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Victoria HarbourCats – Bats come alive on fireworks night, HarbourCats level the series with 9-6 win

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2 years ago

June 9, 2024

Dugout Wire Service

Nine runs on nine hits led the HarbourCats to the win, bouncing back from Friday’s defeat (Photo: @JustinPMorash)

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VICTORIA, B.C. – The post-game fireworks show was not the only explosive at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park. The Victoria HarbourCats offense exploded for nine runs, taking the win 9-6.

It was a patient approach early from the Cats as they scored their first two runs on a bases-loaded walk and hit by pitch. Wenatchee AppleSox starter Samuel Round threw 35 pitches before being replaced after pitching just two-thirds of the first inning.

The HarbourCats extended their lead in the second inning to 4-1 with Camden Sos (TCU) and Cam Schneider (Fresno State) both with two-out RBI singles.

Left fielder Manny Ramirez Jr. dives in an attempt to make the catch (Photo: @JustinPMorash)

Box Score

Starting pitcher Malik Harris (University of Memphis) pitched into the fourth inning in his second Cats start, giving up three earned runs on four hits, and striking out two.

The AppleSox clawed their way back into the game off the back of a two-run home run by Antonio Gianni in the fourth, and tying the game 4-4 in the fifth.

In the bottom half of the fifth, Cats leadoff man Garrett Teunissen (Cal State San Marcos) came up to the plate with the bases loaded and hit a bullet into the right-centre gap to score three with a triple, making it 7-4.

League Standings

After his brother Lucas made his HarbourCats debut in last night’s game, debutant Manny Ramirez Jr. put the game beyond doubt in the seventh inning with his first hit of the season, a single up the middle scoring two more runs, making it a 9-4 ballgame.

North Saanich’s Jacob Thompson (Minot State) and Victoria’s Owen Luchies (Long Island University) pitched in relief, with Luchies striking out three over two shutout innings. Holden Hess (ULM) and Payton Hawkinson (Cal State Fullerton) made their HarbourCats debut out of the bullpen, with Hawkinson striking out the last two batters of the game to give his team the victory.

HarbourCats have stolen six bases in back-to back games this series (Photo: @JustinPMorash)

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The series is up for grabs tomorrow at 1:05 PM. Victoria native Jack Finn is your projected starting pitcher. Get tickets for the rubber match at http://harbourcats.com/tickets, by coming to the office at 101-1814 Vancouver Street in advance, or by calling 778-265-0327.

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Victoria HarbourCats – Cats Shut Down Riverhawks 4-0 in Edmonton

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13 hours ago

June 10, 2026

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Infielder David Krahn (UBC) opened the scoring with a two-run dinger. (Photo by JPM Photography)

Edmonton, AB – The HarbourCats rolled into Edmonton and left their mark early, cruising to a 4-0 victory over the Riverhawks.

David Krahn (UBC) was more than happy to get things started in this one, silencing the Edmonton crowd by blasting a two-run shot in the top of the third for his first homer of the 2026 season.

BOX SCORE

Coastal Carolina right-hander Hudson Lance put on a stellar performance on the mound for the HarbourCats. The Trinity, North Carolina product rumbled through six innings without much trouble, not allowing any runs on just two hits and striking out three Riverhawks along the way.

Hudson Lance (Coastal Carolina) clipped the Hawks’ wings over two thirds of the ballgame to make room for a HarbourCats win. (Photo by JPM Photography)

Lance was relieved by Daniel Tovar (Northern Kentucky) for the bottom of the seventh, who set Edmonton down in order to keep the Cats in front.

David Krahn was cut down at second base pushing for a double in the top of the eighth inning, but not before driving in another run to push the Cats’ lead to 3-0. Victoria tacked on one more in the ninth, Logan Shepherd (Mercer) scoring in his season debut on a sacrifice fly delivered by Marcus Nolen (Fresno State).

Daniel Tovar closed things out with no runs on one hit over three innings, completing the 4-0 win to open the series.

