FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. - On Saturday, August 3rd, the Kalamazoo Growlers (36-28, 18-11) won its sixth straight game against the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (30-35, 11-18), winning 13-1. For the tenth time in the last 11 games, the Growlers scored first. In the very first inning against Battle Creek [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. On Friday, August 2, Growlers left-handed pitcher and Indiana junior Ryan Kraft passed the single-season franchise strikeout record. Behind his third straight nine-strikeout performance, Kraft’s 73 strikeouts pass 2016 Growler Devin Pellien (71) for the most by a lone pitcher in a single season. Now leading [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Friday, August 2, redshirt freshman infielder Gabe Springer captured the Kalamazoo Growlers career home run record, hitting his 14th against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. In game two of the Growlers’ doubleheader against Wisconsin Rapids, Springer smashed a two-run home run to straight-away center field. [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Friday, August 2, the Kalamazoo Growlers (35-28, 17-11) split a doubleheader against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (31-31, 16-13). After a rainout of game one on Thursday, the Growlers and Rafters played a pair of seven-inning games on Friday at Witter Field. In the 3rd [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – To end the month of July, the Kalamazoo Growlers (34-27, 16-10) combined for six unanswered runs in the final three innings to take down the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (22-37, 9-17) 7-4. For the first time in eight games, the Growlers did not [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Tuesday, July 30, the Kalamazoo Growlers' (33-27, 15-10) six-game win streak was snapped falling 4-2 to the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (22-36, 9-16). For the seventh straight game, K-Zoo struck first. After a leadoff infield single by Lawson Knight, the speedy third-year vet [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Saturday, July 27, fifth-year Kalamazoo Growler Eamon Horwedel captured his 21st career Northwoods League win, becoming the winningest pitcher in Northwoods League history. Going the distance for the second time in his career, Horwedel capped off the historic night in storybook fashion with a [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Friday, July 26, the Northwoods League named Kalamazoo Growlers left-handed pitcher Ryan Kraft as the Pitcher of the Night. For the third time in the last four games, a K-Zoo starter finished with the best performance in the Northwoods League. The junior from Indiana [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Out of the All-Star Break, the Kalamazoo Growlers (30-26, 12-9) did not miss a beat taking down the Traverse City Pit Spitters (30-27, 13-9) 9-3 on Thursday night. Just like going into the break, the Growlers' patience at the plate was key in Thursday night's [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Sunday, the Kalamazoo Growlers (29-26, 11-9) brought home a dominant series sweep behind an 11-1 win over the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (26-30, 7-13). For a second consecutive night, a K-Zoo starter finished with the best performance in the Northwoods League. Growlers right-handed [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Saturday, July 21, the Kalamazoo Growlers (28-26, 10-9) officially clinched its seventh straight I-94 Rivalry Cup Trophy, shutting out the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (26-29, 7-12). Growlers starter Tanner Ware was the star of the night for Kalamazoo. Ware held a no-hit bid through two [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – In a 7-5 extra-innings win against the Rockford Rivets on Thursday, July 18, Growlers manager Cody Piechocki secured his 300th career win. Piechocki is just one of five managers in Northwoods League history with over 300 wins in his career. Now in his ninth season [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – After flooding postponed all games at Homer Stryker Field on Tuesday, the Kalamazoo Growlers took the three-hour trip south to Kokomo for a doubleheader with the Kokomo Jackrabbits. As the home team at an away ballpark, the Growlers looked to get back on a consistent [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Tuesday, July 16, the Northwoods League announced the selection of Kalamazoo Growlers right-handed pitcher Liam O'Brien to the Northwoods League All-Star Game. O'Brien joins pitchers Ryan Kraft and Eamon Horwedel as well as catcher Brock Leitgeb as one of four players to represent [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – In the 15th round of the 2024 MLB Draft, Portage, Michigan native and 2022 Kalamazoo Growler Zach MacDonald was selected 446th overall by the Detroit Tigers. A three-year starter at Miami (OH), MacDonald slashed .337/.462/.683 across 54 games this spring with the Redhawks. While driving [...]