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\n\t\"Photo<\/a>KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Growlers, after losing five in a row, were able to snap that streak after they beat the Wisconsin Rapids River Rafters 3-2 in front of a sizable Saturday night crowd at Homer Stryker Field.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tQuality starting pitching from Keegan Baar (Michigan State) and timely hitting from John Soteropulos (Cal) helped propel Kalamazoo to its 12th win of the year.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBaar, who didn’t get the win because he left the game with a 2-2 tie, only allowed three hits through his 4.1 innings of work. Walks were a problem for Baar, though, as he walked four. <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe two runs Baar allowed came off a homerun from Brock Carpenter (Seattle) in the second and an RBI single from Dustin Woodcock (SIU-Edwardsville) in the third.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNot only would Baar not allow any more runs, neither would the bullpen for the Growlers (4-9, 12-34). Nathan Coakley (St.Francis), Derek Schneider (Western Michigan) and Nick Wernke (West Virginia) only walked two batters between the four and allowed a single hit.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe offensive highlight for the Growlers came in the form of a home run from Soteropulos, his first of the year, in the fourth inning.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHis solo shot, over the short left field fence by the Miller Lite Party Deck, gave Kalamazoo a 3-2 lead and proved to be the final difference.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRafters’ (5-5, 20-22) pitching did its job as well, only starter Jack Riley (UCONN) allowed any runs, but the offensive did not provide enough support for a win.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tKalamazoo will again match-up with the Rafters on Sunday night with a 5:05 p.m. start time.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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