Northwoods League

The Royal Oak Leprechauns’ 2025 season was a mix of thrilling highs and gut-wrenching near misses. Under head coach Chris Faust, the team built momentum with late-season surges, explosive offensive nights, and standout performances from both veterans and newcomers. By early August, they were just a half-game out of a playoff spot, needing a strong finish to clinch their first postseason berth. But two costly home losses and a crushing pair of defeats on the road against Traverse City ended the dream, leaving them one win shy of hosting a playoff game. Despite the heartbreak, Royal Oak’s 35–37 finish showcased a team growing in confidence and firepower, setting the stage for a promising future.

A rain-delayed blowout loss to Kenosha on August 2 looked like just another rough night for the Royal Oak Leprechauns—despite the fact it marked the first time in franchise history they’d hit more than one home run in a game. Thirty minutes later, everything changed. Royal Oak bounced back in Game 2 for a tight win, then exploded for a 12–7 victory the next day. Over the past two weeks, the Leprechauns have launched nearly half of their season’s home runs, fueled by offensive outbursts like a 20–10 thrashing of Battle Creek and a two-homer, grand slam night from Aidan Schuck in Kalamazoo. The sudden power surge has turned the Leprechauns from one of the league’s quietest offenses into one of its loudest.

On July 30, 2025, the Royal Oak Leprechauns and Battle Creek Battle Jacks battled through intermittent rain delays in a wild, high-scoring game at Royal Oak. Despite the weather interruptions that briefly halted play and tested the teams’ focus, both sides delivered plenty of offense in a 20-10 win for the Leprechauns. The game started…

The Royal Oak Leprechauns exploded for five runs in the first inning and never looked back en route to a commanding 14–6 win over the visiting Battle Creek Battle Jacks. The Leprechauns tallied 16 hits, including multi-hit performances from Preston Leon (3-for-5, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI) and Jovan Gill (4-for-4, BB, 3 R, RBI).…

The Royal Oak Leprechauns exploded for 13 runs on 13 hits in a dominant 13–5 win over the Battle Creek Battle Jacks Monday night at Memorial Park. Fueled by multi-run innings in the middle and late frames, Royal Oak used a mix of speed, power, and opportunistic baserunning to bury their division rivals. After falling…

The Royal Oak Leprechauns have officially caught fire. With a dominant 14–2 win over the Rockford Rivets on Sunday night, the Leprechauns capped their third straight double-digit scoring game, a first in franchise history. After putting up 11 runs on both Friday and Saturday, Royal Oak added even more fireworks in the third matchup of…