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Victoria HarbourCats – HarbourCats bid for first WCL Championship denied by Corvallis

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With bonus photo coverage by Christian J. Stewart

CORVALLIS, Oregon — The 10th Anniversary season fell one agonizing game short.

For the third time since 2017 the Victoria HarbourCats lost the final playoff game of the season at the home of the Corvallis Knights, Monday’s result a 5-0 final in the WCL championship game.

Kieper Pate, Russell Young and Jack Johnson in dugout re-game

Tyler Davis works the line in re-game intros.

The HarbourCats, who set a long list of records in 2023, including an overall 27-2 record at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park, had chances to score in bunches early in Monday’s game, but couldn’t find that key hit at the right time.

Stater Davis Franklin in the dugout before Monday’s game.

Jack Johnson, steady at third all year, makes a nice play Monday,

Starting pitcher Davis Franklin, was outstanding, giving up one unearned run in four innings striking out three. Josh Berenbaum, Ryan Magdic and Brett Harvey all had strong performances in relief of Franklin, an error and a couple of tough calls added to the Corvallis lead with two runs in each of the sixth and seventh innings.

Davis Franklin was great on the mound, allowing no earned runs through four innings of work.

Hudson Shupe would get the HarbourCats started with a first inning single.

The single game final was played in Corvallis because the Knights finished a half game ahead of the HarbourCats for first overall. Monday’s game start time was also an unusual 8pm due to extreme heat conditions in Oregon.

Dallas Macias would stroke a triple playing on his home school field

Corvallis starter Merit Jones struck out eight of the first nine HarbourCats hitters he faced and pitched into the sixth inning.

Tyler Davis throws to first after fielding a bunt.

Marco Pirruccello laps over the Corvallis baserunner to make t.he catch during a stolen base attempt.

In the regular season, the HarbourCats set a league record with 150 stolen bases and lead the league in hits and batting average, but were limited to five hits on Monday. Michael Crossland also shattered the HarbourCats franchise record for longest hit streak with a 19 game streak earlier this season. The teams 25-2 home record in the regular season in 2023 is a record that likely won’t be broken, just like the 19 straight wins by the 2016 Victoria team.

Shortstop Hudson Shupe and the Corvallis baserunner look for the call.

Lefty Ryan Magdic saw some work in relief Monday.

The HarbourCats front office and ownership group would like to thank its partners and fans for so much support, and work has already begun on 2024. Season ticket renewals and new opportunities will begin on Wednesday.

TheCorvallis Knights dogpile after winning their seventh straight WCL title.

Pitching Coach Scott Anderson sums up what a crazy ride the 2023 season has been.

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VISL, and HarbourCats/NightOwls, enter strategic partnership

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November 21, 2024

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Different sports, but the same community ideals.

The Victoria HarbourCats and Nanaimo NightOwls, of baseball’s West Coast League, and the Vancouver Island Soccer League, have entered into a strategic partnership intended to assist the entities in growing grassroots sports and improving facilities on Vancouver Island.

The VISL provides programming and championships on the Island and leads leagues which give the best soccer players an avenue to play the sport for life. Championships such as the Jackson Cup, with many finals played at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, serve as the crown jewel of the VISL.

 

More than 6,000 participants are involved with the VISL — sports fans, who will keep track of the Island’s top baseball programs, the HarbourCats and NightOwls, who combined to draw more than 100,000 spectators in 2024.

 

The baseball teams and VISL will jointly promote each others’ schedules, and provide opportunities for youth participation.

“Baseball fans are soccer fans, and soccer fans are baseball fans — it’s about supporting quality programs on the island and furthering awareness. Adding youth opportunities between the two will be the cherry on top.”

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Victoria HarbourCats – You’re Invited! Christmas Open House, November 28-29

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November 19, 2024

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Please join us as we usher in the Holiday Season with our annual Christmas Open House!

When:  Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29
Time: 12 Noon to 7 PM each day
Where: HarbourCats office 101-1814 Vancouver Street. 

Come by to say hello and enjoy some hot cider and other beverages and snacks and talk about our upcoming 2025 season!

Plenty of merchandise on hand for the HarbourCats fan on your Christmas list – all at 20% off for the month of November!  Plus plenty of HarbourCats and Victoria Golden Tide items available on our special $10.00 clearance rack!

Season tickets and 10-game flex packs will also be available for sale and as a special BLACK FRIDAY bonus, we will throw in a free-gift with the purchase of any 10-pack or season ticket package.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

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A top-end catcher and four arms to throw strikes to him make up the latest signings for the Nanaimo NightOwls.

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November 19, 2024

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Wirthgen has MLB bloodlines as the nephew of former MLB slugger and manager Phil Nevin, the first overall pick in the 1992 draft who played for six teams and hit 41 home runs for the Padres in 2001 as part of a 1,200-game career. A strong defensive catcher with power potential, Wirthgen played in the Alaska summer league in 2024.

 

Teper, also from D1 powerhouse Cal Baptist, is an aviation major who plans to fly planes once his days in pro baseball are over. The lefty will be counted on in key situations this summer, and made 11 appearances, including three starts, in the Alaska league in 2024.

 

Three players will arrive from the University of Pikeville, where they play for new NightOwls coach Cody Andreychuk — including returning lefty Richtter Castillo, a Venezuelan fan favorite who pitches with a lot of emotion and did strong work out of the bullpen for pitching coach Gorm Heimueller in 2024. Castillo was 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 12 innings.

 

Shaye McTavish, a Canadian addition from Lethbridge, has been a starter at UPike and in the Western Canada summer league. Schultz, another power arm from Lethbridge, has summer experience in the WCBL in Swift Current and is developing into a high leverage righty for Andreychuk.

 

Season tickets and 10packs are available for 2025 and information can be found by emailing GM Tina Cornett — tina@nanaimonightowls.com

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