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Victoria HarbourCats – HarbourCats comeback falls short, lose 10-8 to the Bells

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2 years ago

June 23, 2024

Dugout Wire Service

The HarbourCats rallied from six runs down but fell just short of the comeback (Photo: @JustinPMorash)

June 22, 2024

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VICTORIA, B.C. – The Victoria HarbourCats (10-10) had the tying run at the plate in the ninth but could not replicate Friday night’s comeback, losing game two of the series 10-8 to the Bellingham Bells (13-7).

The Bells scoring started early as they loaded the bases in the second inning, but HarbourCats starter Malik Harris (University of Memphis) limited the damage to just one run on a sacrifice fly.

The HarbourCats responded immediately and their speed played a big part. Sky Collins (Fresno State) stole second after being hit by a pitch and later scored on a Ny’Zaiah Thompson (Cal State Fullerton) RBI double. After Thompson stole third, Garrett Teunissen (Cal State San Marcos) smacked an RBI single to left, his first of three hits, giving the Cats a 2-1 lead.

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Sky Collins scores on Ny’Zaiah Thompson’s double in the second inning (Photo: @JustinPMorash)

Gunner Antillon (Cal Baptist) led off the bottom of the third inning with a double and was driven home by a Kerim Orucevic (UCSD) RBI single to make it 3-1 HarbourCats.

In Harris’ fourth Cats start he pitched three innings giving up one run on two hits, while striking out two.

Brandon Bertsch (University of Texas) pitched a scoreless fourth inning but got into trouble in the fifth. Bells third baseman Nate Kirkpatrick made it 3-2 with an RBI single which was followed by Bertsch walking his second batter of the inning to load the bases. Kade Douglas (CSU Pueblo) came out of the bullpen and induced a high popup but it dropped between Kyle Micklus (West Texas A&M) and Teunissen to score two runs, giving the Bells a 4-3 lead.

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The HarbourCats responded quickly once again in the bottom of the fifth with Teunissen’s team-leading 13th steal of third base causing an errant throw into left field, allowing the Corona, California native to score and tie the game 4-4.

The Bells blew the game wide open in the sixth inning scoring four runs, including a two-run home run by Colton Bower. They added another run in the seventh inning, then a Conner Smith solo home run in the eighth made it 10-4.

Flynn Ridley (Ottawa University) and Mason Chamberlain (Missouri Valley) pitched out of the bullpen for the Cats, with Chamberlain giving up zero runs for the fifth straight appearance.

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Flynn Ridley made his fourth appearance of the season pitching two innings, striking out two (Photo: @JustinPMorash)

The HarbourCats scored three runs in the eighth through a Jake Haggard (ULM) RBI double, his third hit of the night, and a Collins two-run double.

The Cats added an eighth run in the final frame, but the six-run deficit proved too large as Bells pitcher Nick Lewis struck out Haggard to end the game.

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The series finale is tomorrow at 1:05 PM, Payton Hawkinson (Cal State Fullerton) is your HarbourCats projected starting pitcher. Next week is Taylor Swift week! If you attend any game between June 25-28 you will be entered into a draw for a pair of tickets to see Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Vancouver! The winner will be announced at the game on June 28. Get tickets 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 – Offence Erupts Early in 15-5 Win

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11 hours ago

June 22, 2026

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David Krahn’s two-homer ballgame led the way for an offensive clinic. (Photo by JPM Photography)

Port Angeles, WA – The HarbourCats closed out the Port Angeles series in style on a sunny Sunday afternoon, racking up 17 hits in a 15-5 victory.

David Krahn (UBC) took it upon himself to spark the offence early in this one, blasting a leadoff rocket to make it 1-0 Cats in the top of the first.

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The Lefties responded quickly, dropping a perfectly placed line drive into left field to bring in the tying run in the bottom of the first. Port Angeles threatened with more runners in scoring position, but an unassisted double play by David Krahn kept the game even at one.

Cats outfielder Max Bernal (Fresno Pacific) knocked a double into the gap in the next inning to push Dryden Fuoco (Hill College) up to third base. David Krahn came in clutch once again in his second trip to the plate, driving in Fuoco to snatch the lead back for Victoria. The second-inning offence wouldn’t end there for the Cats, as Matt Westley (George Mason) and Brady Hewitt (Fresno State) both singled to widen the lead to 5-1 by the end of the frame.

Matt Westley was 2/4 this afternoon with a double and 3 RBI. (Photo by JPM Photography)

Victoria didn’t let up after gaining the lead, putting some ducks on the pond in the top of the third inning for, you guessed it, David Krahn. The Langley, B.C. product pulverized his second homer of the game to further extend the lead to 8-1. The hits just kept coming in the third frame, and suddenly Victoria was up 12-1.

A bruised Lefties lineup managed to throw a counter-punch in the bottom of the third, uncorking two leadoff home runs to dead centre. A valiant effort, but the home side had a lot of work to do if they were to erase a 12-3 deficit.

