Series Finale In The Harbour City Sees The NightOwls Leave Empty-Handed

VICTORIA, B.C. — The NightOwls leave empty-handed after a tough 10-3 loss to the Victoria HarbourCats in game three of the series. The NightOwls fell behind one to nothing in the first inning before the HarbourCats went off for eight runs in the bottom of the third inning. Nanaimo was able to put a couple on the board to make it respectable, but in the end, were swept by their Island rival.

Nanaimo had three runs on 10 hits with no errors. The Victoria HarbourCats had 10 runs on 16 hits with no errors on the day in front of 2576 fans.

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Brock Wirthgen had a 344-foot home run to left field in the top of the seventh inning to make it 10-2. Brock, from California Baptist University, went one for four on the afternoon with a home run and an RBI. Raoul Fabian Jr. was on base twice with a walk and was hit by a pitch. Drew Giannini also contributed on the day with a hit, going one for four.

Ricardo Villegas pitched three innings and started strong, but struggled in the third inning. He took the loss with a stat line of two and two-thirds innings, giving up six runs on six hits. The bullpen was able to stop the bleeding as Carter Chard-Hill and Ryder Florence both pitched scoreless innings in the seventh and eighth.

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Andrew Ivy had a strong game for the Nanaimo NightOwls. He went three for five at the plate with one hit and one RBI. Caden Petrey, Eli Watson, Andrew Nykoluk, and Alessandro Volpe each chipped in on the day with a single.

There was some definite base running errors, which I am sure Coach Cody Andreychuk will address going forward. The NightOwls were thrown out three times on the bases from fly ball or line drive double plays.

The Nanaimo NightOwls start a 10-game homestand with a weekend series against the Port Angeles Lefties. The series goes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 20th, 21st, and 22nd at Serauxemen Stadium. Then we welcome the Redmond Dudes on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 24th and 25th.

Make sure to get your tickets and follow the team on our website and social media when they are on the road for the latest information and updates. We have some great promotional days coming up, starting on Saturday with Worker Safety night with some free swag on the concourse, AND Bring A Friend night with a free gift at the Owl’s merch tent for you and your BFF.

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