{"id":26109,"date":"2026-06-28T21:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T01:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/?p=26109"},"modified":"2026-06-28T21:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T01:02:13","slug":"slow-starts-doom-growlers-against-lakeshore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/kalamazoo-growlers\/slow-starts-doom-growlers-against-lakeshore\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Starts Doom Growlers Against Lakeshore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">MEQUON, Wis. \u2014 The Kalamazoo Growlers (21-14) struggled off the jump, falling 8-5 against the Lakeshore Chinooks (17-15) Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Carter Kutz<\/b> and <b>Henry Slaby<\/b> began the game going toe-for-toe, with both pitchers flying through two scoreless innings. Slaby was the first man to give an inch and the Chinooks took a mile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A five run inning on five hits put Lakeshore up 5-0 after three, and the Chinooks added one more in the fourth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Josh Campbell<\/b> brought the Growlers within four on a two-run double, but the Chinooks quickly answered with two more runs, taking an 8-2 lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That lead continued into the ninth when Kalamazoo recorded two quick outs. From there, the offense found its groove, scoring three runs and bringing up the tying runner in an 8-5 final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pitching wise, Slaby ended his day after 3.1 innings with <b>Christian Forniss<\/b>, <b>Bryce Brannon<\/b>, and <b>Dylan Wipf<\/b> eating the final few innings for Kalamazoo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kalamazoo missed an opportunity to take control of their destiny with the loss tonight as a Traverse City Pit Spitters loss keeps Kalamazoo in the race with one day to go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Growlers have their final matchup against the Chinooks Monday night while Traverse City faces the Kenosha Kingfish once again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The playoff scenarios are as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">TVC win = Pit Spitters win the first half<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">TVC loss + KZO win = Growlers win the first half<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">TVC loss + KZO loss = Kingfish win the first half<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEQUON, Wis. \u2014 The Kalamazoo Growlers (21-14) struggled off the jump, falling 8-5 against the Lakeshore Chinooks (17-15) Sunday afternoon.  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