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Emmet Sheehan Named Texas League All-Star

September 26, 2023

During the regular season, the Tulsa Drillers accumulated the most individual player awards in the Texas League, with nine players earning honors. Today, the Drillers have added another accolade when it was announced that pitcher Emmet Sheehan has been named to the 2023 Texas League All-Star Team. Sheehan was a

Sheehan and Gauthier Named May Award Winners

June 6, 2023

Through two months of the regular season, the Tulsa Drillers have one of the best records in Minor League Baseball. A number of top individual performances have already been recognized for playing roles in that record, and more recognition has occurred this week. It has been announced by Minor League

Drillers Fall in Pitching Duel

May 17, 2023

Corpus Christi, TX – Pitching dominated Wednesday night's matchup between the Tulsa Drillers and the Corpus Christi Hooks. Both staffs kept the opposing offenses in check as the game featured just six total hits. However, the Hooks managed to break through for the game’s only run as Tulsa's offense was

Drillers Open Season with Shutout Victory

April 6, 2023

TULSA, OK – The Tulsa Drillers 2023 season opening game on Thursday night was a rousing success thanks to two straight big at-bats and an impressive combination on the mound. In the bottom of the third inning of a scoreless game, outfielders Jonny DeLuca and Yusniel Diaz hit back-to-back home

Pepinillos Picantes Pummel Four Home Runs to Down Fort Wayne

Just one Great Lakes hit was not a homer
August 26, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons were struggling on offense coming into the fifth inning Friday night at Dow Diamond. In the first four frames, just one batter had reached against the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Loons had no hits and they trailed 2-0. Then came the firepower. In

Cheaper by the Dozen: Loons Score 12 Runs for Third Straight Game

Great Lakes pitching holds Lansing to one run on four hits
August 20, 2022

LANSING, Mich. – Three times against the Lansing Lugnuts this season, the Great Lakes Loons couldn’t buy a run. Over the most recent three games at Jackson Field, they’ve bought them by the dozen. For the third straight game, the Loons scored 12 runs Saturday against Lansing, defeating the Lugnuts,

Pitchers’ Duel Ends with Loons’ Walk-Off Single in 10th Inning

Great Lakes wins fifth straight game, third shutout in last four
August 14, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons righty Emmet Sheehan faced off against Peoria Chiefs righty Inohan Paniagua on Tuesday at Dow Diamond, and each pitcher allowed one run before the Chiefs won, 7-1. On Sunday, they faced off again, and both improved on their performance from earlier in the week.

Chiefs Score Six Late Runs to Down Loons in Series Opener

Peoria scores seven runs on nine hits, all singles
August 9, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons certainly won’t complain about allowing no extra-base hits Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. But the Peoria Chiefs made them pay for the nine singles they allowed. The Chiefs strung their hits together for seven runs, six in the final three frames, to take

Longballs Lead Loons to Lashing of Lake County

Great Lakes hits five home runs at Classic Park for second time this season
August 3, 2022

The Great Lakes Loons hitters seem to love Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio. On May 14 at the Lake County Captains, the Loons left the yard five times, the most homers in a game for Great Lakes this season. Wednesday night, they did it again. The Loons hit five home

Cartaya’s Two-Homer Night Powers Loons over Lugnuts

No. 1 prospect in Dodgers’ system drives in four runs
July 28, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – In his first at-bat Thursday night at Dow Diamond, Diego Cartaya smacked a two-run home run that nearly left the park entirely. In his second at-bat, his second two-run shot did leave the park and landed on Buttles Street. Cartaya provided the firepower for the Great Lakes

Loons Pitching Carves Up Victory in Low Scoring Affair

Emmet Sheehan 10 strikeouts in five innings; Great Lakes scores two runs on 11 hits
July 14, 2022

The Great Lakes Loons squeaked out a victory Thursday night in Davenport, Iowa as they won 2-1. It was their second straight one-run victory in as many games against the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park. Great Lakes (52-32) tallied 11 hits, but left 12 runners on base

