Game Summaries

In their first game of the 2nd half of the WCL season, the 

 posted a miraculous comeback win over the

was rocking as the ball game included 5 lead changes. The Riverhawks got the better of the game’s big swings, erasing leads as high as 5-1 and 12-8 heading into the 8th inning.

Nanaimo struck early in the 1st inning off an RBI single, their two-hole hitter came home from second base to give the NightOwls an early lead. The Riverhawks enforced a quick response, 

 slapped a double into the gap, and got moved over to third base from a 

 hit a high fly ball to tie the game with a sac fly. The very next at bat, 

 crushed another double and Stagg showed off his blazing speed, scoring all the way from first to give the Riverhawks an early 2-1 lead.

To kick off the bottom of the 2nd, first pitch swinging… AND FIRST PITCH CRUSHING! 

extended the lead for the Riverhawks in the 2nd with his first home run of the season.

Nanaimo responded swiftly with a home run of their own. After a single and a hit by pitch, it was the catcher 

 that crushed it over the right field wall to give the NightOwls a 4-3 lead in the 3rd.An action-packed 5th was kicked off by Nanaimo as 

The Riverhawks did not go without a response in the bottom of the 5th. After Yzermans labelled a single,Stagg absolutely crushed a ball into right. After hesitating with the thought of going home, Max Stagg was held at 3rd with an RBI triple to make it 6-4.

Starter

 in the top of the 6th. Kaphing finished his outing allowing 9 H, 6 ER, and 3 Ks across 5.0 innings.
The NightOwls added onto their lead in the 6th. 

 made his way around the bases off a walk, ending up on the 3rd after an error by the Riverhawks. Hewas hit home on a Sac Fly by 

 was relieved in the bottom of the 6th by 

after Boice gave up base hits to Hale and 

. Boice went 5.0 IP, with 9 H, 4 ER, 4 Ks.

The Riverhawks took advantage of the pitching change and lit up the 6th inning! 

 cracked a single to load the bases with no outs. After falling into an 0-2 count 

 destroyed a ball into left for a grand slam and an 8-7 lead!

 followed up with a single to maintain the momentum and picked up his 11th steal of the season moving over to 2nd. Stagg followed up with a walk to put two on with only 1 away. After converting a rare double steal, Phelps was sent home on a sacrifice fly from Green to extend the Riverhawks lead to 9-7.

 came out of Edmonton’s bullpen for the 7th. After the 5-run, 6th inning by the Riverhawks, the NightOwls responded against Heinrich. After loading the bases with one out, the NightOwls hit a single into left to score one and cut the lead to 9-8. 

 relieved Heinrich shortly after with the bases remaining loaded. The Riverhawks forced an 0-2 count with two gone, however a wild pitch scored the runner from 3rd to tie the game 9-9.

Nanaimo continued their tally against Naramore in the 8th. Receiving a leadoff walk, the NightOwls capitalized sending a long home run over the left field. After following with back-to-back singles, Nanaimo cushioned their now 12-9 lead.

 took over on the mound for Naramore with two outs, and capped Nanaimo’s scoring at three runs.

In the bottom of the 8th, the Riverhawks sparked a miraculous rally. Fox kicked off the inning with a single, followed by a Yzermans walk. The Aussie power hitter Max Stagg came through with a single of his own, scoring Fox and cutting the lead down to 2. AfterMiddlemiss forced a full count walk, Sato converted and slaps a single over the short stops head to score two and tie the game again! Wow!

Royce Hale completed the 8th inning rally by cranking a single and scoring Middlemiss to reclaim a Riverhawk lead at 13-12! Nanaimo swapped arms with a runners on the corners situation and two away, however, the Riverhawks kept raking! David Ossanna joined the RBI party by slapping a single, scoring Sato to increase the Edmonton lead to 14-12!

 completed the comeback, ending the barn burner of a ball game with 1-2-3 inning for a save, including a strikeout! RIVERHAWKS WINNNNNNN!

