Originally founded in 1980 as the Cook Inlet Bucs by former General Manager Dennis Mattingly. The Anchorage Bucs operated as a barnstorming and exhibition Summer Collegiate Baseball team until the following season when the Bucs formally joined the Alaska Baseball League. In 1984, the Bucs officially changed their name to become the Anchorage Bucs.
Like other Summer Collegiate Baseball teams, the Anchorage Bucs are dedicated and designed to providing minor league level competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Bucs operate in a similar manner to a Minor League team: playing nightly in stadiums before fans, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment, and experiencing road trips between games. Like all other summer collegiate players, they are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players. While serving as a crucial player development team, the Anchorage Bucs have continued to push the boundaries of Summer Collegiate Baseball, including foreign players, winning many league national and international titles and bringing their own brand of baseball across the world.
Baseball Ambassadors
The Anchorage Bucs have made International Baseball central to their mission and character. Notably among the international baseball experiences of the team have been:
- Team USA- 1991, 1994
- Moscow Red Devils- 1992
- Hawaii International Baseball Tournament- 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996
- Japan Aichi All-Stars- 1994
- Korean National Team- 1995
- Colorado Silver Bullets- 1997
