AVON — It was a great start two years in the making by Crushers pitcher Matt Rein on Saturday night. However, the finish may have been even better. After Matt Smith suffered a blown save by giving up a run in the ninth, Lake Erie and the Gateway Grizzlies battled through two scoreless extra innings [...]

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – It couldn’t have looked more dreary to the Lake Erie Crushers than it did Friday. Sunday, despite rains that postponed the start of the biggest game of their season, the Crushers saw nothing but sunshine. That’s right, the Crushers somehow pulled off the improbable, winning their final two must-win games of [...]