Emmet Sheehan Named Texas League All-Star
During the regular season, the Tulsa Drillers accumulated the most individual player awards in the Texas League, with nine players earning honors. Today, the Drillers have added another accolade when it was announced that pitcher Emmet Sheehan has been named to the 2023 Texas League All-Star Team. Sheehan was a
Sheehan and Gauthier Named May Award Winners
Through two months of the regular season, the Tulsa Drillers have one of the best records in Minor League Baseball. A number of top individual performances have already been recognized for playing roles in that record, and more recognition has occurred this week. It has been announced by Minor League
Drillers Fall in Pitching Duel
Corpus Christi, TX – Pitching dominated Wednesday night's matchup between the Tulsa Drillers and the Corpus Christi Hooks. Both staffs kept the opposing offenses in check as the game featured just six total hits. However, the Hooks managed to break through for the game’s only run as Tulsa's offense was
Drillers Open Season with Shutout Victory
TULSA, OK – The Tulsa Drillers 2023 season opening game on Thursday night was a rousing success thanks to two straight big at-bats and an impressive combination on the mound. In the bottom of the third inning of a scoreless game, outfielders Jonny DeLuca and Yusniel Diaz hit back-to-back home
Pepinillos Picantes Pummel Four Home Runs to Down Fort Wayne
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons were struggling on offense coming into the fifth inning Friday night at Dow Diamond. In the first four frames, just one batter had reached against the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Loons had no hits and they trailed 2-0. Then came the firepower. In
Cheaper by the Dozen: Loons Score 12 Runs for Third Straight Game
LANSING, Mich. – Three times against the Lansing Lugnuts this season, the Great Lakes Loons couldn’t buy a run. Over the most recent three games at Jackson Field, they’ve bought them by the dozen. For the third straight game, the Loons scored 12 runs Saturday against Lansing, defeating the Lugnuts,
Pitchers’ Duel Ends with Loons’ Walk-Off Single in 10th Inning
MIDLAND, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons righty Emmet Sheehan faced off against Peoria Chiefs righty Inohan Paniagua on Tuesday at Dow Diamond, and each pitcher allowed one run before the Chiefs won, 7-1. On Sunday, they faced off again, and both improved on their performance from earlier in the week.
Chiefs Score Six Late Runs to Down Loons in Series Opener
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons certainly won’t complain about allowing no extra-base hits Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. But the Peoria Chiefs made them pay for the nine singles they allowed. The Chiefs strung their hits together for seven runs, six in the final three frames, to take
Longballs Lead Loons to Lashing of Lake County
The Great Lakes Loons hitters seem to love Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio. On May 14 at the Lake County Captains, the Loons left the yard five times, the most homers in a game for Great Lakes this season. Wednesday night, they did it again. The Loons hit five home
Cartaya’s Two-Homer Night Powers Loons over Lugnuts
MIDLAND, Mich. – In his first at-bat Thursday night at Dow Diamond, Diego Cartaya smacked a two-run home run that nearly left the park entirely. In his second at-bat, his second two-run shot did leave the park and landed on Buttles Street. Cartaya provided the firepower for the Great Lakes
Loons Pitching Carves Up Victory in Low Scoring Affair
The Great Lakes Loons squeaked out a victory Thursday night in Davenport, Iowa as they won 2-1. It was their second straight one-run victory in as many games against the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park. Great Lakes (52-32) tallied 11 hits, but left 12 runners on base
Loons Come Back in Second Straight to Win in Extras
The Great Lakes Loons found themselves behind for the second straight game against the Quad Cities River Bandits Wednesday night. After trailing 3-1, the Loons forced extra innings at Modern Woodmen Park. Great Lakes (51-32) left a season-high fourteen runners on base as they won 5-4 in eleven innings. Quad
Loons Bats Sputter, Fall in Shutout to Lansing
The Great Lakes Loons had a terrific pitching performance Friday night at Jackson Field in Lansing, Mich.: five hits, two walks, 13 strikeouts, just one run. Unfortunately for them, the Lansing Lugnuts had a better one. Lansing allowed just two hits and a walk with 12 strikeouts while keeping the
Four-Hit Shutout Spins Loons to Victory
MIDLAND, Mich. – Minor League Baseball’s hottest series is at Dow Diamond this week between the Great Lakes Loons and the Dayton Dragons. This set has everything. 24 total runs in a game Tuesday. Extra-inning pitchers’ duel Wednesday. Dayton comeback win Thursday. Loons comeback win Friday. On Saturday, the Loons
Vargas Serves Up Salami to Secure Season Series Win over Dayton
MIDLAND, Mich. – In the first inning Thursday at Dow Diamond, Imanol Vargas put the Loons ahead for the first time with a grand slam. In the eighth inning Friday at Dow Diamond, Vargas did the exact same thing. The Loons trailed until a five-run eighth inning, capped off by
Double-Digit Hits for Third Straight Night Leads Loons to Victory
From Friday, June 3 to Tuesday, June 7, the Great Lakes Loons went 1-3. Since then, they’ve won 15 of their last 17 games. Nobody in affiliated baseball is as hot as the Great Lakes Loons, and that continued Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Ind., as Great
One-Hit Shutout Performance Propels Loons to Victory
MIDLAND, Mich. – With one of the best pitching staffs in the Midwest League, the Great Lakes Loons have seen their fair share of stellar team pitching performances in the 2022 season. None better than Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. Five Loons pitchers combined to one-hit the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Triple Play, Four-Run Ninth Not Enough for Great Lakes
MIDLAND, Mich. – In the ninth inning Friday night at Dow Diamond, the Great Lakes Loons put on quite the show. In the top of the frame, they turned their first triple play in a decade. In the bottom half, they plated four runs on four hits. The bad news?
Seven-Run Eighth Inning Pushes Loons Past South Bend
In the pitch clock era, it is rarer and rarer to see a nine-inning game go past three hours, let alone over three and a half hours. The Great Lakes Loons and South Bend Cubs found a way Saturday night at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend,
Early Offense Lets Loons Withstand Late Lugnuts Surge
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons had their offense working early Thursday night at Dow Diamond, as they exploded for eight runs in the first five innings against the Lansing Lugnuts. Good thing. Lansing did not go quiet into that good night, scoring four runs in the seventh inning
Ching’s Broken Bat Bloop Brings Loons First Win
MIDLAND, Mich. – In 120 Great Lakes Loons games last season, the Loons got a walk-off win just once. It took just two games in 2022 to match that total. In the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday at Dow Diamond, Zac Ching broke his bat and flared a looper