Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks | |
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Location | Fairbanks, Alaska |
Ballpark | Growden Memorial Park |
Founded | 1960 |
Nickname(s) | 'Panners |
League championships | NBC (1972–1974, 1976, 1980, 2002) Alaska (1961–1968, 1970, 1972–1975, 1978–1984, 1986, 1991, 1994–1995, 2002–2003, 2005, 2013–2014) |
Former league(s) | Western Baseball Association (1967) Big West Conference (1970–1971) Alaska Baseball League (1974–2015) |
Colors | Blue, Gold, Red |
Ownership | Alaska Goldpanner Baseball, Inc (non-profit) |
Manager | Miles Kizer |
General Manager | John Lohrke |
President | Abram Siddall |
Website | http://www.goldpanners.com |
The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks are a collegiate summer baseball team which was founded in 1960 as an independent barnstorming team. The Goldpanners were charter members of the Alaska Baseball League at the league's inception in 1974, but left the league in 2015 to return to a barnstorming schedule. The Goldpanners play their home games at Growden Memorial Park in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. They also host the annual Midnight Sun Game at their home venue.
Like other amateur collegiate summer baseball teams, the Goldpanners operate in a similar manner to professional minor league organizations: playing a nightly schedule, using wooden bats, and with lengthy road trips facing advanced competition. Due to Fairbanks' isolated location, the Goldpanners often play teams from the rest of Alaska and the West Coast of the Lower 48.