KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Growlers (24-20; 7-2) rode strong starting pitching and a rally-style offense to a doubleheader sweep against the Rockford Rivets (17-24; 4-6)<\/p>\n
In game one, the Growlers opened an early lead, with\u00a0Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe<\/strong> creating chaos with his legs for a run in the first. The Rivets would respond, taking their first lead of the season series, with\u00a0Dominic Archila<\/strong> bringing in both runs. Kalamazoo would answer in the bottom of the third, as Rienstra-Kiracofe left the yard for a 2-2 score. The game would remain scoreless until both starters exited, but\u00a0Aiden Adams<\/strong> would leave the bases loaded, with Kalamazoo scoring on an error and sac bunt to take a 4-2 lead. Immediately in the top of the seventh, chaos would ensue, with the Rivets stealing two runs, re-tying the game at four runs apiece. In the bottom of the seventh, it would be another Growlers answer, thing time from\u00a0Brodey Acres<\/strong> bringing in two, with\u00a0Bryce Brannon<\/strong> picking up the save in a chaotic ninth.<\/p>\n Game two would feel like a copy+paste, with the Growlers scoring three runs in the bottom of the third, before\u00a0Collin Taylor<\/strong> would bring in the second and third run of the fourth, tying the game at three runs a piece. Again, Kalamazoo would answer, with a\u00a0Gabe Springer<\/strong> double giving the Growlers a 4-3 lead.\u00a0Jayce Lee<\/strong> would homer in the fifth before Kalamazoo adding two runs in the sixth, giving the Growlers a 7-3 lead. Kalamazoo would turn to\u00a0Logan Lockhart<\/strong> who would earn the save, going 1-2-3 in the eighth and ninth with four strikeouts.<\/p>\n Growler pitching as a staff struck out 16 Rivets in the second game, with\u00a0Rocco Bernadina<\/strong> picking up 10 in just six innings. Bernadina and Holder started both games for the Growlers and combined for 11 innings, with eight hits, seven walks, and 14 strikeouts. Kalamazoo will lean on\u00a0Brody Krzysiak<\/strong> for Wednesday’s contest that begins at 6:35 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Growlers (24-20; 7-2) rode strong starting pitching and a rally-style offense to a doubleheader sweep […]<\/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-24018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-recaps-2025","category-team-news"],"yoast_head":"\n