Two wins in a row to end last week added to a clean sweep of five games this week means the Crabs are on a roll. This week saw the good guys make easy work of Berkovich Honor and the Novato Knicks. Sometimes box scores can be deceiving. The offense showed up in a big […]
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A New Season and New Conference for the Crabs
Like a lot of people, I drive by the empty Arcata Ball Park in the winter months, longing for sunny days at the yard. The Crab Grass Band plays in my head with the cheers of “Tip Tip Hooray,” the chanting of “Nanananana BATBOY!” and even our famous hecklers. The promise of summer and Humboldt […]
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A New Season and New Conference for the Crabs
Like a lot of people, I drive by the empty Arcata Ball Park in the winter months, longing for sunny days at the yard. The Crab Grass Band plays in my head with the cheers of “Tip Tip Hooray,” the chanting of “Nanananana BATBOY!” and even our famous hecklers. The promise of summer and Humboldt […]
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University Police Investigation Clears CR Baseball Players of Assault Allegation
Cal Poly Humboldt police have determined a Palestine supporter who alleged she’d been assaulted near the Arcata Plaza in October lied about the incident, according to a press release from the university. Gihane Hyden had alleged that she was leaving a rally on the plaza around 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 when men she identified as […]
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Crabs Opening Weekend
The Humboldt Crabs were back on the field this weekend with a series against the Novato Knicks. Friday’s season opener saw our hometown crustaceans cracked by an 8-6 loss, despite a three-run inning. Saturday the Crabs took another loss with a 2-0 pitchers’ duel, but rallied on Sunday to win 8-3 against the Knicks three-run […]
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The Crabs Say Goodbye to Petrushka and Keep Rolling
The Humboldt Crabs were on a tear this week, using a combination of stellar pitching and unrelenting offense to sweep both the midweek and weekend series. Perhaps the best indicator of this is the run differential from the week. The Crabs defense and pitching staff allowed only three runs on the week and connected for […]
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Crabs Stay Hot With Combined No-Hitter
The Humboldt Crabs put together yet another dominating week in the season as both the pitching staff and lineup were firing in all cylinders. The weekend was highlighted by a combined no-hitter from Crabs pitchers Nick Perryman and Eureka local Garrison Finck, which came not even a week after Caleb Ruiz threw his own complete […]
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Crabs Deal With COVID Curveball and Come Back Swinging
It was another winning week of Humboldt Crabs baseball but the team had to fight through some adversity to make that happen as multiple players and coaches were taken out of action with COVID-19 in the middle of the week. Despite personnel losses, the Crabs only dropped one game as team members made their way […]
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Senator McGuire Announces $1 Million Investment in Arcata Ballpark
Prior to Wednesday night’s Crabs game, state Sen. Mike McGuire announced the state of California is investing $1 million into the Arcata Ballpark. McGuire told the crowd that the funds would be used to update disability access, construct a new plaza in front of the ballpark and to build a new facade. After receiving the […]
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Crabs Fire Up the Bats for Fourth of July
Coming off of a road trip where the team struggled to find wins, the Humboldt Crabs have been blasting their way to wins with strong offense ever since returning to Arcata Ballpark. The Crabs dropped each game on the road, but since coming back have won every game they’ve played in, racking up 67 runs […]
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Crabs Capitalize on Long Week
It was a busy week of action at the ballpark for the Humboldt Crabs as they played six games including a four-game series against the Seattle Studs which started with a rare Thursday game and was wrapped up with packed Father’s Day bleachers. The week started with a two game series against the Yuba-Sutter Gold […]
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A Winning Road Trip and a Bounce Back at Home for the Humboldt Crabs
Another week of Humboldt Crabs baseball came with something the team hasn’t had much of since the last pre-COVID season, a road trip. The Crabs started the week on the road traveling up to Oregon to take on the Medford Rogues for a two-game series on Tuesday and Wednesday that saw the Crabs take both […]