Northwoods Kalamazoo Growlers

Kalamazoo Growlers Fall in 15 Inning Run-Fest, 10-9

Published on June 27, 2014 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Kalamazoo Growlers News Release


Wausau, Wis. - The Kalamazoo Growlers unfortunately were on the losing end of a 15 inning contest against the Wisconsin Woodchucks as they fell, 10-9. The game was the longest game in the Northwoods League this season and the 38 combined hits was also the most the Northwoods League has seen this year.

Kalamazoo (11-19) would take the lead in the top of the fourth as Ryan Lidge (Notre Dame) drove around Jared Kujawa (Western Michigan) from third to give the Growlers a 2-1 lead. The Growlers would score two more runs in the inning highlighted by Ryan Spaulding (Ball State) recording his team leading 18th RBI to give the Growlers an edge at 4-1.

The Growlers would hold an 8-3 lead going into the bottom of the ninth when things started to get interesting. The Woodchucks would score five runs on five hits in the bottom of the inning to advance the game to extra innings. This was only the beginning of what turned into be a long night of baseball.

The longest game in the Northwoods League this year would end in the bottom of the 15th when Kevin Connolly popped a single to centerfield that scored the runner from second as he just barely got in ahead of the tag.

Even though Shane Bryant was tagged with the loss, his effort tonight kept Kalamazoo alive in extra innings. Bryant pitch six innings, allowing just two runs on eight hits while striking out four. The bats were hot for the Growlers as for the second night in a row, each Growler in the line-up would record a hit. Even more impressive was the fact that eight of the 10 Growler hitters that stepped into the batter's box registered an RBI.

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