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NorthPaws drop game three after a big seventh inning from the Apple Sox

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The Kamloops Northpaws lost the rubber match to the Wenatchee Apple Sox on Thursday night after a five-run seventh inning by the home team. The Apple Sox led 5-1 heading into the fourth inning, but the North scored four, tying the game. The lead would change twice more as Wenatchee took a 6-5 lead into sixth, but it didn’t last much longer as Kamloops grabbed a one-run lead of their own. Despite 11 hits in the game, the NorthPaws offence fizzled out late as the mountain was too big to climb this time around.

Kamloops starter Owen Fernandes worked quickly in the bottom of the first, recording the first two outs. The Apple Sox hitters mounted a rally with a walk, a single, and a triple, making it 2-0.

The top of the third saw NorthPaws center fielder Ethan Kodama send a single to center field, scoring catcher Kalen Applefield and cutting the lead in half.

Wenatchee responded in the bottom of the third, extending their lead. Fernandes would record two quick outs but had trouble finishing the inning. A single, walk, and double put the Sox up by two. A few pitches later, Fernandes threw one away, scoring the fourth run. That would be it for the righty as lefty Kaden Douglas-Pluff came on in relief. Three pitches later, the third run of the inning came across after a single to left field.

The third out of the inning was a highlight reel play from Kodama in center. Wenatchee shortstop Cade Martinez sent a fly ball to the left-center gap. The Apple Sox already had the bases loaded, and if the ball fell, two more runs were bound to score. Kodama tracked down the ball and laid out, making a diving catch to spot the bleeding.

The play by Kodama gave the bats some life in the top of the fourth. Nolan Austin and Ethan Kodama both singled with one out. The order was back to the top for second baseman Elijah Clayton, who made it three singles in a row, scoring Austin. Connor Clark reached base via an error setting up Drew Schmidt, who hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Kodama.

Right fielder Jared Hall was next and tied the game with one swing of the bat. Clark stole second, putting himself in scoring position, later tying the game as Hall singled to left field. The Apple Sox would regain their one-run lead in the bottom of the fifth.

In the sixth, Kodama and Clayton both singled, and Clark sacrificed himself with a bunt, moving his teammates to second and third. Drew Schmidt sent a sharp ground ball to shortstop that couldn’t be handled as Kodama scored, tying the game once more. Hall was up next and came through in a big moment, sending a line drive to center that scored Clayton, giving the NorthPaws their first lead of the game.

Unfortunately for Kamloops, that was the last run they would score. The Apple Sox came to bat in the bottom of the seventh and made the most of the NorthPaws mistakes. Two errors, one past ball, one single and a double brought in five runs for the Apple Sox, sending the hometown crowd into a frenzy.

Despite the series loss, the NorthPaws had 11 hits, including two crucial hits from Jared Hall, who had three of the biggest RBIs of the game for Kamloops. The NorthPaws have had stretches where they couldn’t get the big hits to fall their way, but in the last two games of the series, that changed.

“I think we were due for it. There was a string of games where we left ten plus guys on base, so hopefully, the guys realize how big this is, and we keep it rolling this weekend,” said Assistant Coach Trey Newman.

Another positive for the team was that they had 46 stolen bases as a team, which led the league. However, with four more on Thursday night, the team now has an even 50 on the season.

“It’s a testament to the guys; they know what our identity is, and that’s them going out there and playing our game,” said Newman.

The NorthPaws will now return home for their first three-game home series of the season. The team has played 10 of their first 12 on the road and is eager to treat the fans.

“I’m excited for them; these guys have been grinding on the road. I know it will be great to have two-night games this weekend, so hopefully, Norbrock is loud,” said Newman.

The Edmonton Riverhawks will come to town starting on Friday night. The first pitch is set for 6:35.

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NightOwls Fall In The Final Game Of The Series Against The HarbourCats

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VICTORIA, B.C. — The Nanaimo NightOwls dropped the final game of the series 8-3 to the Victoria HarbourCats on Thursday night. The HarbourCats jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning and continued to add to it with six more runs between the third and sixth innings.

Nanaimo was able to get a couple of runs back thanks to home runs from Jacob Hayes and Tyler Arnold, but they couldn’t complete the comeback and ended up dropping both games at Royal Athletic Park. The NightOwls had three runs on nine hits with no errors. The Victoria HarbourCats finished the night with eight runs on 10 hits and no errors.

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Starting Pitching Lino Zepeda went three innings, surrendering three earned runs on six hits while striking out three. Brennan Kettle and Jakin Rohne both came in relief and threw scoreless outings.

Kettle, a junior from Hawaii Pacific University, pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and striking out one. Rohne went two innings, giving up no runs, no hits, and striking out two.

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The NightOwls made a late push in the game against the HarbourCats thanks to a pair of home runs. First it was Jacob Hayes who had a two run shot, he finished the night one for three with a HR, two RBI and a walk.

Tyler Arnold also got into the home run action in the ninth inning. He smacked a solo shot and finished the day one for four. Raoul Fabian Jr. continues to wield a hot bat as he went two for four with 2 singles and a run scored.

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The loss drops the Nanaimo NightOwls to 12-15 on the season and 0-3 to start the second half. No time to worry about the series against the HarbourCats as the team heads right out to Edmonton for a Friday night game. Nanaimo swept the RiverHawks when they were in Nanaimo last week.

