Loons Cap Season with 6-5 Win Over Dragons
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (69-61) (35-29) held off the Dayton Dragons (74-57) (40-25) winning 6-5 in the season finale on a windy 69-degree partly cloudy Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. - Three Loons walks tallied their first run in the first inning. Sean McLain’s bases-loaded base on
Loons Strikeout 15 Dragons in 7-0 Shutout Victory
MIDLAND, Mich. –Great Lakes Loons (67-60) (33-28) pitching struck out 15 Dayton Dragons (73-56) (39-24) batters in a 7-0 win on an 84-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. - The Loons 7-0 win is their sixth shutout win of the season. Three have come in the last 21
Dragons Down Loons 1-0, Clinch Second-Half Playoff Spot
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (65-60) (31-28) allowed one unearned run off one hit but were shutout by the now Midwest League East 2nd Half champion Dayton Dragons (73-53) (39-22) 1-0 on a 71-degree sunny Labor Day Monday afternoon at Dow Diamond. - Peter Heubeck was excellent going
Ramirez’s Grand Slam Gives Cubs Walk-off Win over Loons
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – After nine scoreless innings and down to their final strike across three different batters, South Bend Cubs (48-76) (21-36) left fielder Pedro Ramirez launched a grand slam to beat the Great Lakes Loons (65-56) (31-24) 4-1 in 10 innings on a 84-degree cloudy Friday night at
Three-Run 11th Inning Gets Loons Past Cubs 6-3 in Extra-Inning Epic
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (64-56) (30-24) produced a three-run rally in the eleventh to push past the South Bend Cubs (47-75) (20-35) 6-3 in 11 innings on a 84-degree partly cloudy Wednesday night at Four Winds Field. - In the eleventh inning, Great Lakes pushed across
Mongelli’s Double Walks Off Timber Rattlers in 12 Innings
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (61-53) (26-21) played their longest game this season, 12 innings and three hours and 51 minutes, a 5-4 walk-off win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (70-45) (28-21) on a partly cloudy 74-degree Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. - Down 4-3 in the bottom
Loons Sweep Captains in Doubleheader
EASTLAKE, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (58-53) (24-21) took two games of a twinbill over the Lake County Captains (65-46) (24-21) on a 77-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Classic Auto Group Park. Game One - Two Captains’ errors aided the Loons’ first run in the first inning. Josue
Captains Walk-Off Loons 4-3, Five Great Lakes Players Ejected
EASTLAKE, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (56-52) (22-20) fell by a run, 4-3 in 10 innings to the Lake County Captains (64-44) (23-19). It was their 37th one-run game played by the Loons, the most in the Midwest League on a 77-degree partly cloudy Tuesday night at Classic Auto
Kernels Commit Three Errors, Loons Pitching K’s Nine in 5-2 Win
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – The Great Lakes Loons (50-49) (16-17) took advantage of three Cedar Rapids Kernels (55-43) (18-16) errors taking their third straight, the score 5-2 on an 85-degree clear Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. - Jose Rodriguez went five innings, the third Loons reliever to go that
Frank Rodriguez Walks Off Captains, Second Walk-Off Win of the Week
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (47-48) (12-16) for the second time this week walked off the Lake County Captains (57-38) (16-13) via a Frank Rodriguez single in the bottom of the ninth. The Loons won 3-2 and split the series on an 83-degree partly cloudy Sunday afternoon at
Lugnuts Best Loons 1-0 in Pitchers’ Duel
LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (44-45) (10-13) were shutout for the eighth time this season, falling 1-0 to the Lansing Lugnuts (43-46) (11-13) on an 80-degree partly cloudy Sunday afternoon at Jackson® Field™. - Peter Heubeck hurled three scoreless innings. The right-hander stranded three Lugnuts on base. -
Pontooners-TinCaps Split Doubleheader, Copen K’s 6 in Home Debut
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Pontooners (41-42) (7-10) and Fort Wayne TinCaps (35-49) (7-11) each grabbed a game, a Pontooners 4-1 win in game one and a 3-2 TinCaps victory on a 77-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. It is the first of three days; Great Lakes
Whitecaps Sweep Loons in Twinbill, Ferris’ K’s 11 in Game One
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (40-40) (6-8) tallied only one earned run over 15 innings against the West Michigan Whitecaps (41-40) (10-5) dropping both games of a doubleheader 2-0 and 5-3 on a 74-degree Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd at Dow Diamond. Game One –
Whitecaps Leave 10 on Base, Loons Win 7-2 Behind Thompson’s 3 RBI
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (38-37) (4-5) plated four runs in the first inning and allowed just two runs to the West Michigan Whitecaps (38-38) (7-3) in a 7-2 series-opening win on a 76-degree clear Monday night at LMCU Ballpark. It was the first Loons series-opening win since
Quakes Take Fifth Straight, Down Storm on Tuesday
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Cam Day pitched scoreless relief and Jake Gelof and Josue De Paula combined for a huge offensive night, as the Quakes rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Lake Elsinore Storm on Tuesday night, winning 7-2 at LoanMart Field. Day (1-1) scattered one hit and
Quakes Headed to Championship Series!
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes advanced to their first Cal League Championship Series since they last won it all in 2018, coming from behind to defeat the Inland Empire 66ers on Friday night, with an 11-6 victory at LoanMart Field. Joe Vetrano slugged two home runs and
Quakes Play Long-Ball in Front of Sell-Out Crowd
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Thayron Liranzo slugged his league-leading 24th homer of the year and Roque Gutierrez set the tone with five innings pitched, as the Quakes defeated the Visalia Rawhide in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 4,700 at LoanMart Field, 8-5 on Saturday night. Liranzo was