WCL STANDINGS

The Cats are back in action tomorrow for a 10:05 am ballgame in an attempt to clinch the series win in Edmonton, and will return home on Friday, June 12 for a weekend series with the Springfield Drifters.

Single game tickets for all HarbourCats games and the 2026 West Coast League All-Star Game and Home Run Derby are now on sale at http://harbourcats.com/tickets. Season tickets, 12-pack and 32-pack game vouchers may also be bought online or by stopping by the HarbourCats office at 101-1814 Vancouver Street.

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Victoria HarbourCats – Cats Close Out Series with 6-3 Loss

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3 days ago

June 7, 2026

Dugout Wire Service

The Cats mustered just five runs over the three game series. (Photo by JPM Photography)

Victoria, B.C. – The HarbourCats offence came up short in this afternoon’s ballgame, as Victoria was defeated 6-3 to finish off the weekend.

The Falcons took an early lead this afternoon on a sacrifice fly to centre, but it was smooth sailing otherwise for starting pitcher Jeremiah Arnett (Rice). The righty gave up four hits over four innings, the only run being that sac fly, with a trio of strikeouts and no free passes.

BOX SCORE

Austin Lindsey (Hill College) was tagged in for the top of the fifth and nailed his first inning of work, setting the Falcons down in order. The sixth was a different story, as Lindsey allowed a solo homer to push Kelowna’s lead to 2-0.

San Jose State reliever Landon Marchetti took over on the mound for the seventh, letting a couple of runners on but managing to escape the inning without a run scoring.

Flynn Warren (Hawaii Pacific) emerged from the bullpen in the top of the eighth to a precarious situation: bases loaded, no outs. The New Zealander walked one batter, hit two more, and gave up a sacrifice fly to allow four runs before the end of the frame.

Jeremiah Arnett (Rice) pitched four innings with three strikeouts. (Photo by JPM Photography)

The bottom of the eighth saw the HarbourCats offence finally gain some ground. A double from Kade Davis (UTSA) made room for Koa Won (Hawaii) to score, followed up by a single from Hewitt to bring in another run. Marcus Nolen (Fresno State) drove in one more before the inning came to a close with a score of 6-3 in favour of the Falcons.

The Cats would be unable to add on any more runs in the bottom of the ninth, dropping the final game of the series 6-3.

WCL STANDINGS

Victoria will now head on the road for a midweek matchup with the Edmonton Riverhawks, returning home on Friday to take on the Springfield Drifters.

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Victoria HarbourCats – Cats Offence Stunted Versus Kelowna

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4 days ago

June 7, 2026

Dugout Wire Service

Victoria, B.C. – The HarbourCats were defeated 8-1 by the Kelowna Falcons in the second game of the series.

The Falcons drew first blood in this one, launching a three-run dinger to left field in the top of the fourth to snag an early lead. Victoria’s starting pitcher Schuyler Fairchild (Wenatchee Valley) had cruised through the first three frames without much trouble up to that point, but his contributions this evening came to a close after the long ball in the fourth. Fairchild allowed three runs on four hits, striking out one batter and issuing a walk.

BOX SCORE

Inning number five required the services of Auburn, Washington’s Caden Shoul (Wenatchee Valley). The right-hander pitched 1.2 innings, calling it a night after giving up two runs in the top of the sixth to push Kelowna’s lead to 5-0.

Tyler Bono (North Central Texas) came into the game with the bases loaded and put on a sub-par performance, hitting two batters and walking one to allow three more runs. Marcus Janovsky (UBC) was summoned from the bullpen to finally get out of the inning.

Garen Geoghegan (Whitman) and Pierce Stone (Regis) combined for two scoreless innings in the final stages of the game, but Victoria’s offence continued to sputter.

Centre fielder Marcus Nolen (Fresno State) led off the bottom of the ninth with a double, and was welcomed home by another double hammered by Carter Eberhard (Cal Baptist) to score the Cats’ first and only run of the game.

WCL STANDINGS

The Cats close out the series on Sunday, June 7 at 1:05 pm before departing to Alberta for a midweek matchup with the Edmonton Riverhawks.

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