The Riverhawks look to continue their hot start of the second half of the 2025 campaign tomorrow against the Nanaimo NightOwls! After completing this series against Nanaimo, the Hawks are back on the road in Bellingham starting on Tuesday!

Tune in tomorrow at 7:05pm MT, as your Edmonton Riverhawks will rep their Green Onion cake uniforms tomorrow evening! Make sure to get your tickets at 

Hawks claim victory after two separate 5-run comeback innings!

Riverhawks Win 14-12 Barn Burner Against Nanaimo

 rallied from a one run deficit to score four times and move back into the win column in the West Coast League. Playing before 3,614 fans at 

 6-3. This was the conclusion of their three game series, and Edmonton took two of three from Port Angeles.

The victory moves Edmonton to 14-12 with one game left to play in the first half of the WCL season. The Lefties fall to 11-16 as a first half record. The Riverhawks will make up a rained out game with Victoria later this season.

 led off the inning with a rocket to the wall in left field and wound up with a double. After stealing third, Phelps came home on a fielders choice. Two batters later, 

 to left center field. The next batter was 

who’s single to left field scored Lenihan.

Karlson pitched four innings, giving up those two runs on four hits

in the fifth inning. They scored three runs on four hits. Leyba left after that inning-going 5.0, surrendering six hits, three runs, striking out five and walking one against 22 batters.

Chamberlain pitched two innings of one hit ball while walking one. He picked up his fourth win of the season.

The Riverhawks scored the tying run in the bottom of the seventh. #

 to start the inning. He advanced to third when the next batter 

 walked to load the bases. Two batters later, Lenihan crushed a monster shot to right field which went over the outfielders head. Three runs scored as Lenihan wound up with his second triple of the contest. Lenihan later plated on a passed ball putting Edmonton up 6-3. Cumming was tagged with the loss as he went that one inning, giving up two hits and four earned runs.

 came on to get the final three outs in the ninth inning to earn his first save of the year. He has appeared in 11 games in 2025.

“Our bats came up with some massive hits,” said Riverhawks head coach Jake Lanferman as he reflected on the series. “Lenihan came up with that bases clearing triple tonight. I think defensively we had a pretty good game tonight. Overall, minus game two (a 16-7 loss Thursday), we did a good job to put it all together coming back from that road trip (where Edmonton won once in five starts.”

Lanferman said the fact the Riverhawks rebounded from that defeat speaks to make up of his squad. “ It is a testament to the personalities we have in there (the dugout). The character of our returners. They do a very good job of leading. They make our coaches lives easier with the way they lead the other players. As soon as one of those guys go—everybody else joins them. It was really fun to watch. Its really fun to watch how these guys have grown over the years. How they come back to Edmonton and be really exemplary role models for our guys.”

Offensively, Lenihan was 3-4 with two runs scored and three runs batted in as he was named the player of the game for the Riverhawks. Phelps was 2-5 with two runs scored and Middlemiss was 1-4 with a run batted in.

Port Angeles was led offensively by Giesegh who was 1-2 with a run scored and a run batted in.

The Riverhawks will officially begin the second half of the WCL season when they entertain the Nanaimo NightOwls for a three game set beginning tomorrow. These two teams met last week on Vancouver Island. The NightOwls swept the series.

Tomorrow the Riverhawks will be celebrating 

First Responders + Healthcare Heroes Night!

They will celebrate the incredible members of EPS, EFRS, EMS, RCMP, AHS, Medavie Health Services, STARS, and Strathcona County Emergency Services! Members of those groups will be given a 

as a small token of the Riverhawks appreciation for all you do to keep our community safe and healthy.

Get ready for round three of the legendary tug-of-war between the forces, check out the impressive displays of vehicles outside, and fans might even catch a police dog showing off some amazing skills!

 to The Weeknd’s concert at Commonwealth Stadium on July 19th!

