Nov 10, 2022 By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES--Mona Shores pitcher Jaxson Huffman signed his national letter of intent on Wednesday afternoon to attend Michigan State University in the fall of 2023. The signing event took place in the Sailor Center at Mona... READ MORE
Aug 11, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BELOIT, WI – The West Michigan Whitecaps rallied from two different two-run deficits and took their first lead of the ballgame on a go-ahead RBI-single from Esney Chacon in the tenth inning as part of a 5-4 win over the Beloit Sky Carp on Wednesday at ... READ MORE
Aug 08, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com BATTLE CREEK -- For the second consecutive year, the Manistee Saints were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the National Amateur Baseball Federation Major Division World Series in Battle Creek. Last year, it was the Lombard (Ill.) Oriol... READ MORE
Aug 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LANSING – A franchise record-low 67 minutes of baseball was played on Sunday at Jackson Field as a rain-shortened contest watched the West Michigan Whitecaps drop their series finale in just five innings to the Lansing Lugnuts by a score of 3-1. Wit... READ MORE
Aug 06, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LANSING – Trei Cruz’s three-run homer highlighted a seven-run sixth inning as the West Michigan Whitecaps hung on to defeat the Lansing Lugnuts by a score of 11-9 win over the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 7,776 fans on Friday at Jackson Field. ... READ MORE
Aug 05, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com BATTLE CREEK -- Lucas Richardson produced the biggest hit of the 13 collected by the Manistee Saints in Friday afternoon's 6-5 walk-off victory over the Hackensack Troasts. Richardson belted a two-run single and preserved the Saints' ... READ MORE
Aug 05, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LANSING – The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed a two-homer game from infielder Corey Joyce as they charged ahead in the late innings to collect a 5-1 win over the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 6,509 fans on Thursday night at Jackson Field. Joyce, pla... READ MORE
Aug 04, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LANSING, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps watched pitcher Joey Wentz collect a scoreless rehab appearance, and Lansing Lugnuts outfielder Denzel Clarke deliver an inside-the-park-home-run for the second straight game as part of an 8-1 loss on Wednesday... READ MORE
Aug 01, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE -- The Manistee Saints baseball team didn't have a problem flirting with danger over the weekend. The defending National Amateur Baseball Federation regional champs came out of the loser's bracket to win their second-straig... READ MORE
Aug 01, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK– The West Michigan Whitecaps used extra-base power and strong pitching to defeat the Dayton Dragons 6-5 and earn a series split in front of 6,233 fans Sunday afternoon at LMCU Ballpark. West Michigan collected five doubles - one shy of tyi... READ MORE
Jul 31, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK– The West Michigan Whitecaps couldn’t slow the high pressure of the Dayton Dragons offense as part of an 8-1 loss in front of 7,382 fans Saturday night at LMCU Ballpark on Saturday. West Michigan, playing as the its alter ego the "Dam Br... READ MORE
Jul 30, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com MANISTEE-- Beating a team twice in a baseball tournament is tough to do. The Manistee Saints pulled it off against Midland in Friday's National Amateur Baseball Federation regional action. The Saints topped the Tribe 5-4 on Friday and ... READ MORE
Jul 30, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK – The West Michigan Whitecaps failed to convert on solid pitching from Joey Wentz and Brant Hurter as they fell to the Dayton Dragons 4-2 in front of 7,858 fans Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. Detroit Tigers No. 10 prospect Wentz tossed two... READ MORE
Jul 29, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK – The West Michigan Whitecaps got down early and piled on six unanswered runs but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling to the Dayton Dragons 8-7 in front of 6,618 fans Thursday night at LMCU Ballpark. The Dragons plated seven runs aga... READ MORE
Jul 28, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK– Pitcher Ty Madden posted five shutout innings while the bullpen dominated as the West Michigan Whitecaps defeated the Dayton Dragons 4-1 in front of 5,334 fans Wednesday evening at LMCU Ballpark. Madden compiled four strikeouts through fi... READ MORE
Jul 26, 2022 By Ron Pesch LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--Times may change, but the challenges and economics of running a sports league haven’t altered much over the years. Logically located cities, skilled and cost-conscious management, and solid financials are all key ingredients f... READ MORE
Jul 18, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK--Jake Holton's game-winning two-run double delivered the West Michigan Whitecaps a dramatic 5-4, tenth-inning victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in front of 5,452 fans Sunday at LMCU Ballpark. Holton finished the game 2-for-3 with th... READ MORE
Jul 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK- - Pitcher Keider Montero enjoyed one of his best starts of the season as the West Michigan Whitecaps two-hit the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in a 5-0 shutout victory in front of 6,294 fans Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. Montero retired the fi... READ MORE
Jul 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK-- Infielder Carlos Mendoza delivered a walk-off single as the West Michigan Whitecaps downed the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 8-7 in a ten-inning thriller Thursday night in front of 6,306 fans at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps topped the Timber R... READ MORE
Jul 13, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK - -The West Michigan Whitecaps tied their Wednesday afternoon game in the ninth inning but couldn't complete the comeback, falling to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-2 in extra-innings in front of 5,749 fans at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps start... READ MORE