From the Arcata ballpark to baseball’s biggest stage, the Humboldt Crabs’ connection to the Milwaukee Brewers’ 2026 World Series championship runs across 36 years and two generations of baseball. Pat Casey, a 1980 Crab now serving as Milwaukee’s player development coach, and David Hamilton, a 2016 Crab playing third base for the Brewers, were both […]
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Pitchers — Past and Future
Recently I spoke with the best pitcher in baseball, this year’s American League Cy Young award winner Shane Bieber, who was in town visiting his girlfriend’s family. He is a nice-looking kid but blends in without an overpowering look. As a college walk-on, he just kept getting better and produced an extensive repertoire of great […]
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The Brothers Iorg
The most famous swing of a baseball bat by anyone Humboldt grown was at a pitch slung by Todd Worrell of the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning of the sixth game of the 1985 World Series against the Kansas City Royals. With the bases loaded and a 1-0 lead, the perfect pitch would […]
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HSU Softball Stopped One Win Shy of National Title
The Lumberjacks entered Saturday needing just one win to become national champions. It wasn’t meant to be. The Humboldt State University softball team dropped both its games Saturday to lose the best of three NCAA Division II national championship series in Denver to the University of North Alabama. HSU got off to a good start […]