Growlers Slug Way to Win Over Battle Creek
Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (9-4) rode three home runs and three crooked innings to an 18-9 win over the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (7-7) on Saturday night. Battle Creek took a 2-0 lead off Kalamazoo starter Alex Burden, launching a pair [...]
Growlers Shut Out in Road Loss to Traverse City
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (8-5) were shut out by the Traverse City Pit Spitters (6-6) on Friday night. The Growlers offense picked up just two hits while failing to score against a three-headed monster of Pit Spitter pitching. The starter, Gannon Grundman retired the first 13 batters he [...]
Thriller Ends in Growlers’ Walk-off Loss
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (8-4) came out on the short side of the stick in a loss to the Traverse City Pit Spitters (5-6) Thursday morning. It was an early morning for the Growlers who had to leave Kalamazoo around 5 a.m. to make it to Traverse [...]
Strong Pitching Continues, Growlers Split with Rafters
Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (8-3) rode another strong pitching performance to a 6-3 victory over the Wisconsin Rapids Rafter (2-6) Wednesday morning. The 10:05 a.m. first pitch saw the Growlers score first after Hutson Chance scored on an RBI groundout. The [...]
Pitching Woes Bite Growlers in Loss to Rafters
Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (7-3) struggled off the mound to open Tuesday night's game, falling to the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (2-5) by a 7-2 final. It took two pitches for the score to change as Jax LeGrand sent a solo [...]
Growler Offense Explodes, Romp Flying Mummies
RICHMOND, Ind. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (7-2) rode an offensive explosion to their third straight win, defeating the Richmond Flying Mummies (4-4) Monday night. The Growlers scored a run in the first before an RBI triple and sacrifice fly put the Flying Mummies up 2-1. From there, the Growlers offense [...]
Growlers Rally Late, Take Win in Richmond
RICHMOND, In. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (6-2) rode six nine-inning runs to a 9-3 victory over the Richmond Flying Mummies (4-3) Sunday evening. Alex Burden made his return to a Growlers uniform, starting his first game of the season, and allowing one run in each of the first two innings. [...]
Growlers Walk their Way to 9-3 Road Win
Battle Creek, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Growlers (5-2) took 15 walks and stole 12 bases in a 9-3 win against the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (4-3) Saturday night. Keagan Kohloff got just five outs before being removed from the game, walking five batters and allowing three runs (two earned). In his [...]
Growler’s JJ Manion wins Northwoods League Pitcher of the night
Kalamazoo Mich. — Growler starting pitcher JJ Manion was awarded Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night for his performance Friday morning. Manion’s day couldn’t have started any worse. Four straight singles to lead-off the game saw Manion down 1-0 before he recorded an out. Then something clicked. 18 outs later, [...]
Growlers and Battle Jacks Split Doubleheader as Starters Battle
Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (4-2) split a day-night doubleheader with the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (4-2) Friday. Game one would start all Battle Creek, with the Battle Jacks opening the game with four consecutive singles, scoring one run. After that, [...]
Situation Hitting Leads Growlers to Sweep
Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (3-1) rode strong pitching and situational hitting to an 8-3 win over the Lakeshore Chinooks (1-3) Thursday night. The top of the first inning saw the Chinooks rally with two outs, taking a 2-0 lead before [...]
Growlers Win Thriller, Walk-off Chinooks
Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (2-1) walked-off the Lakeshore Chinooks (1-2) in an 11-inning, back and forth thriller Wednesday night. Extra innings would prove chaos, with Lakeshore scoring three runs in the top of the tenth taking a 7-4 lead. In [...]
Former Growler Tanner Andrews makes MLB Debut
KALAMAZOO, Mi. – Former Growler starting pitcher Tanner Andrews made his MLB debut for the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night, pitching a perfect inning. Andrews would appear for the Blue Jays again Tuesday night, pitching two scoreless innings in an 8-1 win. Andrews played for the Growlers in 2016, [...]
Late-Inning Chances Squandered as Growlers Fall to Pit Spitters
Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (1-1) failed to pull through with late chances falling to the Traverse City Pit Spitters (1-1) in the second game of the 131 Rivalry Series. The first inning would see both teams secure a sacrifice fly, [...]
Pitching Clicks, Growlers Defeat Pit Spitters in Opening Game
Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (1-0) rode a strong start from Bryce Brassfield defeating the Traverse City Pit Spitters (0-1) in the opening game of the Northwoods League season. "Him being out there for six innings allows me to use our [...]