The Cats kept their foot on the gas, loading the bases in the top of the fifth and bringing home a pair of runs on hits by Matt Westley and Brady Hewitt. Austin Lindsey (Hill College) came in to pitch for the bottom of the fifth, relieving Jeremiah Arnett (Rice) who allowed three runs on four hits over four innings.

Spencer Kratt (San Jose State) took over on the heels of two spotless no-hit innings from Lindsey, before Anson Stuckly (Texas A&M Corpus Christi) closed it out in the ninth with two strikeouts.

Port Angeles managed to scrape together a comeback attempt in the later innings, but Victoria’s mountainous lead stayed intact for a 15-5 win.

WCL STANDINGS

With the road trip complete, the Cats will come back to Victoria to take on the Nanaimo NightOwls at 6:30 pm on Tuesday night.

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Victoria HarbourCats – Lefties Take Game Two in Extra Innings

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2 days ago

June 20, 2026

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Port Angeles, WA – The Port Angeles Lefties eked out a win in an extra innings nail-biter, walking it off for an 8-7 victory,

It didn’t take long for the HarbourCats to follow up on last night’s win. Jacob Silva (UTSA) stepped into the box and crushed an RBI double to take an early lead in the top of the first.

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The Lefties responded in a big way in the bottom of the second, taking advantage of hard contact and a HarbourCats error to set the stage for a three-run homer. This ended a short start for Bryson Toner (Hawaii), giving way to Daniel Tovar (Northern Kentucky) to finish the second inning down 5-1.

Lightning struck twice in the fourth inning for the HarbourCats. Brady Hewitt (Fresno State) crushed his team-leading third homer of the year, followed up by Renton, Washington’s Rohne Klein (San Jose State) sending one well over the fence as well. With two home runs in just one inning, the Cats were suddenly right back in this game.

Brady Hewitt let one fly tonight for his third homer of the season. (Photo by JPM Photography)

Momentum continued for the Cats in their next trip to the plate. David Krahn (UBC) found a gap and hustled his way to a leadoff double before returning home on a Matt Westley (George Mason) base hit later in the inning. Kade Davis (UTSA) would eventually be the man to take back the lead for Victoria, as he came through with a 2-RBI double down the right field line to push the score to 6-5 in favour of the HarbourCats.

The home team was determined not to let this outburst slide, solving Daniel Tovar for the first time and tying the game at six. Tovar exited the game after a strong outing on the bump, going 3.1 innings with two hits, one run, and three strikeouts.

Jack Clark (CSU San Marcos) was rock-solid in a four-inning relief appearance in which he gave up only one hit. The score remained deadlocked all the way until extra innings, when Rohne Klein earned a sacrifice fly to take a narrow 7-6 lead in the top of the tenth frame. The Lefties struck back once again in the bottom of the inning, laying a bunt down to move the runners over and walking it off to force a rubber match on Sunday.

WCL STANDINGS

The third and final match of the series takes place on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 pm, after which the Cats will return to Victoria to face the Nanaimo NightOwls at 6:30 pm on Tuesday night.

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Victoria HarbourCats – 5-1 Win Secured in Port Angeles

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2 days ago

June 20, 2026

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Victoria threw strikes and claimed a decisive win to begin the series.

Port Angeles, WA – The HarbourCats opened up the road series in Port Angeles on Friday night, taking a 5-1 win on the back of some excellent pitching performances.

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The first outburst of the ballgame belonged to the HarbourCats this evening, doing some serious damage in the third inning. The first of three runs came on an infield single by Tristan Buehring (Whitman) to drive in Dryden Fuoco (Hill College), followed by a 2-RBI double hammered by Logan Shepherd (Mercer).

Right-hander Erik Rico (Fresno State) was back on the bump to start the game for the Cats in his fourth appearance of a sensational season thus far. It was business as usual in this outing for the Fresno State flamethrower, piling up a tidy eight strikeouts over the course of four innings and still refusing to give up a run all season.

Victoria added to their lead in the top of the fifth. Designated hitter Logan Shepherd earned a walk, stole a bag, and blazed his way around third to score on a two-bagger down the line from third baseman Matt Westley (George Mason).

Another arm was required for the Cats in the wake of Rico, and from the bullpen emerged Easton Reimers (North Dakota State). The Missoula, Montana native gave up a two-out solo blast in his first inning of work, but Victoria answered with another run the very next frame. Rohne Klein (San Jose State) showed off some heads-up baserunning and ended up coming around to score on a groundout in the top of the sixth to push the score to 5-1.

Reimers buckled down for the bottom of inning number six, setting down the side in order with a pair of strikeouts and finding his groove to pitch through two innings without giving up another run. Houston Tomlinson (Arkansas State) filled in for the eighth before giving way to Hudson Lance (Coastal Carolina), who closed out the win for Victoria in the series opener.

WCL STANDINGS

The Cats will play two more contests against the Lefties this weekend and then return home to take on the Nanaimo NightOwls at 6:30 pm on Tuesday evening.

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