Jordan Stading of the Kalamazoo Growlers Prepares to Catch a Throw

Ralston Outduels Byrd, La Crosse Tops Kalamazoo Growlers 2-1

LA CROSSE, WI - In one of the top pitchers' duels of the season, 17-year-old Jack Ralston outclassed Alec Byrd as the La Crosse Loggers snuck by the Kalamazoo Growlers 2-1 on Tuesday night at Copeland Park. Ralston (1-0), an incoming freshman at UCLA, kept the Growlers (3-6, 11-31) at bay for 6.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits. He walked one and struck out six in his first start of the year. Byrd (Florida State, 0-2... Full Story