Summer Collegiate
Host Families Needed for 2022
Host families are an integral part of any summer collegiate baseball team and are the lifeblood of the team’s success. The NorthPaws roster is comprised of college athletes from across North America, who will call Kamloops home for two and a half months in the summer. As a host family, you are providing a ‘home away from home’ for your players during the NorthPaws season. In return, you will gain a memorable summer experience and most likely, a long-lasting friendship. Host families often refer to their players as an adopted member of their family, as you form a bond that will last far beyond the end of the season.
The NorthPaws receive great media coverage and the team presents an opportunity for these young adults to learn how to be professional baseball players. The NorthPaws’ season is relatively short but is very demanding. The West Coast League (WCL) season sees the NorthPaws play a minimum of 54 games, plus playoffs. During this busy season, your NorthPaws players will have 27 of these games on the road.
Should the team qualify for the WCL playoffs, the season could be extended into mid-August. Accordingly, host families are required for our players from the beginning of June until mid-August.
Expectations of a Host Family
Your primary role as a host family is to provide a safe and pleasant home environment for your player(s) for the duration of the season. Players will require comfortable sleeping quarters and access to a bathroom (with bedding & towels) as well as laundry equipment for their personal clothes (the team launders their uniforms). Families should be prepared to provide food for 2 meals per day (breakfast & dinner). Transportation to and from the field is not required but is gratefully appreciated if and when you are able. The majority of home games start at 6:35 pm and typically players are expected at the field early afternoon. When they arrive home late after the game, they will most likely need access to the shower.
Let your player know your house rules as they apply to your player and feel free to include them in family gatherings, dinner, outings, etc.
Compensation
In addition to NorthPaws season tickets, a small stipend is provided to assist with the cost of groceries.
If you are interested, please contact the Host Family Coordinator at billeting@northpawsbaseball.ca or call the office at 250-299-5247.
Today is the 12th time this season the HarbourCats have scored 10 or more runs (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)
July 27, 2025
For immediate release
VICTORIA, B.C. – The Victoria HarbourCats clinched an important series win against the Wenatchee AppleSox with a 13-8 victory in front of more than 2000 fans on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
It wasn’t going to plan early for the hosts, as for the second game in a row, the AppleSox jumped out to an early two-run lead. Izzy Madariaga and Jehee Lee hit back-to-back RBI doubles to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the second, Connor Ross (Cal Baptist) crushed a 100 MPH double to the gap after Garrett Brooks (St. Mary’s) drew a walk after battling through a 10-pitch at bat. That put runners on second and third for Jai Berezowski (Golden Tide), who hit a clutch two-out single to plate both runners, making it 2-2.
Including non-league action, Jai Berezowski is on a five-game hit streak producing eight hits and nine RBIs (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)
Berezowski got things started in the fifth with a double down the left field line for his second hit of the game. The Victoria native reached base four times this afternoon. Tanner Beltowski (Westmont College) brought him home, hitting a single up the middle, giving Victoria their first lead of the afternoon. The shortstop came around to score later in the inning on a wild pitch to give the Cats a 4-2 lead. Kamana Nahaku (Hawaii) blew the game wide open for the second time this weekend, crushing a three-run home run to push the Cats’ advantage to 7-2.
The HarbourCats did not let up in the sixth inning, scoring six more runs in the sixth inning after the big five-run fifth. A pair of wild pitches allowed two runs to score before Logan Shepherd (Mercer U) crushed his seventh home run of the season, a three-run blast, to extend the lead to 12-2. Ross drove in his first run of the game with an opposite-field single later in the frame, which pushed the score to 13-2.
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Logan Rumberg (George Mason) started for Victoria, and after his shaky first inning, he produced one of the most dominant displays the West Coast League has seen this season. The flame-throwing right-hander struck out eight over seven innings of work, walking zero batters. After surrendering a second-inning single, the Okotoks, Alberta native retired 16 batters in a row to complete his outing.
