Luke Shilling may have waited longer than he expected but, on Wednesday afternoon, it finally happened: his name was called in the Major League Baseball draft. Shilling blossomed from a solid hitting catcher to a right-handed pitcher that can throw a 95 mph fastball within the span of a year for the Pontiac Notre Dame Prep...

Battle Creek, Mich. — The Northwoods League has announced the rosters for the 2016 Northwoods League All-Star Game, which will be played on Tuesday, July 19 at 7:05 p.m. (CST) at Historic Simmons Field in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Battle Creek Bombers’ infielder/outfielder, Daniel Jipping, brings his .353 average, eight home runs and 36 RBI with him for...

Detroit — Hartland’s John Baker and Portage Northern’s Tommy Henry — who are sharing the 2016 Mr. Baseball title — have a bit of a history. They pitched against each other in the Division 1 state finals, with Baker tossing a 10-inning complete game and winning 4-3. The Detroit News Dream Team members, however, were teammates Wednesday...

After bouncing around in baseball bullpens, he returns to catch for his favorite team growing up Sam Palace couldn’t pass up a chance to come home. MIAMI -- The Detroit Tigers recently hired Palace, who graduated from Clarkston High in 2004, as a second bullpen catcher. “It’s hard to put a price on coming back home,” Palace said....