page_title: Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
section_title: Midnight Sun game
hierarchical_section_title: Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks / Midnight Sun game
caption_attribution_description: English: The line-ups before the first pitch of the 2011 Midnight Sun Game.
context_page_description: 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. 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. Facing a unique challenge due to Fairbanks' isolated location, the Goldpanners often play teams from the rest of Alaska and the West Coast of the Lower 48.
context_section_description: First held in 1906, the annual Midnight Sun Game is held yearly in Fairbanks, hosted by the Goldpanners.  The game, which begins at 10:30 PM on the night of the summer solstice, has gained the attention of international media.
  Baseball America declared the game one of the "10 Must-See Baseball Events."  In 2005, ESPN spotlighted the game during "50 States in 50 Days."  ESPN The Magazine called the event the "#8 Ultimate Baseball Experience."  The Sporting News declared that on the 21st of June, "Fairbanks is the Baseball Capitol of America".   In 2012, Yankees Magazine declared the game "Baseball's Most Natural Promotion".
caption: The players line up before the first pitch of the 2011 Midnight Sun Game.
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