Bats Fall Silent, Growlers Struggle Defensively
KENOSHA, WI– The Growlers came into Historic Simmons Field having dropped four-straight after starting the second half to the 2017 season with a 5-0 record. The first run of the night was scored by the hometown guys in the bottom of the first. Connor Doyle (University of San Diego) [...]
Nightmare 8th finishes Growlers, Kzoo falls 13-11 to Kenosha
Kenosha, WI- In all too familiar fashion the Growlers drop a heart wrencher 13-11 at the hands of the Kingfish a team that Kzoo is now 1-6 against on the season. Fast forward to the top of the sixth with Kalamazoo trailing 5-4. Ryan Orr (SDSU) led off the inning [...]
Growlers’ Bullpen Struggles Continue with a 5-4 Loss to Kenosha
KALAMAZOO, MI – Kalamazoo is currently on a 3-game losing streak and all of those games have been decided by one run. Starting pitcher Connor Manous left the game after throwing 5.1 innings of scoreless baseball, and when he exited the game he was in line for the win as the [...]
Growlers drop tight game to Kingfish 3-2
KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kenosha Kingfish were able to outlast the Kalamazoo Growlers 3-2 in a game that featured great pitching from both sides. Kalamazoo starter JR Holloway pitched 6 innings of 1 hit, 1 run ball while Kenosha's starter Matt Boyer threw 5.1 innings of one run baseball, not allowing [...]
Get to Know the Growlers: Hayden Brauser
Right handed pitcher Hayden Brauser finds himself in his second season in the Northwoods League as part of the Kalamazoo Growlers organization. Last season he led the team in games pitched at 26, putting in 39.1 innings pitched out of the Kalamazoo pen. The submariner posted a 3-1 record overall, [...]
Bats Remain Hot, Feduccia Haunts Growlers
LOVES PARK, Ill.– The Kalamazoo Growlers drop the final game on the four-game road trip by a final of 5-4 in ten innings of play. Kalamazoo came into game two of the series with the Rockford Rivets having won six straight ballgames dating back to the first half of the [...]
Growlers Win 6th straight behind, Johnson, Estrella, Bigras, and Murphy
Rockford, IL- The Growlers keep finding ways to win. They used 6.2 innings of 3 run ball (only 2 earned runs) from starter Ryan Johnson (Lamar) and clutch offense from, Mitch Bigras (Boston College), Ivan Estrella (UT Rio Grande Valley), and Kaleb Murphy (USC). Here is how Kalamazoo took game one versus [...]
Manous Selected to NWL All-Star Game Roster
KALAMAZOO, MI - Indiana University’s very own, Connor Manous, has been selected to represent the Kalamazoo Growlers in the upcoming 2017 Northwoods League All-Star Game in Wausau, Wisconsin. The Munster, Indiana, native has posted a 1-1 record with a 3.68 ERA over a span of six starts. In 29.1 innings-pitched, Manous [...]
Drabick Goes Eight Strong, Offense Scores 13 en route to Fifth Straight Win
WAUSAU, WI– Kalamazoo bats come out hot in game two with the Wisconsin Woodchucks. The Growlers struck first in the top half of the first inning. Following a walk to Jack Duffy (Missouri State) and back to back hit-by-pitches to both Connor Hollis (Houston) and Jason Sullivan (Central Michigan), [...]
Growlers Get Clutch Hits to Fuel Their 4th Straight Win
Wasau,WI- Growlers win 9-8 in a up and down see saw battle. Kalamazoo used some timely hitting and some Woodchucks mistakes to secure their 4th straight win. Here is how it unfolded. Coming into this one the Growlers have scored at least 2 runs in the first inning the last 3 games, [...]
Vitkuske Leads Growlers to Comeback Victory Over Mallards
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Growlers were able to achieve their first 3-game winning streak of the season after their 9-6 comeback victory over the Madison Mallards. The game didn’t seem to be going the Growlers’ way early, as starter Connor Manous was pulled from the game in the second inning [...]
Kalamazoo Growlers Win First Game of Second Half
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Growlers beat the Madison Mallards 8-7 Wednesday at Homer Stryker Field in Kalamazoo. It took a team effort for the Growlers to get the win in the first game of the season’s second half. The Growlers came out of the gate with a 4-run first inning. [...]
Ritcheson Shuts Down Chinooks in 7-1 Victory Over Lakeshore
KALAMAZOO, MI – Kalamazoo ended the first half of the season on a high note with a 7-1 victory on Independence Day. Growlers’ starter, Daniel Ritcheson, pitched a gem in today’s ballgame throwing 7.0 strong innings while not allowing any runs, and only 3 hits. Ritcheson baffled Lakeshore batters as he [...]
Chinooks stay hot, score 16 in win over Growlers
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Lakeshore Chinooks beat the Kalamazoo Growlers 16-8 Monday at Homer Stryker Field. The Chinooks got on the board right away with the first at bat of the game. Leadoff hitter Matthew Mika went deep off of Ryan Johnson and Lakeshore didn't look back. In the second inning, [...]