2015 MLB Draft Sees Close to 200 Northwoods League Players Selected
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The 2015 Major League First-Year Player Draft was held June 8 through June 10 and the Northwoods League was once again very well represented. A total of 194 current Northwoods League players and alumni were selected in this year’s draft. "The talent level in the Northwoods League [...]
McCoy, Loggers Jump on Growlers Early, Cruise in Opener
LA CROSSE, WI – The Kalamazoo Growlers dropped the first game of their season-ending six-game road trip, falling to the La Crosse Loggers 7-0 on Monday night at Copeland Park. The win, coupled with Lakeshore’s loss to Battle Creek, sends the Loggers (18-13, 38-28) into the Northwoods League playoffs, joining [...]
Kalamazoo Loses Home Finale, 6-3
KALAMAZOO, MI - Looking at Alec Byrd's (Florida State) final line in the box score, it shows that five earned runs were charged to the Kalamazoo pitcher out of the Sunshine State. Even though Byrd was charged with five runs, he pitched better than the stats indicate. Until the sixth [...]
Kalamazoo Wins In Walk-Off Fashion, Beats Green Bay 4-3
KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Growlers walked-off against the Green Bay Bullfrogs, 4-3, on a wild pitch from reliever Jeremy Graf (St.Petersburg College) which scored Growler newcomer Drew Farmer (Western Michigan). This win could not of come at a better time for Kalamazoo (7-25, 15-50) as it was one loss [...]
Growlers Tie Record as Bombers Sweep Rivalry Series
BATTLE CREEK, MI – In a double whammy for the history books, the Kalamazoo Growlers bowed 12-2 to the Battle Creek Bombers on Friday night at C.O. Brown Stadium. The win gives the Bombers an 8-0 sweep of the Growlers in the I-94 Rivalry Series presented by the OnStaff Group, [...]
Bombed: Growlers Lose Matinee Barnburner in Battle Creek Late
BATTLE CREEK, MI – The Battle Creek Bombers scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth to hand the Kalamazoo Growlers a brutal 14-12 loss on Friday afternoon at C.O. Brown Stadium. The win was Battle Creek’s seventh straight in this year’s I-94 Rivalry Series presented by the OnStaff [...]
I-94 Rivalry Doubleheader Results In Two Kalamazoo Losses
KALAMAZOO, MI –Two high scoring affairs for the teams that are included in the I-94 rivalry in Thursday’s doubleheader, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, but in the end Battle Creek came score more and swept the Growlers. The first game of the doubleheader had the first pitch thrown at noon. Battle [...]
Wernke, Fletcher & Busby Chosen for 2015 Major League Dreams Showcase
Rochester, MN -- The Northwoods League has announced the rosters for the 2015 Major League Dreams Showcase, which will be hosted by the Madison Mallards at Warner Park on Tuesday, August 4. The annual Showcase will consist of a double-header featuring the top players from the Northwoods League who were selected [...]
Single Game Tickets on Sale Now!
Single game tickets are now available for purchase! Fans can reserve their seats at any game this season one of three ways: CLICK HERE and buy your tickets online Call the Growlers Front Office at 269-492-9966 Visit the Growlers Box Office at Homer Stryker Field, 251 Mills St. Kalamazoo, MI 49048. [...]
Kalamazoo Falls Victim To Mallard Sweep, Loses 6-1
KALAMAZOO, MI –Two games, two Mallard home runs. Two games, two Growler losses. Unlike the close 3-2 loss to Madison yesterday, Kalamazoo was blown out 6-1 to fall to 14-46 and one loss closer to the worst record in Northwoods League History. Starter Alec Byrd (Florida State), for his second [...]
Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short, Growlers Lose 3-2
KALAMAZOO, MI –With one swing of the bat, Kalamazoo was within one run of tying the Madison Mallards in the bottom of the ninth. With the next swing of the bat, the fate was sealed for a 3-2 Growlers loss. Jordan Stading (Houston) got the offense going in the ninth [...]
Growlers Erupt with Six-Run Third, Turn Trio of Twin-Killers to Oust Rafters
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – A six-spot in the third inning was enough for the Kalamazoo Growlers, who turned three double plays to end the final three innings and beat the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at Witter Field to snap an eight-game losing streak. Pitching in front of [...]
Teen Angst: 14 Hits Not Enough as Growlers Fall to Rafters
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – Nick Yarnall (Pittsburgh) drove in two runs with a bloop single in the top of the ninth, but the Kalamazoo Growlers’ 14th hit of the night would be their last as the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters held on for a dramatic 5-4 win on Saturday night at [...]
Chucked: Wisconsin Cruises over Growlers in Finale
WAUSAU, WI – The Wisconsin Woodchucks overpowered the Kalamazoo Growlers, winning 20-1 on Friday night at Athletic Park. The Woodchucks (10-9, 22-32) jumped all over Growler starter Alec Byrd (Florida State) in the second inning. With one out and the bases loaded, Taylor Kohlway lifted a pitch to left for [...]
Woodchuck Chucks Complete Game Shutout Over Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI – The final game before the All-Star break for the Kalamazoo Growlers showcased dominant starting pitching from Wisconsin Woodchuck starter Devin Skapura (Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Skapura went the distance, completing a complete game shutout over Kalamazoo, 6-0. The Woodchuck (8-9, 20-32) starter, who surprisingly is not an [...]
