Game Preview - Bandits vs. Elmwood Expos, Sunday, 7/6 1pm

The St. Croix River Bandits (1-7 conf, 6-9 overall) will host the Elmwood Expos (3-5 conf, 4-13 overall) 1 week after the Bandits took 2nd place in the Bandits Bash tournament in Cambridge, WI. The Elmwood expos played in the Ellsworth tournament last weekend and took 6th place. The Expos also have a game on Saturday against Bay City. The Expos will likely send Perry Schmidt (1-2, 5.40 ERA, 33 1/3IP) or Mike Brunner (1-0, 3.60 ERA 10IP) out on the mound. Offensively the Expos are anchored by 3B Boomer Keys. Keys is batting .303 for the Expos this season with 5RBI, and 3 runs scored in 33AB.

The Bandits will counter with Jim Rochford (2-4, 3.03ERA 29 2/3IP), who in his last outing pitched a strong 7 innings, scattering 3 hits and 4 walks while striking out 8 against the Rum River Bandits. Expect to see OF Mitch Thompson in the lineup, Mitch is hitting .429 in his 4 games from the Bandits this year with 2 SB, and 2 runs scored. Curtis Roebuck went 2-5 in his last 2 games this weekend. We expect to see a good crowd on this 4th of July weekend!