Jun 11, 2016 By Steve Gunn and Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK - Perhaps Cam Gibson’s home run was a good omen for the West Michigan Whitecaps. Gibson’s seventh-inning homer on Friday helped the Whitecaps wrap up an impressive 11-3 victory over the Lansing Lugnu... READ MORE
Jun 10, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Whitecaps used late-inning rallies to top the visiting Great Lakes Loons 5-3 in front of a season high 8,010 fans on Thursday night. Jose Zambrano gave the Whitecaps a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning with a two-out RB... READ MORE
Jun 08, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Whitecaps ended a three-game losing streak Tuesday afternoon by defeating the Great Lakes Loons 5-0 in front of 7,386 fans at Fifth Third Ballpark. Whitecaps pitcher Matt Hall improved his record to 7-0 by allowing just two hits an... READ MORE
Jun 06, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – If the Muskegon Clippers played the Shoreline Salmon in every game they’d probably set some scoring records. The Clippers had scored 38 runs against the Salmon in two earlier games this season. They added to that remarkabl... READ MORE
Jun 05, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont baseball team captured its first Div. 2 district title in 26 years in a dramatic 9-8 win over Big Rapids on Saturday. The Packers erased a 5-0 first inning deficit and scored six runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh to ... READ MORE
Jun 05, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com Defending baseball state champion Muskegon Catholic captured another Division 4 district title with a 12-2 win over Big Rapids Crossroads Academy in five innings. The Crusaders reached the finals after beating Holton 6-3 in Saturday's opener. Co... READ MORE
Jun 05, 2016 By Jacob Arvidson LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball team was just one win shy of tying the school’s single season win record of 30 going into Saturday’s Division 1 district championship game at Grand Haven. There was one team standing in their way: Hollan... READ MORE
Jun 04, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com In a game fueled with playoff-style intensity, the West Michigan Whitecaps fought tooth and nail to secure their 10th straight victory with a 2-1 defeat of the South Bend Cubs Friday at Four Winds Field in Indiana. This is the longest stretch the Whit... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The following are matchups for Saturday’s high school baseball district tournaments involving area teams in Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4. Semifinals and finals in each tournament will be played on Saturday. The winner of each tournament will advance t... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Whitecaps used a career-best performance from pitcher Trent Szkutnik and a three-run homer by David Gonzalez to win their ninth straight game in a 6-3 defeat of the Great Lakes Loons Thursday night at Midland’s Dow Diamond. The Whi... READ MORE
Jun 02, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – After starting the 2016 season hot offensively, the Muskegon Clippers’ bats sputtered on Thursday night. The Clippers scored a combined 28 runs in their first two games, but were held to three hits in a 7-1 loss to the Iri... READ MORE
Jun 02, 2016 By Dave Hart LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Clippers' home opener was pretty ugly defensively, but a win’s a win. The Clippers and River City Rapids combined for 10 errors on Wednesday night, with the visitors committing seven. The Clippers took adva... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Clippers opened their season with a 20-6 victory over the Shoreline Salmon on Tuesday at Muskegon Community College. The Clippers, defending champions of the Michigan Summer Collegiate Baseball League, pounded out 18 hits and batted aroun... READ MORE
May 31, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Whitecaps used a late rally to win their seventh straight game in a 5-2 victory over the Great Lakes Loons Tuesday night at Dow Diamond in Midland. The Whitecaps’ record is now 10 games over .500 at 29-19, and they now have a sev... READ MORE
May 30, 2016 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com EGELSTON TOWNSHIP - Kolin Chahorski's season statistics are impressive enough, with a .405 batting average and over 20 stolen bases for the Oakridge varsity baseball team. But maybe his most valuable asset to the Eagles' success this... READ MORE
May 30, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The West Michigan Whitecaps won their fifth straight game in a 3-2 defeat of the Dayton Dragons 3-2 Sunday at Fifth Third Ballpark. The winning streak has left the Whitecaps with a 27-19 record. They are in second place in the Midwest League’s Easte... READ MORE
May 28, 2016 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com COMSTOCK PARK - Winning division titles requires a lot of skill - and sometime a bit of luck. And luck was definitely on the side of the West Michigan Whitecaps on Friday night. The Whitecaps overcame a one-run deficit in the nin... READ MORE
May 27, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont baseball team sneaked past Newaygo 5-4 in a non-league action on Friday. The Packers were paced by James Pekel with two hits, two RBIs and one run scored while Parker Groenevelt and Tyler Zimmerman added two hits apiece. Fremont’s Nat... READ MORE
May 27, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Mona Shores baseball squad split a non-league doubleheader against Unity Christian on Friday. The Sailors, who are now 27-7 on the season, dropped the opening game 9-7, then won the nightcap by an 11-0 margin. Mona Shores was led by Brenden Fre... READ MORE
May 27, 2016 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Central baseball team split two games at Fifth Third Ballpark on Thursday night. The Crusaders defeated Powers Central 8-7 in the opening game, before falling 4-3 in a shortened game to Grand Rapids West Catholic. In Game 1, t... READ MORE