For Immediate Release
November 15, 2022
VICTORIA, B.C. — Opening the season at home, and three July weekend home series highlight the 2023 schedule for the Victoria HarbourCats, as the West Coast League has revealed next summer’s dates.
“It’s always an exciting day to tell our fans when we get back on the field, and the sooner we can get this information out the better,” said Jim Swanson, Managing Partner/GM of the HarbourCats. “We’d like to see the schedule out even earlier to give us more time to plan out all the events we’re proud to host at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park, as we’re known for being much more than just a collection of baseball games and we take pride in getting those details in place.”
The HarbourCats will open the 2023 season at home against the second-year Kamloops NorthPaws on Friday, June 2, and highlights include the Father’s Day weekend against the Yakima Valley Pippins, a Canada day three-game set against the HarbourCats 2022 playoff opponents, the Bellingham Bells, and three full weekend (Friday-Saturday-Sunday) series in July.
The regular season concludes on the road in Edmonton Sunday, August 6, with playoffs slated to start on Tuesday, August 8.
Three, always popular fireworks nights are scheduled this season, on Saturday, June 3rd, Friday, June 30th and Saturday, July 29th, while School Spirit Day with Mayfair Optometric Clinic is slated for Wednesday, June 7 at 11:05 am. Other special dates such as Harvey’s Birthday, Bark in the Park, and Jersey Off Our Backs with Odlum Brown will be confirmed and properly announced at a later date. Four non-league games are also planned against the returning Redmond Dudes and Coquitlam Angels.
Single-game tickets ARE NOT YET ON SALE, but are expected to be available both on-line and in person at the HarbourCats office starting December 1, 2022. At that time, 10-game flex pack vouchers will be eligible to be exchanged for games in the 2023 season. Season tickets and 10-game flex passes ARE currently on sale and can be purchased at the HarbourCats office. As above though, flex-pack vouchers can not be exchanged for 2023 games until single-game tickets go on sale.
2022 Season Ticket holders are asked to renew their season tickets if they have not already done so prior to single-game tickets going on sale in order to lock in their preferred seat selection for all 31 2023 games. New season tickets and 10-game flex packs are also now on sale.
If you have any questions about the 2023 schedule or 2023 ticket sales, please contact the office at 778-265-0327 or e-mail chris@harbourcats.com.
HOME SCHEDULE (all games at Wilson’s Group Stadium at RAP)
Friday, June 2 — HOME OPENER vs. Kamloops NorthPaws, 6:35pm
Saturday, June 3 — vs. Kamloops NorthPaws, 6:35pm, OPENING WEEKEND FIREWORKS!
Sunday, June 4 — vs. Kamloops NorthPaws, 1pm
Monday, June 5 — vs. Walla Walla Sweets, 6:35pm
Tuesday, June 6 — vs. Walla Walla Sweets, 6:35pm
Wednesday, June 7 — SCHOOL SPIRIT GAME vs. Walla Walla Sweets, 11:05am
Friday, June 16 — vs. Yakima Valley Pippins, 6:35pm
Saturday, June 17 — vs. Yakima Valley Pippins, 6:35pm
Sunday, June 18 — FATHER’S DAY GAME vs. Yakima Valley Pippins, 1pm
Tuesday, June 20 — vs. Edmonton Riverhawks
Wednesday, June 21 — vs. Edmonton Riverhawks
Thursday, June 22 — vs. Edmonton Riverhawks
Friday, June 30 — CANADA DAY FIREWORKS vs. Bellingham Bells, 6:35pm
Saturday, July 1 — CANADA DAY CELEBRATION vs. Bellingham Bells, 1pm
Sunday, July 2 — vs. Bellingham Bells, 1pm
Tuesday, July 11 — vs. Port Angeles Lefties, 6:35pm
Wednesday, July 12 — vs. Port Angeles Lefties, 6:35pm
Thursday, July 13, vs. Port Angles Lefties, 6:35pm
Friday, July 14 — vs. Wenatchee AppleSox, 6:35pm
Saturday, July 15 — vs. Wenatchee AppleSox, 6:35pm
Sunday, July 16 — vs. Wenatchee AppleSox, 1pm
Friday, July 21 — vs. Coquitlam Angels, 6:35pm
Saturday, July 22 — vs. Coquitlam Angels, 6:35pm
Sunday, July 23 — vs. Coquitlam Angels, 1pm
Monday, July 24 — vs. Redmond Dudes, 6:35pm
Friday, July 28 — vs. Kelowna Falcons, 6:35pm
Saturday, July 29 — vs. Kelowna Falcons, 6:35pm, SUMMER FIREWORKS CELEBRATION!
Sunday, July 30 — vs. Kelowna Falcons, 1pm
Tuesday, August 1 — vs. Nanaimo NightOwls, 6:35pm
Wednesday, August 2 — vs. Nanaimo NightOwls, 6:35pm
Thursday, August 3 — vs. Nanaimo NightOwls, 6:35pm
ROAD SCHEDULE (game times TBD)
Friday, June 9 — at Wenatchee AppleSox
Saturday, June 10 — at Wenatchee AppleSox
Sunday, June 11 — at Wenatchee AppleSox
Monday, June 12 — at Port Angeles Lefties
Tuesday, June 13 — at Port Angeles Lefties
Wednesday, June 14 — at Port Angeles Lefties
Friday, June 23 — at Bellingham Bells
Saturday, June 24 — at Bellingham Bells
Sunday, June 25 — at Bellingham Bells
Monday, June 26 — at Kelowna Falcons
Tuesday, June 27 — at Kelowna Falcons
Wednesday, June 28 — at Kelowna Falcons
Tuesday, July 4 — at Walla Walla Sweets
Wednesday, July 5 — at Walla Walla Sweets
Thursday, July 6 — at Walla Walla Sweets
Friday, July 7 — at Yakima Valley Pippins
Saturday, July 8 — at Yakima Valley Pippins
Sunday, July 9 — at Yakima Valley Pippins
Tuesday, July 18 — at Nanaimo NightOwls, 6:35pm
Wednesday, July 19 — at Nanaimo NightOwls, 6:35pm
Thursday, July 20 — at Nanaimo NightOwls, 6:35pm
Tuesday, July 25 — at Kamloops NorthPaws
Wednesday, July 26 — at Kamloops NorthPaws
Thursday, July 27 — at Kamloops NorthPaws
Friday, August 4 — at Edmonton Riverhawks
Saturday, August 5 — at Edmonton Riverhawks
Sunday, August 6 — at Edmonton Riverhawks
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