Baseball Game Preview: Homer Mariners vs. Kodiak Bears

Mariners

Runs

05/01/25 vs Kodiak	5
04/25/25 @ Kenai Central	8
04/18/25 vs North Pole	11
04/17/25 @ Redington	2
04/12/25 @ Ketchikan	3
+ 3 more games

For the second straight game, Homer will face off against Kodiak. The Mariners will welcome the Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Homer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

Homer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Kodiak, who was ranked ninth at the time (Homer was ranked sixth). The Mariners walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Bears on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

For Kodiak's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremy Mahle, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Kodiak dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Homer, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Homer has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Kodiak struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.