The road trip to Edmonton against the RiverHawks goes, Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 4th, 5th and 6th. Then the team will have a well deserved day off after 10 straight days of games. The NightOwls return home with a three game series against the Kelowna Falcons in a mid week matchup. That starts Tuesday July 8th at 6:35pm and continues Wednesday and Thursday at the same time. Make sure to follow us on social media for the latest NightOwls news and use the hashtag #IlluminateTheDark!

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Victoria HarbourCats – Cats dominance continues with sweep of Owls

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Hudson Shupe’s two-hit night extended his hit streak to eight games (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

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VICTORIA, B.C. – The Victoria HarbourCats completed the sweep of the Nanaimo NightOwls with an 8-3 win Thursday night. This series was all about the offence, with the Cats putting up 31 runs in these three games.

JC Allen (UC San Diego) has been Nanaimo’s worst nightmare this week, and he continued his hot streak in the top of the first with an RBI single to make it 1-0. The first baseman had eight hits, two home runs, and nine RBIs in this three-game series.

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Jack Johnson (Baylor) doubled the lead with an RBI single up the middle to give the home team a 2-0 lead after one. He has reached base safely in all 23 games he has played this season. The third baseman drove in his second run of the game in the third inning with an RBI groundout, making it 3-0 HarbourCats.

Kyle Hepburn went one for three with a walk (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

Jake Butler (George Mason) started for the first time since June 27 and came to the plate with the bases loaded in the fourth. The sophomore smacked a two-run single to left to increase the lead to 5-0. Allen’s RBI groundout later in the frame extended the lead to 6-0.

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Xander “Boogie” McAfee’s second hit of the evening was an RBI single in the fifth inning. Later in the inning, Hudson Shupe (Gonzaga) hit a sacrifice fly to give Victoria a resounding 8-0 lead. McAfee, Butler, and Shupe all had two hits tonight.

Logan Saloman (Nevada) made his second start of the season after throwing five innings of one-run ball last week against the Edmonton Riverhawks. He was even better tonight, shutting the door on the Owls for five innings, surrendering just five hits and striking out three. He recorded his second win of the campaign.

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JC Allen is hitting .412 on the season in nine games (Photo: Christian J. Stewart) 

A Jacob Hayes’ two-run shot in the eighth and Tyler Arnold’s solo shot in the ninth gave the NightOwls three consolation runs, but it was too little, too late as the Cats closed it out for the 8-3 victory.

Carson Burks (Hill College) struck out a pair over three innings of relief, and Jalen Sami (Golden Tide) pitched the ninth inning, striking out three.

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The HarbourCats improve to 3-0 in the second half of the season as they begin a six-game road trip. They are in Ridgefield Friday-Sunday to take on the Raptors, and then will stay south of the border to take on the Lefties in Port Angeles from Monday-Wednesday

The HarbourCats are back home for an exciting weekend series against the Kelowna Falcons Friday, July 11 at 6:35 PM. Friday is Harvey’s Birthday, Saturday is a Fireworks night, and Sunday’s matinee is the always popular Bark in the Park game, where all dogs are welcome! Get tickets at harbourcats.com/tickets.

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.

For more updates, be sure to follow @HarbourCats on all social channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).

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NightOwls Drop Game Two 15-9 Against The HarbourCats In A Battle Of The Bats

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VICTORIA, B.C. — The balls were flying out of the park on Wednesday night at Royal Athletic Park for game two of the Nanaimo NightOwls and Victoria HarbourCats series. Unfortunately for the NightOwls, they were not able to outslug the HarbourCats, falling 15-9, dropping the second game of the three-game series.

The Nanaimo NightOwls had nine runs on 12 hits and no errors. Normally, that would be enough offense for the win, but it wasn’t our day down in Victoria. Despite jumping out to an early lead thanks to a three-run home run from Talan Zenk. Nanaimo made it 4-0 in the top of the second before the HarbourCats exploded for five runs in the bottom of the second inning and four more in the bottom of the third to make it 9-4.

The game was closer than the score looks. The NightOwls continued to put on the pressure, but the HarbourCats just had their number tonight, scoring two more runs in the fifth and sixth innings before solidifying things with one more in the seventh and eighth.

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It wasn’t a good night for the Nanaimo NightOwls Pitchers as they gave up 15 runs on 18 hits. That concludes the pitching portion of this post-game recap. The nice thing about scoring nine runs is that there were lots of contributors for the Nanaimo NightOwls on Wednesday night.

I feel like I am in the movie “Groundhog Day” because I keep having to write about Talan Zenk blasting balls out of the park. The utility infielder from Brier, Washington, went three for five and was just a triple away from hitting for the cycle. Talan finished the night with a HR, double, single, five RBI, and a stolen base.

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I mentioned home runs and 3rd basemen Tyler Arnold also joined the party. He hit a solo shot in the top of the second for his first home run of the season for the NightOwls. Tyler finished the night one for four with a HR, two runs scored and a walk. Raoul Fabian Jr. also had three hits on the night going three for five with two singles and a double and scoring two runs for the Nanaimo NightOwls.

Jacob Hayes has another hitting streak going as he went one for five with an RBI for the NightOwls. Andrew Ivy also went two for three with two singles and a walk.

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One more game for the Nanaimo NightOwls against the Victoria HarbourCats, at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria. Nanaimo looks to pull out one game from the series and get back closer to a winning record as they enter into the second half of the season.

The two teams will finish off the series on Thursday, July 3rd before the NightOwls head off to Edmonton for a rematch with the RiverHawks. That series will go Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 4th, 5th, and 6th. Make sure to watch the game on the link above and cheer on your team on social media with the Hashtag #IlluminateTheDark and we may feature your post!

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