Baseball

Youths play sandlot baseball at Miller Field in the summer of 2020. After COVID-19 sidelined a competitive season last summer, local players gathered to play sandlot ball. Thanks to a city-approved COVID-19 mitigation plan, the Gastineau Channel Baseball and Softball Leagues are planning a full, competitive season this summer. Registration is now open for players between the ages of 5 and 16. (Courtesy Photo / Geoff Kirsch)

Take me out to the ball game

The Gastineau Channel Baseball and Softball Leagues expect a full, competitive season.

Youths play sandlot baseball at Miller Field in the summer of 2020. After COVID-19 sidelined a competitive season last summer, local players gathered to play sandlot ball. Thanks to a city-approved COVID-19 mitigation plan, the Gastineau Channel Baseball and Softball Leagues are planning a full, competitive season this summer. Registration is now open for players between the ages of 5 and 16. (Courtesy Photo / Geoff Kirsch)
JDHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors

JDHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors

We will never know how good we would have been. I do know that we would have worked hard all year

JDHS baseball coaches bid farewell to seniors
Crimson Bears fall in region final

Crimson Bears fall in region final

It was a bittersweet day for JDHS.

Crimson Bears fall in region final
Live: Regional comes down to winner-take-all game
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Live: Regional comes down to winner-take-all game

Live updates from the ballpark.

Live: Regional comes down to winner-take-all game
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Crimson Bears advance to regional finals in dramatic fashion
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Crimson Bears advance to regional finals in dramatic fashion

They play again Saturday.

Crimson Bears advance to regional finals in dramatic fashion
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Juneau teams split debut games in Region V tournament

Juneau teams split debut games in Region V tournament

Neither game went smoothly.

Juneau teams split debut games in Region V tournament
2019 Softball and Baseball Preview: Falcons softball chases another banner

2019 Softball and Baseball Preview: Falcons softball chases another banner

History in the making.

2019 Softball and Baseball Preview: Falcons softball chases another banner
Chad Bentz, a physical education teacher at Juneau-Douglas High School holds a parent/teacher conference at JDHS in 2014. Bentz is a 1999 graduate of JDHS and baseball standout. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Bentz headed into Alaska Sports Hall of Fame

An “unexpected surprise” for former Big.

Chad Bentz, a physical education teacher at Juneau-Douglas High School holds a parent/teacher conference at JDHS in 2014. Bentz is a 1999 graduate of JDHS and baseball standout. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Pro baseball coaches headline Anchorage camp

Pro baseball coaches headline Anchorage camp

The Alliance for the Support of American Legion Baseball in Alaska is hosting the ninth annual Professional Baseball Clinic Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at West Anchorage… Continue reading

Pro baseball coaches headline Anchorage camp
Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

Little League: West Seattle ousts Juneau

The Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars were eliminated from the Northwest Regional Tournament in San Bernardino, California, on Tuesday night, falling to West Seattle,… Continue reading

Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)
Tom Karpstein, 70, talks Thursday, August 2, 2018, about his long baseball umpiring role in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A visit to the plate with 46-year umpiring veteran Tom Karpstein

Tom Karpstein, the Gastineau Channel Little League president and baseball umpire of 46 years, may have spent his last season behind the plate this summer.… Continue reading

Tom Karpstein, 70, talks Thursday, August 2, 2018, about his long baseball umpiring role in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau Post 25 first baseman Kasey Watts celebrates the team’s state championship after the last out of the game against Dimond Post 21 on Tuesday at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Ludeman)

Juneau repeats as Legion state champs

Juneau Post 25 shutout Dimond Post 21, 7-0, to win their second consecutive American Legion state championship on Tuesday night at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage.… Continue reading

Juneau Post 25 first baseman Kasey Watts celebrates the team’s state championship after the last out of the game against Dimond Post 21 on Tuesday at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Ludeman)