Logan Rumberg’s 35 strikeouts this season rank eighth in the West Coast League (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)
Garrett Villa (Angelo State) pitched the final two innings for the Cats and, due to some poor defence all around the infield, gave up four runs in the eighth inning. The Sox scored two more in the ninth inning through a Madariaga two-run single to cut the lead to 13-8, but that was all they could produce as Villa got Jehee Lee to ground out to wrap up the win.
The HarbourCats entered Sunday tied for the second-half North Division lead alongside the Edmonton Riverhawks. This win puts them half a game up on the Hawks for the time being, as they are in action later tonight against the Kelowna Falcons.
After an off-day on Monday, Victoria plays host to the Kamloops NorthPaws for three games on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. All games are at 6:35 PM. Get tickets at harbourCats.com/tickets.
VOUCHER REMINDER: The Victoria HarbourCats only have 6 home games remaining this season, so don’t forget to redeem your vouchers. You can do so at harbourcats.com/tickets, and if you have any questions or need help exchanging your vouchers, call the HarbourCats office at (778) 265 0327.
10 Game Flex Passes and Single Game Tickets are on sale for all home games and “Showcase” events through the HarbourCats’ one-and-only ticketing partner SHOWPASS at harbourcats.com/tickets.
Tickets and merchandise can also be purchased in person at the HarbourCats office at 101-1814 Vancouver Street or by calling 778-265-0327.
For more updates, be sure to follow @HarbourCats on all social channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
The HarbourCats are tied for first in the second half North Division Standings (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)
July 26, 2025
For immediate release
VICTORIA, B.C. – The Wenatchee AppleSox took an early lead and did not look back Saturday night, evening up the series beating the Victoria HarbourCats 8-2.
Elijah Pelayo hit a two-run single with two outs in the first inning the give the visitors an early lead. Both runs were uneanred after a Jake Butler (George Mason) error earlier in the frame.
The Cats answered back right away through Logan Shepherd (Mercer U), who hit his team-leading sixth home run of the campaign, a two-run shot to tie the game at two.
In the top of the second inning the Sox batters continued to make good contact off of Tommy Bridges (Northwestern U) as Cade Martinez and Izzy Madariaga hit back-to-back RBI singles to double their advantage, making it 4-2.
Logan Shepherd leads the HarbourCats in hits, home runs, and RBIs (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)
Bridges battled from there over five innings of work, giving up nine hits, walking zero and striking out three. On the other side was Mitch Haythorn who started for Wenatchee. He struck out seven Cats over five innings of work and managed to escape a bases loaded jam in the fifth inning, getting Connor Ross (Cal Baptist) to lineout to end the threat.
Tyler Patrick (Fresno State) replaced Bridges and gave up a pair of runs in the sixth inning including an Adam Haight home run, his second in as many games, to extend the Sox lead to 6-2.
Victoria had the bases loaded for Ross once again in the seventh inning, but Masen Swan got the Napa, California native to groundout to end the inning.
Austin Lindsey (Hill College) replaced Patrick and pitched a three-up-three-down inning in both the seventh and the eighth. He gave up two runs in the ninth inning on a pair of RBI singles which made it 8-2 Wenatchee and put the game beyond doubt.
Tommy Bridges’ 1.83 ERA is the third lowest in the WCL (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)
The HarbourCats could not take their chances tonight, leaving 11 men on base throughout the night.
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The all important rubber match is tomorrow at 1:05 PM! Logan Rumberg is your projected starter for Victoria.
VOUCHER REMINDER: The Victoria HarbourCats only have 7 home games remaining this season, so don’t forget to redeem your vouchers. You can do so at harbourcats.com/tickets, and if you have any questions or need help exchanging your vouchers, call the HarbourCats office at (778) 265 0327.
10 Game Flex Passes and Single Game Tickets are on sale for all home games and “Showcase” events through the HarbourCats’ one-and-only ticketing partner SHOWPASS at harbourcats.com/tickets.
Tickets and merchandise can also be purchased in person at the HarbourCats office at 101-1814 Vancouver Street or by calling 778-265-0327.
For more updates, be sure to follow @HarbourCats on all social channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
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