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NWL All-Star Games to air on ESPNU, Playoffs and daily games to stream exclusively on ESPN+
Battle Creek, MI – The Northwoods League today announced a renewed rights agreement with ESPN to
stream select games each day of the 2023 season. These games will be available exclusively on ESPN+,
along with the League playoffs and Summer Collegiate World Series. The Great Lakes and Great Plains All-
Star Games hosted by the Traverse City Pit Spitters and the Bismarck Larks will air on ESPNU.
The Northwoods League has a four-camera HD setup in each ballpark in the league and has been
streaming games for over ten years.
“ESPN+ gives the Northwoods League outstanding viewership during the summer months and having a
number of games on ESPNU the next couple of years gives Northwoods League players a high level of
exposure at this point in their careers,” said Northwoods League Chairman/Co-Founder Dick Radatz, Jr.
The opening night matchups, May 29 on ESPN+, will feature the Rockford Rivets travelling to Traverse City
to take on the Pit Spitters in the Great Lakes Division and the Thunder Bay Border Cats travelling to
Mankato to take on the MoonDogs in the Great Plains. The Northwoods League All-Star Game in the Great
Lakes Division will take place on July 25 in Traverse City and the All-Star Game in the Great Plains will be
on August 1 in Bismarck. Both games will air on ESPNU. The League will also air the June 22 game in
Bismarck and the July 2 game in Traverse City on ESPNU.
The first week of games on ESPN+ is listed below.
05/29/2023 07:35 PM Thunder Bay Border Cats ONT, Canada Mankato MoonDogs MN
05/29/2023 07:05 PM Rockford Rivets IL Traverse City Pit Spitters MI
05/30/2023 11:05 AM Kokomo Jackrabbits IN Battle Creek Battle Jacks MI
05/30/2023 07:35 PM Fond du Lac Dock Spiders WI Green Bay Rockers WI
05/31/2023 07:35 PM St. Cloud Rox MN Bismarck Larks ND
05/31/2023 08:05 PM Eau Claire Express WI Willmar Stingers MN
06/01/2023 12:35 PM Madison Mallards WI Fond du Lac Dock Spiders WI
06/01/2023 07:35 PM Waterloo Bucks IA La Crosse Loggers WI
06/02/2023 06:35 PM Kokomo Jackrabbits IN Kalamazoo Growlers MI
06/02/2023 08:05 PM Willmar Stingers MN Bismarck Larks ND
06/03/2023 07:35 PM Mankato MoonDogs MN Rochester Honkers MN
06/03/2023 06:35 PM Kokomo Jackrabbits IN Kalamazoo Growlers MI
06/04/2023 02:05 PM Green Bay Rockers WI Lakeshore Chinooks WI
06/04/2023 02:05 PM Fond du Lac Dock Spiders WI Wausau Woodchucks WI
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The Kalamazoo Growlers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its’ 29th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, 300 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.growlersbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Growlers as your favorite team.
