Growlers Overcome Late Tie to Win Against Bullfrogs
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Growlers finished their first game against the Green Bay Bullfrogs with a walk-off win thanks to returning captain Jason Sullivan. Kalamazoo ended the game’s scoring drought with Sam Faith (Tennessee) early in the fifth inning. Faith, who arrived today, hit his first home run today [...]
Growlers Stay Undefeated on Road, Sweep the Kingfish in Extra Innings.
KENOSHA, WI- The Kalamazoo Growlers needed 11 innings to finish off the Kenosha Kingfish by a score of 7-5 and complete a key early-season sweep of their South division rival. A game that was deadlocked at five from the sixth inning on finally hit its breaking point in the 11th [...]
Growlers Shutout Kingfish in Series Opener
KENOSHA, WI – Jack Nelson led the charge for the Kalamazoo Growlers on Wednesday night for pitching 5 innings en route to his league leading third win. The Growlers notched their first shutout of the 2018 campaign with a 7-0 victory. They improved to 5-4 while the Kenosha Kingfish dropped [...]
Kalamazoo Gets Swept in First Series Against Madison
KALAMAZOO, MI – After a pitching duel, the Kalamazoo Growlers dropped another game to the Madison Mallards on the second Stryker STEM Education Day of the season. Starting pitcher Derek Carr from Ohio University went 5.0 innings pitched with one run on four hits in front of around 3,000 [...]
Growlers Comeback Falls Short Against Mallards
KALAMAZOO, MI - The Growlers drop a game to the Madison Mallards 7-4 despite a bottom of the ninth rally. With thirteen runners left on base, the Growlers just could not string the hits together until the bottom of the ninth when Kalamazoo scored three runs to make a run [...]
Shinabery pitches Growlers past Battle Creek in 6-3 win
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Growlers might be wishing they played at C.O. Brown Stadium more often after they defeated their I-94 rival Battle Creek 6-3 on Sunday afternoon, completing a 3-1 series win against the Bombers. Mason Shinabery stole the show for Kalamazoo with a dominant performance in relief of [...]
Growlers Top Bombers Behind Kavadas’ Big Day
KALAMAZOO, MI. – The Kalamazoo Growlers (3-2) erupted for four runs in the top of the seventh inning at C.O. Brown Stadium en route to beating the Battle Creek Bombers 9-3 on Saturday. Niko Kavadas led the way for the Growlers going 2-for-3 with 4 RBI and Kalamazoo’s first double [...]
Season-high Crowd not enough for Kalamazoo in 7-1 defeat.
KALAMAZOO, MI- In the first five innings the Battle Creek ‘Daves’ could only muster one hit against the Kalamazoo ‘Jakobs’, but seven runs in the final four innings gave Battle Creek their first win of the season by a final of 7-1. The I-94 rivals came together to rename their [...]
Growlers Top Bombers Behind Daniels Grand Slam
KALAMAZOO, MI. – A six run fourth inning propelled the Kalamazoo Growlers to a 9-4 win over the Battle Creek Bombers in the first game of the 2018 I-94 rivalry. Five Growlers drew walks in the fifth inning which was capped by a Zach Daniels grand slam to centerfield. It [...]
Chinooks’ big ninth leads them to win in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI- The Kalamazoo Growlers were hoping a comeback was in the cards for a second straight night against the Lakeshore Chinooks, but a dominant ninth inning from Lakeshore ended those hopes, as the Chinooks defeated Kalamazoo 12-2 at Homer Stryker Field on Wednesday. It looked as if Kalamazoo and Lakeshore [...]
Growlers Open Season with Two Local Starters
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The beginning of the Northwoods League season is a time where rosters fluctuate from day to day while full time players make their way to their teams from across the country. One of the benefits of this for Growler fans is they will get to see a [...]
Growlers Earn Comeback Win on Opening Night
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Kalamazoo Growlers scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Lakeshore Chinooks 4-3 on Tuesday night. Jeff Burch (KVCC) started for the Growlers and tossed 6.1 innings pitched while striking out 8. Burch only allowed two hits and two runs in his [...]
Derek Carr Set For Jump to The Northwoods League
KALAMAZOO, Mich - The Kalamazoo Growlers will have a famous name gracing the mound of Homer Stryker Field in 2018. Derek Carr, who shares the name with the Oakland Raiders quarterback, will be joining the Growlers as a left-Handed pitcher from Ohio University. Carr’s name will often draw jokes about [...]
Bowersox Ready For Fresh Experience
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Northwoods League is known throughout college baseball as one of the premier collegiate summer leagues across the United States giving players unparalleled experience with 72 games in 76 days. Players come from far and wide to participate in the historic league, and players on the Growlers [...]
Growlers Summer Baseball Clinics
Kalamazoo Growlers Baseball Clinics are for advanced player's pitching & hitting mechanics. Each clinic will run be Kalamazoo Growlers staff, coaches, and players. There will be two different clinic dates offered this summer with two different ages categories for each camp. Each camp will run from 9:00 until noon. Registration [...]