Growlers to be Featured on ESPN Plus
Kalamazoo, MI - For the first time in team history, the Kalamazoo Growlers will have a home game featured on ESPN Plus. When the Growlers play home games on August 11th and August 13th, people around the globe will have the opportunity to watch on the ESPN+ streaming app. The [...]
Three Former Growlers Enter Professional Baseball
Former two-year Growlers player Brett Barrera has been drafted 25oth overall by the New York Yankees. Brett spent the 2020 and 2021 Northwoods League season in a Kalamazoo uniform and posted a career .259 batting average throughout 95 games for the Growlers. Barrera has spent the past three years of [...]
Northwoods League Announces 2022 Major League Dreams Showcase Rosters
Four teams selected of the top prospects in the Northwoods League by MLB Scouts Kalamazoo, MI. -- The Northwoods League has announced the rosters for the 2022 Major League Dreams Showcase, which will be hosted by the La Crosse Loggers at Copeland Park on Tuesday, August 2. The annual Showcase [...]
Flashback Friday: Growlers Playoff Victory Thriller
On August 13th, 2018, The Kalamazoo Growlers took to the diamond under the stadium lights of Simmons Field in Kenosha, Wisconsin. For the Growlers, just being in this game way history-making... and they were about to make a little more before the night was over. This installment of the Growlers [...]
Griff O’Ferrall & Sam Kirkpatrick Named 2022 Northwoods League All-Stars
Kalamazoo, MI - The 2022 Northwoods League All-Star roster has been announced. Two Growlers have been named to the 2022 All-Star team. Representing the Kalamazoo Growlers and Great Lakes Division will be infielders Griff O’Ferrall and Sam Kirkpatrick. Both will travel to Wisconsin Rapids, WI where the All-Star game is [...]
Growlers Split Home-stand With Thrilling Win
KALAMAZOO, MI- The Growlers closed out a seven day homestand with a nail biting triumph against Travesre City 7-6. Dylan Freeman collected the win on the mound for KZoo to improve his record to 4-0 this summer. Connor Charping shined in his last game as a Growlers, totaling 3 RBI [...]
Growlers Drop Tough Second Half Opener
KALAMAZOO, MI- The Growlers found themselves down 4-0 after a Traverse City grand slam in the first inning and had a tough uphill climb that fell short in the end as the Growlers took the loss by a score of 9-5. Sam Kirkpatrick shined offensively for KZoo, launching a two-run [...]
Growlers End Historic First Half of Season
KALAMAZOO, MI - After 36 games filled with fun, drama and riveting action. The first half of the 2022 Northwoods League Season has come to a close. The Growlers first two weeks of the season began with a ups and plenty of downs, KZoo started the campaign 0-3 before a [...]
Growlers Win 16th Out of Last 20 Games
KALAMAZOO, MI - The Growlers earned their 5th 15+ run total of the season with a 15-12 win against the Wausau Woodchucks in the first of a two game 4th of July series. Kalamazoo tallied 19 hits as Mason Meeks tossed five plus on the mound to get the win [...]
Growlers on the Brink of History
KALAMAZOO, MI- After last night's 9-8 win at Fond Du Lac, the Growlers claimed a four-game lead over three teams in the division with five games remaining in the first half. Kalamazoo can clinch with a win tonight if Battle Creek, Traverse City and Rockford all fail to win. The [...]
Wheaton Ends Storied Career With 8-0 Shutout Win
KOKOMO, IN- After five years, 51 games, 247 innings and countless memories, Adam Wheaton walked off the mound for the final time in a Growlers uniform. The right-hander struck out six and tossed eight shutout innings on the mound, leading the Growlers to an 8-0 and making the Magic Number four. [...]
Growlers Win in Road Trip Opener at Kokomo
KOKOMO, IN - The Growlers picked up their 17th win of the season on a perfect night for baseball in central Indiana by a score of 9-6. The Growlers picked up 5 runs in the first two innings of the contest off of just one hit. Mason Meeks (Drury [...]
Growlers Nearing Playoff Berth
Kalamazoo, MI - The Kalamazoo Growlers currently sit in first place in the Great Lakes East Division with just eight games remaining in the first half of the 2022 season. If the Growlers finish in first place at the conclusion of those eight games, they will clinch a playoff berth [...]
Growlers Win Yet Again at Battle Creek in Dominant Fashion
BATTLE CREEK, MI - The Growlers handled the Battle Jacks with ease at C.O Brown Stadium winning 11-2. KZoo found themselves down by 2 after the first inning and then proceeded to rattle off 11 runs while at the same time shutting out BC in innings 2-9 to take the [...]
Adam Wheaton Shines, Growlers Win in Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo, MI - For just the second time in history, a Northwoods League game was played at a professional stadium. The Growlers played their US-131 rival the Traverse City Pit Spitters at LMCU Ballpark in Grand Rapids, Michigan. LMCU Ballpark is home of the Detroit Tigers High-A affiliate the West [...]