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Victoria HarbourCats – HarbourCats gear up for playoffs with 11-8 win

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Fresno State teammates Sky Collins and Cam Schneider led the way for the HarbourCats playing 45 and 44 games respectively, the two highest totals on the team (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

August 7, 2024

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VICTORIA, B.C. – The Victoria HarbourCats sent their fans home happy on Passion Sport’s Fan Appreciation Night, beating the Corvallis Knights 11-8 to wrap up the regular season.

The game could not have started any worse for the home team as they found themselves behind 6-0 after the top of the first inning.

Brooks Brewster (Panola College) started the game for the HarbourCats but only lasted four batters. He could not find the zone walking three Knights and hitting another. Willem Heilker (Everett CC) came into the bases-loaded jam and didn’t fare much better, giving up three RBI singles and walking a pair.

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Michael Crossland (UC San Diego), the HarbourCats 2024 MVP, led off the bottom half with a solo home run, his fourth of the season. Later in the inning Ryan Deagle (Golden Tide) drove home his first of two runs in the game to make it 6-2.

Todd Haney’s team finishes with a 29-25 overall record in the 2024 regular season (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

The Cats’ offence kept things rolling in the bottom of the second inning. After Kamana Nahaku (Hawaii) drove in a run on a fielder’s choice, Tyrus Hall (Bossier Parish) and Sky Collins (Fresno State) hit back-to-back RBI doubles to tie the game 6-6.

After the frantic first, Heilker settled in throwing a scoreless second and third inning. Jalen Sami (Golden Tide) had his best outing of the season pitching three scoreless innings while striking out a season-high three batters.

WCL STANDINGS

Kerim Orucevic (UC San Diego) broke the tie in the fifth inning with a clutch two-out double off the wall in right field, his second double of the season.

The HarbourCats scored three more in the sixth inning to increase their lead to 10-6 including Hall’s second RBI double of the game for his third RBI.

Collins, who had a three-hit night, made it 11-6 in the seventh with an RBI infield single. The outfielder wraps up his regular season with a .304 batting average in a team-leading 45 games played.

The Victoria HarbourCats 2024 award winners (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

The Knights scored twice in the eighth cutting the Cats lead to 11-8. Taylor Franklin (George Fox) made his third appearance for the HarbourCats and pitched the final two innings giving up two runs on two hits while striking out one.

In addition to Crossland’s MVP award, before the game started Carson Cormier was named HarbourCats Pitcher-of-the-Year and Jai Berezowski was the recipient of the Community Service Award. Congratulations to all three players and thank you for your contributions to the HarbourCats on and off the field!

The HarbourCats playoff run starts on Saturday as they host game one of the Divisional Series against the Wenatchee AppleSox at Serauxmen Stadium in Nanaimo.

Thanks to Wilson’s Transportation and the City of Victoria, there will be two buses available to HarbourCats fans who wish to attend the game. To purchase and reserve your bus tickets you can call the HarbourCats office at 778-265-0327 or come to the office at 101-1814 Vancouver Street.

The HarbourCats hope to see as many fans as possible in Nanaimo to replicate that special Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park atmosphere on the road, and to support Todd Haney’s team on their quest for a Championship!

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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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The Cody Andreychuk era of the Nanaimo NightOwls now has a schedule to work with

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November 14, 2024

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The West Coast League’s 2025 regular season schedule has been announced, and the new Head Coach, a product of the Nanaimo system, can start to plan all the details needed to make the playoffs and a run at the WCL championship.

The NightOwls will open at home in 2025, on Friday, May 30, vs. the Bellingham Bells, the start of a three-game series at historic Serauxmen Stadium that continues with games Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

 

The team again plans a Canada Day fireworks show on the evening of July 1, with the arch rival Victoria HarbourCats as the opposition.

 

General Manager Tina Cornett and staff are already working on promotional dates that will span the entire season, giving extra reasons for fans to enjoy the sunshine, the down-home concessions and the outstanding baseball played in the WCL.

 

The NightOwls will play 27 road games, 27 regular season home games, and no fewer than five additional home games against non-league opponents, including the Caged Athletics Selects — a home city series that has been popular since the start of the NightOwls, with games on either side of the WCL all-star game.

 

Nanaimo’s fabled park will see visits from Bellingham, Victoria, Kelowna, Kamloops, Port Angeles, Wenatchee, and the first-ever visit by the South Division powerhouse Corvallis Knights.

 

The regionalized WCL schedule NightOwls will make road trips to division rivals Victoria, Bellingham, Kamloops, Kelowna, Edmonton, Wenatchee and Port Angeles.

May 30th: Bellingham Bells – HOME
May 31st: Bellingham Bells – HOME
June 1st: Bellingham Bells – HOME
June 3rd: Port Angeles Lefties – AWAY
June 4th: Port Angeles Lefties – AWAY
June 5th: Port Angeles Lefties – AWAY
June 6th: Wenatchee AppleSox – HOME
June 7th: Wenatchee AppleSox – HOME
June 8th: Wenatchee AppleSox – HOME
June 10th: Victoria HarbourCats – HOME
June 11th: Victoria HarbourCats – HOME
June 12th: Victoria HarbourCats – AWAY
June 13th: Kelowna Falcons – AWAY
June 14th: Kelowna Falcons – AWAY
June 15th: Kelowna Falcons – AWAY
June 17th: Victoria HarbourCats – AWAY
June 18th: Victoria HarbourCats – AWAY
June 19th: Victoria HarbourCats – AWAY
June 20th: Port Angeles Lefties – HOME
June 21st: Port Angeles Lefties – HOME
June 22nd: Port Angeles Lefties – HOME
June 27th: Edmonton Riverhawks – HOME
June 28th: Edmonton Riverhawks – HOME
June 29th: Edmonton Riverhawks – HOME
July 1st: Victoria HarbourCats – HOME
July 2nd: Victoria HarbourCats – AWAY
July 3rd: Victoria HarbourCats – AWAY
July 4th: Edmonton Riverhawks – AWAY
July 5th: Edmonton Riverhawks – AWAY
July 6th: Edmonton Riverhawks – AWAY
July 8th: Kelowna Falcons – HOME
July 9th: Kelowna Falcons – HOME
July 10th: Kelowna Falcons – HOME
July 11th: Wenatchee AppleSox – HOME
July 12th: Wenatchee AppleSox – HOME
July 13th: Wenatchee AppleSox – HOME
July 18th: Wenatchee AppleSox – AWAY
July 19th: Wenatchee AppleSox – AWAY
July 20th: Wenatchee AppleSox – AWAY
July 22nd: Corvallis Knights – HOME
July 23rd: Corvallis Knights – HOME
July 24th: Corvallis Knights – HOME
July 25th: Kamloops NorthPaws – AWAY
July 26th: Kamloops NorthPaws – AWAY
July 27th: Kamloops NorthPaws – AWAY
July 29th: Edmonton Riverhawks – AWAY
July 30th: Edmonton Riverhawks – AWAY
July 31st: Edmonton Riverhawks – AWAY
Aug 1st: Kamloops NorthPaws – HOME
Aug 2nd: Kamloops NorthPaws – HOME
Aug 3rd: Kamloops NorthPaws – HOME
Aug 4th: Bellingham Bells – AWAY
Aug 5th: Bellingham Bells – AWAY
Aug 6th: Bellingham Bells – AWAY

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