The Victoria HarbourCats baseball club will begin its inaugural 2013 West Coast League season with a home date against provincial rivals, the Kelowna Falcons, at Royal Athletic Park on June 5, 2013, in the first of a three-game homestand.
The team announced its schedule on Thursday.
聯We are looking forward to playing all 10 other WCL teams in our first season,聰 HarbourCats general manager Holly Jones said in a statement. 聯We will announce our promotional schedule in the coming months as we continue to introduce new sponsors and dream up exciting game-night themes.聰
The expansion team will face the league聮s other newest club, the Medford Rogues, in a three-game series beginning June 11.
Victoria ventures out on its first road trip on June 15, when it travels to Kelowna. The HarbourCats will then move onto Bellingham for another three-game series.
The 11-team WCL has realigned into North and South divisions for 2013 with the two sa国际传媒 teams joined by Bellingham, Wenatchee and Walla Walla in the North. Medford, Klamath Falls, Bend, Corvallis, Cowlitz and Kitsap form the South.
Corvallis, Bend, Klamath Falls and Medford will all travel to Victoria in 2013.
聯We are thrilled to have Victoria in the West Coast League and can聮t wait to visit in late July,聰 Corvallis Knights GM Bre Kerkvliet said in a statement. 聯The Knights are eager to come up and see friends, enjoy Victoria and battle the HarbourCats.聰
A total of 15 of the HarbourCats聮 home games will be played on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, said Jones. Times are not yet confirmed but the organization is aiming for 6:30 or 7 p.m. starts on weeknights and Saturdays and 1 p.m. or 4 p.m. on Sundays.
The 54-game schedule concludes with a three-game homestand against Bellingham Aug. 9-11, 2013, with playoff dates to be determined.
The WCL all-star game is slated for July 22-23 in Victoria.t
