NANAIMO, B.C. — Four runs in the fourth proved to be the difference. The Nanaimo NightOwls used a burst of runs at Serauxmen Stadium on Friday night in the game’s fourth inning to earn a 6-3 win over the visiting Bellingham Bells. The NightOwls improved to 9-7 in the...
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NightOwls Split Double-Dip in Edmonchuck
EDMONTON, Alta. — Less smoke, more offense. The Nanaimo NightOwls, seemingly stranded on the road toward the end a six-game road trip that started with a sweep of three games in Kamloops, ended the game action portion with a 12-1 thumping of the Edmonton Riverhawks on Wednesday night. The...
NightOwls Lose a Tough One in Edmonton
EDMONTON, Alta. — One more strike was all that was needed. The Nanaimo NightOwls, fresh off an impressive sweep of a road series in Kamloops, were one pitch away from a fourth straight win on Monday night in Edmonton, but a clutch two-out single in the bottom of the...
NightOwls Complete Road Sweep Over NorthPaws
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A sweep with punctuation. The Nanaimo NightOwls, now at the midway point of their longest road trip of the West Coast League season, left little to the imagination in a 12-2 trouncing of the host Kamloops NorthPaws. It was the team’s first winning sweep, home or...
Late Run Binge Helps NightOwls Secure Series Win
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — For the Nanaimo NightOwls to reach their first berth in the West Coast League playoffs, the formula is simple — start winning series, home or road. The first step is complete but a bonus is within grasp after a 6-4 come-from-behind victory in toasty conditions over...
Stellar Start for Fleury Leads to Win in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Jacob Fleury is one heck of a young man. He’s also one heck of a pitcher. The Nanaimo NightOwls starting pitcher Friday, who opened a three-game series in Kamloops and a six-game trip that includes a set in Edmonton, was masterful over six innings at NorBrock...
Selects Hold Off NightOwls in Friendly Battle of Local Teams
NANAIMO, B.C. — The first college-level home run for Kurt Felix went to waste. The Nevada high school baseball player of the year, a cacher with the Nanaimo NightOwls before he heads to Cal Poly (SLO) in fall, went deep over the left field wall for a two-run shot in...
Shwing Batter Group welcomes Somers to management team, promotes Cornett in Nanaimo
VICTORIA and NANAIMO, B.C. -- The company that oversees the two Vancouver Island teams in the West Coast League is excited to announce a key addition and some organizational changes -- intended to strengthen the growth of baseball in the Nanaimo and Victoria markets. Jim Swanson, the Managing Partner...
Late Rally Helps NightOwls Hold Off the Selects
NANAIMO, B.C. — For a time, it looked like an oh-for-Owls evening. The Nanaimo NightOwls used a big late rally that included a home run from Ayden Hadley on the ninth inning to post an 8-4 non-league win over a friendly-fire Nanaimo Caged Athletics Selects on a perfect-weather Tuesday night...
Ninth-Inning Nightmare Nixes NightOwls
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — It’s tough to give up just six hits, and lose. The Nanaimo NightOwls used a big second inning and strong pitching into the ninth inning to have control for a series road win in Bellingham, only to have an error lead to a string of hits...