{"id":33255,"date":"2024-12-06T14:16:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T19:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/?page_id=33255"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:03:14","slug":"team-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/team-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Team News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1655.68px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium-alternate fusion-blog-pagination\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination fusion-no-meta-info fusion-blog-rollover\" data-pages=\"189\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-34231\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-34231 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-permanentslider category-team-news category-update-ticker-all-categories tag-bailey-park tag-battle-creek-battle-jacks tag-battle-jacks tag-home-of-southwest-michigan-baseball tag-michigan-baseball-hall-of-fame\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">6<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">03, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image002-1-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Battle Creek Battle Jacks Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame partnership announcement at MCCU Field\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201707%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image002-1-320x202.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image002-1-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image002-1-700x441.png 700w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image002-1-scaled.png 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/2026\/03\/06\/battle-jacks-partner-michigan-baseball-hall-of-fame\/\" aria-label=\"Battle Jacks Partner with Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/2026\/03\/06\/battle-jacks-partner-michigan-baseball-hall-of-fame\/\">Battle Jacks Partner with Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Battle Creek Battle Jacks and Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame announce a partnership celebrating Battle Creek\u2019s historic role in baseball through exhibits, heritage nights, and storytelling at MCCU Field.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-34016\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-34016 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-permanentslider category-team-news category-update-ticker-all-categories tag-battle-creek tag-battle-creek-baseball tag-battle-creek-battle-jacks tag-battle-jacks-2026-season tag-home-of-southwest-michigan-baseball\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">16<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">01, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Tagline-Release-Post-1080-x-1080-px-1320-x-1080-px-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271320%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201320%201080%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271320%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Tagline-Release-Post-1080-x-1080-px-1320-x-1080-px-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Tagline-Release-Post-1080-x-1080-px-1320-x-1080-px-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Tagline-Release-Post-1080-x-1080-px-1320-x-1080-px-700x441.jpg 700w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Tagline-Release-Post-1080-x-1080-px-1320-x-1080-px.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/2026\/01\/16\/home-of-southwest-michigan-baseball\/\" aria-label=\"Home of Southwest Michigan Baseball, Building the Future From a Historic Home\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/2026\/01\/16\/home-of-southwest-michigan-baseball\/\">Home of Southwest Michigan Baseball, Building the Future From a Historic Home<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Battle Creek Battle Jacks announce their new 2026 tagline, Home of Southwest Michigan Baseball, honoring the city\u2019s deep baseball history and setting the stage for a new regional identity.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-33954\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-33954 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-permanentslider category-team-news category-update-ticker-all-categories\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">9<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">12, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-12.31.06-PM-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27611%27%20height%3D%27771%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20611%20771%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27611%27%20height%3D%27771%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-12.31.06-PM-320x202.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-12.31.06-PM-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-12.31.06-PM.png 611w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/2025\/12\/09\/battle-jacks-2026-schedule\/\" aria-label=\"Battle Jacks Unveil the 2026 Schedule; A New Era of Summer Baseball Begins\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/2025\/12\/09\/battle-jacks-2026-schedule\/\">Battle Jacks Unveil the 2026 Schedule; A New Era of Summer Baseball Begins<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Battle Jacks have unveiled their 2026 schedule, introducing new game times, fresh promotions, and a reimagined Summer Series. With 36 home games packed with energy and upgraded fan experiences, MCCU Field is set for its biggest summer yet in Calhoun County Michigan, Southwest Michigan.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-33929\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-33929 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-battle-pack category-permanentslider category-team-news tag-2026-season tag-battle-jacks-front-office tag-front-office-updates tag-new-hire\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">25<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">11, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/2025\/11\/25\/gregory-pietsch-assistant-gm-battle-jacks\/\">Battle Jacks Welcome Gregory Pietsch as Assistant GM for Food &amp; Beverage and Corporate Event Sales<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Battle Jacks are excited to welcome back Gregory Pietsch as Assistant General Manager for Food &amp; Beverage and Corporate Event Sales. A former intern turned hospitality leader, Gregory returns to Battle Creek to help elevate premium dining, group experiences, and the fan experience heading into the 2026 season.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-33879\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-33879 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-battle-pack category-permanentslider category-team-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">10<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">10, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/Battle-Pack-Logo-Transparent-Background2-1-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%271500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%201500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%271500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/Battle-Pack-Logo-Transparent-Background2-1-320x202.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/Battle-Pack-Logo-Transparent-Background2-1-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/Battle-Pack-Logo-Transparent-Background2-1-700x441.png 700w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/Battle-Pack-Logo-Transparent-Background2-1.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/2025\/10\/10\/major-upgrade-the-new-meijer-5-game-battle-pack\/\" aria-label=\"Major Upgrade! 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