Kenosha Wisc.- After back to back marathon games in Wausau, the Kalamazoo Growlers fell to the Kenosha Kingfish 7-4. The Growlers had a depleted pitching staff, but used a pitching by commitee approach and competed valiantly with the Kenosha Kingfish. 8 different position players were used as pitchers for the Growlers, and they held the Kingfish bats at bay for 6 of the 8 innings they threw. With the exception of the 6 run 3rd inning by Kenosha, the Growlers were the better team for the majority of the eveing at "Historic Simmons Field".
Brett Sunde (Western Michigan) drilled his first home-run of the season over the "The Bambino" out in left field to extend the Growlers lead back in the 2nd inning. Jesse Puscheck (Canisius College) also chipped in a solid two hit ball game while picking up his 10th RBI on the season. The Growlers will return to their regular rotation tomorrow night with left-hander Dillon Haviland (Duke University) making his 4th start of the season.
First pitch tomorrow evening in Kenosha, Wisconsin between the Growlers and Kingfish will be at 6:05 E.S.T.
The Kalamazoo Growlers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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, more than 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League YouTube channel. For more information, visit http://www.growlersbaseball.com.