Firework Friday w/ Uncle John’s Fireworks!

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A 6-3 win against the Port Angeles Lefties secures the series

Riverhawks Strike Back to Take the Series

 wished a sellout crowd the best Happy Canada Day they could with a 6-3 win over the

. An explosive 1st put them in the driver’s seat, and an incredible start from Carson Latimer kept the Lefties at bay. With the second July 1 win in a row in front of a full RE/MAX Field, the Riverhawks are starting a bit of a tradition.

It was an early Edmonton onslaught, as the Hawks loaded the bags in the 1st with a single and two walks. With only one out 

 popped a 2 RBI single into the right gap, bringing both 

home. The bases re-loaded after a walk to 

, a four-pitch base on balls to #4 Jaxon Fox brought 

home and chased Port Angeles starter Kole Acker from the game. The Hawks batted through the order in the 1st to start off with a 3-0 lead.

 took off on a 3rd inning liner through the gap and was able to reach second base after a bobbled play in centre let him advance. A walk to 

followed, but with two outs already a fly ball prevented any Hawks from scoring. A different two-out story in the 4th as after Stagg was plunked, as Lenihan belted a double to the warning track, adding on to Edmonton’s score.


Responding to Port Angeles’ run in the 6th 

 would lead off with a ground rule double up the third base line. The ball bouncing out of the playing surface prevented Veatch from racing to third on the hit. A pair of 6-3 plays from Phelps and Yzermans would get Drew home to keep the Hawks up by 4. Adding on to the lead in the 8th, Yzermans singled then stole second and was followed by a Stagg and Lenihan walks to load the bases before Green would hit home Yzermans with a groundout.

 lit up the radar gun with his third start of the year for the Riverhawks. Starting off with a 1-2-3 inning, Latimer hit 99 mph which serves as the hardest toss in Hawks history. Only allowing a single hit through the 3rd, Latimer continued to make quick work of the Lefties. An E4 and a walk gave Latimer his first runner in scoring position in the 4th, but a clutch 6-3 double play on an infield liner saved the inning. While he made it through the 5th unscathed, Latimer would walk a batter before a high bouncing wild pitch let the runner reach third. A sac fly would break Latimer’s shutout, but he would retire his next batter with a swinging K to finish the frame. Tossing an even 6.0 frames, Latimer would tie his season high, and be tagged with only one run and two hits.

. He tossed a scoreless frame with only a walk marring his record. The 8th was 

’s who similarly had a quick inning with just a walk. In his usual spot in the 9th, was 

 who got caught for a walk and a triple to the wall for the second Lefties run. A single scored the runner from third to put us at the final 6-3 score.

Clad in special Canadian Tuxedo jerseys, the Riverhawks welcomed 9200 fans to a sold out RE/MAX Field Canada Day special. This is the second July 1 sellout in a row for the Hawks.


While tonight’s game was sold out, that’s not yet the case for the rest of the season. Head to 

 to pick your seat now! The series with the Lefties continues tomorrow night at 7:05 pm MDT with 

 night. Come get match made by mascots River and Kid, and get 50% off for men under 5’7 and women taller than 5’10!

Winning their third Canada Day in a row, Hawks beat the Port Angeles Lefties in sellout!

Riverhawks Win 6-3 in Front of 9200 Cheering Fans

Late inning hiccups cost the Edmonton Riverhawks again in their West Coast League series against the Nanaimo NightOwls on Sunday. The Riverhawks gave up three runs in the eighth inning and fell to the NightOwls 5-3. Nanaimo swept the serieswith the Riverhawks at Serauxman Stadium. The Nanaimo scored five runs on eight hits with no errors. Edmonton scored three times on seven hits and committed one error.

The result lifts Nanaimo to a WCL first half record to .500 (12-12). The Riverhawks fall to 12-11 in the first half. Overall against the Night Owls, Edmonton has a record of 11-13.

in the bottom of the first inning. Hemmerling pitched eight innings, giving up five hits, two runs (both earned), walking two and striking out five.

