May 31, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LEROY--A pitching duel between Hesperia baseball and Pine River ended with the Panthers falling short, 1-0. Hesperia deployed an odd rotational approach on the hill, using three separate arms through seven innings. Armando Escobedo earned the start, pitch... READ MORE
May 31, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com COOPERSVILLE -- The Whitehall Vikings suffered a pair of non-league baseball losses on Tuesday to host Coopersville. The Vikings lost the opener, 10-3, and the nightcap, 4-3. In the opener, the Broncos took control of the game with four runs in the first... READ MORE
May 31, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com JENISON -- The Reeths-Puffer Rockets capped their regular season in baseball with a 5-0 loss to state-ranked Jenison on Tuesday. Next up for the Rockets is a Division 1 district game against Kenowa Hills at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mona Shores. On Tuesday, th... READ MORE
May 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- The Spring Lake Lakers used an 11-hit attack in their Division 2 pre-district baseball game on Tuesday and defeated Orchard View, 11-2. Gerrit Lyyski belted a three-run home run in the top of the first inning that got the Lakers ro... READ MORE
May 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Muskegon Catholic Crusaders used five pitchers in a 6-3 non-league baseball victory over the Fremont Packers on Tuesday. Jacob Lyonnais earned the victory on the mound with two shutout innings of work. Leading hitters for the Crusaders were Croix Kli... READ MORE
May 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES -- The Mona Shores Sailors used a 16-hit attack on Tuesday and defeated Grand Haven 11-3 in a Division 1 pre-district baseball game on Tuesday. Pitcher Jaxon Huffman went six innings and allowed two runs and struck out seven. Trevor Cunningh... READ MORE
May 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD -- Now, it's on to the districts for the White Cloud baseball team after the Indians knocked out Mason County Central 7-4 in a pre-district contest at home Tuesday night. After the Spartans grabbed a 1-0 lead, thanks to a solo home run by S... READ MORE
May 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -- The Fruitport Trojans scored late in an 8-5 non-league baseball victory over Sparta. With the game tied at 4-all, Fruitport plated two runs on a double by Cody Nash. The Trojans, which had eight hits, were led by Andrew Spyke, Nash and Rya... READ MORE
May 30, 2023 By Brendan Samuels LocalSportsJournal.com SHELBY – Shelby baseball experienced every emotion in the book when they dispatched Morley Stanwood, 6-5, in the quarterfinals of the district tournament on Tuesday. A shaky start on the mound from junior Lalo Garcia saw three Mohawk... READ MORE
May 30, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LOMBARD, Ill. -- The Manistee Saints Baseball Club traveled to Lombard, Ill. over the weekend for a season-opening four-game series against the perennial N.A.B.F. World Series contender and came away with a 1-3 record. The Saints lost both games to the Lo... READ MORE
May 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Thanks to its doubleheader sweep of Zion Christian on Saturday, Muskegon Catholic earned a share of the Alliance Conference baseball title. The Crusaders won the opener, 9-4, and the nightcap, 2-1. In the opener, Jacob Lyonnais pitched all five innings a... READ MORE
May 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The end of the regular season did not go well for the Mona Shores baseball team on Friday night at historic Marsh Field. The Sailors fell to Grandville, 6-0. Despite knocking out seven base hits and having three players hit by pitches, the Sail... READ MORE
May 27, 2023 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON--Todd "Scoop" Hansen is probably best known as the radio voice of Ludington High School sports, but it has been quite a journey that started when he joined the U.S. Navy when he was still in high school. He is an unabashed... READ MORE
May 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian Warriors managed just three hits on Thursday and dropped a 4-2 baseball decision to Grandville Calvin Christian. Caleb McKay scored two runs, stole two bases and had a single. Sam Sipe had the lone RBI for the Warriors with ... READ MORE
May 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Reeths-Puffer Rockets got solid pitching and good hitting and defeated Holland in both games of a baseball doubleheader on Thursday. The Rockets won the first game, 11-3, and the nightcap, 6-0. In Game 1, Trent Reichert was the winning pitcher. He ha... READ MORE
May 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com LUDINGTON -- Ludington's baseball team split a doubleheader at home with Ravenna on Friday, winning the first game 4-3 while dropping the nightcap, 4-3. Jonny Weinert picked up the win in the first game. He pitched seven innings and allowed five hits, no ... READ MORE
May 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fruitport Trojans unleashed a 14-hit attack on Thursday and defeated Holland Christian, 11-2 in baseball action. The Trojans fell behind early, but a four-run fourth inning put them ahead for good. Cody Nash knocked in a run on a fielder's choice, Chr... READ MORE
May 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com SPRING LAKE -- The Spring Lake Lakers finally got what they've been searching for this baseball season. The wait is over for a breakout game and it happened on Thursday in a 13-1 victory over the Coopersville Broncos. Coopersville scored a single run in ... READ MORE
May 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com NORTON SHORES -- The Mona Shores Sailors completed their three-game sweep of the Muskegon Big Reds in baseball on Thursday. The host Sailors won, 18-0. Javanni Johnson tossed three no-hit innings. He struck out six. Johnson also led the Sailor off... READ MORE
May 25, 2023 By Jim Moyes LocalSportsJournal.com A couple of years ago this "snowbird," who followed his family to the Sunshine State in 2010, received a call from Dale Swanson, a lifelong friend and former teammate from the good ole days in North Muskegon. Dale informed me if I had hea... READ MORE