{"id":25995,"date":"2026-06-11T23:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T03:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/?p=25995"},"modified":"2026-06-11T23:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T03:07:23","slug":"growlers-blank-dock-spiders-in-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/growlers-blank-dock-spiders-in-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Growlers Blank Dock Spiders in Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background 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=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\">Postgame Recap Story presented by Townsquare Media<\/h3>\n<p>KALAMAZOO, Mich. &#8212; <strong>JJ Manion<\/strong> walked off the mound for the final time in 2026 the way every pitcher dreams of \u2014 with a lead, a shutout and a win the Kalamazoo Growlers (11-6) needed.<\/p>\n<p>Manion made his third and final start of 2026 Thursday night, facing off against the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (6-12). Manion gave up back-to-back base hits to open the night before finding his groove, picking up a strikeout and pair of groundouts to end the first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hutson Chance<\/strong> opened the bottom of the inning with his first triple of the season, while <strong>Trevor Johnson<\/strong> made his return to Kalamazoo with a first-inning sacrifice fly, giving the Growlers a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so much easier to pitch when you have a lead, it&#8217;s so big,&#8221; Manion said postgame.<\/p>\n<p>From there, Manion continued to find his way out of sticky situations, stranding one runner in the second, third, and fourth, keeping things at 1-0. The right-hander knew going into the day it was his final start in a Growler uniform in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just leaving it all out there for the guys, trying to help them push forward into the stretch run of the season,&#8221; Manion said.<\/p>\n<p>In the sixth, Fond du Lac had <strong>Carson Willis <\/strong>up with runners on second and third and two outs before he laced a ground ball toward the shortstop hole that hopped up off the infield grass, right into the sprinting <strong>Luke Meyer <\/strong>that recorded an unfortunate final out in the sixth.<\/p>\n<p>After six innings, Manion&#8217;s day came to an end and Kalamazoo called on <strong>Jack Crittendon<\/strong>. Crittendon has made a temporary move to the bullpen after a pair of off days reset the rotation, and third pitch of his outing was rocketed toward the left-field corner, but a leaping <strong>Joshua Campbell<\/strong> snared the ball above the fence saving a run.<\/p>\n<p>Following the heroic robbery, Crittendon settled down, giving up just two singles the rest of the way, clinching the save and the shutout.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of [Jack], his effort, and the way he went about his job after he didn&#8217;t have the success he wanted a couple of outings ago&#8230; When he doesn&#8217;t do something he needs to do, he will fix it. He&#8217;s a go-getter,&#8221; Growler pitching coach Greg Wright said.<\/p>\n<p>The shutout gives Kalamazoo an extra half-game on the rest of the Great Lakes East, while becoming just the third team in the Northwoods League to reach the 11-win mark.<\/p>\n<p>The Growlers earned their first shutout win since July 26, 2024, and will face the Dock Spiders for the final time in 2026 Friday night, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 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-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" title=\"FondyAhh\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/FondyAhh.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/FondyAhh.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-25997\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271200%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20960%201200%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271200%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/FondyAhh-200x250.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/FondyAhh-400x500.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/FondyAhh-600x750.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/FondyAhh-800x1000.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/FondyAhh.jpeg 960w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":25997,"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":[74,15,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-recaps","category-team-news","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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