Growlers top Chucks 6-1, sweep weekend series
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Growlers beat the Wisconsin Woodchucks 6-1 Sunday at Homer Stryker Field in front of a crowd of 3229 after a strong performance from starting pitcher Zane Gonzalez. Gonzalez went 7.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out five. He didn’t allow a [...]
Fantastic Pitching Leads Growlers to 4-1 Victory
KALAMAZOO, MI – Dakota Roberts (KVCC) made his first start in a Growlers uniform tonight and did not disappoint. Roberts went 7 magnificent innings only allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run while striking out 3 Wisconsin Woodchucks hitters. Roberts was coming off an appearance out of the bullpen where he [...]
Growlers Sweep Double Header Vs Madison
MADISON, WI – The Growlers rolled into The Duck Pond having lost three straight with its most recent defeat coming in Wisconsin Rapids in a 7-5 heartbreaker. Kzoo would strike early in game one on the doubleheader versus the Madison Mallards. Jack Duffy (Missouri State) came through with a two [...]
Growlers Pitching Struggles Continue in 9-3 Loss at The Duck Pond
MADISON, WI – Kalamazoo would dig in for the final matchup at The Duck Pond on the 2017 campaign having come out victorious twice in yesterday’s doubleheader with the Madison Mallards – 5-3 the final in game one, 6-4 in the second of two. Looking for revenge, the ducks [...]
Bronson Children’s Hospital Patients Lend Hand(s) in Growlers Jersey
KALAMAZOO, MI – On Saturday, August 5th, the Kalamazoo Growlers will don their final specialty jersey of the year, but this time it has someone else’s fingerprints all over it. The uniforms feature colorful handprints from patients and staff from Bronson Children’s Hospital scanned into a mosaic pattern for one [...]
Rafters Bats Come Alive late, Bury Growlers 7-5
Wisconsin Rapids, WI- The Growlers came into game two versus Wisconsin Rapids having dropped 7 of the last 8 games, and sporting a second half record of 9-15. Blaine Fisher (Pittsburg State) got the start versus this high powered Rafters offense, here is how it went down. The Growlers would [...]
Bullpen Struggles Continue, Bats Fall Silent in Game 1 vs. Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI- The Growlers came into Wisconsin Rapids fresh off a series split with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders after losing four straight prior to its crosstown rival, the Battle Creek Bombers. The bats came alive early for the good guys following back-to-back one out singles and [...]
Fond du Lac Bats Explode in 13-4 Win Over Growlers
KALAMAZOO, MI - The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders beat the Kalamazoo Growlers 13-4 Sunday at Homer Stryker Field. The Dock Spiders took advantage of the Growlers’ mistakes and the Kalamazoo offense couldn’t convert enough chances on the day, stranding 11 runners. The Dock Spiders got off to a quick start. They [...]
Great Pitching Secures 5-2 Win for Growlers
KALAMAZOO, MI – Tonight’s starter, Connor Manous, set the tone early for the Growlers as he worked quickly and threw a lot of first pitch strikes. When working ahead in counts Manous is almost unhittable because of his 12 to 6 curveball. Manous’ curve was on point tonight, and his only [...]
Burritos beat Corndogs 14-6
KALAMAZOO, MI - The Battle Creek Burritos beat the Kalamazoo Corndogs 14-6 Friday at Homer Stryker Field in front of 3,309 fans. The Burritos used the long ball to score in bunches, while Kalamazoo couldn’t get much of anything going on offense. The Burritos started the scoring in the first. After a [...]
Corn Dogs Bats Continue to Struggle, 8-3 Burritos
Battle Creek, MI- The Corn Dogs headed into the 7th matchup of the year with the Battle Creek Burritos possessing a second half record of 8-11. Kalamazoo was looking to end a four game game skid, but the skid continued. BC would strike first on a 2 out RBI single [...]
Growlers Drop Two of Two on Day/Night Doubleheader with Battle Creek
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Growlers entered the 9th inning against the Battle Creek Bombers with a 2-0 lead, and seemed to have all control in the game as the Bombers had only registered 1 hit up until this point. Walter Talcott took the mound looking to close out [...]
Growlers Bats Continue to be Colder by the Lake, 6-1 Chinooks
Mequon, WI- The Growlers score only one run for second the straight ball game as the Kzoo bats continue to be colder by the lakefront. The Chinooks Jumped all over starter Blake Therrian (Florence Darlington Tech) through the first three innings to propel them to a 6-1 win. Lakeshore got [...]
Four Growlers Named to MLDS Roster
Northwoods League Announces 2017 Major League Dreams Showcase Rosters Four teams selected of the top prospects in the Northwoods League by MLB Scouts Rochester, Minn. -- The Northwoods League has announced the rosters for the 2017 Major League Dreams Showcase, which will be hosted by the Madison Mallards at Warner [...]
Growlers Leave Twelve Men on Base, Fall 2-1 to Lakeshore
MEQUON, WI – The Kalamazoo Growlers came into Mequon, Wisconsin, having won two of two at home versus the Green Bay Bullfrogs. The Lakeshore Chinooks on the other hand dropped its previous game to the Rockford Rivets, 9-5. Lakeshore plated the first run on the ballgame in the bottom of [...]