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Lefties rebound to take two of three from NorthPaws

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2 years ago

July 21, 2023

Dugout Wire Service

PORT ANGELES, WASH—After beginning the week with a victory, the Kamloops North Paws fell twice to the host Port Angeles Lefties in West Coast League baseball action. Kamloops won the series opener on Tuesday (July 18) 4-2 in 10 innings. But the Lefties came back to win the rest of the battle: 4-1 Wednesday (July 19) and 7-2 on Thursday (July 20).

The results leave Kamloops 2-10 in the second half of the season and 9-30 overall. Port Angeles moves to 4-8 in the second half and 12-27 overall.

Port Angeles took five of the six games against Kamloops in the 2023 regular season.

The NorthPaws return home where they will kick off a six-game set of games at Dearborn Ford Field at NorBrock Stadium. Their first opponents will be the Bellingham Bells starting tomorrow (July 21). Opening pitch is 6:35 PM. Bellingham is 4-6 in their last 10 outings and have an overall record of 25-15.

The Lefties will take the bus to Kelowna to play three games against the Falcons at Elks Stadium beginning tomorrow (July 21).

All West Coast League games are available via their website: https://wcleague.watch.pixellot.tv/

SERIES RECAP:

Tuesday, July 18, 2023: NorthPaws 4 Lefties 2 (10 innings)

Former Lefty Casey Wayne (Phoenix, AZ) came back to haunt his old teammates. He was 1-4 with a run scored and two runs batted in as the NorthPaws held a 2-0 lead after six and a half innings. Port Angeles scored one in the bottom of both the seventh and eighth innings to send it into extra innings. Kamloops notched two in the top of the 10th en route to their ninth win of the season.

Wayne drove in the winning and insurance runs on a single after Cooper Neville (Glendale, AZ) had led off the 10th with a single and Joey Baran (Austin, TX) had walked.

Neville was 2-3 with a run batted in and a run scored.

David Leon (Coppell, TX), the fourth of four pitchers earned the win for Kamloops. He is 3-2 on the year as he went two innings, giving up a run, a hit and had a strike out. Brock Mayer (Torrance, CA), dropped to 0-4 on the year as he gave up two walks, two runs, struck out two and gave up a hit in three and a third innings.

Port Angeles was led offensively by Chanz Doughty (Lacey, WA) who was 1-4 with a run batted in. Kole Becker (San Diego, CA) was 0-3 with a run batted in. Roberto Nunez (Salinas, CA) was 2-3 while Ethan Young (Jefferson, NJ) was 2-4.

Link to Scoresheet: http://baseball.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=598618

Wednesday, July 19, 2023: Lefties 4 NorthPaws 1

The only NorthPaw scoring occurred in the top of the sixth inning when Robin Villeneuve (Gatineau, QC) hit a solo home run-his first of the season. That broke a scoreless tie.

Port Angeles scored three runs in the bottom half of that inning and added one more in the seventh before 632 fans at Civic Field.

Brock Mayer (Torrance, CA) was 2-3 with two runs batted in for the Lefties. Isiah Waltz (Yucaipa, CA) was 2-2 for two runs batted in and a run scored while Chase Taylor (West Jordan, UT) and Aren Arulaga (Laquinta, CA) were both 1-3 with a run scored.

Villeneuve was 1-3 for Kamloops. Gabe Mestas (Durango, CA) was 1-4 while Phoenix Sommay (Temecula, CA) was 1-3.

Mclain Roberts (Auckland, NZ) went six innings to take the loss. He is 1-6 on the year. In this game he gave up three runs on six hits with three strikeouts and walked five. Kassin Matson (Bothell, WA) went seven innings for his first win of the year in his first appearance. He surrendered two hits, walked two and struck out six. Kole Acker (Port Angeles, WA) came on in relief for his first save pitching an inning, striking out two and walking one.

Link to Scoresheet: http://baseball.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=598619

Thursday, July 20, 2023:Lefties 7 NorthPaws 2

Kamloops opened the scoring in the fourth inning when Baran walked and scored on a balk charged to Port Angeles starter Jake Cumming (Reno, NV). Cumming wound up as the winning pitcher going five innings for his first win of the year. He fanned eight while giving up four walks and two hits. He was the first of four Lefties pitchers.

Alexis Gravel (Repentigny, QC) was the losing pitcher in his second start of the summer. He falls to 0-1. Gravel pitched four innings of six hit ball surrendering five runs, walking four and striking out five. Those five runs came in the bottom of the fifth inning when the Lefties took the lead. They added single runs in the sixth and eighth as they had 10 hits and one error in the ball game.

