Wisconsin Rapids Wisc.- Shane Bryant (Purdue University) contributed with another strong start and benefitted by a 17 hit attack, including three home runs, earned his third win of the year as Kalamazoo blasted Wisconsin Rapids 14-5 at Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids WI on Monday night.

The Growlers scored early and often with 3 runs each in four separate innings. Solo home runs by Jesse Puscheck (Canasius) and Growler newbie Vinnie Mallaro (University of Buffalo), as well as a two run blast by Duke University 's Jalen Phillips paced extra base hit power in the first game of the two game series. Ryan Lidge (Notre Dame) pitched in with a three hit performance giving the Growlers their fourth straight road win and improving their South Division 2nd half record to 10-13, putting them only one game out of fourth place.

Kalamazoo finishs the two game series on Tuesday night against Wisconsin Rapids with Ryan Colegate (Ohio Dominican) making the start and looking for his first win since June 1st. The Growlers will be home at Homer Stryker Field on Thursday and Friday night as they host the Green Bay Bullfrogs.

The Kalamazoo Growlers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21^st 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.