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Here are the Top 10 LHP prospects for 2025

January 23, 2025

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position. MLB.com has produced top 10

Loons' Ferris takes no-hit bid to pitch-count limit

Dodgers No. 6 prospect relatively untouchable for eight innings
@JoeTrezz
August 2, 2024

When the Dodgers acquired Jackson Ferris in their January deal with the Cubs, they thought the left-handed pitching prospect could reach new levels in their system during his second pro season. They may have been right about that. The eighth-ranked lefty prospect in all of baseball, Ferris has spent the

Jackson Ferris Throws Eight No-Hit Innings, Loons Win 6-1 

August 1, 2024

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – Great Lakes Loons (49-49) (15-17) starter Jackson Ferris was fantastic. The left-hander allowed no hits in eight innings against the Cedar Rapids Kernels (55-42) (18-15). Great Lakes won 6-1 on a 91-degree clear Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. - Jackson Ferris retired the first eight

Ferris Fans Seven in Seven Innings, Great Lakes Loses 1-0

July 26, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Picantes de Lake County (57-36) (16-11) and Pepinillos Picantes del Norte (45-48) (11-16) pitching was elite, with Lake County winning 1-0 on an 80-degree clear Friday night at Dow Diamond. - Jackson Ferris struck out seven over seven innings. The 20-year-old permitted only five hits, and

Loons Outlast Lugnuts, Win 6-2 in Season-Long 12 Innings

July 20, 2024

LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (44-44) (10-12) tied the game in the ninth inning and held serve with the Lansing Lugnuts (42-46) (10-13) until the 12th inning where they scored four, for a 6-2 win on a 78-degree partly cloudy Saturday night at Jackson® Field™. - Both teams’

Ferris K’s 8, Pontooners Level TinCaps 7-4

July 13, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Pontooners (42-43) (8-11) landed a 7-4 victory propelled by power pitching with 14 strikeouts of Fort Wayne TinCaps (36-50) (8-12) hitters on an 87-degree partly cloudy Saturday night at Dow Diamond. - Jackson Ferris, struck out eight across six innings. The left-hander struck out

Whitecaps Sweep Loons in Twinbill, Ferris’ K’s 11 in Game One

July 6, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (40-40) (6-8) tallied only one earned run over 15 innings against the West Michigan Whitecaps (41-40) (10-5) dropping both games of a doubleheader 2-0 and 5-3 on a 74-degree Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd at Dow Diamond. Game One –

Loons Complete Largest Comeback in Franchise History, Erase Eight-Run Deficit

June 30, 2024

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

Loons Strikeout Passed Ball Walk-Off Gets Split of Doubleheader

June 23, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (36-33) (2-1) and Quad Cities River Bandits (31-37) (1-2) each took a game in a doubleheader, game one to Quad Cities 7-1 and game two for Great Lakes 1-0 on a 75-degree cloudy Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. Game One - The Loons'

River Bandits Ride Out Loons Comeback Attempt, Win 7-6 in 10 Innings

June 18, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (34-30) and Quad Cities River Bandits (28-35) first matchup of 2024 went 10 innings, with the River Bandits getting three hits in the tenth to grab a 7-6 win on a sweltering 88-degree partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon at Dow Diamond. Great Lakes pitching

Loons Throttle Three Homers Crush Cedar Rapids 10-3

June 5, 2024

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

Loons Fall Short of Whitecaps 6-5, Drop Third Straight

May 30, 2024

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (26-22) scored four runs in the final two innings but left two runners in scoring position in the ninth as the West Michigan Whitecaps (25-23) closed out a 6-5 win. It was West Michigan’s third straight victory on a 73-degree clear and

Sky Carp Scarcely Top Loons, In Third Straight Extra-Inning Game

May 24, 2024

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.

Dragons Pitching Downs Loons 5-2 

May 17, 2024

DAYTON, Ohio. – Great Lakes Loons (21-16) hitters were stifled by three Dayton Dragons (17-20) pitchers in a 5-2 Dayton win on a cloudy 73-degree Friday night at a full-capacity Day Air Ballpark. Javi Rivera, for the Dragons, delivered a season-high five innings and eight strikeouts. The Loons had five

Great Lakes Wins Series, Besting Wisconsin 5-3 

May 5, 2024

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

Loons Win Seventh Straight, Miller Drives in Three

May 1, 2024

Appleton, Wis. – The Great Lakes Loons (15-7) went 4-for-12 with runners in scoring position, and the bullpen delivered six scoreless innings for a seventh straight win by the score of 6-4 in the series opener against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (15-7) on a 67-degree partly cloudy Tuesday night at

Loons Sweep Doubleheader in Fort Wayne, Power Out Three Homers

April 25, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (10-7) swept the Fort Wayne TinCaps (8-8), winning game one 11-1 and game two 5-1 of a twin bill on a brisk and cloudy 46-degree Wednesday night at Parkview Field. Great Lakes, as a team, hit three home runs. Chris Newell smacked

Whitecaps Whip Loons 12-0

April 18, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – A West Michigan Whitecaps (6-6) seven-run fifth inning overshadowed a Jackson Ferris eight-strikeout night for the Great Lakes Loons (6-6). A 10-0 Whitecaps win on a 56-degree and cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. The Loons were shutout for the second time this season. Great Lakes left

Lugnuts Glide to 9-3 Win, Loons Pitching Walks 10

April 12, 2024

LANSING, Mich. – Lansing Lugnuts (3-3) batters walked 10 times and gained nine hits to down the Great Lakes Loons (3-3) 9-3 on an extremely windy 49-degree and cloudy Friday night at Jackson ® Field. Jackson Ferris battled high wind and command issues. The left-hander walked six, aiding five runs.

Loons Walk-Off Winners on 17th Opening Day

April 5, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. – Noah Miller, in his first game in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the eleventh, a Great Lakes Loons (1-0) 3-2 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (0-1) on an overcast and windy Friday night at Dow Diamond. Miller was