Author Archives: Brandon Vickrey
Amir Wright Named Manager of Griffith Generals
Brandon Vickrey December 7, 2023
Chicago, Ill. – Dec. 7, 2023 – A familiar face to both the town of Griffith and the Northern League is taking over the top step in the Griffith Generals’…
Walk-Off Home Run Gives Oilmen the League Title
Brandon Vickrey August 12, 2023
After four hours of baseball, four home runs, and an extra innings duel, the Northwest Indiana Oilmen have been named Northern League Champions. After allowing seven unanswered runs, and trailing…
Canelon ties strikeout record in game one win
Brandon Vickrey August 11, 2023
Whiting, Ind. – August 10, 2023 – The Oilmen played the Lake County Corn Dogs at Legacy Fields Thursday night in game one of the Championship series. Carlos Canelon would…
Vikings’ Season Ends With Game 3 Loss To Oilmen
Brandon Vickrey August 10, 2023
Whiting, Ind. – August 9, 2023 – For the fifth time in the last six seasons, the Southland Vikings saw their season come to an end with a semifinal loss to…
Oilmen Advance to Championship Series
Brandon Vickrey August 10, 2023
After dropping game one of a three-game series against the Southland Vikings, the Northwest Indiana Oilmen have advanced to the Northern League championship series. Wednesday night's contest featured a dominant…
Vikings Can’t Solve Laux; Drop Game 2
Brandon Vickrey August 9, 2023
Whiting, Ind. – August 8, 2023 – The Southland Vikings struggled to find success against Tyler Laux as the Northwest Indiana Oilmen won Game 2 of their semifinal series 5-1 on…
Laux pitches complete game to help Oilmen win
Brandon Vickrey August 8, 2023
Whiting, Ind. – August 8, 2023 – After his brother struggled with walks in the first game of the series, Tyler Laux found a grove in game two. Laux pitched…
Vikings Take Game 1 As Wildness Leads To Big Inning
Brandon Vickrey August 8, 2023
After being postponed on back-to-back days due to rain, the Southland Vikings and Northwest Indiana Oilmen finally began their semifinals series on Monday night with the Vikings coming away with…
Oilmen Facing Elimination After Monday’s Loss
Brandon Vickrey August 8, 2023
The Northwest Indiana Oilmen woke up on the wrong side of the bed on Monday, with walks and errors being a recurring theme to open up the playoffs. In the…
Oilmen-Vikings Postponed by Rain on Saturday, Series to Start on Sunday
Brandon Vickrey August 5, 2023
Chicago, Ill. – Aug. 6, 2023 – Sunday’s scheduled Northern League Playoff games have been postponed due to rain and poor field conditions. Both semifinal series are now scheduled to begin…