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Loons Cap Season with 6-5 Win Over Dragons 

September 8, 2024

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

Dragons Down Loons 1-0, Clinch Second-Half Playoff Spot

September 2, 2024

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

Three-Run 11th Inning Gets Loons Past Cubs 6-3 in Extra-Inning Epic

August 28, 2024

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

Timber Rattlers Snap Loons Five-Game Win Streak, Win 5-4

August 22, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (61-54) (27-22) took a lead into the ninth inning, but the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (71-45) (29-21) rallied for two runs to take it 5-4 on a 76-degree clear Thursday night at Dow Diamond. - Josue De Paula for the second time this week,

Loons Sweep Captains in Doubleheader 

August 15, 2024

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

Six-Run Third Inning Secures Loons Fourth Straight Win

August 3, 2024

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – The Great Lakes Loons (51-49) (17-17) rallied for four consecutive two-out hits in a six-run top of the third inning, all that was needed to best the Cedar Rapids Kernels (55-44) (18-17) 6-1 on an 86-degree sunny Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. - The Loons

Mongelli Steals Home and Loons Pitching Strikes Out 18 in 4-1 Win

July 27, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (46-48) (12-16) pitching struck out 18 Lake County Captains (57-37) (16-12) tying a season-best 1-0 on an 80-degree clear Friday night at Dow Diamond. - After no extra-base hits in the previous two games, Sam Mongelli roped a double in the first inning. -

Lugnuts Best Loons 1-0 in Pitchers’ Duel

July 21, 2024

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. -

TinCaps Two Three-Run Home Runs Top Loons 7-4

July 14, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Fort Wayne TinCaps (37-50) (9-12) knocked two three-run home runs while the Great Lakes Loons (42-44) (8-12) left 10 on base in a 7-4 TinCaps win on an 80-degree partly cloudy Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. Fort Wayne took four games in the six-game series, -

Captains Clamp Loons 4-2

June 26, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (36-35) (2-3) were limited to two hits and two runs by the Lake County Captains (44-27) (3-2), who took their second straight, today’s final 4-2 on an 81-degree partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon at Classic Auto Group Park. - Great Lakes and Lake County,

River Bandits Win 7-0, Allow Two Hits to the Loons 

June 20, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – Quad Cities River Bandits (30-35) kept the Great Lakes Loons (34-32) to two hits. Both by Jake Gelof in a 7-0 River Bandits win on a 73-degree cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. The Loons finished the first half with a winning record of 34-32. - Quad

Loons Give Kernels the Blues, Win 11-3 on Bluey Night

June 9, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (31-25) were relentless, plastering 11 on the Cedar Rapids Kernels (31-24), an 11-3 on a 57-degree Saturday night with drizzle on and off at Dow Diamond. The game was delayed one hour and 29 minutes and then took three hours and 10 minutes

Loons Win Series, Take Finale 9-3 with Heubeck Striking Out 11

May 26, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (26-19) starter Peter Heubeck notched a career-high 11 strikeouts, downing the Beloit Sky Carp (20-24) 9-3 on a 75-degree overcast Friday night at Dow Diamond. Heubeck struck out the side in the first. Two to end the second inning, two to begin the third

Liranzo Homers Twice in 3-1 Series Finale Win

May 19, 2024

DAYTON, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (22-17) snapped a three-game losing skid with a strong pitching performance and a multi-homer game for Thayron Liranzo. A 3-1 win over the Dayton Dragons (18-21) on a sunny 83-degree Sunday afternoon at a full-capacity Day Air Ballpark. Liranzo went deep to start

Dragons Outduel Loons 2-1, 23 Combined Strikeouts

May 14, 2024

DAYTON, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (20-14) went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position stranding four in the final four innings of a 2-1 loss to the Dayton Dragons (15-19) on an overcast 65-degree Tuesday night at Day Air Ballpark. Peter Heubeck finished five innings for the second time

Lugnuts Pen Clips Loons, Win 4-3

May 8, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (19-10) loaded the bases in the ninth but did not push across a run, as the Lansing Lugnuts (13-16) hung on for a 4-3 win on a 69-degree partly cloudy and windy Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. The Loons stranded eight runners on

Loons Eight Game Win Streak Snapped by Timber Rattlers

May 2, 2024

Appleton, Wis. – The Great Lakes Loons (16-8) eight-game win streak and franchise-best 11-road game winning streak were ended by a dominant pitching performance from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (16-8). A 4-1 final score on a 58-degree cloudy and windy Thursday night at Fox Cities Stadium. Wisconsin’s Will Rudy and

Loons Win Fourth Straight, Top TinCaps 5-3

April 27, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (12-7) tallied five runs for a third straight game, winning their fourth consecutive contest over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (8-10) 5-3 on a cloudy 64-degree Friday night at Parkview Field. The game was delayed by rain for one hour and 11 minutes

Loons Rock Lugnuts 12-4, Win Series and Third Straight Game

April 14, 2024

LANSING, Mich. –The Great Lakes Loons (6-3) were victorious in their third straight game behind their third consecutive five-inning start and third eight-run plus performance in a row. Today, a 12-4 scoring stampede on a 73-degree sunny Sunday afternoon at Jackson ® Field. Dylan Campbell was the leader in the

Loons Sweep Lugnuts in Twin Bill, Great Lakes Combines for 20 runs

April 13, 2024

LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (5-3) grabbed two games from the Lansing Lugnuts (3-5) by the scores of 12-1 and 8-5, a Great Lakes offensive bludgeoning on a 55-degree sunny Saturday at Jackson ® Field. In game one, the Loons delivered their best offensive performance of the season,

Loons One-Hit by TinCaps, Handed First Loss of 2024

April 7, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – Five Fort Wayne TinCaps (1-2) pitchers held the Great Lakes Loons (2-1) offense to one hit, getting their first win of 2024 by the score of 2-0 on a sunny 54-degree Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. Dylan Lesko, Jose Geraldo, Miguel Cienfuegos, Francis Pena, and Ryan Och

Loons Punch Ticket to Championship Series with 2-1 Victory

September 15, 2023

Midland, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (76-55) (2-1) advanced to their second ever Midwest League Championship Series in their 16-year franchise history defeating the Fort Wayne TinCaps (69-63) (1-2) 2-1. The game was the third in a best-of-three Midwest League Eastern Division Championship Series on a 69-degree partly cloudy

Loons Deny Whitecaps Postseason Berth

September 10, 2023

Comstock Park, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (76-55) (31-35) finished their regular season with a statement 4-1 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps (68-62) (36-29) denying West Michigan entry to the postseason in front of 8,414 fans on a 72-degree Sunday at LMCU Ballpark. Entering the day, the Whitecaps

Loons Wax Whitecaps 2-1 in Under Two Hours

September 5, 2023

Comstock Park, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (74-52) (29-32) needed just two pitchers, Peter Heubeck and Jared Karros, to finish nine innings and stamp a 2-1 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps (65-60) (33-30) on an 89-degree Tuesday at LMCU Ballpark. The game was played in one hour and

Dayton Downs Great Lakes 6-5, Behind Four Home Runs

August 29, 2023

Midland, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (71-49) (26-29) permitted four home runs, including a two-run ninth-inning longball from Carlos Jorge, the decider in the Dayton Dragons (61-60) (28-27) 6-5 win on a 65-degree partly cloudy Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. The game was delayed 30 minutes due to inclement