Kingfish Fall to Growlers in Second Straight Game
Kenosha lost their third straight contest.
Kalamazoo, Mich– The Kenosha Kingfish (16-14) fell to the Kalamazoo Growlers (10-18) 5-0 at Homer Stryker Field on Thursday, August 6th.
Looking to build off of their win from the day before, Kalamazoo got on the board first on a Benjamin Mets (Davenport) walk. They added on one more following a TJ Williams (Notre Dame) RBI groundout and with the addition of a wild pitch took a 3-0 lead.
The game remained hitless for both teams until the fifth when Alex Tappen (Virginia) hit a double. However, he was stranded and the game remained at 3-0.
In the eighth, Cooper Doughman (Chattahoochee Valley Community College) doubled to increase the lead to 5-0. Kenosha failed to get on the board in the ninth.
On the mound, Kingfish starter Ethan Peters (Loras) threw two innings conceding three runs. Reed Smith (Northwestern) came on in relief allowing no runs in three inning pitched. Angelo Cantelo (Lewis University) threw three innings allowing two runs.
Kenosha will take on Kalamazoo tomorrow, Saturday August 7. First pitch is at 5:35 p.m. CDT
The Kenosha Kingfish are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.kingfishbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Kingfish as your favorite team.
The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.
