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Victoria HarbourCats – HarbourCats Thump Bells, keep home record rolling

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Hudson Shupe admires his second inning 3-run home run Saturday (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

Story and Photos by Christian J. Stewart

July 1, 2023

Victoria, BC – Hudson Shupe had a pair of hits, including a three-run home run, while Russell Young also homered, with three hits and three RBI, as the Victoria HarbourCats powered their way to an 11-1 win over the Bellingham Bells on Canada Day afternoon at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park.

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Benny Roebuck pitched four solid innings against Bellingham Saturday (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

The win moves the HarbourCats record to 18-8 and gives them the unique position of having the most wins in the league, but sitting in third place in the North Division behind the 17-5 Wenatchee AppleSox and now 17-6 Bells, both of whom have three games in hand over the ‘Cats in the first half of the season.  The win also moved the ‘Cats record to 13-1 at home.

Tripp Clark gets high fives after scoring Victoria’s first run Saturday (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

Shupe’s three-run homer highlighted a six-run second inning, while Young’s blast was a solo shot in the bottom of the third, that gave the ‘Cats a commanding 7-0 lead.  A three-run fifth, highlighted by a two-RBI single from Dallas Macias, put the game away for Victoria.

Benny Roebuck got the start on the mound and he was solid through four innings of work, giving up one run on six hits while striking out three.  He also made a nice play on a come-back line drive to start and inning-ending double play to get himself out of trouble in the fourth.

Russell Young had a three-hit and two-RBI day with a home run against Bellingham on Saturday (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

Cody Howard was tagged with the win in relief for Victoria, while Bellingham starter Kadden Drew took the loss.

The HarbourCats and Bells complete their three-game set with another 1:05 pm matinee on Sunday, to complete the HarbourCats first half of the season.  Tickets for that game are available at https://harbourcats.com/tickets or available at the gate starting at 12 NOON.

Todd Haney relaxes pre-game Saturday, with the look of a coach that has a team with a 13-1 record at home (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

PLAYOFF SCENARIO:  For the ‘Cats to win the first half of the season, they need to sweep Bellingham tomorrow and then hope that the Bells lose at least two of their three games against Kamloops next week AND they need to have Wenatchee lose four of their next seven games.

 

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Victoria HarbourCats – HarbourCats 2024 Summer Kids Camps now open for registration

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April 27, 2024

VICTORIA, BC – 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.

Camps are set up as half-day sessions and by two age groups: 8-11 and 12-15. For Outdoor camps only, you may register your child for both the morning and afternoon camps according to age, but you must add both the morning camp and afternoon camp to your cart when registering. This option is NOT available for INDOOR camps.

Spaces in each session are limited and sessions may be cancelled if there are not enough participants.

Camps schedule and pricing as follows:

July 2-5th  INDOOR – $200.00 (four half-day sessions per age group)
July 8-12th OUTDOOR – $300.00 (five half-day sessions per age group)
July 15-19th OUTDOOR – $300.00 (five half-day sessions per age group)
July 22-26th OUTDOOR – $300.00 (five half-day sessions per age group)
July 29-August 2 OUTDOOR – $300.00 (five half-day sessions per age group)
August 6- August 9th INDOOR – $200.00 (four half-day sessions per age group)
August 12-16th INDOOR – $250.00 (five half-day sessions per age group)

All camps will be run by Victoria Golden Tide College Baseball coaches and players and/or HarbourCats players when available pending their schedule.

TO REGISTER, please head to The Cat Shop at https://victoria-harbourcats-official.myshopify.com/collections/harbourcats-youth-camps

 

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Japanese pitcher, Hawaiian speedster, big bat from VIU among eight added by NightOwls

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The pitching staff, it is growing — and adding interesting storylines.

Japanese pitcher Moosa Nonomiya, who is at Skagit Valley College in Washington, will add more to the international flavor of the Nanaimo NightOwls for 2024 — already with players from Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Taiwan

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Not all are far flung — lefty-hitting DH/1B Brayden McClary of the VIU Mariners and returning lefty arm Hayden Cuthbertson are islanders who know Serauxmen Stadium well.

Hata can fly — he started 40 games as a freshman and will top that this spring, piling up 28 stolen bases over two seasons. He’s not just speed, he hit a game-winning grand slam in extra innings earlier this month and has three home runs and 25 runs driven in, batting .320 with a low strikeout rate.

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Cuthbertson has had a breakout year with a 3-1 record and four saves, striking out 27 in 17 innings and earning a Division1 spot with Miami-Ohio. McClary, also an Islander, will be the first married player on the NightOwls — he’s a key offensive force in the middle of the VIU lineup, hitting a ball out of Serauxmen this weekend against TRU.

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Felix is a young star catcher with position versatility— and he’s big at 6-2/200 as he goes to Cal Poly this fall. Jakobson is a righthander who will have ample innings available for the summer, a oower arm with bullpen potential.

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Ariaza is a great mix of power and strikes, and he’s the biggest NightOwl to date at 6-5/270. He didn’t walk a batter in 10 outings as a freshman and has 25 strikeouts in 18 innings, along with a save, this spring.

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Hanning has had success at the junior college level and has proven to be a workhorse, including 61 innings already this season, tops on his staff.

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Nonomiya has moved into a starting role in the NWAC conference and is now over 30 innings for a team that has NightOwls assistant Sean FitzGerald on the staff.

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Three returning players, one a WCL all-star, and local infielder highlight eight NightOwls signings

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Those announced today:

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OF/LHP Riley Paulino, University of Pikeville, 5-11/180, Fife, WA (returning player)

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C Sammy Torres, University of Pikeville, 5-9/200, Yuaco, Puerto Rico (returning player)

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LHP Richtter Castillo, University of Pikeville, 6-0/215, Maracay, Venezuela

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IF Lucas Laukkanen, Cloud County commit, 6-0/190, Nanaimo

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LHP Carson Jones, St. Martins, 6-0/180, Walla Walla, WA (returning player)

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RHP Christian Lucero, Arizona Christian, 6-1/190, Sacramento

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OF Sammy Kahler, San Diego State, 6-0/185, Stockton, CA

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OF Drew Rutter, San Diego State, 6-1/190, Trabuco Canyon, CA

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