Chuck Davalan Wins MVP & Jair Fernandez Named Midwest League Manager of the Year

September 16, 2026 - MIDLAND, Mich. - Great Lakes Loons outfielders Chuck Davalan and Eduardo Quintero, infielder Emil Morales, pitcher Zach Root and manager Jair Fernandez were selected to the 2026 Midwest League All-Star Team. Four players are the most chosen to a single-year Midwest League all-star team in Loons' franchise history. Chuck Davalan was named the Midwest League's Most Valuable Player. Davalan is the fourth Loon to win the honor. In 2009, Dee-Strange Gordon and Kyle Russell were named co-MVPs an... Full Story

Loons Held to One Run, Dragons Force a Game Three

September 10, 2026 - DAYTON, Ohio. - The Great Lakes Loons (75-54) (1-1) offense left seven on base and were limited to one extra base hit, in a 3-1 loss to the Dayton Dragons (67-63) (1-1). The series is tied at one in the best-of-three Midwest League East Division Championship Series. Tonight's game was on a 75-degree overcast Thursday night at Day Air Ballpark in front of 7,802. - After being shutout in game one, Dayton scored in the first inning in game two. Justin Lebron reached on a dropped third strike and... Full Story

Loons Take East Series Game One 6-0, Morales, Quintero and Martinus Homer

September 8, 2026 - MIDLAND, Mich. - Great Lakes Loons (75-54) (1-0) pitching earned a shutout, and the offense delivered three home runs in a commanding 6-0 win over the Dayton Dragons (67-63) (0-1). The Loons have a 1-0 series in the best-of-three Midwest League East Division Championship Series. Tonight's game was on a 75-degree cloudy Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. - The Loons did not have home runs in back-to-back at-bats in a regular season game in 2026. Eduardo Quintero and Emil Morales hit back-to-back ho... Full Story

Loons Cap Regular Season with 4-2 Win over Captains, Playoffs Begin Tuesday

September 6, 2026 - EASTLAKE, Ohio. - Great Lakes Loons (75-54) (39-26) worked out of jams all afternoon, stranding 14 Lake County Captains (69-59) (32-32) on base, in a 4-2 win on a partly cloudy 75-degree partly cloudy Sunday at Classic Auto Group Park. - Great Lakes utilized six pitchers who combined for 11 strikeouts. Lake County left the bases loaded in the second, third and fourth inning. Joseilyn Gonzalez pitching with a 2-0 deficit in the second inning and inheriting no outs earned back-to-back strikeout... Full Story

• Loons Cap Regular Season with 4-2 Win over Captains, Playoffs Begin Tuesday - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) September 6
• Loons Playoff Bound! Earn Midwest League East Second-Half Title with 5-0 Win - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) September 5
• Loons-Captains Split Doubleheader, Magic Number Drops to One - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) September 4
• Loons-Captains Doubleheader Postponed to Tomorrow - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) September 3
• Morales Notches Five Hits and a Homer, Highlights a 13-7 Loons Win - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) September 2
• Lake County's Pirela Hits Walk off Home Run, Downs Great Lakes 4-3 - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) September 1
• Nuts' Naylor Goes Deep Twice, Loons Winning Streak Snapped at Six - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) August 30
• Loons Win Sixth-Straight, Hang 13 on Lugnuts - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) August 29
• Morales Hits Homer and Loons Pitching K's 14, Great Lakes Wins Fifth Straight - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) August 28
• Great Lakes Pitching Tosses One-Hitter, Loons Wins Fourth Game in a Row - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) August 27
• Loons Shut out Lugnuts 2-0, Great Lakes Pitching Strikes out 13 - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) August 26
• Loons Pitching K's 16 in 5-4 Win, Great Lakes Moves into First Place in Second Half Standings - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) August 25
• Loons Pitching K's 15 and Munoz Hits Two-Run Homer in 2-0 10-Inning Win - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) August 23
• TinCaps Win 6-5 in Second Straight 10-Inning Game for Loons, Leiter K's Seven in Debut - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) August 22
• Loons Rally Late and Win 13-8 in 10 Innings over TinCaps - Great Lakes Loons (MWL) August 21
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September 11	MWL	Great Lakes 0 at Dayton 5 (Playoff Gm. 3)	Final
September 10	MWL	Great Lakes 1 at Dayton 3 (Playoff Gm. 2)	Final
September 8	MWL	Dayton 0 at Great Lakes 6 (Playoff Gm. 1)	Final
September 6	MWL	Great Lakes 4 at Lake County 2	Final
September 5	MWL	Great Lakes 5 at Lake County 0	Final
September 4	MWL	Great Lakes 9 at Lake County 0 (Game 1)	Final (7)
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• PHOTOS: Dragons beat Loons to clinch spot in Midwest League championship series - MWL Dayton Daily News (September 12)
• Dragons advance to Midwest League championship series - MWL Dayton Daily News (September 12)
• Dayton Dragons: Pitching, Henley triple keep Midwest League championship hopes alive - MWL Dayton Daily News (September 11)
• PHOTOS: Dragons beat Loons in Game 2 - MWL Dayton Daily News (September 11)
• Fred Savage throws out first pitch at Dragons playoff game - MWL Dayton Daily News (September 11)
• Dayton Dragons: Early deficit leads to shutout loss in Game 1 of playoffs - MWL Dayton Daily News (September 9)
• Nolan Schubart leads power surge in 2026 | Guardians minors roundup for Sept. 6 - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (September 7)
• Captains finish season with 4-2 loss to Great Lakes - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (September 7)
• Captains fall, 5-0; Loons clinch playoff berth - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (September 6)
• Captains eliminated from playoff contention - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (September 5)
• Captains rained out Sept. 3; doubleheader scheduled for Sept. 4 - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (September 4)
• Captains facing elimination from playoff contention after 13-7 loss to Loons - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (September 3)
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