Victoria HarbourCats – Four pitchers signed to return to HarbourCats in 2024

2023 Co-Pitcher of the Year, Logan MacNeil (above), is one of four pitchers coming back to the HarbourCats for the 2024 season. 

October 17, 2023

VICTORIA, B.C. — Davidson, Finn, MacNeil and Finkelstein — sounds like a $1,000-per-hour law firm with offices on Broughton and Wharf.

Instead, it’s the name of four quality arms returning to lay down the law on opposing hitters next summer at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park.

Todd Haney and Scott Anderson, the Head Coach and Pitching Coach respectively of the Victoria HarbourCats, are pleased to re-sign these four pitchers, three of them left-handers — all from the province of BC.

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LHP Dustin Davidson, Brookhaven, 6-5/220, Haida Gwaii, BC
LHP Jack Finn, Illinois State, 6-1/200, Victoria, BC
RHP Logan MacNeil, Campbellsville University, 6-1/180, White Rock, BC
LHP Jake Finkelstein, Montana State-Billings, 6-0/190, Richmond, BC

“We are thrilled to bring back four great competitors to our pitching staff,” said Head Coach Haney.  “They know the championship expectations of playing in Victoria and will embrace the opportunity!”

MacNeil, the team’s co-pitcher of the year in 2023 and a first-team WCL all-star, was 6-0 with a 1.08 ERA in the regular season, making 14 appearances combined with playoffs figured in. Finkelstein was tremendous out of the bullpen with a 2.41 ERA in 22.1 innings in the regular season and then threw eight scoreless and innings, including five dominant innings in a home playoff win over Bellingham in the playoffs.

Dustin Davidson (left), Jack Finn (centre) and Jake Finkelstein (right) are all slated to return to the HarbourCats pitching corps in 2024.

Davidson and Finn joined the HarbourCats late in the season. Finn, from the Victoria Eagles and now at Illinois State, had two starts and three appearances for the HarbourCats — his best outing not making the record books as rain ended a July game early in Kamloops. He also started and posted a win in Edmonton. Davidson, a great story coming from Haida Gwaii, made five appearances and the 6-5 former Douglas College hurler didn’t allow a run over 6.1 innings combined in the regular season and playoffs.

“It’s fun to see the recruiting work of Todd and Scott and see the roster taking shape,” said HarbourCats GM Christian Stewart. “We have merchandise selling on-line,  season ticket renewals and new purchases are strong and on-going and we anticipate the 2024 schedule will be out within a few weeks as well. This is a great time of year for us.”

The HarbourCats 2024 schedule in anticipated to be released in late October or early November 2023.  Stay tuned to our website and social media channels for news on that once it becomes available.

Season tickets are now on sale and can now be renewed for the 2024 season of HarbourCats baseball!  Lock in and renew your existing seats, or purchase new seats by October 31, 2023 to guarantee Early Bird Pricing at the 2023 rates:

• General Admission – $375 ($385 after October 31)
• Premium Reserved (Sections 6-9 and 11-12) – $475 ($495 after October 31)
• Grandstand Reserved (Section 10 Rows E and up) – $525 ($550 after October 31)
• Campbell Real Estate Club Seats (Section 10 Rows A-D) – $675 ($700 after October 31)
• Diamond Club Field Level – $750 (WAIT LIST – CALL FOR AVAILABILITY) ($775 after October 31)

Season tickets offer the best per-game value per seat and come with the following benefits:

• Includes all regular season WCL league home games, and all pre-season and exhibition games
• Incudes FREE PLAYOFF TICKETS
• Season ticket holders get first right of refusal to purchase tickets for other special events (eg. concerts)
• Season-ticket holders do not pay additional Fireworks Game pricing
• Service fees and all taxes included in above prices

Please call the office at 778-265-0327 or e-mail chris@harbourcats.com to renew, or to purchase new seats.

You can also stop into the office to take care of this at 101-1814 Vancouver Street.  We are open in the off-season Tuesday – Friday from 10AM to 5PM.

Cats merchandise is also on sale now at the office at The Cat Shop, or online at https://victoria-harbourcats-official.myshopify.com/

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