{"id":15243,"date":"2020-07-17T22:21:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T02:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/?p=15243"},"modified":"2020-07-17T22:21:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T02:21:20","slug":"fun-new-format-but-a-tough-day-for-the-growlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/fun-new-format-but-a-tough-day-for-the-growlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun new format but a tough day for the Growlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Battle Creek takes both games of the 5-inning doubleheader<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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The Kalamazoo Growlers lost both games to the Battle Creek Bombers by a final score of 6-1 in game one and 3-2 in game two. This was the first day of the new southwest Michigan Pod format. This consists of a home run derby before the first pitch of each game, combined with two, five-inning games. <\/span>Ben Van Cleve (University of Mississippi) <\/b>took the inaugural derby, while Trace Peterson (Lake Erie College) won the second.<\/span><\/p>\n

Game 1<\/b><\/p>\n

The Growlers were able to grab a lead in the second on a solo home run by <\/span>Jake Topolski (Duke). <\/b>After the second inning, Kalamazoo managed three hits from <\/span>Will Morrison (WMU), Ben Chosid (Kalamazoo College) and Carson Greene (Stanford).\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

In the bottom of the second, Brad Goulet (Akron) scored on a sacrifice fly by Justin Van De Brake (Washington State University).<\/span><\/p>\n

In the third, Seth Tucker (Hendrix College) and TJ McKenzie (Vanderbilt) scored on a fielder\u2019s choice and an error by the Growlers.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the fourth and final inning at the plate, Joe Mason (University of Mount Olive) drove in Michael Morrissette (Miami University) and Van De Brake on a single, then two batters later, Jimmy Wressel (Concordia-Ann Arbor) grounded out to third to score McKenzie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pablo Arevalo (Southern Illinois) recorded his second win of the summer after completing all five innings, allowing seven hits, one earned run, two walks, and striking out three. <\/span>Chris Brown (Triton College)<\/b> was given the loss after a one-inning, one earned run performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Game 2<\/b><\/p>\n

The Bombers got ahead by two runs in the first inning of game two, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Peter Hutzal (Marshall) and a single from Wressel to bring home McKenzie and Mason.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brett Barerra (Stanford)<\/b> tied up the game on one hit in the third inning to score <\/span>Ben Van Cleve (University of Mississippi) and Jake Topolski (Duke). <\/b>Barrera\u2019s single was the only hit of the game for the Growlers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bombers would cap the day with a walk-off RBI single by McKenzie to score Josh Swinehart (WMU).<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas Schultz (Vanderbilt) earned the win for game two, after 2.1 innings and a strikeout, while <\/span>Andre Orselli (Ball State)<\/b> took his second loss after 0.2 innings, one earned run and a strikeout.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kalamazoo Growlers will have a day off before returning to the field Sunday versus the Kalamazoo Mac Daddies. First pitch will be approximately at 5:30 for game one and 8:15 for game two.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Currently in its\u2019 26<\/span><\/i>th<\/span><\/i> season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 200 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIA). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit <\/span><\/i>www.northwoodsleague.com<\/span><\/a> or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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