Growlers Invite Tampa Bay Rays to Play at Homer Stryker Field
Growlers Invite Tampa Bay Rays to Play at Homer Stryker Field Homer Stryker Field's Holds 4,000 Cheering & Dedicated Fans for Competitive & FUN Baseball Dear Tampa Bay Rays, We at the Kalamazoo Growlers were deeply saddened to hear about the devastation caused by the recent hurricanes, [...]
Growlers Named 2024 NWL Organization of the Year
Growlers Named 2024 NWL Organization of the Year The Northwoods League named the Kalamazoo Growlers the 2024 Organization of the Year. The team won the NWL Championship for the second time in team history and ended the season with a 42-30 overall record in the regular season including [...]
2025 STAFF SIGNINGS
KALAMAZOO, MI - THE DEFENDING TWO TIME NORTHWOODS LEAGUE CHAMPION KALAMAZOO GROWLERS HAVE ADDED SEASONED VETERANS AND CREATIVE NEW MINDS TO THE FRONT OFFICE AHEAD OF THE 2025 SEASON. WITH FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BISMARCK LARKS AS WELL AS FORMER GROWLERS INTERNS, A COMBINED 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE [...]
GROWLERS LOOK TO FANS TO NAME RESCUED KITTEN
GROWLERS RESCUE ABANDONED KITTEN AT HOMER STRYKER FIELD, NAME THE BALLPARK KITTEN KALAMAZOO, MI. SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2024 - THE KALAMAZOO GROWLERS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THEY WERE ABLE TO SAVE AN ABANDONED KITTEN WHO MADE ITS WAY INTO HOMER STRYKER FIELD. THIS CUTE FELINE WAS LEFT AT [...]
Kalamazoo Growlers Sign Extension with Manager Cody Piechocki
Kalamazoo, Mich. - On Friday, Sept. 6, the Kalamazoo Growlers announced that the team has signed two-time Northwoods League champion manager Cody Piechocki to a two-year extension through the 2026 season. “We are excited to have Cody back for his 12th year in Kalamazoo as he has been an integral [...]
2018 Growler Niko Kavadas Becomes 12th Alum to Make Major League Debut
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. - On Friday, Aug. 16, Kalamazoo Growler Niko Kavadas made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Angels. The 2018 Growler is the 12th alum to make their debut in the majors and third in the 2024 season. In 2018, Kavadas led the team [...]
Kalamazoo Growlers Are Northwoods League Champions
Kalamazoo, Mich. - For the second time in franchise history, the Kalamazoo Growlers are Northwoods League Champions. Behind a 14-inning, seven-hour, 8-7 walk-off victory over the La Crosse Loggers in the 2024 Summer Collegiate World Series, Kalamazoo hoisted the trophy in front of its home crowd. For the third straight [...]
Ryan Kraft Wins Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Helping the Growlers secure the Great Lakes Championship, the Northwoods League named Kalamazoo Growlers left-handed pitcher Ryan Kraft as the Pitcher of the Night. After Tanner Ware put together six scoreless frames yesterday to clinch the Great Lakes East Championship Series, Ryan Kraft snagged the Growlers' [...]
Growlers to Host Northwoods League Championship Game for First Time in History
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – For the first time in franchise history, the Kalamazoo Growlers (44-31) will be hosting the Northwoods League Championship Game. Following a 3-2 win over the Madison Mallards (52-22), the Growlers captured its second-ever Great Lakes Championship. The Growlers for the second time in three seasons [...]
Growlers Take Winner Take All Game Three of Great Lakes East Championship Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – For just the second time in franchise history, the Kalamazoo Growlers (44-31) are Great Lakes East Champions. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Growlers captured the Great Lakes East Championship Series by defeating the Rockford Rivets (48-27) by a finals core of 8-2. Kalamazoo for [...]
Tanner Ware Wins Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Helping the Growlers secure the Great Lakes East Championship, the Northwoods League named Kalamazoo Growlers left-handed pitcher Tanner Ware as the Pitcher of the Night. The second-year vet from Oakland earned the second straight Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night following his fifth outing [...]
Rivets Force a Game Three in Great Lakes East Championship Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Just a win away from its second trip to the Great Lakes Championship Game in franchise history, the Kalamazoo Growlers fell flat 18-11 to the Rockford Rivets. For a second straight game, the Rivets opened up the scoring. After a run on a double play [...]
Growlers Take Game One of Great Lakes East Championship Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Sunday, Aug. 11, the Kalamazoo Growlers captured game one of the Great Lakes East Championship Series 12-7 over the Rockford Rivets. In what was slated to be a pitcher's duel quickly unraveled into a shootout at Homer Stryker Field. Growlers starter Liam O'Brien [...]
Trey Wells Wins Northwoods League Hitter of the Night
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Sunday, August 11, Kalamazoo Growlers catcher Trey Wells was awarded the Northwoods League Hitter of the Night. Wells is the second Growler to win the award this season, joining Sam Harris' franchise-record eight-RBI game on July 1. After ending the regular season one for [...]
Horwedel, O’Brien, Kraft Named to All-NWL Postseason Teams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Three Kalamazoo Growlers starting pitchers have been named to the All-NWL Postseason All-Star Teams. Michigan grad student Eamon Horwedel, Hawaii junior Liam O'Brien, and Indiana junior Ryan Kraft were named to the group on Saturday, Aug. 10. Ryan Kraft was named the Northwoods League Pitcher [...]