Whitecaps Wash Away Captains, 6-2

April 23, 2024 - COMSTOCK PARK, MI - After scattered thunderstorms delayed baseball for nearly two hours, the West Michigan Whitecaps pitching staff stymied the Lake County Captains offense while capitalizing Captains miscues in a 6-2 victory Tuesday evening at LMCU Ballpark. After a rain delay of one hour and 38 minutes, Whitecaps starting pitcher Garrett Burhenn set a new season-high in strikeouts with seven through four innings as West Michigan held Lake County to 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. ... Full Story

Rise Face Omaha, Columbus in Final Regular-Season Road Trip

April 22, 2024 - This Week's Matches RISE (10-9) at Omaha Supernovas (12-6) // Fri., April 26 // 9:30 p.m. ET // CHI Health Center Watch: CBS Sports Network at 9:30 p.m. Season Series: 0-2 Overall, 0-1 Away. Third of four meetings overall, second of two at CHI Health Center Noteworthy: Grand Rapids has won four of its last five matches and is back above the .500 mark for the first time since March 26. Omaha has won five straight home matches. The Supernovas have had six home matches with over 10,000 ... Full Story

Griffins Clinch Second Place In Central Division With Overtime Win Over Milwaukee

April 21, 2024 - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Grand Rapids Griffins finished their regular season on a high note, as Carter Mazur's overtime-winner pushed them past the Milwaukee Admirals in a 2-1 overtime win at Van Andel Arena on Sunday. The Griffins' overtime win secured a second-place finish in the Central Division for Grand Rapids along with home-ice advantage in its upcoming Calder Cup Playoffs series against the third-place IceHogs. Game 1 of the best-of-five division semifinals will take place at the BM... Full Story

Griffins Clinch Second Place in Central Division

April 21, 2024 - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The second-seeded Grand Rapids Griffins will begin their quest for a third Calder Cup championship by facing the third-seeded Rockford IceHogs in the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals, with Game 1 Saturday at 8 p.m. EDT at the BMO Center. The Griffins' second-place finish in their division is the highest since the 2017-18 season, when they completed a six-season run during which they won two division titles (2012-13 and 2014-15), finished second on three occasions... Full Story

• Griffins Clinch Second Place in Central Division - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 21
• 'Caps Play Longball in Series-Clinching Win - West Michigan Whitecaps (MWL) April 21
• Battle-Tested Rise Secure 3-1 Road Victory Over Vegas - Grand Rapids Rise (PVF) April 21
• 'Caps Lose Big Lead in 9-8 Loss - West Michigan Whitecaps (MWL) April 20
• Griffins Finish Regular Season Road Games with 4-1 Loss to Iowa - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 19
• Whitecaps Fall to Loons, 5-4 - West Michigan Whitecaps (MWL) April 19
• 'Caps Down Loons, 12-0 - West Michigan Whitecaps (MWL) April 18
• Defense Delivers as Rise Defeat Valkyries, 3-1 - Grand Rapids Rise (PVF) April 18
• Austin Czarnik Returns to Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 18
• Sebastian Cossa Ties Record with 10th Consecutive Road Point - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 18
• New Friends, Familiar Faces Help 'Caps Rally, 7-5 - West Michigan Whitecaps (MWL) April 17
• Detroit Reassigns Edvinsson and Aston-Reese to Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 17
• Schedules Announced for Griffins-IceHogs Playoff Series - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 17
• Griffins Sign Two-Time NCAA Champion Shai Buium to ATO - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 17
• 'Caps Take First Game at Great Lakes - West Michigan Whitecaps (MWL) April 16
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April 25	MWL	Lake County at West Michigan	6:35 p.m.
April 24	MWL	Lake County 4 at West Michigan 2	Final
April 23	MWL	Lake County 2 at West Michigan 6	Final
April 21	MWL	West Michigan 8 at Great Lakes 4	Final
April 21	AHL	Milwaukee 1 at Grand Rapids 2	Final (OT)
April 20	MWL	West Michigan 8 at Great Lakes 9	Final
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• Griffins practice on April 23, 2024 - AHL WOOD (April 24)
• Captains fall at West Michigan, 6-2 - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (April 24)
• Playoffs raise stakes for young Griffins roster - AHL WOOD (April 24)
• Griffins take down Milwaukee in overtime, clinch home ice for Calder Cup Division Semifinals - AHL MLive (April 22)
• Whitecaps at Loons, April 21, 2024 - MWL WOOD (April 22)
• Whitecaps squander a couple of leads, but use power to clinch series against Great Lakes - MWL MLive (April 22)
• GR Rise best Thrill in 4 sets in Nevada - PVF WOOD (April 21)
• Rise lose Dimitrova to injury, but beat Vegas in four sets - PVF MLive (April 21)
• Griffins vs. Wild, April 19, 2024 - AHL WOOD (April 20)
• Whitecaps vs. Loons, April 19, 2024 - MWL WOOD (April 20)
• Griffins lose to Iowa for the first time this season, gap between Grand Rapids and Rockford closes - AHL MLive (April 20)
• Rise vs. Valkyries, April 18, 2024 - PVF WOOD (April 19)
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