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Growlers Drop Game One To Traverse City

August 6th, 2024|

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. [...]

Liam O’Brien Wins Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night

August 5th, 2024|

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 [...]

Growlers Trounce Battle Jacks in Saturday Night Showdown

August 4th, 2024|

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 [...]

Ryan Kraft Passes Growlers Single Season Strikeout Record

August 3rd, 2024|

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 [...]

Gabe Springer Sets New Growlers Career Record with 14th Home Run

August 3rd, 2024|

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. [...]

Growlers Split Doubleheader on the Road at Wisconsin Rapids

August 3rd, 2024|

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 [...]

Growlers Leave Bases Loaded In Ninth Ending Six-Game Win Streak

July 31st, 2024|

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 [...]

Eamon Horwedel Secures 21st Career Win, Becomes the Winningest Pitcher Northwoods League History

July 27th, 2024|

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 [...]

Ryan Kraft Wins Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night

July 27th, 2024|

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 [...]

Growlers Complete Sweep Behind Patrick Straub’s Complete-Game

July 21st, 2024|

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 [...]

Growers Manager Cody Piechocki Secures 300th Career Win

July 18th, 2024|

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 [...]

Growlers Split Rescheduled Doubleheader with Kokomo

July 18th, 2024|

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 [...]

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