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Victoria HarbourCats – Fresno State bats and two returning pitchers part of next six signed by HarbourCats

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2023 pitcher Flynn Ridley will return to the HarbourCats for 2024, along with 2023 teammate Brett Harvey and four other new players announced today (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

May 4, 2024

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VICTORIA, B.C. — On a strong pitching staff, Flynn Ridley and Brett Harvey were standouts for the 2023 Victoria HarbourCats.

The HarbourCats are excited to announce the return of the two right-handers, along with excitement at adding two quality hitters from a school that has long provided great players, Fresno State.

Ridley and Harvey, along with Sky Collins and Cam Schneider from Fresno State, highlight a new signing group that includes a huge right-hander from TCU in Carson Cormier, and a star catcher from Texas A&M in Kyle Micklus, a lefty hitter with power.

Announced today:

  • RHP Flynn Ridley, Ottawa (AZ), 6-4/200, Burnaby, BC
  • RHP Brett Harvey, Puget Sound, 6-2/190, Auburn, WA
  • C Kyle Micklus, West Texas A&M, 5-9/190, Waller, TX
  • OF Sky Collins, Fresno State, 6-1/180, Fresno, CA
  • IF/OF Cam Schneider, Fresno State, 6-3/190, Fresno, CA
  • RHP Carson Cormier, TCU, 6-5/225, Westford, MA

Harvey (pictured right) posted a combined 1.90 ERA over 15 regular season and playoff games for the ‘Cats in 2023, giving up 20 hits in 23.2 innings. Ridley started four games among his nine appearances and was 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA, striking out 28 in 24 innings. Take away his last start, and he was 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA, limiting opposing hitters to a .132 average.

Micklus, an energy guy behind the dish, is hitting .421 with six homers for West Texas A&M, after starring at Lassen College in California. He’s also stolen 11 bases, adding 15 doubles and two triples, and will give the catching staff an older presence.

Collins and Schneider are both from Fresno, and bring size to the lineup. Schneider is hitting .273 as a freshman this season, while Collins joined the Bulldogs off a strong two years at Fresno City College, winning a gold glove and being named second team all-conference.

Cormier is big, 6-5 and 225. From just outside of Boston, the freshman has won numerous academic and leadership awards and was on the Dodgers scout team before landing at TCU as a top prospect who will get valuable innings in the summer with the HarbourCats.

The HarbourCats open on the road May 31 in Kamloops, the start of back-to-back series in Kamloops and Kelowna, before returning for the June 7 home opener against Wenatchee. The HarbourCats will be on the road this summer in Kamloops, Kelowna, Edmonton, Wenatchee, Ridgefield, Port Angeles, Bellingham, and six games in Nanaimo against the Island-rival NightOwls at Serauxmen Stadium. Teams visiting Victoria this year are Wenatchee, Nanaimo, Bellingham, Port Angeles, Kelowna, Edmonton (two series), Kamloops and Corvallis, along with non-league games against the Redmond Dudes, Dub Sea Fish Sticks, the SIBL All-Stars, and Victoria Mavericks All-Stars.

The regular season runs until August 7, with WCL playoffs running from August 10 to August 16.

Single game tickets are now available for the HarbourCats 2024 season including the home opener on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 6:35pm against the Kamloops NorthPaws. These can be purchased online through our one and only ticketing partner, Select Your Tickets, at www.harbourcats.com/tickets or at the HarbourCats office at 101-1814 Vancouver Street.

Season tickets and 10-game flex packs are also now on sale via the HarbourCats office or by calling 778-265-0327.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!

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Don’t be fooled by third party tickets sites like Stub Hub and others that will sell you our tickets at inflated prices and often in US Dollars.  If you are ordering on-line, be sure to ALWAYS use our one and only ticketing partner, Select Your Tickets, at www.harbourcats.com/tickets or visit us at the HarbourCats office at 101-1814 Vancouver Street.

2024 SUMMER KIDS CAMPS
The Victoria HarbourCats are pleased to announce that their always popular summer baseball camps are now open for registration.  Catering to kids in the 8-11 and 12-15 year-old age groups, a series of half-day camps will take place both outdoors at Royal Athletic Park – the home of the HarbourCats, and indoors at the Edwards Family Training Centre, the official off-field training facility of the HarbourCats and the Victoria Golden Tide. TO REGISTER, please head to The Cat Shop at https://victoria-harbourcats-official.myshopify.com/collections/harbourcats-youth-camps

 

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NightOwls Make It Four Straight With A 6-5 Win Over The AppleSox

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NANAIMO, B.C. — The NightOwls are on a roll as they make it four games in a row with a 6-5 victory over the Wenatchee AppleSox. It was a packed crowd of close to 1100 people at Serauxmen Stadium Friday night to cheer on Nanaimo, and despite going down 4-0, they kept their voices strong and cheered on the team to a big comeback.

