June 18, 2008 at 2:23 pm
The Midwest League\’s Western Division All-Star team battled nerves, inclement weather, and a slew of opposing pitchers before pulling ahead in extra innings, thanks to a solo home run by All-Star Most Valuable Player Tim Smith of the Clinton LumberKings, to come away with a 5-4 win in the All-Star game Tuesday at Dow Diamond. Read→
June 17, 2008 at 3:36 pm
The HangtimeSports Complex welcomed several teams Monday, June 16 for its annual summer basketball league. MidlandSports.com photographers were on hand and came away with tons of great photos. Click on the links in this article to see them. Read→
June 17, 2008 at 12:13 pm
A host of Midwest League All-Stars, led by home run champion Felix Carrasco of the Fort Wayne Wizards and the Clinton Lumberkings\’ Ian Gac, assaulted the roads and parking lots Monday at the 2008 Midwest League Home Run Derby, as they launched one cannon blast after another out of the park to the delight of a packed house at Dow Diamond. Read→
June 16, 2008 at 11:05 am
The Great Lakes Loons have announced the participants and rules for Monday\’s 2008 All-Star Home Run Derby at Dow Diamond, which will include Loons\' sluggers Andrew Lambo and Kenley Jensen, as well as local Bullock Creek star Kyle O\'Boyle. Read→
June 16, 2008 at 10:48 am
The Lansing Lugnuts used a pair of home runs from Matt Liuzza and 11-runs in a wild eighth inning as the Lansing Lugnuts defeated the Great Lakes Loons Sunday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd of 5,586 fans at Dow Diamond by a score of 18-6. Read→
June 13, 2008 at 10:40 am
Matt Oxendine drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the South Bend Silverhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Great Lakes Loons Thursday night and spoiling standout games from Given Kutz and Alex Garabedian. Read→
June 12, 2008 at 10:42 am
One day after the Loons pitching staff struggled with control, Steven Johnson, Thomas Melgarejo and Miguel Ramirez proved to be in control. The Loons\’ pitching trio combined on a three-hit shutout against the South Bend Silverhawks, and Great Lakes won 3-0 Wednesday night. Read→
June 11, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Loons pitchers surrendered a season-high 13 runs and 12 walks Tuesday night en route to a13-2 shellacking at the hands of the South Bend Silverhawks. Read→
June 10, 2008 at 4:16 pm
While much of the attention surrounding the Great Lakes Loons focuses on the game played on the field, a different type of team is working behind the scenes to fill the stomachs of all those butts that are filling the seats. Read→
June 10, 2008 at 10:51 am
The South Bend Silverhawks struck for six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to erase a three-run deficit and never trailed the rest of the ballgame en route to an 11-7 victory over the Great Lakes Loons Monday night. Read→
June 9, 2008 at 11:36 am
Alpena\’s Leah Cox had a 2-run double and pitcher Rachel Gebauer surrendered only one hit as the No. 2 Wildcats defeated Dow 2-1 in the Division 1 regional semifinal Saturday at Flushing High School. Read→
June 9, 2008 at 11:34 am
The West Michigan Whitecaps wrapped up a pair of victories Sunday over the Great Lakes Loons. The Tigers’ affiliate concluded a suspended game from Saturday, winning 10-1 over the Loons. They followed that performance with an 8-3 victory over the Loons. Read→
June 6, 2008 at 12:53 pm
H.H. Dow High has officially added another name to its list of athletes playing college ball as the school announced that Zach Stidham has signed to play baseball at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma. Read→