Growlers Release 2026 Schedule

December 12, 2025 - The 2022 and 2024 NWL Champions Kalamazoo Growlers will begin the 2026 season on Monday, May 25, featuring 131 Rivals, the Traverse City Pit Spitters at home. Opening Day features a 1:05 pm start time. Three of the first seven home contests are Education Day games. Each game features a pre-game STEM Expo for students to attend to get a hands-on and educational opportunity for them to learn, interact, and participate in science, technology, engineering, and math activities and demonstrations. The Growlers are actively s... Full Story

Bucks Release 2026 Schedule

December 12, 2025 - Waterloo, Iowa - The Waterloo Bucks have announced their 2026 regular season schedule which will see Waterloo opening the year at home on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, at 5:05 pm. The Bucks will open with a four-game homestand versus the Thunder Bay Border Cats and Duluth Huskies before hitting the road for a seven-game trip to play the Rockford Rivets, Kenosha Kingfish, La Crosse Loggers, and Rochester Honkers. The Bucks' 32nd season of play will consist of a 70-game schedule featuring 36 home games. The final day of the... Full Story

Northwoods League Announces 2026 Baseball and Softball Schedules

December 11, 2025 - Rochester, Minn. - The Northwoods League today released its complete 2026 regular-season schedules for both baseball and softball, highlighted by expansion into two new markets and the return of the fan-favorite Minnesota Mud Puppies traveling team. The Richmond Flying Mummies will make their Northwoods League baseball debut in Richmond, Indiana, bringing the baseball division to 26 teams across seven U.S. states and one Canadian province. In softball, the Grand Forks Spitfires (Grand Forks, ND) join the league, expanding... Full Story

Elizabethton River Riders Receive 2025 Lee Landers Community Service Award

December 10, 2025 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The Appalachian League announced the Elizabethton River Riders as the 2025 Lee Landers Community Service Award recipient. The River Riders also won the Community Service Award in 2024. The Lee Landers Community Service Award is presented to the club that demonstrates an outstanding, ongoing commitment to charitable service, support and leadership within their local community and the baseball industry. "The River Riders are truly humbled to receive the 2025 Appalachian League Lee Landers Community Serv... Full Story

• Growlers Release 2026 Schedule - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) December 12
  
• Bucks Release 2026 Schedule - Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods) December 12
  
• Dock Spiders Announce 2026 Ticket Packages - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (Northwoods) December 11
  
• Northwoods League Announces 2026 Baseball and Softball Schedules - (Northwoods) December 11
  
• Elizabethton River Riders Receive 2025 Lee Landers Community Service Award - Elizabethton River Riders (ApL) December 10
  
• Elizabethton River Riders Receive 2025 Lee Landers Community Service Award - (ApL) December 10
  
• Appalachian League Unveils 2026 Schedule - (ApL) December 10
  
• Rawlings "Finest in the Field" Includes Two Royal Oak Leprechauns - Royal Oak Leprechauns (Northwoods) December 9
  
• St. Cloud Rox Announce 2026 Season Schedule - St. Cloud Rox (Northwoods) December 9
  
• 2026 Badlands Big Sticks Schedule Released - Badlands Big Sticks (Northwoods) December 9
  
• Larks Announce 2026 Schedule, Celebrating 10th Anniversary - Bismarck Larks (Northwoods) December 9
  
• Willmar Stingers Announce 2026 Season Schedule - Willmar Stingers (Northwoods) December 9
  
• A New Era of Chinooks Baseball Begins - Our 2026 Schedule Is Here - Lakeshore Chinooks (Northwoods) December 9
  
• La Crosse Loggers Unveil 2026 Schedule - La Crosse Loggers (Northwoods) December 9
  
• Mankato MoonDogs Unveil 25th Anniversary Season Schedule for 2026 - Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods) December 9
  
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• Richmond Flying Mummies set inaugural home schedule for 2026 season - Northwoods Richmond Palladium-Item (December 11)
  
• Tots, Bees announce 2026 schedules - Northwoods Minot Daily News (December 10)
  
• Fond du Lac Dock Spiders announce schedule for 2026 season - Northwoods Fond du Lac Reporter (December 9)
  
• Tribune Notebook: Willmar Cardinals senior earns CLC award - Northwoods West Central Tribune (December 9)
  
• La Crosse Loggers name Dominic Sciturro their next manager - Northwoods La Crosse Tribune (November 19)
  
• Battle Creek Battle Jacks gets 100 locals for youth baseball clinic - Northwoods Battle Creek Enquirer (November 17)
  
• Bristol State Liners put on hiatus until 2027 season - ApL Bristol Herald Courier (November 13)
  
• Appalachian League folds Coal Cats after two seasons - ApL Charleston Gazette-Mail (November 13)
  
• Appalachian League folds Coal Cats after two seasons - ApL Huntington Herald-Dispatch (November 13)
  
• Flyboys Announce 2026 Appy League Sked - ApL Greeneville Sun (November 13)
  
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