Kamloops got their other run in the top of the ninth when Sommay made it to first on an error and scored on a wild pitch.

Offensively for Port Angeles: Walz was 1-4 with two runs batted in and a run scored. Nunez was 21-3 with a run scored and an run batted in. Chaz Doughty (Lacey, WA) was 2-3 with two runs scored.

For Kamloops: Tyler Glowacki (San Diego, CA) was 2-5. Drew Giannini (Tracy, CA) was 1-4.

Link to Scoresheet: http://baseball.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=598620

NEXT UP FOR THE NORTHPAWS:

The six game homestand for the Paws begins tomorrow (July 21) with an appearance by the Bellingham Bells . These two teams met in Washington State earlier this month: Bellingham is 4-8 in the second half of the West Coast League season and are coming off a 5-4 win on Wednesday (July 19) over Cowlitz.

PLAYERS TO WATCH ON BELLINGHAM:

1. Andrew Valee (Visalia, CA): attends Fresno Pacific University. He leads the team in home runs (3) and RBI (21).

2. Will Armbruester (Sammanish, WA) of Arizona State University has the most wins on the Bells pitching staff with four.

3. Daniel Paret (Miami Lakes, FLA) attends Stetson University and has a team leading 39 strikeouts among the pitchers

4. Anthony Kodama (Mill Creek, WA) attends Edmonds Community College. He has the top batting average on the Bells with .311. That is 18 th best in the WCL.

5. Matt Molina (Alice, TX), of Texas A.U. Corpus Christi has the best earned run average among the Bellingham pitchers at 0.00

Friday’s (July 21) contest will be ‘Country Night’.

Following the visit by Bellingham, the Victoria HarbourCats will be in town for a three game series (July 25-27). The teams met in Victoria on the opening weekend of the season where the HarbourCats swept the NorthPaws.

If you can’t make the home games, they are all webcast on https://wcleague.watch.pixellot.tv/ . Some home games will also be shown on Shaw TV in Kamloops (Cable 10 or 105 with Blue Curve).

TAILGATE PARTY:

The Molson’s Tailgate Party is operating before every NorthPaws home game. It runs Tuesday through Saturday 5-630 PM. The Party runs Sundays noon-1 PM. Hotdogs and a Pilsner are sold for $ 12.00 plus tax.

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NorthPaws fight off a late Riverdog rally to secure Exhibition victory

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6 hours ago

May 30, 2025

Dugout Wire Service

The Kamloops NorthPaws defeated the Kamloops Riverdogs 18U squad 4-3 in a game that came down to the wire. The NorthPaws scored four runs in the first three innings before the bats went silent. The Riverdogs, however, scored their three runs in the eighth and ninth innings.

The Paws got their offence from Many Recchi, Austin Coyle and a solo home run in the bottom of the first from former Riverdog Matthew MacDonald. The Kamloops native got the start behind the plate and went two for two with a base hit in his second and final at-bat of his night, earning him player of the game honours.

The Riverdogs threatened several times in the later stages of the game, including loading the bases with one out in the fifth inning and coming up empty-handed. They later faced the same situation in the eighth but only mustered one run.

The ninth inning saw the Riverdogs put up a pair of runs off RBI doubles and had runners at second and third with two outs. Reid Williamson hit a ball to the warning track in left field that was caught on the run by Recchi to end the game and secure the win for the NorthPaws.

Paws Head Coach Reily Jepson is also a former Riverdog and got his first taste of coaching against his old youth program.

“It’s different coaching against them; they had me on my toes for sure,” said Jepson.

For many of the players in the Northpaw lineup, this was their first game action in a couple of weeks, providing an excellent opportunity to get game experience before the regular season begins.

“Tonight was all about shaking off the rust for guys who haven’t played in a while and getting their feet under them – This was also the first time they were playing under us as a coaching staff, so they’re all a little nervous, so it’s just to get warm and get ready for the weekend,” said Jepson.

With both teams being local, the fans showed up and cheered on their beloved squads throughout the night.

“It was great to see people in the seats even though there may have been more RiverDogs fans, but it’s great to get the community involved,” Said Jepson.

The NorthPaws will hit the road for six games starting Friday in Port Angeles for a three-game series before heading back south of the border for three more to play the Belling Bells beginning Tuesday. The NorthPaws will be back at Norbrock Stadium for the home opener on Friday, June 6, where they take on their Interior rival, the Kelowna Falcons. The first pitch is set for 6:05; we hope to see you there!

