'CatCast

In the season finale of the ‘CatCast, 2019 HarbourCats Player of the Year Griffin Paxton joins Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj. In episode 11, Paxton talks about his emotions after receiving the Player of the Year award last week, what it's like receiving that honour after the 'Cats offence broke nine all-time WCL records, and some of his favourite on and off the field moments this summer in Victoria. 

In episode 10 of the 'CatCast, the third Cal Baptist Lancer joins the show, as closer Matt Amrhein sits down with Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj to discuss his summer in Victoria. Amrhein talks about the pressure as the closer being summoned to close the door in the ninth, his six saves on the 2019 campaign, and the friendships he developed with Harrison Spohn and Nick Plaia. 

The ‘CatCast will be back every week this season featuring in-depth interviews with players and coaches to bring you closer to the 2019 HarbourCats and offer an inside look at what goes on around the team beyond the nine innings.

In the ninth episode of the 'CatCast, Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj welcome the HarbourCats primary leadoff man Parker Bramlett to the show. The Angelo State product talks about starting in the 2019 All-Star game, going four for six in that contest with over 30 MLB scouts in attendance, and pursuit of the HarbourCats single season stolen base record. 

We also dive into what inspired Bramlett to pick up the sport as a youngster in Texas, playing multiple sports including football (he was a two-way safety and running back), and some of his favourite Major League idols once he decided to focus purely on baseball. 

The ‘CatCast will be back every week this season featuring in-depth interviews with players and coaches to bring you closer to the 2019 HarbourCats and offer an inside look at what goes on around the team beyond the nine innings. 

In episode eight of the 'CatCast, Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj welcome's Texas Longhorns second baseman Tanner Haney to the show. Tanner, son of HarbourCats Head Coach Todd (who was the first ever guest on the 'CatCast), discusses what it's like being coached by his dad and having both parents up in Victoria for the summer. Also, Tanner talks about Todd's ejection earlier in the season against Bellingham, and how it inspired the 'Cats to clinch the First Half pennant the very next day. 

The ‘CatCast will be back every week this season featuring in-depth interviews with players and coaches to bring you closer to the 2019 HarbourCats and offer an inside look at what goes on around the team beyond the nine innings.

In the seventh episode of the 'CatCast Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj welcome Chase Wehsener to the show. From hitting a pinch-hit walk off double on Canada Day, to establishing himself as a force in the middle of the HarbourCat order, Wehsener discusses what has clicked for him at the dish this year and some of the team's memorable moments so far. 

We also examine Wehsener's decision to choose Baylor, a perennial NCAA powerhouse, for school and what it was like to play for a talented Bears team last year. 

The ‘CatCast will be back every week this season featuring in-depth interviews with players and coaches to bring you closer to the 2019 HarbourCats and offer an inside look at what goes on around the team beyond the nine innings.

In the sixth edition of the 'CatCast, Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj welcome the WCL's batting leader, Frankie Niemann to the show. Niemann opens up about his hot start to the 2019 season, his approach at the plate, and his goals for the rest of the year before heading back to Tulane in the fall. 

The ‘CatCast will be back every week this season featuring in-depth interviews with players and coaches to bring you closer to the 2019 HarbourCats and offer an inside look at what goes on around the team beyond the nine innings.

In the fourth edition of the ‘CatCast, Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj welcome the first British Columbia native to the podcast, Cade Smith. From pitching on the Hawaiian Islands for the University of Hawaii, to Vancouver Island for the summer, Smith opens up about going to school in Hawaii, what brought him here to Vancouver Island, and how being a multi-sport athlete as a kid helped him avoid burnout and develop the baseball skills he has today. 

The ‘CatCast will be back every week this season featuring in-depth interviews with players and coaches to bring you closer to the 2019 HarbourCats and offer an inside look at what goes on around the team beyond the nine innings.

In the third edition of the 'CatCast, Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj keep the trend of interviewing California Baptist University Lancers going by sitting down with 2019 HarbourCat returnee Harrison Spohn. We start the conversation by discussing some of Harrison's favourite podcasts, what it's like to play with some of his CBU teammates in Nick Plaia and Matt Amrhien in Victoria, and some of his goals for the summer on the Island and next season back home in California. 

The ‘CatCast will be back every week this season featuring in-depth interviews with players and coaches to bring you closer to the 2019 HarbourCats and offer an inside look at what goes on around the team beyond the nine innings.

In the second edition of The 'CatCast, Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj talk to 2018 HarbourCats Player of the Year Nick Plaia. We discuss having his college teammates Harrison Spohn and Matt Amrhein in Victoria, his progression over the past college season at Cal Baptist, along with his goals for the upcoming season.

The ‘CatCast will be back every week this season featuring in-depth interviews with players and coaches to bring you closer to the 2019 HarbourCats and offer an inside look at what goes on around the team beyond the nine innings.

Episode 1 of the 'CatCast features new HarbourCats Head Coach Todd Haney. In this inaugural episode, hosts Mike Edwards and Josh Kozelj chat about Haney's experience having served as an Assistant Coach on Brian McCrae's staff last season and how he is looking to put a stamp on his 2019 roster this summer. We also dive into Haney's time in the Big Leagues, and how he carved out a five-year MLB career after being a 35th round draft pick of the Seattle Mariners. Haney talks about his first Major League hit in St. Louis in 1992, how it was a relief to round first base for the first time in the Majors after going hitless in his debut a few weeks beforehand—and narrating the experience of standing beside Cardinal great Ozzie Smith at second base. 

Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy. 

(MUSIC: Goo Goo Dolls "Slide")