Kenai Peninsula Oilers in '02, then went to the Cape last summer and played for the Hyannis Mets. He is a junior this season, and altho we are hoping that he is playing summer ball professionally in '04, he has made a back-up plan to play in Alaska again. Altho both teams invited him back, he absolutely LOVED Alaska and wanted to go one more time if given the opportunity.

The competition is excellent ... many top players from top schools around the country. The league is a little different than the Cape (and other "NCAA sanctioned leagues") insofar as they do allow non-college players to participate (a few high schoolers and some former pro players). The league uses composite bats (not entirely wood) and so it is less a pitcher's league than the Cape is. Since our son was on the Peninsula, he had some exciting opportunities and a wonderful host family while he was there. The travel could be extensive for the Kenai players ... Fairbanks was a 14+ hour bus ride ... but isn't quite so difficult for the Anchorage teams because they are a little more "midway". From everybody that I have spoken with who had a son play in Alaska, the concensus seems to be that it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most players ... and our son may get to try it twice.

Good luck to your son.

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Go HIGHLANDERS !!!
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