The Arizona Fall League concluded with the Salt River Rafters claiming an unlikely title with their win over Surprise in Nov. 16’s AFL championship game, bringing a dramatic close to Week 6, and this year, of AFL play. The players honored for their performances in the season’s final week were

Here are the top performers from the fifth week of AFL action:

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (29-25) for the third straight night had multiple homers and over 10 strikeouts from their pitchers, a winning recipe in an 8-3 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels (31-22) on a 63-degree cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. The game was delayed one

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (27-22) snapped a three-game losing streak with a steady pitching performance and early offensive flurry to chop the West Michigan Whitecaps (25-24) 3-1 on a 78-degree clear and sunny Friday night at sold-out LMCU Ballpark. Jerming Rosario delivered a third straight five-inning

MIDLAND, Mich. – It was the fourth straight night the Great Lakes Loons (25-19) and the Beloit Sky Carp (20-23) went ten innings. To get there, Great Lakes scored four unanswered. Sam Mongelli’s three-run homer tied it in the ninth, and Noah Miller singled home the placed runner in the

DAYTON, Ohio. – The Dayton Dragons (18-20) scored five runs in the seventh inning, six unanswered runs in a 6-3 win over the Great Lakes Loons (21-17) on a sunny 84-degree Saturday night at a full-capacity Day Air Ballpark. The Dragons have won the series, winning four of five played.

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts (16-17) took the series finale and their third straight from the Great Lakes Loons (20-13) 4-3 after a ninth-inning homer from Euribiel Angeles on a 64-degree sunny Mother’s Day Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. The Loons grabbed a 2-1 lead in the fourth, three

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (19-9) pitching was efficient and dominant, downing the Lansing Lugnuts (12-16) 2-0 on a 65-degree partly cloudy and windy Wednesday afternoon at Dow Diamond. 6,244 fans were in attendance on a School Kids Day. The 2-0 win is the first shutout win for

Appleton, Wis. – The Great Lakes Loons (16-7) tallied nine runs off 12 hits, enough to get past the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (15-8) 9-8 on a 63-degree partly cloudy and windy Wednesday at Fox Cities Stadium. For the third straight game, Noah Miller hit a homer and drove in three

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (10-7) swept the Fort Wayne TinCaps (8-8), winning game one 11-1 and game two 5-1 of a twin bill on a brisk and cloudy 46-degree Wednesday night at Parkview Field. Great Lakes, as a team, hit three home runs. Chris Newell smacked

MIDLAND, Mich. – For the second straight night, the Great Lakes Loons (6-5) overcame a three-run deficit but were met with a response from the West Michigan Whitecaps (5-6). Tonight, a four-run Loons bottom of the seventh was answered by three straight Whitecaps runs. A 7-5 final on a 61-degree

LANSING, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (3-2) pitching was stellar, striking out 10 Lansing Lugnuts (2-3) in 10 innings, a three-run tenth gave Great Lakes a 4-1 win on a partly cloudy 65-degree and clear Wednesday evening at Jackson ® Field. The Lugnuts had two runners reach in the first,

Midland, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (76-55) (0-1) led 6-5 into the ninth inning, but the Cedar Rapids Kernels (82-50) (1-0) complied five runs, off two home runs in the ninth inning winning 10-6. The game was the first in a best-of-three Midwest League Championship Series on a 65-degree

Midland, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (76-55) (1-1) extended their season and evened up the series at one, with a 3-2 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (69-63) (1-1) in game two of the Midwest League Eastern Division Championship Series on a 66-degree clear Thursday night at Dow Diamond.

Midland, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (73-50) (28-30) pitching has kept the Dayton Dragons (62-62) (29-29) to 10 runs through the first four games victorious tonight 6-1 on a 76-degree Friday night at Dow Diamond. Jerming Rosario registered a second straight shutout appearance, going five innings and matching a season-high

Midland, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (70-48) (25-28) and Fort Wayne TinCaps (61-58) (29-24) each took a win in the doubleheader. The TinCaps won 4-2 in game one, and the Loons were victorious 5-0 in game two on a 70-degree partly cloudy Saturday night at Dow Diamond in front

Lansing, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (67-45) (22-25) scored five runs in the first four innings but were held off the board in the final five, with the Lansing Lugnuts (51-61) (20-27) taking it 7-5 on a 77-degree partly cloudy Saturday night at Jackson® Field™. With the win, the

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (63-38) (18-18) racked up 13 runs on 15 hits and 11 walks decimating the Fort Wayne TinCaps (52-50) (20-16) 13-3 on an 73-degree cloudy Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field. The Loons started the day with three straight singles supporting a three-run first

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (60-35) (15-16) gave up a six-run, five-hit fifth inning dropping the series opener to the Fort Wayne TinCaps (50-47) (18-13) 10-5 on a partly cloudy Tuesday evening at Parkview Field. Both starters permitted just one run through the first four innings. Jerming

Midland, Mich.– The Great Lakes Loons (59-32) (14-12) permitted the most runs in a single inning this season, as the Dayton Dragons (47-45) (14-12) scored eight runs in the seventh inning, winning 10-5 on a 75-degree cloudy Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. Dayton down 4-2, scored eight runs delivered from

Lansing, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (58-28) and Lansing Lugnuts (39-47) played their third straight game decided by two runs, tonight Loons' pitching was the difference. A 3-1 Great Lakes win on a 78-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Jackson Field. Jerming Rosario pitched the bottom of the fifth

Midland, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (55-26) had just one run and six hits through the first eight innings. A two-run four-hit bottom of the ninth gave the Loons a 3-2 comeback win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (43-39) on a 78-degree partly cloudy Friday night at Dow Diamond.

Dayton, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (52-24) for the second-straight game received power late, a two-run eighth-inning home run from Chris Newell to drop the Dayton Dragons (39-38) 4-2 on an 88-degree partly cloudy Wednesday night at Day Air Ballpark. Chris Newell stepped up with the game tied at

Midland, Mich.– The Great Lakes Loons (47-22) utilized six pitchers who struck out 14 Lansing Lugnuts (32-37) in a 4-0 shutout victory on a 79-degree Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. Lansing loaded the bases with two walks and a two-out single in the ninth inning that bounced Juan Morillo from

Comstock Park, Mich.– The Great Lakes Loons (44-20) scored eight runs in the final three innings trouncing the West Michigan Whitecaps (32-32) 8-3 on an 89-degree Wednesday night at LMCU Ballpark. With one game remaining in the first half of the season, the Great Lakes Loons have won 44 of