FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Saturday, Aug. 10, Growlers left-handed pitcher Ryan Kraft was named the Northwoods League Pitcher of the Year. The junior from Indiana, Kraft is the second Kalamazoo Growler in franchise history to win the award, joining 2014 Notre Dame right-hander Ryan Smoyer. Behind seven quality [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – For the third straight season and fifth time in franchise history, the Kalamazoo Growlers (40-29, 22-12) have clinched a spot in the Northwoods League playoffs. Behind an 8-1 win over the Kokomo Jackrabbits on Aug. 9, the Growlers secured the 2024 Great Lakes East Second-Half Subdivision title. [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Thursday, August 8, the Northwoods League named Kalamazoo Growlers left-handed pitcher Ryan Kraft as the Pitcher of the Night. The new Northwoods League leader (81) in strikeouts and record-breaker for the most strikeouts in a single season by a Growler in franchise history, Kraft [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Following Thursday night's Kalamazoo Growlers win and Traverse City Pit Spitters loss, the Growlers' magic number to the postseason has dropped down to just one. In the final two days, with either a Kalamazoo win or a Travers City loss, the Growlers will clinch the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – In front of a sellout crowd of over 4,500 fans, the Kalamazoo Growlers (40-29, 22-12) went one step further in its quest for its third straight postseason birth, taking down the Royal Oak Leprechauns (34-36, 16-19) by a final score of 7-2. Kalamazoo's 40th [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – Just three days remain in the Northwoods League regular season, and the postseason fight is alive and well in the Great Lakes East. Looking for the second and final spot in the Great Lakes East Championship series, the Kalamazoo Growlers (39-29, 21-12) and Traverse [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – In the third-largest combined scoring affair of the season, the Kalamazoo Growlers (39-29, 21-12) pulled out a 17-10 win over the Royal Oak Leprechauns (34-35, 16-18). Uncharacteristically, Kalamazoo fell behind early by a rough start from left-handed pitcher Andrew Jergins. Royal Oak batted all [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – On Tuesday, August 6, 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 first Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night of his career following his third scoreless outing this season. Across [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kalamazoo, Mich. – To end the month of July, the Kalamazoo Growlers (34-27, 16-10) combined for six unanswered runs in the final three innings to take down the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (22-37, 9-17) 7-4. For the first time in eight games, the Growlers did not [...]