Thirteen former NWL players set to challenge for a World Series title
Rochester, Minn. – As the Major League Baseball Divisional Series games get set to start tonight thirteen former Northwoods League players are each hoping for their chance at a World Series ring. Playoff rosters have not all been set but the following players are assumed to be on rosters for [...]
Growlers Catcher Ryan Lidge Awarded Rawlings “Finest in the Field”
KALAMAZOO, MI- Congratulations to Growlers catcher, Ryan Lidge, for being awarded one of Rawlings "Finest in the Field." This award is given out at the end of every season to honor the top fielders at each position around the entire Northwoods League. Throughout the inaugural 2014 season with the Growlers, Lidge [...]
Smoyer Ranked #1 NWL Prospect
KALAMAZOO, MI- The Kalamazoo Growlers are proud to announce that Growlers right-handed pitcher, Ryan Smoyer from the University of Notre Dame, has been ranked the number one prospect in the Northwoods League for the summer of 2014. Smoyer is also joined by Troy Montgomery, Karl Sorensen, Ryan Lidge, Justin Fletcher, Shane Bryant, [...]
2014 Fan Survey
Hey fans, the Growlers need your help to make the 2015 season BIGGER and BETTER than last! To do this, the Growlers have created the 2014 Fan Survey. This survey will help the Growlers better understand our fans and their experience at a Growlers game. To take the survey click here. All [...]
Full Page Ad Thanks Growlers Fans
This past week the Growlers took out a full page ad in the Kalamazoo Gazette thanking fans for bringing baseball back to Kalamazoo in style. Here is the letter from Growlers President - Brian Colopy: On behalf of the entire Kalamazoo Growlers organization, we truly appreciate all the cheers, tears and [...]
Growlers Team Up with Marvin Okun Agency to Hold Baseball Camp at Ballpark
While the Growlers 2014 inaugural season may have ended, baseball is still very much alive at the ballpark. Homer Stryker Field is set to play host to Marvin Okun Agency’s Baseball Camp this Saturday, August 23. The camp will run from 9am to 5pm and is designed for local high [...]
Growlers Season Recap
The Growlers' inaugural season is over, but the countless good memories will live on. Let's take a look at the best moments and characters of 2014, from the action on the field to the action in the stands. Attendance: Blessed with a home city rich in baseball heritage and [...]
Growlers fall to Mallards in season finale
Kalamazoo, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Growlers were a strike away from ending the 2014 season with a win over the Madison Mallards, but like almost everything baseball-related in the team's injury and departure-racked maiden season, fate, bad luck and unnamed other magical forces intervened and refused to make things clean and [...]
Group of Growlers earns postseason honors
Kalamazoo, Mich. — Three Kalamazoo Growlers players – Ryan Lidge (Notre Dame), Troy Montgomery (Ohio State) and Ryan Smoyer (Notre Dame) – and one broadcaster – Mike Coleman – earned spots on the Northwoods League Postseason All-Star Team, which was released by the league on Sunday. Smoyer was named Co-Pitcher of the Year, [...]
Growlers To End Inaugural Season With Fan Appreciation Night
The Growlers inaugural season will come to a close this Sunday, August 10. To thank the fans for all their support this season, the Growlers will be having a Fan Appreciation Night! Prizes will be given away all night long, starting with the final baseball card set given away to [...]
Growlers bats struggle in a 5-1 loss to the Mallards
Kalamazoo, Mich. - On a quick, fast-paced game on Saturday night at Homer Stryker Field, the Kalamazoo Growlers were only able to muster up five hits and one run against the defending champion Madison Mallards and dropped the first game of their final two game series, 5-1. Box Score The [...]
Consumers Credit Union’s SUPER Saturday!
The Growlers will celebrate their final Consumers Credit Union SUPER Saturday, August 9! Don't miss this game, as the first 500 fans through the gates will receive a a free Growlers jersey presented by Borgess Health. The next 500 fans will receive the final set of Growlers Thunderstixs courtesy of [...]
Growlers early offensive spark burns Loggers, 7-4
Kalamazoo, Mich. – In a series that was filled with offensive fireworks, the Growlers surely did not disappoint on Friday night as they defeated the Loggers, 7-4. All-star RHP Ryan Smoyer (Notre Dame) earned his Northwoods League leading eighth win of the season. The Growlers would ride the momentum wave [...]
Max Scherzer Bobblehead Night August 8!
Attention all Growlers and Tigers fans, PNC Bank's Max Scherzer Bobblehead Night is here! The Growlers will be giving away the Cy Young Award winner's bobblehead Friday August 8 to the first 500 fans, so be sure to get here early! The Growlers will also be giving away their last flat screen [...]
Hit parade not enough to secure win for Growlers
Kalamazoo, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Growlers outhit the La Crosse Loggers, but that was about the only thing Joe Carbone's squad did better than the opposition in a 15-12 loss on Thursday night at Homer Stryker Field, as errors, walks and big flies sunk Kalamazoo a day after completing a sweep of the [...]