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Victoria HarbourCats – Five HarbourCats named to All-Star Game

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11 months ago

July 8, 2025

Dugout Wire Service

July 8, 2025

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VICTORIA, B.C. – The Victoria HarbourCats will be well represented at the 2025 West Coast League All-Star Game with five players selected to the North Division team. Tommy Bridges, Logan Shepherd, Tanner Beltowski, Jack Johnson, and JC Allen will all be going to Bellingham on July 16.

Bridges has arguably been the most dominant starting pitcher in the entire league this season. His 0.35 ERA leads the WCL, and his 26 innings of work rank in the top ten. In six starts, he has given up just one walk and one earned run, while striking out 29, which is the eighth most across the league. He has done so with an impressive pitch mix that includes an elite changeup and slider. He has only surrendered one hit on each of those pitches all season. The Los Angeles native has recently committed to Northwestern University for the Fall.

Shepherd has cemented himself as one of the most dangerous hitters in the league. The recent Mercer University commit is hitting .337 with five home runs, five doubles, and 29 RBIs in 26 games. The slugger has come up clutch in big moments all season, none more so than his pinch-hit three-run home run at home to the Edmonton Riverhawks on June 25 that turned a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 lead. He is sixth in the league in RBIs and slugging percentage, and fifth in home runs.

Beltowski has been a revelation for Todd Haney’s team in the last few weeks. Since moving into the leadoff spot, the Ventura, California native has done nothing but hit, hit, and hit some more. His .357 average is the fifth-best in the WCL. He has nine multi-hit games and has also stolen a team high nine bases. He has eight extra-base hits, including two home runs, which puts him only behind Shepherd on the team.

Johnson, a returning HarbourCat from the 2023 team, has been the definition of consistency in 2025. He has played in 25 games this season and has reached base in every single one. That ongoing on-base streak is the longest in the WCL this season. He has two home runs, three doubles, 15 RBIs, and a team-high 23 walks. Johnson has played stellar defence in multiple positions across the infield and also has six stolen bases to his name.

Allen only joined the HarbourCats on June 21 but has made an immediate impact in the heart of the lineup. In 13 games, the junior from UC San Diego is hitting .396 with five home runs, 16 RBIs, 10 walks, and three doubles. Allen demonstrated in the sweep of the Nanaimo NightOwls a week ago how he can power his team to victory, producing eight hits, including two home runs, and nine RBIs across the three-game series. There is no doubt that with a bigger sample size, he would be right at the top of the WCL leaderboard in all major offensive categories.

Congratulations to our five All-Stars!

The WCL All-Star game returned in 2024 for the first time since 2019 and was won by the North Division team in dramatic fashion, a 3-2 walk-off win. That team included two HarbourCats, Tate Shimao and Carson Cormier. This season’s game in Bellingham will be the 13th All-Star Game in league history.

You can see these stars in action this weekend as the HarbourCats are back home to take on the Kelowna Falcons. Friday, July 11 at 6:35 PM is Harvey’s Birthday, Saturday at 6:35 PM is a Fireworks night, and Sunday’s 1:05 PM matinee is the always popular Bark in the Park game, where all dogs are welcome! Get tickets at harbourcats.com/tickets.

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

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15 hours 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.

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 Offence Stunted Versus Kelowna

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1 day ago

June 7, 2026

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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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Victoria HarbourCats – Cats Fall 4-1 to Falcons

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2 days ago

June 6, 2026

Dugout Wire Service

Missed opportunities with runners in scoring position led to a disappointing outcome for the Cats. (Photo by Victoria Spotlight Photography)

Victoria, B.C. – The HarbourCats were defeated 4-1 by the Kelowna Falcons on Friday night in the first game of the series.

Both sides’ bats stayed quiet until the third inning this evening, when the Falcons drove a pair of base hits up the middle, jumping out in front to a 2-0 lead.

BOX SCORE

Easton Reimers (North Dakota State) entered the game in the top of the fourth to relieve Cats starter Bryson Toner (Hawaii). Toner allowed two runs on five hits through his three innings on the bump this evening, throwing in a walk and a strikeout as well.

Reimers was excellent throughout his first two innings until a leadoff homer in the sixth broke his hitless streak. A second run scored on a passed ball before Reimers was able to get out of the inning and pass the baton to Jack Clark (CSU San Marcos).

The Cats offence woke up in the bottom of the seventh, loading the bases and scoring a run on a ball that dropped just fair in left field from Rohne Klein (San Jose State). That was the only run they got on this crucial opportunity, as the Falcons picked up a big strikeout to escape the jam and maintain a 4-1 lead.

Tate Collins (Arkansas State) claimed control of the mound for the Cats in the top of the eighth inning. Despite a leadoff walk, the Little Rock, Arizona native tossed a zero on the board to bring about the bottom of the eighth for the Victoria offence.

The Cats were unable to pull off a comeback after loading the bases in the bottom of the ninth, leaving the runners stranded and losing the ballgame 4-1

WCL STANDINGS

Victoria and Kelowna will be back in action Saturday, June 6 at 6:35 pm for game two of the weekend series.

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