{"id":25896,"date":"2026-05-29T22:45:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/?p=25896"},"modified":"2026-05-29T22:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:50:09","slug":"growlers-and-battle-jacks-split-doubleheader-as-starters-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/growlers-and-battle-jacks-split-doubleheader-as-starters-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Growlers and Battle Jacks Split Doubleheader as Starters Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1655.68px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3 class=\"\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\">Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 16px\">KALAMAZOO, Mich. &#8212; The Kalamazoo Growlers (4-2) split a day-night doubleheader with the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (4-2) Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Game one would start all Battle Creek, with the Battle Jacks opening the game with four consecutive singles, scoring one run. After that, <strong>JJ Manion<\/strong> would find his action, leaving the bases loaded to end the inning. On the other side, <strong>Ian Junkin<\/strong> would go head-to-head with Manion. Junkin would get five innings of shutout ball while striking out five as Manion would answer with six total innings while striking out ten, allowing just the opening run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it was all about settling in, trusting my stuff. It was some weak contact to start the game so once I settled in and trusted my stuff, it started going smooth,&#8221; Manion said following the game.<\/p>\n<p>Following Junkins exit, the Growlers put runners on first and second in the seventh for Connor Walsh. Walsh hit a ground ball to the left side that squeaked through the legs of the third baseman, tying the game up at one. With the extra life, <strong>Nick Frontino<\/strong> would gap a ball for a double, giving Kalamazoo a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m thankful for my teammates that got on base, without them I wouldn&#8217;t have had an at-bat if Walsh didn&#8217;t come through. It gave me an opportunity and I got on a slider and sent it,&#8221; Frontino said.<\/p>\n<p>After a ninth-inning RBI groundout, <strong>Peyton Williams<\/strong> would earn his first save as a Growler cementing a 3-2 final.<\/p>\n<p>In game two, Battle Creek would grab a first-inning run off <strong>Henry Slaby<\/strong>, but the righty would lock-in. The deja vu would continue as the Growlers would answer in the third off an error, tying things up. The similarities would stop there. Five runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh would give the Battle Jacks a 6-1 advantage they wouldn&#8217;t give up.<\/p>\n<p>A ninth-inning run would make the score a four run difference at the conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The Growlers conclude their six-game home stand at 4-2 before heading to Battle Creek Saturday. 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