The Riverhawks tied it at 2 in the top of the third. 

hit back to back singles with one out. A wild pitch scored Kodama from third and Phelps advanced to third. 

 singled home Phelps and the game was tied. Green was 2-4 with an RBI on the day. Kodama wound up being 1-3 with a run scored. Horwith pitched three innings of five hit ball, giving up two runs and striking out five.

The Riverhawks took the lead in the top of the sixth

 walked and moved along to third on a single off the bat of 

Middlemiss’ hit came off Nanaimo reliever 

. Rohne was pulled with two men on and one out. Stagg scored on a sacrifice fly to center by 

In the 8th, Nanaimo opened the inning with a single off 

. Morrison followed that up by hittinga NightOwls batter. Later 

 came on in relief, sering up a wild pitch which brought in one and made it a tie game. Another run scored on a sacrifice fly to centre to give Nanaimo a 4-3 advantage. The Night Owls got back-to-back doubles to close out the scoring for Nanaimo.

Egan was the fourth Riverhawk pitcher of the contest. The loss was tagged on 

. Devlin came on in that eighth inning and was tagged with two runs on one hit. He saw his record dip to 2-1 on the year.

 earning the save. Chard-Hill was the fifth of six Nanaimo pitchers. He had three strikeouts to earn his first victory of the year. De Leo came on in the ninth and got a strikeout. He earned his first save to go along with two earlier victories for Nanaimo.

There were 1001 fans on hand for the contest.

Next home game for Edmonton is Tuesday, July 1st at RE/MAX Field. It is the start of a three-game set with the Port Angeles Lefties. Opening pitch is 7:05 PM.

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. Last year, the Riverhawks set a WCL single game attendance record when 9,200 fans were on hand. The night will culminate with the City of Edmonton’s fireworks.

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Hawks get swept in 5-3 tilt by the NightOwls

Nanaimo Pulls Out More Tricks Against Riverhawks

. On Saturday the Night Owls bested the Riverhawks 2-0 at Serauxmen Stadium. This contest was vastly different than last night’s tilt where Nanaimo won a rollercoaster 10-9 decision.

With the victory, Nanaimo moves to 11-12 in the first half of the West Coast League season. The Riverhawks fall to 12-10.

All the scoring in this game was completed in the bottom of the sixth inning. Nanaimo’s 

 hit a single which advanced Fabian Junior to third base. Both those players scored on a double by 

Those hits and runs were given up by Edmonton Starter 

 Leyba was one of four Riverhawks pitchers involved in the contest. The Gilbert, Arizona resident went five and two thirds innings giving up five hits, two runs and striking out six while facing 23 batters.

 was the top offensive threat for the Riverhawks in this contest. He was 2-3.

Nanaimo has now won three of their last five meetings against Edmonton. The two teams wrap up their series at Serauxmen Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Opening pitch is 1 PM PDT (2 PM MDT). The Night Owls and Riverhawks will be in Edmonton July 29-31st.

Next home game for Edmonton is Tuesday, July 1st at RE/MAX Field. It is the start of a three-game set with the Port Angeles Lefties. Opening pitch is 7:05 PM. Its 

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. Last year, the Riverhawks set a WCL single game attendance record when 9,200 fans were on hand. The night will culminate with the City of Edmonton's fireworks.

NightOwls shut out Riverhawks 2-0

Hawks Held Quiet in Nanaimo for Game 2

What began as a quiet pitchers duel through six innings erupted into a high-scoring slugfest between the 

 in the back third. Scoring a collective sixteen runs across the back three innings, the Hawks and Owls traded the lead until the final AB, where a sac fly led to a play at the plate. Nanaimo emerged victorious in the end, walking off the Riverhawks 9-10.
Wild things started happening as soon as the first pitch was thrown, as the first toss of the game came in and connected with 

’ helmet. The HBP was followed by a balk sending Phelps to second, then a wild pitch gave hime a chance to run to third base. 

 got the Riverhawks on the board early with a rolling base hit single up the middle, scoring Phelps.

