Is there a new “Baby Shark” in this bunch? Two pitchers and two infielders bolster 2021 roster. For Immediate Release November 30, 2020 VICTORIA, BC – It is a school that has provided the HarbourCats with two of the most popular players in team history – Nick Plaia and Harrison Spohn – and Cal Baptist […]

2021 WCL Schedule Announced, Victoria – Nanaimo rivalry also key highlight For Immediate Release November 19, 2020 IMPORTANT TICKETING NOTE: As noted further below, individual game tickets are not yet on sale and we are NOT yet taking voucher exchanges, or 2020 individual game ticket exchanges for the 2021 season.  This will likely happen in […]

(Note: This event was originally scheduled for November 26th had to be changed due to recent COVID-19 health protocols). Annual event to look a little different in 2020, with COVID-19 protocols in place. VICTORIA, BC – It is a time to be festive and to celebrate the holidays, briefly putting the chaos of the past […]

Three BCPBL and Junior National Team stars, including left-handed pitcher Gio Mezzomo (above), make up latest round of BC-grown talent to join club For Immediate Release November 5, 2020 Victoria, BC – “Made in Canada” is quickly becoming the mantra of the Victoria HarbourCats as three more British Columbian grown ball players will call Victoria […]

Pitching staff bolstered with four new recruits For Immediate Release October 15, 2020 VICTORIA, BC – Some of the key players in HarbourCats history, especially over the last few years, all have one thing in common – Baylor University. In 2017 it was the likes of Tucker Johnson, Davis Wendzel and Luke Boyd who helped […]

Three 2020 signees and Canadian Junior National Team member and former Langley Blaze Russell Young (above) highlight recent additions For Immediate Release October 2, 2020 VICTORIA, B.C. — The COVID-19 pandemic not only cancelled the 2020 HarbourCats season, it also stalled the debut of a number of quality players in HarbourCats blue and white. The […]

HarbourCats Hitting Coach and Head of Player and Youth Development Curtis Pelletier stands in the new HarbourCats Players Club Training Centre in the old squash courts on Cook Street (Photo: Christian J. Stewart) September-to-May season for college students, team named Golden Tide For Immediate Release September 23, 2020 VICTORIA, B.C. — Victoria is adding collegiate […]

Noah Takacs (left), Josh Walker (centre) and Erich Luchies (right)  to be HarbourCats rookies in 2021 For Immediate Release Sept. 21, 2020 VICTORIA, B.C. — It’s a very large step from high school baseball to the college ranks. It’s an even bigger one to collegiate summer leagues, where the best of the best earn prestigious […]

WE’RE UP FOR AN AWARD! Join us for the party on Saturday night! The Victoria HarbourCats are finalists for the CUSTOMER SERVICE category with the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce annual Business Awards. Usually, this is a major gala, but the pandemic put that away this year, so the awards are being shown on CHEK TV […]

The HarbourCats and Harvey will have some new fowl to feast upon in 2021, as the Edmonton Riverhawks, now the FIFTH Canadian team, will be joining the West Coast League in 2021! For Immediate Release September 16, 2020 EDMONTON, AB – Baseball Edmonton is proud to announce the arrival of the Edmonton Riverhawks! The new […]

HarbourCats and Kelowna Falcons gain another Canadian rival as West Coast League continues to expand. September 9, 2020 KAMLOOPS, B.C.: Canada’s Tournament Capital just added another sports team to its roster, the Kamloops NorthPaws. The announcement on September 9 was surrounded by much socially distanced fanfare at Norbrock Stadium, the home of the NorthPaws when […]

Former Georgia State and German National Team Head Coach Greg Frady to take helm of NightOwls in 2021 August 26, 2020 NANAIMO, B.C. – The first Head Coach of the Nanaimo NightOwls brings a wealth of experience, networking, and community service to the role, to lead the team in its West Coast League debut in […]

This (above) could be you! – HarbourCats looking for 101 (and more) new season ticket holders between now and October 30. August 14, 2020 VICTORIA, BC – Come join us on the bandwagon, if you’re not there already. After the complete cancellation of their 2020 season because of the COVID-19 crisis, the Victoria HarbourCats are […]

Popular ex-MLBer Todd Haney (foreground above) to be at the HarbourCats helm for the next three seasons August 5, 2020 VICTORIA, BC – It has been an interesting season for the Victoria HarbourCats, with their full 2020 schedule cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, however that has not stopped the team from preparing for the […]

Nanaimo NightOwls to take flight in 2021 – Instant rivalry with HarbourCats is born! July 15, 2020 NANAIMO, B.C. – The lights, the history, the proud First Nations lore. And the world-famous dessert that helped make the City of Nanaimo a household name, all combined. Nanaimo’s WCL team naming has been unveiled – they will […]