Baseball

The Kelowna Falcons suffered their third straight loss in their home opener at Elks Stadium on Friday night with a five-run 4th inning being the difference in a 7-1 defeat at the hands of the Ridgefield Raptors.The Raptors were quick to get on the...

The West Coast League's Moss Adams Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, as announced by league commissioner Rob Neyer, are San Jose State outfielder Troy Viola of the Bellingham Bells and Cal State Fullerton pitcher Titus Groeneweg of the Portland Pickles...

Story and Photos by Christian J. StewartJune 26, 2021, Victoria, BC - The Victoria Mariners used a five-run seventh inning to overcome a 3-0 deficit and came away with an eventual 8-4 win over the Victoria Eagles in a nine-inning BC Premier Baseball League...

BCJPBL Championship Wrap-UpStory and Photos by Christian J. StewartAugust 30, 2021, Surrey, BC - The UBC Thunder captured their first ever BC Junior Premier Baseball League championship on Sunday afternoon, defeating the host Whalley Chiefs 10-1 on a beautiful day at Whalley Athletic Park...

Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki announced he has decided to retire from his active playing career, effective immediately. He made the announcement following game #2 of the Major League Baseball Japan Opening Series in Tokyo. “I have achieved so many of my dreams in baseball,”...

Premier, Junior and Bantam teams all win titles in their respective divisions.Story and Photos by Christian J. StewartSeptember 12, 2021, Victoria, BC - The Victoria Eagles Premier team defeated the Saskatchewan Grizzlies 7-0 Sunday afternoon to capture the Premier title at the Zack Downey...

19-Game losing streak snappedStory and Photos by Christian J. StewartAugust 8, 2021, Victoria, BC -  They say that good things come to those that wait and the Victoria Junior Premier Eagles finally decided that they had waited long enough, as they swept a pair...

Ninety alums and current players of West Coast League teams were selected in the 2019 MLB Draft.West Coast League alum Adley Rutschman of Oregon State was selected as the No. 1 overall pick of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles. The...

Story and Photos by Christian J. StewartJuly 18, 2021, Victoria, BC - The Junior White Rock Tritons came to Victoria this weekend riding a three-game losing streak and after they lost a tough 1-0, nine-inning game to the Victoria Mariners Saturday, they rebounded to...

MARINERS NOTES:The Mariners are now 27-16 (.628) all-time in home openers, including 10-6 (.625) after opening the season on the road…have won three straight home openers and are 6-1 in home openers since 2013. The Mariners improve to 3-0, marking the 4th time...

Mariners left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi issued the following statement following tonight’s (Saturday, March 30) game in Seattle:  “I learned today that my father, Yuji Kikuchi, passed away following a long and valiant battle with cancer.During my recent visit to Japan, my father expressed his desire...