![]() ![]() 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). 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. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. ![]() The Battle Creek Battle Jacks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Battle Creek looks to play spoiler and finish the season off strong for the Cereal City on Thursday at Homer Stryker Field. The Battle Jacks look forward to clashing with the Growlers one last time in the I-94 Rivalry. Spencer Verburg (Central Michigan University) belted a home run to left field, bringing home Sebastian Kuhns (Huntington University) to show off a little firepower tonight. Anthony Aloisio (Davenport University) notched 2 RBI with a single to drive in Jay Adams (Concordia University) both in the bottom of the 1st and 3rd innings. Starting pitcher Lukas Brewer (Lansing Community College) who had great few outings against previous teams, suffered his first loss of the season.ĭespite the negatives, the Dogs were able to generate a good amount of action offensively. The Battle Jacks had to use six different pitchers on the bump in a game that was wavering in the early stages. Kalamazoo had a total of 17 hits and drew 13 walks. The Growlers fired on all cylinders offensively in the last I-94 Rivalry at MCCU Field, making their chances of solidifying a playoff spot that much closer.īattle Creek struggled with allowing sluggers to get on base.
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