Welcome to the Front Office, Elle Otto Help us welcome the newest member of our front office - Elle Otto, Corporate Sales Manager. She is a University of Iowa alumni - she received her B.A. in Enterprise Leadership in May 2025. She served as a student-athlete and was [...]

Welcome to the Front Office, Madison Kihm Help us welcome the newest member of our front office - Madison Kihm, Director of Events. She is a Western Michigan University graduate student and will be receiving her Masters in Sports Administration this December. She attended undergrad at Midland University where she was [...]

30,000+ Fans Discover Kalamazoo?! This is a cool stat. There were over 82,000 fans that attended a Growlers game in 2025...But over 31,000 of those fans actually live outside of Kalamazoo County.That means 37% of fans are making a 20+ minute drive to Homer Stryker Field to watch [...]

Former Growler Joey Loperfido to Appear in 2025 World Series as Toronto Blue Jay Former Growler, Joey Loperfido (2018), is playing in the World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays. The Duke outfielder was a 7th round draft pick in 2021 - the 10th former Growler to play [...]

Growlers Donate $2,182 to Bronson Children's Hospital Porter and the team visited Bronson Children's Hospital with a big check to donate $2,182. The specialty jerseys were auctioned off and Growlers fans raised money - they were designed by kids receiving treatment. Porter brought gifts, visited kids in their [...]

Fans Select 'Summer in Southwest Michigan' Jersey as Inspiration for 2026 Jersey We have a winner! The 'Summertime in Southwest Michigan' was voted as the jersey (submitted by Chad P.) that will serve as inspiration for the team's specialty jersey in 2026.   Our team will now alter [...]

32 Growlers Home Runs Leads to 32 Trees Being Planted in Portage, MI Following May 2024 Tornado 32 trees were planted at Celery Flats along the Bicentennial Trail because of the 32 home runs our team hit this season.   Portage Parks staff members, Michigan DNR, Kalamazoo Nature [...]

Jeff Bryant Shocked to Win 'Kyle Chisholm Gameday Teammate of the Year' Award Congratulations to Jeff Bryant for being named our Gameday Teammate of the Year honored after Kyle Chisholm (1960-2020). Jeff had no idea this award was coming and Team Owner Brian Colopy gave him a scare. [...]

Aaron Guerrero Named Growlers Executive of the Year Help us congratulate Aaron Guerrero on being named our Executive of the Year. He had a very impressive year as our Vice President of Ticket Sales: 20% ticket sales growth Leading and managing Ticket Sales Team New experimentation in industry-leading [...]

Growlers Help 660 Kids Get Fitted for New Shoes at First Day Shoe Fund Five members of our front office volunteered to help provide free & new athletic shoes to local elementary students. Over 660 pairs of shoes were fit by Comstock Public Schools & Schoolcraft Elementary students through the [...]

Courtney Sharland Named 2025 Most Valuable Team Member Help us congratulate Courtney Sharland for being named our Most Valuable Team Member of the Year at the Kalamazoo Growlers. She had a very impressive year as our Business Relations Director: 22% increase in corporate department revenue 67% growth in corporate [...]