Crabs to Make WCL Tri-State Debut

A new era in Humboldt Crabs baseball begins Wednesday evening when the team plays its first games in a new league, the WCL Tri-State, a doubleheader against the Nevada Bighorns.

The Crabs and Bighorns are two of the five teams in the WCL Tri-State, a new offshoot of the West Coast League in the Pacific Northwest. The other teams are the Redding Colt 45s, the Folsom Pioneers and Southern Oregon Riverdogs.

Humboldt is the only team that has yet to play a league game. Folsom is in first place so far with a 7-5 league record, the Riverdogs and Bighorns are each 3-3 and Redding is 2-4. But the Crabs and Bighorns will play six over the next five days. And while they will all be at the Arcata Ball Park, the Bighorns will be the "home" team for Wednesday's doubleheader and Sunday's contest.

Throughout the league season, keep track of stats and standings at the league's website. A WCL Tri-State sidebar can be found on the left side of just about any page on the Crabs website as well.

***Please Note*** The pocket schedule incorrectly states that there is a doubleheader on Friday, July 3. There is only one game Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. as usual.

Crabs, Glory Split Saturday doubleheader

By Ray Hamill

The Humboldt Crabs took the opening game of a Saturday doubleheader with the California Glory to stretch their winning streak to 11 straight, before the visitors battled back to take the nightcap in a shutout.

In the opening game, the Crabs saw a three-run advantage slip away late before Nick Melino drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, scoring Issac Vivas who had singled to reach base and advanced on an error and a Brad Morgan walk.

The 4-3 win, however, was followed by a 1-0 loss, the Crabs’ first defeat since falling to the Fontanetti A’s two weeks ago.

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Humboldt Crabs Game Recaps

The Crabs are proud to annouce that former Times-Standard and Eureka Reporter Sports Editor Ray Hamill will once again be covering the Crabs, this time for humboldtcrabs.com! Hamill will write up stories for most Crabs games this season, so if you miss a game, you'll never be completely left out of the action!

Recent Game Recaps:

• June 27, 2009 vs. California Glory | Game 1 Box | Game 2 Box
• June 26, 2009 vs. California Glory | Box Score
• June 19, 2009 vs. San Jose Seals | Box Score
• June 17, 2009 vs. Solano Mudcats | Game 1 Box | Game 2 Box
• June 14, 2009 vs. Fontanetti's Athletics | Box Score
• June 13, 2009 vs. Fontanetti's Athletics | Game 1 Box | Game 2 Box

Stay in Touch with the Crabs on Twitter

Get up-to-the-minute Crabs news by following us on Twitter! Breaking news, game updates and other information will be posted on our Twitter page throughout the season.

If you've read this so far and your only reaction is, "What's Twitter?" you're probably not alone. Twitter is a way to stay in touch with your friends using short messages similar to text messages that can be posted on the web or from your phone, iPhone or BlackBerry. If you sign up, you can "follow" your friends and their updates will appear on your page. You can also send messages back to the Crabs by putting "@humboldtcrabs:" in front of a message.

Crabs 2009 Ticket Sales On Sale Now

After a successful kickoff at a pair of Humboldt State basketball games, tickets for the 65th season of Crabs baseball are now available at a number of locations: Ray's Food Place in Arcata, McKinleyville, Eureka and Fortuna; The Arcata Chamber of Commerce California Welcome Center; The Eureka Chamber of Commerce; The Times-Standard; and Solo Sports. Click here for more information.

Become a Crabs volunteer

Do you like baseball? Be a part of the Crabs' tradition by becoming a volunteer. Call our Hotline at 826-2333 and let us know that you'd like to be considered for a volunteer job. We are always looking for folks with special expertise or interest to assist in the various planning committees - golf tournament, acquiring player jobs, planning and conducting the opening dinner, taking pictures at the games, working on the Crabs' history project, researching player bios in preparation for the new season and other tasks.

Provide a summer job for a Crab

When they come to town for the summer. our Crab players are in need of jobs. If you are interested in providing part-time work for these young men please call Larry Zerlang at 707-496-4802 or email him at larryzerlang8737@sbcglobal.net.