The American Legion District tournament got under way at Newburg Park on Friday, with the defending champions getting off to a fast start. Opening day featured three games, including a 5-2 win […]
Gomes leads the way as Eagles 19U win two at Fairfield
The Humboldt Eagles 19U posted back-to-back wins to open play at the Western Amateur Baseball Federation tournament in Fairfield this week, defeating Yolo County 4-2 on Friday, one day after getting the […]
Freshman sensation already attracting D-I interest
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s Nick Dugan is the latest in a long line of stellar pitchers to play at the school, and he could be better than any of them. […]
Eagles 19U to play the Humboldt Crabs
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles 19U have been making a name for themselves this summer and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. On Wednesday, the local all-county American Legion team announced two […]
Slow start proves costly for NH Giants
The Northern Humboldt Giants were unable to overcome a poor start at Brookings on Monday in a 10-6 loss in American Legion baseball. The Giants scored twice in the top of the […]
More Weekend Baseball — Big showing for Eagles and Knights
The Humboldt Eagles 19U swept another doubleheader of American Legion action on Sunday, improving to 23-7 on the summer. The Eagles defeated Mendocino 5-1 in their opener and followed that with a […]
Sunday Baseball Roundup — Busy day for local teams
After opening the season with nine straight wins, the Southern Humboldt 76ers made it three wins in four games at their own tournament on Sunday, defeating Gridley 8-3 at Newburg Park in […]
Emmons secures walk-off win for Eagles 19U
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Cody Emmons drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday, as the Humboldt Eagles 19U remained perfect in league play with […]
Saturday’s Legion – 76ers win their second straight, Giants top Gridley
The Southern Humboldt 76ers made it two straight wins to open their own tournament, beating Red Bluff 7-5 on Saturday morning. The 76ers also defeated Gridley 8-0 to begin the five-team round-robin […]
Legion 17U Roundup — Giants, Eagles, 76ers all win
Lane Thrap pitched a one-hitter as the Humboldt Eagles 17U edged Australia White 19U 1-0 at Crusader Field in Eureka on Friday evening, on what was a busy day for local American […]
Pitching dominates again for Eagles 19U
The Humboldt Eagles 19U bounced back from a 4-0 morning defeat to Team Australia Grey at Crusader Field on Friday to take game two of their doubleheader, a 6-1 league win over […]
Eagles 19U come alive in the third
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles 19U took some time to get going at the Arcata Ball Park on Thursday afternoon, but once they did they quickly put plenty of distance […]
Eagles 19U pitchers shut out Team Australia
By Ray Hamill — Seven different Humboldt Eagles pitchers combined to shut down the visiting Team Australia bats at Bomber Field on Wednesday as the home team opened a busy week with […]
Giants, 76ers go down to the wire on busy day for local Legion teams
The Northern Humboldt Giants rallied from an early five-run deficit to edge the Southern Humboldt 76ers 8-7 in an American Legion matchup at Newburg Park on Wednesday. The game was played as […]
Legion Roundup — Eagles teams close out long road trips
The Humboldt Eagles 17U closed out a long road trip with a 15-6 win at Lassen on Tuesday. Nick Dugan led the offensive onslaught, finishing 4-for-5 with a double and four RBIs, […]
Busy week for local baseball as Team Australia comes to town
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a summer feast of baseball this week, with Team Australia coming to town and a total of 35 American Legion games scheduled over the next […]
Baseball Roundup — Eagles, Giants close out tournament play; B52s sweep
The Humboldt Eagles and Northern Humboldt Giants each lost their semifinal matchups at the Muckdogs 17U American Legion baseball tournament in Reno on Sunday. The Eagles fell 5-4 to the host team, […]
Tired Eagles 19U fall to Roseburg
The Humboldt Eagles 19U suffered a rare loss in Oregon on Saturday night, falling 12-2 in eight innings to Roseburg. According to head coach Matt Tomlin, the Eagles played like a tired […]
Legion 17U — Eagles, Giants both advance at Reno tournament
The Humboldt Eagles 17U dropped their final two pool games at the Muckdogs American Legion baseball tournament in Reno on Saturday, but still advanced to Sunday’s semifinals. The Eagles, who are […]
Legion Roundup — Eagles continue to roll; Giants split
The Humboldt Eagles 19U swept a second straight doubleheader in Oregon on Friday, while improving to 8-2 on their current 13-game road trip. The Eagles defeated Medford 4-2 in game one and […]