Growlers Pummeled in First-Half Finale
MEQUON, Wis. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (21-15) pitching staff was rocked in a 20-8 loss against the Lakeshore Chinooks (18-15) Monday night. After one Growler run in the second, the damage began. Lakeshore found eight runs on seven hits, capped off by an Aukai Kea three-run home run chasing Jack Crittendon from [...]
Slow Starts Doom Growlers Against Lakeshore
MEQUON, Wis. — The Kalamazoo Growlers (21-14) struggled off the jump, falling 8-5 against the Lakeshore Chinooks (17-15) Sunday afternoon. Carter Kutz and Henry Slaby began the game going toe-for-toe, with both pitchers flying through two scoreless innings. Slaby was the first man to give an inch and the Chinooks [...]
Strong Starting Pitching Leads Growlers to Clutch Win
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (21-13) rode strong starting pitching and a late burst to a 14-4 win over the Royal Oak Leprechauns (17-17) on Saturday night. Oliver Service opened the scoring by hitting his fourth home run against Kalamazoo this season, but that run was quickly answered [...]
Growlers Fall Flat Against Leprechauns
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (20-13) struggled to get going against the Royal Oak Leprechauns (17-16) in an 8-3 loss Friday night. To open the scoring, Luke Kosko continued to terrorize opposing pitchers for the Leprechauns, blasting a solo home run in the second inning to give Royal [...]
Late Home Run Leads Growlers to Road Sweep
KENOSHA, Wis. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (20-12) rode an extra-innings two-run home run to a 7-5 road win against the Kenosha Kingfish (17-14) Thursday night. Both sides found runs in the first inning, with Kalamazoo scoring two on a Teddy Tokheim double and the Kingfish capitalizing on a Brendan Fritch RBI single. [...]
Late Rally Leads Growlers to Road Win
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (19-12) rode a late rally and strong pitching to a road win over the Kenosha Kingfish (17-13) Wednesday night. Kalamazoo's Logan Cotton was strong to open the game, tossing six innings of one-run ball on just over 100 pitches. Cotton only accumulated two strikeouts but [...]
Growlers Lose Heartbreaker, Swept by Kingfish
Postgame recap presented by Townsquare media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (18-12) lost an extra-innings heartbreaker to the Kenosha Kingfish (17-12) at home Tuesday night. D.J. Helwig started for Kalamazoo, going three innings while allowing two runs getting no run support, exiting the game in a 2-0 deficit. In [...]
Growlers Blown Out by Kingfish
Postgame recap presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (18-11) were blown out in a 24-3 final against the Kenosha Kingfish (16-12) in a series opener Monday night. The Kingfish jumped on starter Jack Crittendon early, hitting a three-run home run in the opening frame. A solo shot [...]
Spectacular Start Leads Growlers to Home Sweep
Postgame recap story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (18-10) rode a fantastic starting pitching performance from Henry Slaby to an 8-7 win over the Royal Oak Leprechauns (13-15) Sunday afternoon. Slaby entered Sunday's contest with a 3.86 ERA through three starts, but held an 0-3 [...]
Roller-Coaster Game Ends in Growlers Win
Postgame recap story presented by Townsquare Media KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (17-10) rode a roller-coaster to a 16-15 extra-inning victory over the Royal Oak Leprechauns (13-14) Saturday night. Runs came pouring in through the first four innings, as the teams ended four frames tied at six. The [...]
Strong Pitching Leads Growlers to Series Win in Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (16-10) rode strong pitching performances to a 9-1 win against the Rockford Rivets (9-17) Friday night. Jeremy Allen started the day on the mound for Rockford, throwing two innings of shutout baseball but was removed entering the third. Following his exit, Brock Sell brought in [...]
Offense Ignites, Growlers Sweep Doubleheader in Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (15-10) scored 21 runs across two contests en route to a doubleheader sweep over the Rockford Rivets (9-16) on Thursday. In Game 1, Kalamazoo hopped on starter Keith Eusebio, ignited by a Josh Campbell solo home run in the first inning. On the pitching side, Dylan [...]
Growlers Fall in Rain-Ended Game
Rockford, Ill. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (13-10) left runners on and failed to stay clean defensively in a loss to the Rockford Rivets (9-14) ended by rain in the sixth-inning. Both teams stranded the bases loaded in the first but Hutson Chance picked up an RBI single in the second to [...]
Ninth-Inning Rally Leads Growlers to Rain-Riddled Win
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (13-9) scored nine ninth-inning runs following four total hours of rain delays, sweeping the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (6-13) in a two-game series. First pitch was scheduled for 1:05 p.m. CT but was not thrown until just after 3 p.m., marking the first two hours [...]
Growlers Walk to Win in Wisconsin Rapids
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (12-9) walked 18 times in a 9-7 win against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (6-12) Monday night. The Growlers scored first for the first time in four games, taking a 4-0 lead through four innings. Jack Crittendon started the game for Kalamazoo and was coasting [...]
