Baseball Teams

"Baseball in Ketchikan is almost as old as Ketchikan itself, as shown in the original photo. I grew up playing Little League on Norman Walker Field and played through some of the earlier years of the Ketchikan High School baseball program. This is my tenth year as a coach with the high school team, and while the uniforms, the equipment, and the times have changed, the conditions haven't changed much in the last 100 years. We still play in sideways rain on a dirt surface that looks and feels like low tide. The experience produces a special brand of kid and love for the game that would be difficult to find elsewhere. The boys had a blast being a part of this project, and now they want a new set of uniforms complete with collars and for me to wear a suit." — Andy Berntson

Modern image
Photographer: Taylor Balkom
Pictured (left to right): Andy Berntson, Jordan Sader, Trevan Scott, Nathan Bonck, Kadin Hallstrom, Luke Jones, Alec Simmons, Noah King, Jacob Shay, Jack Carson, Spencer Erickson
On loan courtesy of Andy Berntson, L2015.4.67.1

Historic image
Ketchikan baseball team on the tide flats at Thomas Basin, 1904
Photographer: Forest J. Hunt
Pictured (left to right): Fred Purinton, Joe Mahoney, Mr. Moran, Mr. Patching, Mr. Hooper, Jack McBride, Lawrence Kubley, Brick Comers, Willis Murphy, Ed Williams, Harold Reynolds
Donor: Forest J. Hunt via Ketchikan Public Library, THS 62.4.2.99