NightOwls Make It Four Straight With A 6-5 Win Over The AppleSox

Nanaimo NightOwls vs Wenatchee AppleSox (Photo Credit: Chad Frostad)

Wenatchee put two runs on the board in the third inning and one each in the fourth and fifth to jump out to a 4-0 lead. The NightOwls stormed back in the bottom of the fifth inning with 4 runs of their own to tie things up 4-4. The AppleSox got one more in the sixth, but the fans cheered on the team for a seventh inning rally and scored two runs to take the 6-5 lead and didn’t look back to get their fourth win in a row and move back to .500% at 17-17.

Nanaimo finished the night with six runs on 12 hits with three errors that almost cost them the game. The Wenatchee AppleSox had five runs on 13 hits and one error.

http://baseball.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=621653

Starter Aidan Boice was dealt a daunting task with the number of pitchers the NightOwls and pitching coach Gorman Heimueller had to use in the last series against Kelowna. He was a beast for the NightOwls, going five innings and striking out four of the Wenatchee batters. He left the game, giving his team a chance to win at the end of the fifth inning.

Ricardo Villegas got back in the lineup and threw one inning for the Nanaimo NightOwls. Cole “Cowboy” Carmichael came into the game in the seventh inning and pitched a scoreless inning giving up just one hit. He got the win for the Nanaimo NightOwls, as he is now 2-0 on the season in relief.

NightOwls Make It Four Straight With A 6-5 Win Over The AppleSox

Nanaimo NightOwls vs Wenatchee AppleSox (Photo Credit: Chad Frostad)

That led the way for Jayden Gabrillo to come in for the six out save in the eighth inning. He gave up just one hit, one walk while striking out four to seal things for the Nanaimo NightOwls.

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It was our All-Star Jacob Hayes that lead the way for the NightOwls on Friday as he went three for three with a double, two singles, an RBI and than Wenatchee just got tired of it and intentionally walked him. I spoke with him after the game about his performance, “I feel like I’m seeing it well, kind of back to what I said earlier [From a previous interview], just trusting to stay up the middle and trusting Cody [Andreychuk] and what he says, I think, plays a big thing, and then stepping up for the guys and coming through in those big moments.”

NightOwls Make It Four Straight With A 6-5 Win Over The AppleSox

Nanaimo NightOwls vs Wenatchee AppleSox (Photo Credit: Chad Frostad)

He also spoke about the play of the team of late, on a four game winning streak currently, “Yeah, definitely, definitely. After a sweep you want to you want to keep it going and I know the AppleSox haven’t had their way, so they’re down, and just as long as we can, kind of kick them in the teeth and keep our ship rolling so I think it’s good.”

Multiple players had two hit nights as Raoul Fabian Jr. went two for five with two RBI and a double. Spencer Sullivan and catcher Hunter Stencil also had two hits for the Nanaimo NightOwls in the 6-5 victory. Raoul had a clutch double off the Save on Foods monster to start the pivotal seventh inning, he missed a home run by about a foot.

Tyler Arnold and Brock Wirthgen also chipped in with an RBI for the NightOwls. Make sure to check out the first player prolife on catcher Brock Wirthgen that is up now on our NightOwls website, or just click the link!

http://Nanaimonightowls.com/tickets

It was also an important night for us as it was “Help Fill A Dream Foundation Night” at the ballpark. Click the link for more information and to support their great endeavors.

The series continues against the Wenatchee AppleSox on Saturday, July 12th, at 6:35 pm, before a 1:05 matinee on Sunday, July 13th. Monday, the NightOwls have a day off before two exhibition games against the Nanaimo Selects and the All-Star Break. Remember that kids and adults who feel like kids can run the bases on Sunday afternoon!

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NightOwls Bring Out The Brooms Against The Falcons In Extra Innings

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NANAIMO, B.C. — We aren’t curlers, but with the brooms out, we are feeling like it tonight as the NightOwls take all three games in the series against the Kelowna Falcons. It took Nanaimo 11 innings, but the team got the job done in a thrilling 6-5 game Thursday night at Serauxmen Stadium. The 840 fans in attendance got to watch a great baseball game as extra innings in the West Coast League got interesting.

Both teams put two runs on the board in the first inning before the pitchers settled down. Nanaimo was able to take the lead in the fifth inning with one run before taking on two more in the seventh. It looked to be smooth sailing, but the Kelowna Falcons were not going to go away easily and scored three runs in the top of the eighth and sent the game to extra innings.

If you are unfamiliar with the way extra innings work, in the 10th inning, the teams start with a runner on second base. In the eleventh and beyond, the teams start with a runner on second and third base. It makes for some tense times! We got to the bottom of the 11th, and with the bases loaded, Spencer Sullivan came through with a huge single to walk it off for the NightOwls.

NightOwls Bring Out The Brooms Against The Falcons In Extra Innings

Nanaimo NightOwls vs Kelowna Falcons (Photo Credit: Chad Frostad)

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Both starting pitchers settled down after the first inning, and Lino Zepeda finished the night throwing three innings, giving up two runs on three hits and striking out two. Dillon Thompson pitched two scoreless innings for the NightOwls.

