Butterworth Walks Off Loons with Tenth Inning Single, Swan Throws Six Scoreless
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (52-44) (18-13) held the Fort Wayne TinCaps (48-49) (17-15) off the board in the first six innings, but the TinCaps tallied four unanswered to win 4-3 on a 73-degree cloudy Wednesday night at Parkview Field. The game was delayed an hour and
Pontooners Boat Race Sky Carp 9-2 with Six-Run Sixth, Earn Fifth-Straight Win
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Pontooners (49-42) (15-11) supplied six runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Beloit Sky Carp (45-47) (15-11) 9-2 on an 83-degree overcast Thursday night at Dow Diamond. - Dodgers No. 2 prospect Zyhir Hope had a four-hit evening, starting things with an opposite-field
Hope Hits Grand Slam, Loons Pitching K’s Nine in 7-3 Victory
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (41-38) (7-7) got a big blast from Zyhir Hope, a sixth-inning grand slam, and nine combined strikeouts from pitchers Eriq Swan and Brooks Auger in a 7-3 win on a 90-degree sunny Saturday night at Dow Diamond in front of a sellout crowd.
Swan Shines Again, K’s Eight in Loons 4-2 Win
MIDLAND, Mich. – Eriq Swan struck out eight over six innings and permitted just two hits against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (30-29) setting up a 4-2 Great Lakes Loons (31-28) win on an 84-degree sunny Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. - Eriq Swan had four inning-ending strikeouts, on his way
NO HITTER - Swan and Gutierrez Combine for No-Hitter in Game Two of Doubleheader
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (28-26) were walked off 6-5 in game one but bounced back with a historic performance in game two. Eriq Swan and Roque Gutierrez combined to no-hit the South Bend Cubs (16-38), a 3-0 final on a 66-degree overcast Thursday night at Four
Sirota Drives in Two, Loons Pitching K’s Eight in 3-2 Win
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (22-20) pitching and clutch hitting upended the West Michigan Whitecaps (28-14) 3-2 on a 55-degree overcast Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. - Mike Sirota drove in the first two runs and scored the final run. The 21-year-old won a nine-pitch battle with West
De Paula’s Grand Slam Elevates Loons Over Dragons
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (5-6) answered a Dayton Dragons (4-7) four-run top of the eighth with a seven-run bottom of the eighth highlighted by a Josue De Paula grand slam. The Loons won 10-5 on a 53-degree sunny Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. - Both starters allowed
Top performers of 2024 Fall Stars Game
MESA, Ariz. -- Thayron Liranzo wielded one of the Arizona Fall League’s most potent bats in the first four weeks of the season, but he had struggled as of late. Coming into the annual Fall Stars Game, he had gone hitless in his last 10 at-bats. But with the contest
Dodgers' Swan breaks down his pitches
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Eriq Swan is essentially in his pitching infancy, and that could be a scary thought for the rest of the league. The 23-year-old, 6-foot-6 right-hander picked up pitching late at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, having primarily been a tall shortstop in his prep years. He
Quakes Drop First Game of Second Half
Lake Elsinore, CA – The Quakes dropped their first decision of the second half, as the Lake Elsinore took a 3-1 win over Rancho in the opening game of a six-game series on Tuesday night at The Diamond. Leo De Vries smashed his first professional home run, breaking a 1-1