Apr 25, 2013 Local Sports Journal Ludington couldn’t stop the hot bats of host Benzie Central losing 13-6 in the opener and 13-11 in Game 2. The Orioles trailed 6-4 in the fourth inning after Hunter Klug scored on a bases-loaded walk. But Benzie’s Joel Fields was able to pitch out o... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2013 Local Sports Journal Mona Shores ran its record to 5-0 on the season with a doubleheader sweep of Grand Rapids Union on Thursday. The Sailors won the opener 4-1 behind Joe Kostrzewa, who fanned nine and allowed four hits for the Sailors. Jared Karnitz led the Sailors wit... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2013 Local Sports Journal Zach Winzser's second hit of the game plated Anthony Woodard with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning on Thursday and Muskegon Catholic Central held on for the 10-9 win over the North Muskegon Norsemen. Winzer's single follow... READ MORE
Apr 25, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hunter Niederer picked up his first varsity pitching victory on Wednesday in Newaygo's 4-3 victory over Tri-County. Niederer allowed seven hits and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings of work. He also helped his own cause with a double that scored Robby Mendh... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2013 Local Sports Jouranl Whitehall rolled past Mason County Central 10-0 in Game 1, but the Spartans snuck past Whitehall 9-8 in Game 2. Zach Zweigle posted the Game-1 win for Whitehall (3-3, 2-2). He gave up one hit, struck out two and had no walks. Zweigle also drove in thr... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2013 Local Sports Journal Hart split its doubleheader against Manistee on Wednesday, dropping the opener 12-4 and winning Game 2, 9-8. Manistee scored five runs in the seventh inning to gain the upper hand in the opener. Hart’s Brandon Amstutz had three hits. Thomas Stonema... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2013 Local Sports Journal Kent City pitcher Austin Thompson was nearly perfect against Godwin Heights on Wednesday. Thompson pitched a complete game no hitter. He struck out 15 and walked one as Kent City won 2-0. Thompson had a perfect game going until the fifth inning when he ... READ MORE
Apr 24, 2013 Local Sports Journal Whitehall native Nate McLouth had a solid day at the plate and on the basepaths on Wednesday in the Baltimore Orioles' 6-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. McLouth had two hits, one a double, scored three runs, knocked in one run, walked twice and had his... READ MORE
Apr 23, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Newaygo Lions got a first-hand look at the No. 8 ranked Rockford Rams on Monday. The Lions dropped 9-0 and 4-3 decisions in the nonleague baseball doubleheader. The second game took eight innings to decide a winner. Newaygo used five different pi... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal The North Muskegon Norseman had 29 hits in two games on Monday and swept a pair of West Michigan Conference baseball games from the Hart Pirates. The Norsemen won the first game 17-1 and the nightcap 15-0. In the opener, NM jumped out quickly with ni... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal photographer Tim Reilly was on hand for Monday's nonleague baseball game between the Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders and the Holton Red Devils. MCC won 10-3. &n... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal Tyler Hawkins allowed six hits and struck out six in a complete-game performance on Monday. The result was an 8-3 Eagle victory over the visiting Ravenna Bulldogs in a nonleague baseball game. Hawkins allowed one walk. Leading hitters for Kent City w... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal Nate Brown collected three hits and led the Reeths-Puffer Rockets to a 9-6 baseball victory over visiting Holland West Ottawa on Monday. Brown singled in the second, third and fourth innings. Trevor Mosher was the winning pitcher for the Rockets. He ... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal Evan Kroeze fired a no-hitter and led the Ludington Orioles to a 3-0 victory in the first game of a nonleague baseball doubleheader. Manistee won the nightcap 5-3. Kroeze struck out four en route to the no-hitter. Blake Collins had two hits to lead t... READ MORE
Apr 22, 2013 Local Sports Journal Nick Holt allowed four hits and one earned run on Monday in Muskegon Catholic's 10-3 nonleague baseball victory over the Holton Red Devils. Holt walked two and struck out nine in his complete-game performance. Alex Lewandoski led the hitting atta... READ MORE
Apr 21, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Community College Jayhawks' baseball team had a rough road trip to Jackson on Sunday. The Jayhawks dropped the opener 2-1 and the nightcap 5-3. Nick Eely struck out five and allowed four hits in being saddled with the loss. In the sec... READ MORE
Apr 20, 2013 Local Sports Journal Three area baseball teams made the best of a tough situation on Saturday after the baseball tournament at Marsh Field was cancelled. Montague, Western Michigan Christian and Shelby headed to Montague for a round-robin event. Montague defeated WM Chri... READ MORE
Apr 20, 2013 Local Sports Journal Nate McLouth had two singles and scored two runs on Saturday in the Baltimore Orioles' 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of a day-night doubleheader. McLouth also walked and stole his fourth base of the season. He singled in... READ MORE
Apr 19, 2013 BASEBALL Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings: DIVISION 1 1, Lake Orion 2, Macomb Dakota 3, Howell 4, Sterling Heights Stevenson 5, Hudsonville 6, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 7, Detroit U-D Jesuit 8, Rockford 9, Bay City Western 10, Detroit... READ MORE
Apr 17, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Muskegon Community College Jayhawks' baseball team got off to a strong start en route to a 10-0 victory over Lansing Community College on Wednesday. The nightcap was washed out by rain with the Jayhawks leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning.... READ MORE