Archive for May 2009 – Page 2

Oilers head for Spring Classic

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

The Casper Oilers will head to Gillette, WY for Memorial Day Weekend to participate in the 2nd Annual Riders Spring Classic Tournament.  The field of 5 teams features the host and defending Wyoming Legion State Champion Gillette Roughriders, Laramie Rangers, Rock Springs Mustangs, and Spearfish Spartans.  The Oilers will start action on Saturday at 11am against Spearfish.  Please check the schedule tab for all game times and check back for all the results of your Oiler games.

Categories : Oilers

Oiler Home Opener Cancelled

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

The Casper Oilers home opener has been cancelled. The game will be rescheduled as a triangular with the Westco Zephyrs on June 8th at Lansing.  The next Oiler home game will be Sponsor Day, May 30th at Noon & 2:30pm. More information on Sponsor Day will be posted soon.

Categories : Program

Drillers Sweep Jets

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

The Casper Drillers opened up their 2009 season with a sweep of the Sheridan Jets on the road Sunday.

Casper earned a 10 to 2 win in game one. Casper starting pitcher Casey Karch (1-0) pitched 4 innings to earn the win.  Nick Stille also provided 3 innings of relief allowing only one run and one hit.  Offensively, Will Cordova added 3 RBIs and Pat Whited was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs.

Casper earned the sweep by taking game two, 10 to 0, in 6 innings.  Starting pitcher Jon Robinson (1-0) went the distance allowing 3 hits and 6 walks. Robinson struck out 8 and the Driller defense did not allow a Jet runner to reach 3rd base in the contest. Jeremy Bowland provided 4 RBIs in the game, 3 of which came on a triple in the 3rd inning.

The Drillers will host the Gillette Rustlers for a doubleheader on Crossroads Field on Sunday, May 24th at 1 & 3:30pm.

Categories : Drillers, Program

Oilers Earn Split with Zephyrs

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

The Casper Oilers opened their 2009 season on the road in Scottsbluff, Nebraska against the Westco Zephyrs at Cleveland Field on Saturday May 16th.  Casper lost the double header opener by a score of 9 to 8.  Martin Vasquez (0-1) took the loss in relief.  Casper issued 5 free passes which lead to 6 runs in the Westco 2nd inning. Dan Lang had two hits for Casper, one a triple.  Jake Loundagin and Zane Mathson also had a pair of hits in game 1.

Casper starter Brandon Watson (1-0) earned his first win of the year in game two by pitching 6 strong innings while only allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits. The Oilers broke a 2 to 2 tie in the 5th and never looked back as  they defeated Westco by a score of 9 to 2. Eli Ford lead the way offensively with a 3 for 4 performance . Aren Williams and Zane Mathson also added two hits a piece.

The Oilers (1-1) will face Cheyenne Post 6 on Wednesday, May 20th at Mike Lansing Field for their home opener. Game time for the one 9 inning game is set for 6pm.

Categories : Oilers, Program

The Oilers and Drillers will finally take the field for the 2009 season in less then a week.  The Oilers will head to Scottsbluff, Nebraska on Saturday May 16th for a double header against the Westco Zephyrs.  On Sunday, May 17th the Drillers travel north to take on the Sheridan Jets at Thorn Rider Stadium. Both Double headers are scheduled for 1 & 3:30pm start times. You can check all year long on the website for results and statistics for both teams.

Categories : Program