{"id":19713,"date":"2023-08-17T10:38:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/?p=19713"},"modified":"2023-08-17T10:38:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:38:53","slug":"growlers-fall-to-traverse-city-ending-2023-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/growlers-fall-to-traverse-city-ending-2023-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Growlers Fall To Traverse City, Ending 2023 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo, MI &#8211; It came down to a winner-take-all game three in Kalamazoo. The Growlers and their 131 rival Traverse City once again faced off in the first round of the playoffs. In a 7-inning game due to a rainout the previous day, the Growlers offense just couldn&#8217;t get anything going. On their quest to take home a second straight Northwoods League championship, the Growlers fell to the Pit Spitters by a final score of 6-0, ending a historic season in in Kalamazoo. While the ultimate goal of another championship came up short, the Growlers had arguably their most successful season to date.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">For the fourth time in franchise history and second-consecutive year, the Kalamazoo Growlers made it to the Northwoods League playoffs. Kalamazoo clinched their first-ever second-half division championship punching a ticket to the Great Lakes East Subdivisional Championship Series. The Growlers 25 wins in the second half of the season also broke the franchise record for wins in a half. This second half propelled the Growlers to a franchise record for the most wins in a season overall, finishing with 46. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">With an NWL-best 40-15 record since June 14th, across this 55 game-stretch, the Growlers outscored opponents 401-263, averaging 7.29 runs per game.\u00a0 The 21 first-half wins were the second-most ever in a half by the franchise while the .613 winning percentage was the highest in team history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The team now looks ahead to 2024 and continuing their streak of playoff appearances. 2024 will be the team&#8217;s 11th season as they look to bring an even better season to the community of Kalamazoo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo, MI &#8211; It came down to a winner-take-all game three in Kalamazoo. 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