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Berl, Emsley-Pai, and Kuykendall set to return

Brandon Berl is a junior RHP who last season had a league and team low earned run average (ERA) of 0.66 in 41.0 innings pitched. Brandon played a major role in the success of pitching staff last year.

Kawika Emsley-Pai is a sophomore catcher who is entering his first year with Lewis and Clarke State after transferring from the University of Texas after his freshman year. Last summer Kawika who is a switch hitter batted .261 for us and was 5-8 in throwing runners out from behind the plate

Garry Kuykendall is a speedy sophomore OF who only played in 11 games for the Oilers last summer due to a leg injury that ended his summer. While with the Oilers Garry was 13-15 in stolen bases and was a key lead off hitter for us early in the season.

The Peninsula Oilers are excited to announce that former Anchorage Bucs Assistant Coach Jeff Walker will manage the Oilers this summer. Walker is a volunteer assistant at Loyola Marymount University where he also played for the LMU Lions in 2000 and was an All-WCC selection. At LMU Coach Walker will work primarily with the outfielders and hitters, as well as assist in strength and conditioning and recruiting.

Prior to going to Loyola Marymount, Walker spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif. During this time, Ohlone qualified for the State Playoffs, led the state in stolen bases, and was one of the best hitting teams in the California.

Walker has spent three summers coaching in NCAA-sanctioned leagues. In 2002, he served as an assistant coach and hitting coach for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plains League in Hampton, Va. Walker later worked in the same capacity for the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska Baseball League in 2007 and 2008. The summer in the Coastal Plains saw the Pilots advance to the playoffs, while 11 players from the 2007 Anchorage squad would eventually be taken in the Major League Baseball draft, including all three starting outfielders. In 2008, the Bucs led the Alaskan League in hitting and produced the League's Silver Slugger award recipient.

Walker earned his bachelors degree in history from LMU. He earned two letters in baseball, earning All-Conference honors and helping lead the Lions to a West Coast Conference title and a No. 6 National Ranking in 2000. Before transferring to LMU, Walker played two seasons at Canada College in Redwood City, Calif. There, he earned All-American and All-Conference accolades. Jeff helped lead the Colts to back-to-back Conference titles and a Final Four appearance in 1998. He currently holds school single-season records for homeruns (18) and hit by pitches (35). Walker played single summer seasons in the Northwest Collegiate League, Northwoods League and Alaska Baseball League. He was selected as a League All-Star in 1998 and 1999, playing in the Northwest Collegiate League and Northwoods League, respectively. Walker resides in El Segundo, Calif.