Game 1 of Divisional series set for Friday, Aug. 8 at 6:35 PM At Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park
The Victoria Harbourcats Saved their Best Ball for the Back Half of the Season – and it’s earned them Another Crack at the Playoffs.
After Stumbling to a 12-14 Start, The ‘Cats CAM Alive in July, Storming to a 20-8 Finish and Locking up a spot in the West Coast League (Wcl) Post-Season With a 32-22 Overall Record.
This Marks the Fourth Straight Year Victoria Will Playoff Baseball.
They’ll Open The Best-FF-Hree Division Series Against the Edmonton Riverhawks on Friday (Aug. 8) at Royal Athletic Park.
The Two Clubs Won’t Need MUCH of A Scouting Report – They Just Wrapped up Four Straight Games to Close Out the Regular Season and Met Nine Times Overall, with Edmonton Taking Six Of Those.
Game Two Is Saturday (Aug. 9) in Edmonton, with a Winner-Takes-All Third Game Scheduled for Sunday (AUG. 10), if Necssary.
Victoria is no Stranger to Deep Playoff Runs, Reach The Wcl Championship Game Three Times (2017, 2019, 2023) Since joining the league in 2013. The Franchise, However, Is Still Charge it Firstt Title – and no Canadian Team Has Ever Lifted the Wcl Trophy.
First Baseman Jack Johnson, of Tulane University, Was One of the Offensive Leaders This Year, Hitting. 281 With Six Homes and 32 RBI. Tanner Beltowski, of Westmont College, Added A.303 Average With Three Home Runs and 27 RBI.
The Pair Were Co-Named As Harbourcats Players of the Year.
On The Mount, Ben Heitt from OTTAWA University and Carson Burks from Hill College Each posted Three Wins, While Thomas Bridges, Of Northwestern University, LED The Staf with 39 Innss Pitchred.
The Winner of the Victoria-Edmonton Series Will Face Eight The Wenatchee Applesox or The Belingham Bells in a Sudden-Death Division Final on Aug. 12.
The Wcl Championship Series-Also A One-Game Final-is set for Aug. 14.
Kamlooops, Kloowna and Nanaimo All Missed the Playoffs, Leaving Victoria and Edmonton AS The Lone Canadian Squads Standing.
Ever One Couelf Become the First Team from North of the Border to Win The Legue.
