NANAIMO, BC — What a fun day at Serauxmen Stadium for the 1142 in attendance to watch the Nanaimo NightOwls walk it off in style in the bottom of the 9th inning for a huge 8-7 win over the rival Victoria HarbourCats. After the HarbourCats jumped out to a four-nothing lead. The NightOwls stormed back in the third and fourth innings with 7 runs. Victoria would chip away and tie things up in the seventh inning.
That set us up for an exciting bottom of the 9th with the game tied at 7-7. Easton Mould was able to get on base thanks to an error from the HarbourCats, Drew Giannini was able to move him around the bases to third with a single before Raoul Fabian Jr. walked it off with a base hit to win it for the NightOwls.
On Cracker Jack and Italian night, the NightOwls were cooking on the field as they went off for 8 runs on 9 hits. The most important hit of the night was, of course, Fabian Jr., who went one for four with a walk, run, and stolen base.
Andrew Ivy brought the Nanaimo fans to their feet in the 3rd inning with a massive home run over the right field. Ivy had an impressive day going two for four with a HR, a single, a walk, and 2 RBI. He has started to gel out in centerfield since joining the team. Nanaimo product Easton Mould chipped in with 2 RBI and a run scored, while Nathan Davis, Alessandro Volpe, and Andre Nykoluk all chipped in with one RBI each.
Starting pitcher Aidan Boice went three innings, giving up four runs on six hits, but striking out four. The relievers did their job, giving up just 1 earned run on 2 hits to give the team a chance to win it late. Richtter Castillo was the winning pitcher for the Nanaimo NightOwls. He pitched 2 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts.
The series continues Wednesday night against the Victoria HarbourCats before the series shifts back to Victoria for the last game of the series. Wednesday is NMBA Minor Sports Night at the ballpark, wear any minor sports jersey and score a FREE GIFT at the gate! It’s one way we can help encourage our future stars! First pitch goes at 6:35 so get there early!
