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Great Lakes LoonsThis is the second season of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Single-A affiliate Loons. All the articles we’ve written that cover any aspect of the organization can be found here.
One day after Derrick Walker blasted a two-run home run for the Silver Hawks, starting pitcher Josh Collmenter, the 2007 MAC Pitcher of the Year, hurled six shutout innings en route to South Bend\’s 4-1 victory over the Great Lakes Loons. Read→
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The Great Lakes Loons earned a split in their four-game series with the Lansing Lugnuts Thursday night with a 4-2 victory in front of a lively Oldsmobile Park crowd of 7,672. Read→
Jonathan Jaspe drove in both Lansing runs and Marc Rzepczynski struck out six in five innings as the Lugnuts defeated the Great Lakes Loons 2-1 for the second consecutive night. Read→
Justin Miller delivered one of the best pitching performances in the brief history of the Great Lakes Loons, but Lansing left fielder Jonathan Baksh spoiled the night with a two-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning to drive home the game-winning run for the Lugnuts. Read→
Steven Johnson tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts and moved into sole possession of first place in the Midwest League in wins as the Loons shutout the Lugnuts Monday night at Oldsmobile Park 2-0. Read→
The Great Lakes Loons snapped a four-game losing streak and won for the first time in the second half of the season Sunday afternoon, slugging their way past the Dayton Dragons 8-2. Read→
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→
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→
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→
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→
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→
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→
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