KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Growlers (22-20; 5-2) found another gem from a starter as they defeat the Rockford Rivets (17-22; 4-4) in the first game of a four game set.<\/p>\n
The Growlers pounced on Rivet starter\u00a0Hawk Bowers<\/strong>, scoring three runs in the first, before adding five more in the second, carried by a\u00a0Gabe Springer<\/strong> three-run home run, that ended Bowers day at just 1.2 innings. The Rivets would grab the first base runner on a leadoff bunt in the third by Conner Cunningham<\/strong>, but a double play would leave starter Evan Holewinski<\/strong> with just nine batters faced through three innings.<\/p>\n The fifth inning would be the next for the Growlers to pounce, with\u00a0Antonio Perrotta<\/strong> bringing in his fourth and fifth RBI’s of the night, giving the Growlers a 10-0 lead. Rockford would score one run in the seventh, eighth, and ninth, but the Growlers would add two in both the seventh and eighth ending the contest with a 14-3 victory.<\/p>\n Evan Holewinski was the star for the Growlers, as the starting pitching took the crown in back-to-back nights. Holewinski followed\u00a0Adam Berghorst’s<\/strong> 8.1 innings of two run ball on Sunday night, with 7.2 innings of two-run ball and a career high seven strikeouts. Holewinski filled up the zone while maintaining a low pitch count the entire evening, throwing just 105 pitches through 23 outs. The only mistake Holewinski made was sent over 400 feet into left by\u00a0Nolan Belcher<\/strong> to lead off the eighth. Holewinski excelled in his final start as a Growler, and will be applauded giving the Kalamazoo bullpen plenty of rest before a Tuesday doubleheader.<\/p>\n The Growlers and Rivets will play a 9-inning day\/night doubleheader on Tuesday with the first pitch for game one schedule for 12:05 p.m. ET, and game two scheduled for 6:35 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Growlers (22-20; 5-2) found another gem from a starter as they defeat the Rockford Rivets […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[490,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-recaps-2025","category-team-news"],"yoast_head":"\n