
Growlers Sweep Series Against Royal Oak In Home Regular Season Finale
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – In front of a sellout crowd of over 4,500 fans, the Kalamazoo Growlers (40-29, 22-12) went one step further in its quest for its third straight postseason birth, taking down the Royal Oak Leprechauns (34-36, 16-19) by a final score of 7-2. Kalamazoo's 40th [...]
Growlers Look For Home Postseason Game on August 11th: Here’s the Scenarios
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Just three days remain in the Northwoods League regular season, and the postseason fight is alive and well in the Great Lakes East. Looking for the second and final spot in the Great Lakes East Championship series, the Kalamazoo Growlers (39-29, 21-12) and Traverse [...]
Growlers Win 17-10 in Barnburner at Royal Oak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – In the third-largest combined scoring affair of the season, the Kalamazoo Growlers (39-29, 21-12) pulled out a 17-10 win over the Royal Oak Leprechauns (34-35, 16-18). Uncharacteristically, Kalamazoo fell behind early by a rough start from left-handed pitcher Andrew Jergins. Royal Oak batted all [...]
Tanner Ware Wins Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Tuesday, August 6, the Northwoods League named Kalamazoo Growlers left-handed pitcher Tanner Ware as the Pitcher of the Night. The second-year vet from Oakland earned the first Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night of his career following his third scoreless outing this season. Across [...]
Growlers Drop Game One To Traverse City
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – In game one of a two-game set on Monday, the Kalamazoo Growlers (37-29, 20-12) fell 6-2 to the Traverse City Pit Spitters (37-30, 20-12). Traverse City struck first in the opening frame, putting on each of the first four batters before an out was recorded. [...]
Liam O’Brien Wins Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Sunday, August 4, the Northwoods League named Kalamazoo Growlers right-handed pitcher Liam O'Brien as the Pitcher of the Night. The award marks just the second Growler in franchise history to win three Northwoods League Pitchers of the Night in the same season, tying Eamon [...]
Growlers Trounce Battle Jacks in Saturday Night Showdown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. - On Saturday, August 3rd, the Kalamazoo Growlers (36-28, 18-11) won its sixth straight game against the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (30-35, 11-18), winning 13-1. For the tenth time in the last 11 games, the Growlers scored first. In the very first inning against Battle Creek [...]
Ryan Kraft Passes Growlers Single Season Strikeout Record
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. On Friday, August 2, Growlers left-handed pitcher and Indiana junior Ryan Kraft passed the single-season franchise strikeout record. Behind his third straight nine-strikeout performance, Kraft’s 73 strikeouts pass 2016 Growler Devin Pellien (71) for the most by a lone pitcher in a single season. Now leading [...]
Gabe Springer Sets New Growlers Career Record with 14th Home Run
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Friday, August 2, redshirt freshman infielder Gabe Springer captured the Kalamazoo Growlers career home run record, hitting his 14th against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. In game two of the Growlers’ doubleheader against Wisconsin Rapids, Springer smashed a two-run home run to straight-away center field. [...]
Growlers Split Doubleheader on the Road at Wisconsin Rapids
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Friday, August 2, the Kalamazoo Growlers (35-28, 17-11) split a doubleheader against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (31-31, 16-13). After a rainout of game one on Thursday, the Growlers and Rafters played a pair of seven-inning games on Friday at Witter Field. In the 3rd [...]
Growlers Score Six Unanswered to Split Series with Fond du Lac
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – To end the month of July, the Kalamazoo Growlers (34-27, 16-10) combined for six unanswered runs in the final three innings to take down the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (22-37, 9-17) 7-4. For the first time in eight games, the Growlers did not [...]
Growlers Leave Bases Loaded In Ninth Ending Six-Game Win Streak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Tuesday, July 30, the Kalamazoo Growlers' (33-27, 15-10) six-game win streak was snapped falling 4-2 to the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (22-36, 9-16). For the seventh straight game, K-Zoo struck first. After a leadoff infield single by Lawson Knight, the speedy third-year vet [...]
Eamon Horwedel Secures 21st Career Win, Becomes the Winningest Pitcher Northwoods League History
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Saturday, July 27, fifth-year Kalamazoo Growler Eamon Horwedel captured his 21st career Northwoods League win, becoming the winningest pitcher in Northwoods League history. Going the distance for the second time in his career, Horwedel capped off the historic night in storybook fashion with a [...]
Ryan Kraft Wins Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Friday, July 26, the Northwoods League named Kalamazoo Growlers left-handed pitcher Ryan Kraft as the Pitcher of the Night. For the third time in the last four games, a K-Zoo starter finished with the best performance in the Northwoods League. The junior from Indiana [...]
K-Zoo Explodes with Seven Runs in First Three Innings to Take Down Pit Spitters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Out of the All-Star Break, the Kalamazoo Growlers (30-26, 12-9) did not miss a beat taking down the Traverse City Pit Spitters (30-27, 13-9) 9-3 on Thursday night. Just like going into the break, the Growlers' patience at the plate was key in Thursday night's [...]