Growlers Fall in Heartbreaker in First Game of Homestand
Kalamazoo, Mich. - The Growlers drop an absolute heartbreaker at home, 4-2 to the Lakeshore Chinooks. The game came down to the final strike with bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Joey Winters, pinch-hitting with the tying runner at second and winning runner at first [...]
Growlers Split Series with Traverse City Behind Dominant Performance from Mason Meeks
Kalamazoo, Mich. - Behind a dominant start from second-year pitcher Mason Meeks, the Growlers split the midweek series against Traverse City, taking down the Pit Spitters 8-2. Mason Meeks, the right-hander from Drury University went a career second-best 8.1 innings, striking out nine, walking none and giving up two earned [...]
Growlers Drop Heartbreaking Game One in Traverse City
Kalamazoo, Mich. - In heartbreaking fashion, the Kalamazoo Growlers lose game one up in Traverse City, falling 3-2 to the Pit Spitters. The two top teams in the Great Lakes East traded runs both in the second and the fourth. Both runs for the Growlers came from offense that started [...]
Growlers Fall to Rivets at Home
Kalamazoo, Mich. - The Kalamazoo Growlers split the two-game series against the Rockford Rivets, falling in game two 16-5. Kalamazoo gave up 13 hits, walked 10 batters while hitting four and committed five errors in the field. Growl will be back in action tomorrow as they head up to Turtle [...]
Growlers Get Back to the Win Column with 8-4 Victory over Rockford
Kalamazoo, Mich. - Behind a three-run bottom of the eighth inning, the Kalamazoo Growlers took down the Rockford Rivets on Sunday, June 4, by a final score of 8-4. Kalamazoo once again opened things up early with five unanswered in the second and fourth innings. The Growlers wouldn’t even need [...]
Growlers Drop Game Two Against Kokomo
Kalamazoo, Mich. - The Growlers drop their second game of the season with two runners on and two outs in the bottom of the ninth. In a back-and-forth ball game against Kokomo, the Growlers on the anniversary of their first walk-off in 2022 had a chance to ring in the [...]
Growlers Dominate on Opening Night at Homer Stryker Field
Kalamazoo, Mich. - The Kalamazoo Growlers put on a show on opening night in front of a sellout crowd at Homer Stryker, taking down the Kokomo Jackrabbits 14-0. Eamon Horwedel got his tenth start as a Growler in his fourth season with Kalamazoo and showed out. Horwedel gained his 14th [...]
Over 200 Northwoods League Players Earn 2023 All-Conference Honors in Division I – 7 Growlers
17 Northwoods League Players Win Conference Player, Pitcher, Newcomer, Freshman, or Defensive POY Kalamazoo, MI The Northwoods League starts their 30th season filled with countless amounts of talented amateur baseball players, who compete in the League year after year. For the 2023 Division I Baseball Season, 218 Northwoods League alums and [...]
Growlers Take First Two Games of the I-94 Cup Series
Kalamazoo, Mich. - Another explosive inning for the Growlers turns the tide in game two of the I-94 Cup Series as Kalamazoo moves onto the weekend with a 12-7 win. After Battle Creek scored three in the top of the first inning, the Growlers answered with a crooked number in [...]
Growlers Find First Win at Homer Stryker Field for 2023
Kalamazoo, MI - A five-run eighth jumpstarted a halted Kalamazoo Growlers offense, helping them take down their I-94 Cup Series rival, the Battle Creek Battle Jacks 6-2. Bright and early Wednesday morning following a win at Kenosha on Tuesday night, the Growlers faced a 1-1 Battle Creek team hoping to [...]
Noah Keller wins Northwoods Pitcher of the Night for May 30th
Noah Keller (Cornell University) earns Pitcher of the Night honors after throwing 6.2 innings – striking out 8 batters and giving up 7 hits and 3 walks to help defeat the Kenosha Kingfish. Kalamazoo is now 1-1 to start the season. The Kalamazoo Growlers will face the Battle Creek Battle [...]
Early Offense and Dominant Outing from Keller Propels Growlers to First Win of 2023
Kenosha, WI - A first-inning spark of offense for the Kalamazoo Growlers propelled them to their first win of the 2023 season, taking down the Kenosha Kingfish 6-2 on Tuesday, May 30. Three walks and three hits in the first frame made it a 4-0 ballgame after half an inning [...]
Growlers Fall on Opening Day in Kenosha
Kenosha, WI - The Kalamazoo Growlers couldn’t find consistent life on offense on Opening Day, falling to the Kenosha Kingfish 2-0 at Historic Simmons Field. The Growlers put three pitchers on the mound in the opener, all earning at least three strikeouts. Starter Tyler Johnson only went one frame but [...]
Growlers Infielders Announced
Kalamazoo, MI - The Growlers continue to release their roster by position group. Today the team announced their offseason signings for their infielders. The infield group has the most new faces of any of the position groups. Returners: Casen Taggart The biggest hit in Growlers history belongs to Casen Taggart. [...]
Northwoods League Renews Rights Agreement with ESPN
NWL All-Star Games to air on ESPNU, Playoffs and daily games to stream exclusively on ESPN+ Kalamazoo, 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 [...]