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Outfielders Tyler Ganus (left) and Josh Lauck (right) head out to take the field as the sun begins to set over Arcata Ball Park on July 27. Photo by Thomas Lal
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NORTH COAST JOURNAL • Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 • northcoastjournal.com
rcata Ball Park has seen its fair share of excitement over the summer and this week was no exception. A winning streak extended to 11 games, pitchers took to the field as position players, a player sang the national anthem and a home run record fell as the season started to wind down for the Humboldt Crabs. The week started off with a glorious Tuesday night at the ball park, featuring a sunset straight out of a classic baseball movie and home runs courtesy of the Crabs Ethan Fischel and Gabe Giosso on the way to a 15-2 victory over the visiting Prescott Roadrunners. Once again, the Crabs took a convincing win behind reliable pitching backed up by the strength of their bats. Adam Walker started the game for the Crabs, striking out 10 batters and giving up just two runs while Fischel and Giosso powered in eight combined runs for the team. Tuesday was also the day that the Crabs said goodbye to their usual Sunday starting pitcher Owen Stevenson as the freshman was offered an opportunity to
play in the prestigious Cape Cod League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox for the remainder of the summer. Stevenson pitched extremely well for the Crabs this season, finishing with a .692 ERA and striking out 49 batters. “Honestly, just a great experience,” Stevenson said Tuesday night about his time with the Crabs. “I loved every moment of it. The Crabs, just the team atmosphere was awesome. The coaches were great. The fans were great. I was able to just kind of gain some confidence from Guiver allowing me to go out every Sunday, establish my routine and get into a groove. And once I got that groove, I was able to figure a lot of things out pitching-wise. And I think that’s where most of my success came from was having that routine every week. Even working with the trainers, too. The trainers helped me so much.” Crabs Manager Robin Guiver was understandably bummed to see Stevenson go, but happy to see the opportunity that the young pitcher has to play in a league that has seen more than 1,400 players
