May 4, 2024

Official Victoria HarbourCats News Release

VICTORIA, BC -- On a strong pitching staff, Flynn Ridley and Brett Harvey were standouts for the 2023 Victoria HarbourCats.

The HarbourCats will see the return of the two right-handers, along with adding two quality hitters from a school that has long provided great players, Fresno State.

Ridley and Harvey, along with Sky Collins and Cam Schneider from Fresno State, highlight a signing group that includes a huge right-hander from TCU in Carson Cormier, and a star catcher from Texas A&M in Kyle Micklus, a lefty hitter with power.

Headed to Victoria ...

RHP Flynn Ridley, Ottawa (AZ), 6-4/200, Burnaby, BC

RHP Brett Harvey, Puget Sound, 6-2/190, Auburn, WA

C Kyle Micklus, West Texas A&M, 5-9/190, Waller, TX

OF Sky Collins, Fresno State, 6-1/180, Fresno, CA

IF/OF Cam Schneider, Fresno State, 6-3/190, Fresno, CA

RHP Carson Cormier, TCU, 6-5/225, Westford, MA

Harvey had a combined 1.90 ERA over 15 regular season and playoff games for the 'Cats in 2023, giving up 20 hits in 23 2/3 innings. Ridley started four games among his nine appearances and was 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA, striking out 28 in 24 innings. Take away his last start, and he was 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA, limiting opposing hitters to a .132 average.

Micklus is hitting .421 with six homers for West Texas A&M, after starring at Lassen College. He has also stolen 11 bases, adding 15 doubles and two triples, and will give the catching staff an older presence.

Collins and Schneider are both from Fresno, and bring size to the lineup. Schneider is hitting .273 as a freshman this season, while Collins joined the Bulldogs off a strong two years at Fresno City College, winning a gold glove and being named second team all-conference.

Cormier is a 6-foot-5 225 pounder outside of Boston, the freshman has won numerous academic and leadership awards and was on the Dodgers scout team before landing at TCU as a top prospect who will get valuable innings in the summer with the HarbourCats.

The HarbourCats open on the road May 31 in Kamloops, the start of back-to-back series in Kamloops and Kelowna, before returning for home opener.