February 7, 2023

Official Victoria HarbourCats News Release

VICTORIA, B.C. -- Texas. Washington. Oregon. Big-name schools, that lure the best recruits.

With LHP Reece Usselman, who has commited to Oregon Ducks next fall, LHP David Shaw of the Texas Longhorns, and corner infielder Max Clark of the Washington Huskies, there will be no shortage of star college baseball players for HarbourCats fans in the summer of 2023 at Wilson's Group Stadium at RAP.

Add in a catcher from the local collegiate Victoria Golden Tide, Lee Grey, and Victoria head coach Todd Haney is excited to see the roster grow with the season less than four months away.

"You always love finding and signing top pitching like Shaw and Usselman, and Clark is an exciting prospect," said Haney, who will be at the helm for his third season, interrupted by two pandemic non-play summers. "Grey is also showing promise and developing under the Golden Tide coaches, important depth for what is a real grind at times in the West Coast League."

Shaw is a monster at 6-foot-7 and 205 pounds, a transfer from Rice where he made 18 appearances last spring. Usselman (Langley, B.C.) brings Team Canada Junior experience and isn't exactly small at 6-foot-3, 185 pounds, a product of the Langley Blaze. He also played with White Rock (Team Canada) at the 2017 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.. Clark is one of the top-rated high school players in the state of Washington, and Grey came west at the suggestion of former MLB catcher Gregg Zaun and is expected to be a key contributor for the Golden Tide in the CCBC.

Details on the players:

-LHP Reece Usselman, Oregon, incoming freshman, Langley, B.C., 6-3/185

-LHP David Shaw, Texas, sophomore, Houston, TX, 6-7/205

-3B Max Clark, Washington, incoming freshman, Mercer Island, WA, 6-0/200

-C Lee Grey, Victoria Golden Tide, freshman, Toronto, ON, 6-0/180