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Victoria HarbourCats – You’re invited! HarbourCats to host pre-season mixer, May 27th!

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1 week ago

May 23, 2025

Dugout Wire Service

Join HarbourCats players, coaches, staff and Harvey the HarbourCat this coming Tuesday at Mayfair Optometric clinic for the HarbourCats annual pre-season mixer!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE

May 23, 2025

Victoria, BC – The Victoria HarbourCats would like to invite all fans, season ticket holders, host families, partners and sponsors to our annual pre-season mixer, this year hosted by our fine friends at Mayfair Optometric Clinic, on Tuesday, May 27th at 5:00 pm.

Join us as we celebrate the start of another great season of West Coast League baseball and meet some of the players and coaches, grab some merchandise and enjoy a beverage and snack on us!

Red Arrow Brewing will be providing some of our signature Ballpark Blonde Ale, Ooh La La Cupcakes will be providing some tasty treats, various other food and snacks will be available and Samuel the Bartender will be on hand to help with serving drinks.

HarbourCats merchandise will also be available and we will have some door prizes to give away too!

Please be sure to join us and kick-off another great season of HarbourCats baseball!

The HarbourCats open their 2025 home schedule on Friday, June 6, with the Port Angeles Lefties visiting Wilson’s Group Stadium at RAP. Season Tickets, 10 and 32-Game Flex Passes and Single Game Tickets are now on sale for all 33 home games and four “Showcase” events through the HarbourCats new and 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.

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED! The HarbourCats are in need to host families for the 2025 season! If you would love to host a collegiate level athlete for three months this summer and become an integral part of the HarbourCats family, please contact Host Family Coordinator Cindy Kent at hostfamily@harbourcats.com. Compensation, grocery stipend and season tickets provided. More details HERE

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Victoria HarbourCats – CHEK and HarbourCats combine for broadcast home run

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1 week ago

May 22, 2025

Dugout Wire Service

HarbourCats in 30 to air throughout the summer

May 22, 2025

For immediate release

VICTORIA, B.C. — Vancouver Islands’ local television station and Victoria’s top summer sports team are joining forces.

CHEK TV will air “HarbourCats in 30” after all home games played at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park this season. As the name suggests, it’s a 30-minute highlight package that will follow the popular CHEK News at 10pm, with HarbourCats in 30 slated to start at 10:30pm.

This follows in the shoes of the popular “Royals in 30” that CHEK has aired during the winter WHL season.

“The HarbourCats are such an important part of summer on the Island, and we’re proud to share that experience with an even wider audience,” said Rob Germain, General Manager of CHEK Media. “HarbourCats in 30 captures all the excitement of the game and the spirit of the fans—delivered after every home game on CHEK TV, CHEK+, and CHEK’s YouTube channel.”

The HarbourCats play nearly every day in summer, this year starting on the road in Kelowna on May 30. The home opener is June 6, vs the cross-strait rival Port Angeles Lefties — the HarbourCats, before the playoffs, will play 60 games in 68 days, with 33 of those at home in Victoria, the familiar stadium on the corner of Caledonia and Vancouver.

“We are beyond excited to team up with our longtime friends at CHEK for these highlight shows, so more people can see our players perform and work to make the highest level,” said Jim Swanson, Managing Partner of the HarbourCats. “We are proud of the events we put on, and also our success on the field. Having eight of our players reach the Major Leagues in just 10 seasons is a credit to the community, our coaches and our staff.”

CHEK was the first private television station in B.C. and is the first and only employee-owned TV station in North America, now celebrating nearly 70 years in the community and 15 years of being independently owned.

The HarbourCats debuted in 2013 and are the longest-operating baseball club in Victoria’s history. Three times the team has made it to the final WCL playoff game, and in 2016 set the WCL record with a 19-game winning streak.

Tickets and merchandise can also be purchased in person at the HarbourCats office at 101-1814 Vancouver Street or by calling 778-265-0327.

PRE-SEASON MEET AND GREET! – The HarbourCats invite all fans to their 2025 Pre-Season Mixer on Tuesday, May 27th, from 5pm to 7pm at Mayfair Optometric Clinic at 3196 Douglas Street just opposite the intersection with Tolmie Avenue. Meet some of the players, coaches and our staff, grab some merchandise, high five Harvey and enjoy some beverages and snacks on us!

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