Nanaimo NightOwls vs Kelowna Falcons (Photo Credit: Chad Frostad)

A cool moment as we had International Day at the ballpark, and three of our players were on the the broadcast in their native language. Moosa Nonomiya, Vinny Bruno, and Richtter Castillo each did an inning in Japanese, Italian and Spanish.

Not only did Moosa do an innings in the broadcast booth, he also came back down to the field and pitched 2.2 innings of two run two hit ball. That’s going to be a pretty impressive thing to throw (pun intended) on your resume. Then came on Jaedeyn Edwards in relief who took the win on the night. He had one of best performances you will see from a pitcher, coming in with runners on and getting out of a jam in the ninth.

Then the Portal Transfer pitcher from Culver City, California, decided to strike out the next seven of the next nine batters. Edwards finished the night with 3.1 innings, zero runs, zero hits and eight, count them, eight strikeouts! 31 of 43 of his pitches were strikes and he gave the team a chance to win it in the 11th inning.

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It was all hands on deck for the Nanaimo NightOwls as eight batters had hits in the extra innings win. Raoul Fabian Jr. sparked the offense on Thursday night going two for six with a double, single and scored three runs. Talan Zenk is on a hot streak, which makes sense as he was named an All-Star on Wednesday. He went one for four with a single, two RBI, two walks, and two runs.

NightOwls Bring Out The Brooms Against The Falcons In Extra Innings

Nanaimo NightOwls vs Kelowna Falcons (Photo Credit: Chad Frostad)

Nanaimo local, Easton Mould had a nice night at second base for the NightOwls. He stole a base, went one for four and had two RBI. I mentioned earlier that it was a group effort and despite Jacob not having a hit everyone got on base as the Kelowna Falcons walked 11 batters.

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Next up for the Nanaimo NightOwls is a three game series with the Wenatchee AppleSox. The series starts with 6: 35 pm evening games on Friday and Saturday July 11th and 12th, before a 1:05 matinee on Sunday July 13th. Monday the NightOwls have a day off before two exhibition games against the Nanaimo Selects and the All-Star Break.

Jacob Hayes and Talan Zenk will be representing us down in Bellingham for the All-Star game so make sure to check that out on the stream in the link above. Make sure to follow us on social media to see what we are up to tomorrow and use the hashtag #IlluminateTheDark so we can interact with your posts on social media! Go Owls Go!!

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Victoria HarbourCats – Five-run sixth inning powers Falcons to win

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Jake Butler started at shortstop tonight and had one hit (Photo: Justin P. Morash)

July 11, 2025

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VICTORIA, B.C. – The Victoria HarbourCats could not carry the momentum from the road trip across the border as they lost to the Kelowna Falcons 6-3 Friday night.

It was a pitcher’s duel early with Shea Lake (West Texas A&M) making his sixth appearance of the season, and it was his best yet. The right-hander threw five shutout innings, giving up three hits, no walks, and striking out three batters. He retired 11 Falcons in a row to finish his outing.

BOX SCORE

It was scoreless until the fourth inning when Cayden Munster (Fresno State) led off the frame with a double and later scored on a Dillon Lopez (St. Mary’s) sacrifice fly to make it 1-0 HarbourCats.

Many friends around the community showed up to celebrate Harvey the HarbourCat’s Birthday (Photo: Justin P. Morash)

Logan Shepherd (Mercer U) came up in the fifth inning with the bases loaded and hit a grounder to short to score the runner from third, but a throwing error by the shortstop allowed a second runner to come home, and it was 3-0 for the home team.

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Ryne Palmer (Cal Baptist) made his first appearance of 2025 after leading Victoria with 27-1/3 innings pitched last summer. It was a season debut to forget as he gave up five runs on three hits while walking two and striking out a pair. When the score was 3-1, Palmer was one strike away from escaping the jam relatively unscathed, but a wild pitch and a bad hop over Munster’s glove at first allowed the inning to continue. A Tyler Garritano RBI double then made it 5-3 Falcons.

Braxton Thomas hit a solo home run in the eighth inning off Oliver Mabee (Nebraska Omaha) to extend the lead to 6-3. Mabee completed 2-1/3 innings, giving up one run on three hits, while striking out four.

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Ethan McNish-Heider (Niagara) made his sixth appearance of the campaign and threw a one-two-three ninth inning.

The Cats brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, but Ethan Coronel shut the door, striking out Isaiah Afework (TAMU-CC) to end the game.

Cayden Munster went one for five with a double (Photo: Justin P. Morash)

The two teams are back in action tomorrow at 6:35 PM, and it is Island Savings’ Fireworks night! Sunday’s matinee is the always popular Bark in the Park game, presented by Woofability, where all dogs are welcome! Get tickets at harbourcats.com/tickets.

10 and 32-Game Flex Passes and Single Game Tickets are on sale for all home games and “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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