We don’t know what we don’t know, but what we DO know, is that when we are given permission to play, we will play and we want fans to be ready to play along with us!
February 12, 2021
VICTORIA, BC – As we wait to see what happens in the next couple of months and for, hopefully, the full go-ahead to play baseball at Wilson’s Group Stadium in 2021, we are proceeding optimistically and are making plans for the season, so that we are ready to play when it is time to safely play.
And we want you and your group to come and play with us and celebrate a return to HarbourCats baseball!
To that end, when we get the go-ahead, we expect that our two unique group party areas, the Strathcona Rooftop Third Base Party Deck and the Wilson’s Group Upper Deck Experience, will be in high demand.
To be ready for that and to make sure you and your group have a chance to join us when we return, we are now taking reservations for both group areas for the proposed 2021 season.
We need to do this now, so that if we happen to receive short notice that we can play, for example in mid-May, we are ready to go, rather than rushing to get those areas reserved and everyone ticketed at the last minute.
A list of available dates can be found below for each area (note some dates already taken by groups who had reserved dates in 2020).
Reserve your group now so you don’t miss out on the return of HarbourCats baseball!
Sunday June 6, 1PM Port Angeles Sunday June 13, 1PM Ladysmith Wednesday June 16, 6:35PM Cowlitz Tuesday June 22, 6:35PM Nanaimo Wednesday June 23, 6:35PM Nanaimo Saturday June 26, 6:35PM Burnaby Sunday June 27, 1PM Burnaby Tuesday June 29, 6:35PM Kelowna Tuesday July 6, 6:35PM Bend Wednesday July 7, 6:35PM Bend Thursday July 8, 6:35PM Bend Friday July 9, 6:35PM Kamloops Sunday July 11, 1PM Kamloops Tuesday August 3, 6:35PM Edmonton Wednesday August 4, 6:35PM Edmonton Tuesday August 10, 6:35PM Nanaimo Wednesday August 11, 6:35PM Nanaimo – Jersey Off Back Night
Friday June 4, 6:35PM Port Angeles – Home Opener Saturday June 12, 6:35PM Ladysmith Tuesday June 15, 6:35PM Cowlitz Thursday June 17, 11AM Cowlitz – School Spirit Tuesday June 22, 6:35PM Nanaimo Wednesday June 23, 6:35PM Nanaimo Thursday June 24, 6:35PM Nanaimo Saturday June 26, 6:35PM Burnaby Sunday June 27, 1PM Burnaby Tuesday June 29, 6:35PM Kelowna Thursday July 1, 1PM Kelowna – Canada Day Tuesday July 6, 6:35PM Bend Wednesday July 7, 6:35PM Bend Thursday July 8, 6:35PM Bend Friday July 9, 6:35PM Kamloops Sunday July 11, 1PM Kamloops Tuesday July 20, 6:35PM SIBL All-Stars Wednesday July 21, 6:35PM SIBL All-Stars Saturday July 24, 6:35PM Ridgefield Wednesday August 4, 6:35PM Edmonton Tuesday August 10, 6:35PM Nanaimo Wednesday August 11, 6:35PM Nanaimo – Jersey Off Back Night Thursday August 12, 6:35PM Nanaimo – Fan Appreciation
The Strathcona Rooftop Third Base Party Deck
Please note, as in past years, a non-refundable $500.00 deposit is required to hold your date. This is then applied to your final total and invoice, closer to the event, once we determine final numbers, food costs, etc. Full payment is usually required at that time, usually two weeks prior to the event.
Your deposit also guarantees you a spot for 2022, should we need to make any cancellations to the schedule due to any continuing COVID-19 protocols.
All dates and group bookings above are subject to change pending any relevant COVID-19 health protocols or decisions that are made between now and the start of our 2021 season. Also, in the event that we are required to enforce and implement socially distanced occupancy in our group areas as part of this, we will advise of this accordingly and adapt with you as needed to accommodate your group as we can, or alternatively move you to a date in 2022 when restrictions are relaxed.
To book your spot, or for more information on any of the HarbourCats 2021 group party deck options, please contact Christian Stewart, Assistant General Manager, Ticketing and Media via e-mail (chris@harbourcats.com) or phone 778-265-0327 (office).
Office hours through February are Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm.
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.
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
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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