Loons Come Back in Second Straight to Win in Extras

Great Lakes scores in both tenth and eleventh; Leave fourteen runners on base
July 13, 2022

The Great Lakes Loons found themselves behind for the second straight game against the Quad Cities River Bandits Wednesday night. After trailing 3-1, the Loons forced extra innings at Modern Woodmen Park. Great Lakes (51-32) left a season-high fourteen runners on base as they won 5-4 in eleven innings. Quad

Loons Bats Sputter, Fall in Shutout to Lansing

Great Lakes musters just three hits, Loons waste great pitching performance
July 8, 2022

The Great Lakes Loons had a terrific pitching performance Friday night at Jackson Field in Lansing, Mich.: five hits, two walks, 13 strikeouts, just one run. Unfortunately for them, the Lansing Lugnuts had a better one. Lansing allowed just two hits and a walk with 12 strikeouts while keeping the

Four-Hit Shutout Spins Loons to Victory

DeLuca tallies three of four Great Lakes hits and game’s lone RBI
July 2, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – Minor League Baseball’s hottest series is at Dow Diamond this week between the Great Lakes Loons and the Dayton Dragons. This set has everything. 24 total runs in a game Tuesday. Extra-inning pitchers’ duel Wednesday. Dayton comeback win Thursday. Loons comeback win Friday. On Saturday, the Loons

Vargas Serves Up Salami to Secure Season Series Win over Dayton

Vargas becomes first player in Loons history with a grand slam on consecutive nights
July 1, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – In the first inning Thursday at Dow Diamond, Imanol Vargas put the Loons ahead for the first time with a grand slam. In the eighth inning Friday at Dow Diamond, Vargas did the exact same thing. The Loons trailed until a five-run eighth inning, capped off by

Double-Digit Hits for Third Straight Night Leads Loons to Victory

Loons win five-of-six games for third consecutive week
June 26, 2022

From Friday, June 3 to Tuesday, June 7, the Great Lakes Loons went 1-3. Since then, they’ve won 15 of their last 17 games. Nobody in affiliated baseball is as hot as the Great Lakes Loons, and that continued Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Ind., as Great

One-Hit Shutout Performance Propels Loons to Victory

Great Lakes gets some early offense and cruises to 5-0 win
June 15, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – With one of the best pitching staffs in the Midwest League, the Great Lakes Loons have seen their fair share of stellar team pitching performances in the 2022 season. None better than Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. Five Loons pitchers combined to one-hit the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Triple Play, Four-Run Ninth Not Enough for Great Lakes

Excitement in the game’s final frame can’t push Loons out of early hole
June 3, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – In the ninth inning Friday night at Dow Diamond, the Great Lakes Loons put on quite the show. In the top of the frame, they turned their first triple play in a decade. In the bottom half, they plated four runs on four hits. The bad news?

Seven-Run Eighth Inning Pushes Loons Past South Bend

Great Lakes scores 13 runs on 10 hits, takes advantage of walks and errors
May 29, 2022

In the pitch clock era, it is rarer and rarer to see a nine-inning game go past three hours, let alone over three and a half hours. The Great Lakes Loons and South Bend Cubs found a way Saturday night at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend,

Early Offense Lets Loons Withstand Late Lugnuts Surge

Great Lakes scores eight runs in first five innings
May 19, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons had their offense working early Thursday night at Dow Diamond, as they exploded for eight runs in the first five innings against the Lansing Lugnuts. Good thing. Lansing did not go quiet into that good night, scoring four runs in the seventh inning

Ching’s Broken Bat Bloop Brings Loons First Win

Ching’s first hit of the year is a walk-off; DeLuca homers twice
April 9, 2022

MIDLAND, Mich. – In 120 Great Lakes Loons games last season, the Loons got a walk-off win just once. It took just two games in 2022 to match that total. In the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday at Dow Diamond, Zac Ching broke his bat and flared a looper