KELOWNA, B.C. — Aidan Russell was untouchable, Hsu He-Chieh (we call him Shaq) was unstoppable. After a smooth trip to Kelowna on Friday, the Nanaimo NightOwls got off to strong start to the franchise’s third West Coast League season with a well-pitched 7-0 victory over the Kelowna Falcons, in...
Sparked by a spotless and efficient two-inning North American debut from Taiwanese right-hander Li Sih-te, and 10 early runs from a slew of line drives, the Nanaimo NightOwls recorded a 12-1 win over the PBL’s Mid-Island Pirates at historic Serauxmen Stadium. . The Thursday game was an exhibition tilt...
Greg Frady, Gorman Heimueller, Sean FitzGerald are the only coaches the Nanaimo NightOwls have ever known. With the West Coast League team entering its third season at historic Serauxmen Stadium, that trio will have some help for 2024 — and the local kind. . Frady, the Head Coach and...
With arm injuries soaring in the game of baseball, the Nanaimo NightOwls are making an organizational statement that they hope will lead to more discussion on the stewardship of the game going forward. From our small corner of the West Coast, the NightOwls are hoping to spark conversations by...
When is 13 a lucky number? When it’s the number of saves by Ryan Inouye and he’s set a record for most saves in a season at Hawaii Pacific, that’s when. The NightOwls will have considerable bullpen depth with the addition of Inouye, who has 16 career college saves,...
The pitching staff, it is growing — and adding interesting storylines. Japanese pitcher Moosa Nonomiya, who is at Skagit Valley College in Washington, will add more to the international flavor of the Nanaimo NightOwls for 2024 — already with players from Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Taiwan . Not all...
A Venezuelan power arm for the bullpen, two high-impact outfielders from San Diego State, the younger brother of a local NightOwls star, a rubber-armed reliever, and three returning players give a lot of story lines to the next signings of the Nanaimo NightOwls. Outfielder/lefty Riley Paulino, who was a...
Island WCL teams and Golden Tide of CCBC to be first Canadian teams outside the Blue Jays to employ system used in MLB The ownership group that oversees the two West Coast League teams on Vancouver Island -- along with the Victoria Golden Tide of the CCBC -- has added...
Todd Hollandsworth was a star in the big leagues — his son Tugg, an outfielder at Illinois State, carries bloodlines and that potential to Serauxmen Stadium this summer. Tugg Hollandsworth and pitcher Lawson Minshew, both playing for Coach Steve Holm at Illinois State, highlight the latest addition to Head...
Five pitchers, including two hard-throwers from Cal Poly and returning right-handers Payton Robertson and Adison Mattix, highlight the latest commitments to the Nanaimo NightOwls for the coming season. Caden Pearlman, a lefty, and righty Paul Montgomery from Cal Poly are expected to be premium arms for Pitching Coach Gorm...
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