MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (40-38) (6-6) went firecrackin’ on the Fourth of July, with two solo home runs. Thayron Liranzo hit the go-ahead shot in the sixth inning, a part of a 4-2 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps (39-40) (8-5) on a 76-degree cloudy Thursday night

MIDLAND, Mich. – Thayron Liranzo has been selected by Major League Baseball to participate in the 2024 All-Star Futures Game. The game is at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, July 13th. The 20-year-old has been with the Loons since Opening Day, appearing in 61 of the first

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

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (37-37) (3-5) appeared to be heading for a fifth straight loss after trailing the Lake County Captains (46-28) (5-3) 8-0 after three innings. The Loons responded by scoring 12 runs to down the Captains 12-10 on a 65-degree overcast Sunday afternoon at Classic

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Lake County Captains (45-27) (4-2) held and secured a 2-1 advantage through the final four innings, with the Great Lakes Loons (36-37) (2-5) stranding four in scoring position in those frames in a 2-1 loss on a 71-degree cloudy Friday night at Classic Auto Group Park.

MIDLAND, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (36-34) (2-2) pitching walked seven Lake County Captains (43-27) (1-2) four of those runners came around to score in an 8-3 Lake County win on an 81-degree partly cloudy Tuesday night at Classic Auto Group Park. - Lake County scored at least a run

MIDLAND, Mich. –Quad Cities River Bandits (29-35) pitching struck out 13, and their lone extra-base hit netted three in a 4-2 win over the Great Lakes Loons (34-31) on a humid 91-degree partly cloudy Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. - Quad Cities starter Steven Zobac went four innings striking out

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

MIDLAND, Mich. – Nick Biddison, Thayron Liranzo, and Noah Miller all went yard for the Great Lakes Loons (28-25) in a 10-run 10-hit performance, a 10-3 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels (31-21) on a 74-degree cloudy Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. Great Lakes snapped a three-game losing streak and

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (27-25) had five extra-base hits but went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position, dropping the series opener to the Cedar Rapids Kernels (31-20) 5-2 on an 84-degree cloudy Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. Chris Campos went five innings for the first time in

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

MIDLAND, Mich. – For the third straight night, the Great Lakes Loons (24-19) and the Beloit Sky Carp (20-22) went ten innings, a wild pitch by the Loons gave the Sky Carp a run that held for a 5-4 win on a 77-degree partly cloudy Friday night at Dow Diamond.

MIDLAND, Mich. – Thayron Liranzo, for the second straight night, delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the tenth for a Great Lakes Loons (24-18) victory over the Beloit Sky Carp (19-22) by the score of 7-6 on a 77-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. The Loons

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (23-18) and Beloit Sky Carp (19-21) each held the lead four times the Loons claimed the final one in the tenth, a Thayron Liranzo RBI double, the winner in a 14-13 extra innings classic on a 74-degree partly cloudy Wednesday night at Dow

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (22-18) walked seven Beloit Sky Carp (19-20) batters, three scored in an 8-4 Sky Carp win on a 69-degree partly cloudy Tuesday morning in front of 6,570 fans on a School Kids Day game at Dow Diamond. The Sky Carp scored two in

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

DAYTON, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (21-15) scored the game’s final four runs but fell one short, leaving the bases loaded in the ninth giving way to a 11-10 Dayton Dragons (16-20) win on a partly cloudy 79-degree Thursday night at Day Air Ballpark. The game was the second

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

In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in

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 (20-10) made the most of their opportunities, driving in five runs, all with the longball beating the Lansing Lugnuts (13-17) 5-3 on a 57-degree cloudy and windy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. Chris Newell and Jake Gelof both went deep. In the bottom

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

Appleton, Wis. – The Great Lakes Loons (18-9) took the series and tenth game of 12 straight played on the road, beating the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (17-10) 5-3 on a 63-degree sunny Sunday afternoon at Fox Cities Stadium. Alex Freeland had his ninth multi-hit game in his 23rd played in

Appleton, Wis. – The Great Lakes Loons (17-8) had three two-run innings and stranded eight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (16-9) runners, taking a 7-3 win on a 72-degree, and sunny Friday night at Fox Cities Stadium. With a win, Great Lakes has the best record in the Midwest League. The Loons

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Timely hitting and strong pitching gave the Great Lakes Loons (14-7) their sixth straight win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (8-12) 8-3 on a warm and windy 75-degree partly cloudy Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field. Over the six games, Great Lakes scored 48 runs, two off