The Hawks quieted down until the 5th, as with two outs 

blasted a stand-up double to the warning track in right. Another NightOwls balk would send Kodama to third, but he wasn’t able to come around as a groundout spoiled the chance.

 started off the 6th and led to the NightOwls making a pitching change. After a wild pitch advanced the runners, Lenihan earned his second RBI of the night on a ground ball to third base, enough to bring Sato across home plate. 

 almost had a two-run homer, but the NightOwls left fielder Spencer Sullivan robbed the dinger with a glove over the fence. 

 would give the NightOwls a taste of their own medicine in the bottom half, robbing a homer from Nanaimo with a leap above the fence.

Facing the NightOwls’ first lead of the game, the Hawks came out swinging in the 8th with back-to-back-to-back singles from Phelps, Sato, and Stagg. Getting his hero moment after the previously robbed dinger, Green belted one way further over the fence in left for a game leading grand slam! The exact amount the Hawks needed to regain the lead, Green cleared the fence for the second time and this one really counted.

 led off with a single, then Kodamaand Phelps both followed with walks. Sato joined the crew, the third batter in a row that walked on a full count, and the base on balls brought Yzermans home. Stagg got a bouncing single up the left field line to tie the game up, but that would be the last run of the 9th for the Hawks as a pair of Ks ended the frame.

 kicked the game off with a 9-pitch 1-2-3 1st inning. Brock continued to cruise easily against the Owls through the next few innings, allowing just one hit across the 2nd and 3rd. Entering the 4th with 30 pitches under his belt, Brock was working very effectively retiring batters and was aided by a batter’s interference call that finished the inning. The 5th was the first major trouble for Brock, as a leadoff E6 was followed by a sac bunt and a balk call, giving a one-out runner on third. A strikeout and a walk later the Owls managed to put wood on the ball and tie the game. Brock would tie his season-high, tossing 6.0 innings of 3-hit ball. Brock also walked a pair and struck out three, all swinging.

The Hawks made the call to the pen for the 7th, and sent out 

. Myles ran into trouble fast, as a pair of singles and a hit batter loaded the bags with no outs. A fielder’s choice play at home stopped the Owls’ first chance at scoring, but a passed ball for pitches later let Nanaimo tie the game. Then a liner bounced off of the leaping Phelps’ glove and landed in the outfield, scoring a pair and ending Chamberlain’s night with just 0.1+ IP.

 did his best to get out of the 7th, but still faced an RBI single, a double and a walk before clearing the jam. The NightOwls managed to bat around in the inning, and roughed up the Riverhawks for a very temporary three run lead.

Getting a clean slate and a lead in the 8th was 

. Two walks and a pair of passed balls put runners on the corners with one out, and Lanferman made the call to exchange 

 on the bump. A high single scored the leading runner, credited to Naramore, then passed balls, a double, and a single ran up the score to make it a four run inning for Nanaimo.

came out for his usual spot in the 9th, and after a quick strikeout, a pair of singles put runners on the corners. A sac fly to shallow right led to a play at the plate, and Nanaimo’s runner managed to just get a hand under Green’s tag for the walk off win.

Brock’s strong start was spoiled by bullpen inconsistency and a deluge of Nanaimo runs. None of the five relievers were credited with more than 0.2 innings pitched, and they were responsible for all but the initial run which wasn’t even credited to Brock.

Nanaimo improves their record to 10-12 on the year. Edmonton drops their second straight contest on their six game Vancouver Island road swing and falls to 12-9.

Last night’s game with the Victoria HarbourCats was rained out in the third inning. The two teams reconvene in August and will pick up the game then if necessary. The Riverhawks have two more road games against the Nanaimo NightOwls before they return home for a 

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