Victoria, BC -  The Edmonton Capitals franchise high winning streak was stopped at 4.  The Victoria Seals scored 3 runs in the 6th inning to break a 5 all tie and held on to beat the Caps by a score of 9 - 6.  Edmonton's Max Poulin was a bright spot finishing 2 for 3 at the plate with 3 RBI in the contest.  Trevor Caughey gave up the first 5 runs in 5 innings of work...
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Victoria, BC -  The Edmonton Capitals are on a franchise high 4 game winning streak thanks to a 10 - 7 come from behind series opening win in Victoria.   Edmonton scored unanswered runs with one in the 8th, 2 in the 9th and 3 in the 11th to pull out the victory.  The middle part of the order came up big for the Caps with newcomer Joey Gomes going 2 for 5 with 3 runs...
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  On Sunday, June 26th, the Edmonton Capitals will host the first ever Babies and Baseball at TELUS field. The game will be focused on moms, expectant moms and babies with lots of fun and excitement throughout the game. Some surprises in store include: - All pregnant moms will get to throw out a first pitch - All pregnant moms will get to help sing the seventh inning stretch - Craving...
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Long Beach, CA – Kris Honel had arguably his best outing of the season so far, out-pitching former Major League pitcher, Jose Lima, as the Capitals (14-11) swept the three-game series against Long Beach (9-10) with a 4-1 win. Honel (1-3) pitched six scoreless innings and actually had a one-hitter through five. The Capitals starter finished with allowing just two hits on the evening and...
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  For the second night in a row, the Edmonton Capitals (13-11) laid their claim on the win over the Long Beach Armada (9-9). It was a close game throughout the evening, as the Caps narrowly came through with the 4-3 win after pitcher Jason Pearson allowed three hits in the bottom of the ninth that resulted in the third run brought in.   After his best start of the season last week in...
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Long Beach, CA – The Capitals (12-11) sent twelve hitters to the plate in the first inning on Monday, to take an initial seven-run lead over the Long Beach Armada (9-8). The team did not let up, adding a run in each of the next three innings, to take the first game of the series 11-1. Norm Hutchins went four for six at the plate, with three runs batted in to lead the attack, and Marcus...
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Fullerton, California- The Edmonton Capitals (11-11) lost both games of a doubleheader against the Orange County Flyers (8-9) on Saturday night. The Flyers extended their winning streak to seven games, including a series sweep over the Caps. The Capitals dropped the first game 5-4. The Flyers extended the game in the seventh inning with two runs and won in the eighth. Derek DePriest...
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Fullerton, CA – This time the Edmonton Capitals comeback fell a little short.  The Caps started their 6 game California road trip by giving up a pair of runs in the first inning to the Orange County Flyers.  Edmonton clawed their way back to within a run midway through the game only to fall 5 – 3 in the series opener.  The Flyers are on a 5 game winning streak with the...
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It was the perfect day of Capitals baseball. The sky was bright, sunny and blue as more than 3,500 school kids played hooky from school for the First Annual Edmonton Capitals Home Run Hooky game. Thanks to the 60-plus Edmonton companies who donated tickets to the schools, kids were able to attend for free. Darryl Brinkley capped the experience by launching a two-out, walk-off grand slam in the...
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  The Edmonton Capitals and the Edmonton Humane Society announced today a partnership in the first annual Bark in the Park event at TELUS field. On Sunday, July 12th Caps fans are invited to bring their pooch with them to enjoy a day of baseball and doggy shenanigans.  As the Capitals take on the Victoria Seals, dogs and their owners will enjoy friendly in-game competitions, Doggy...
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The sky was bright, sunny and blue as more than 3500 school kids played hooky from school for the First Annual Edmonton Capitals Home Run Hooky. Thanks to 60 plus Edmonton companies who purchased tickets and donated them to the schools, kids were able to attend for free. "It was an exciting atmosphere," Marcus Nettles described about the day, "It helped us have enough energy to...
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The Edmonton Capitals (9-8) hosted a team made up entirely of Colombian players, playing out of Yuma, Arizona and the fans could have used some Juan Valdez brew as the game against the Scorpions (3-11) went to extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth with the bases-loaded, Gary Harris battled curveball after curveball until he hit a line drive, deep enough to centre field to score Darryl...
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  The Edmonton Capitals (10-8) won their second straight game on $2 Tuesday, defeating the Yuma Scorpions 6-4. Chris Little (1-1) had his best start of the season, pitching eight innings and allowing only one run. Little's strong performance insured the Capitals a series victory against the Yuma on Tuesday night and they will look for the series sweep tomorrow morning at 11:00am. "It...
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Each week throughout the season, fans have the chance to ask questions or make comments about the team or its players in the Caps Mailbag. Three questions will be answered per week. Please include your first name and hometown when sending your questions or comments to: jsutherland@edmontonoilers.com . Below is this week’s Caps Mailbag: Can you explain the capitals logo being used on...
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  Signature Sunday, featuring Early Father’s Day Celebrations, saw the Capitals (8-8) fall to the St. George RoadRunners (12-4) in ten innings. The game was back-and-forth in the early going, as both teams had six runs after five complete. The RoadRunners then mixed small-ball with heads-up base running in the extra frame to score three runs and take the final game of the series 9-6. ...
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