FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Helping the Growlers secure the Great Lakes East Championship, 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 second straight Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night following his fifth outing [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Just a win away from its second trip to the Great Lakes Championship Game in franchise history, the Kalamazoo Growlers fell flat 18-11 to the Rockford Rivets. For a second straight game, the Rivets opened up the scoring. After a run on a double play [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Sunday, Aug. 11, the Kalamazoo Growlers captured game one of the Great Lakes East Championship Series 12-7 over the Rockford Rivets. In what was slated to be a pitcher's duel quickly unraveled into a shootout at Homer Stryker Field. Growlers starter Liam O'Brien [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Sunday, August 11, Kalamazoo Growlers catcher Trey Wells was awarded the Northwoods League Hitter of the Night. Wells is the second Growler to win the award this season, joining Sam Harris' franchise-record eight-RBI game on July 1. After ending the regular season one for [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Saturday, Aug. 10, Growlers left-handed pitcher Ryan Kraft was named the Northwoods League Pitcher of the Year. The junior from Indiana, Kraft is the second Kalamazoo Growler in franchise history to win the award, joining 2014 Notre Dame right-hander Ryan Smoyer. Behind seven quality [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – For the third straight season and fifth time in franchise history, the Kalamazoo Growlers (40-29, 22-12) have clinched a spot in the Northwoods League playoffs. Behind an 8-1 win over the Kokomo Jackrabbits on Aug. 9, the Growlers secured the 2024 Great Lakes East Second-Half Subdivision title. [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Thursday, August 8, the Northwoods League named Kalamazoo Growlers left-handed pitcher Ryan Kraft as the Pitcher of the Night. The new Northwoods League leader (81) in strikeouts and record-breaker for the most strikeouts in a single season by a Growler in franchise history, Kraft [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Following Thursday night's Kalamazoo Growlers win and Traverse City Pit Spitters loss, the Growlers' magic number to the postseason has dropped down to just one. In the final two days, with either a Kalamazoo win or a Travers City loss, the Growlers will clinch the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]