Former Northwoods League player Blaine Hardy debuts with Tigers
Rochester, MN – Former Thunder Bay Border Cat Blaine Hardy made his Major League debut for the Detroit Tigers on Monday, June 16. Hardy is the 120th former Northwoods League player to reach the Major League level and the third Border Cat. Hardy, who played collegiately at Lewis-Clark State College, [...]
Growlers sink Rafters in pitching duel
Kalamazoo, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Growlers' win over the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters Thursday night at Homer Stryker Field couldn't have been more different from their loss the night before. It wasn't just the outcome. Wednesday's affair was a 14-11 slugfest full of errors and walks, where the Growlers homered four times and [...]
Cowboy Monkey Rodeo Night set for Thursday Night!
Kalamazoo, Mich. - On Thursday, June 19 it is Thirsty Thursday presented by Miller Lite which all Miller Lite beers are just two dollars! Also come out and be apart of Tishhouse Electric's Cowboy Monkey Rodeo Night presented by WWMT (Channel 3). The nationally known entertainment act Team Ghostriders will be [...]
Storms steal Growlers’ thunder in loss to Rafters
Kalamazoo, Mich. – The Kalamazoo Growlers (9-14) and the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters put on an offensive fireworks show on Wednesday night but the Growlers were unable to claw their way back as they fell to the Rafters 14-11. Both teams combined for 27 hits and 25 runs, the second most combined [...]
Kalamazoo Growlers vs. Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (June 18-19)
Kalamazoo, Mich. - The Kalamazoo Growlers return to Homer Stryker Field after the Wisconsin Woodchucks snapped the Growlers three-game winning streak. The Growlers welcome Wisconsin Rapids into Kalamazoo for their fifth and sixth meetings of the 2014 season. The series preview is below: GAME INFORMATION Who: Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (5-17) @ Kalamazoo [...]
Growlers bats stifled by Woodchucks in 10-5 loss
Wausau, Wis.- The Kalamazoo Growlers were cruising along in the series finale against Wisconsin at Athletic Park in Wausau, Wis. on Tuesday night. After Austin Cangelosi (Indiana University) stole both 3rd base and then home to give the Growlers an early lead, Ryan Spaulding capped a three run 5th inning for [...]
Growlers win streak halted at three
Wausau, Wisc.- The Kalamazoo Growlers entered Athletic Park riding a three game win streak, but their hopes of making it a fourth straight were jeopardized in the first when the Wisconsin Woodchucks struck for 6 runs. The home team never looked back from there as a strong pitching performance from their [...]
Kalamazoo Growlers vs. Wisconsin Woodchucks series preview (June 16-17)
Kalamazoo, Mich. - After posting a four-game home stand in which the Kalamazoo Growlers went 3-1, the Growlers hit the road for a two-game road series against the Wisconsin Woodchucks. The Growlers will look to extend their winning streak and inch their way closer towards the top of the South Division in the Northwoods League. GAME [...]
Haviland rebounds from surgery to star for Growlers
Kalamazoo, Mich. — The Growlers were still building the roster for their first season as a member of the Northwoods League barely a week before the season started. One of the two left-handed pitchers they added, along with Luka Bolka of East Carolina, was Dillon Haviland, a Pittsburgh, Pa. native and [...]
Growlers knock off Bullfrogs in thrilling fashion
Kalamazoo, Mich. — In the Kalamazoo Growlers' 8-7 win against the Green Bay Bullfrogs on Sunday, tension and excitement suffocated Homer Stryker Field until the very end. Austin Cangelosi (Indiana) stepped to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. He fell behind, 0-2, causing the [...]
Growlers clip Bullfrogs 6-3 behind strong pitching effort
Kalamazoo, Mich - For the first time since the first five-game homestand that ended on June 3, the Kalamazoo Growlers have been victorious in back-to-back games, this time behind timely hitting and shut down pitching. On Friday against the Rochester Honkers, the Growlers (8-11) used fifteen hits and nine runs to [...]
Kalamazoo Growlers vs. Green Bay Bullfrogs series preview (June 14-15)
Kalamazoo, Mich. — After a heartbreaking 4-2 defeat in the opening game of their series against the Rochester Honkers, the Growlers' bats came alive last night, as Troy Montgomery's 3-for-4 night highlighted a 15-hit barrage en route to a 9-5 win. The Growlers will look to carry those positive offensive vibes [...]
Growlers bats come alive, down Honkers 9-5 for series split
Kalamazoo, Mich - With the exception of the 14 run explosion against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters on Tuesday, the Kalamazoo Growlers bats have struggled to drive in runs. That was not the case on Friday at Homer Stryker Field, as the Growlers totaled fifteen hits and picked up their seventh victory of [...]
Growlers lose to Honkers in tight contest
Kalamazoo, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Growlers have improved their defense markedly since the error-heavy early games of the season. But as any coach or fan of the game will begrudgingly admit, there's no defense for a walk. The Growlers went into the ninth inning tied 2-2 with the Rochester Honkers. But after [...]
Kalamazoo Growlers vs. Rochester Honkers series preview (June 12-13)
Kalamazoo, Mich. - The Kalamazoo Growlers recently ended an eight-game skid, and they will hope to build positive momentum when the Rochester Honkers come to town for a two-game set. Series preview is below: GAME INFORMATION Who: Kalamazoo Growlers (6-10) vs. Rochester Honkers (8-8) When: Thursday and Friday at 7:05 p.m. Where: Homer Stryker Field [...]