Bandits take victory in first Bandits Bash round robin.

The Bandits played two games on May 28th, the first - a 8-0 victory versus the East Bethel Bandits. Will Ball started the game for the Bandits, and was treated to an early 3-0 lead. Cory Gebhard led off with a walk, followed by a Brock Leuhmann double. Matt Vold drew first blood with an RBI single, followed by a Steve Siqueiros RBI fielder's choice. Michael VanderPlas scored Siqueiros with a double to left centerfield.

The Bandits had a real life scare in the bottom of the third inning when pitcher Will Ball had a line drive come back up the middle and hit him directly in the face. Ball left the game (but would later return with six stitches and a smile) and was relieved by Bandits veteran Adam Lewis. Lewis pitched 4 2/3 strong innings, allowing only 3 hits, 3 walks, and striking out 5, and yielded no runs.

The Bandits knocked out 12 hits in the 7 inning game, including 5 doubles.

The Bandits second game of the day came against the St. Paul Mud Hens. The Mud Hens took an early 4-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings, but the Bandits bats came alive again in the bottom of the finish 3rd and 4th innings. The Bandits added 3 runs in the 3rd thanks to a walk and three singles. The 4th inning provided 3 more run, the Bandits playing station to station baseball - grinding out 4 singles and a walk to take a 6-4 lead.

Trevor Todd finished the game strong allowing no hits and only one walk over his last 4 innings pitched in his 3rd Bandits victory of the season.

**NOTES**

Game Balls

1) Matt Vold 5-8, 3R, 2B, RBI

2) Brock Luehmann 3-6, 4R, 2B, 2RBI, BB, SAC Fly, SB

3) Bandits Pitching (Ball, Lewis, Todd): 14IP, 10H, 8BB, 12K, 3ER, 2 WINS

Bandits drop first game to Bay City, 13-8.

The St. Croix River Bandit s (1-1, 2-5) dropped their third straight game on May 15th vs. the Bay City Bombers. It marked their first conference loss of the season, and the first loss to Bay City since the team first started playing in 2008.

The Bombers took control of the game in the top of the 4th inning. The Bombers had a runner on second base with two outs in the inning, with the game tied 1-1. Bay City's #9 hitter Tyler Eggenberger hit a 1-2 curveball, with two outs, over the left field fence for a homerun. The Bombers added three more runs with two outs on the board to grab a 6-1 lead.

The stunned Bandits managed only one hit over the next three innings. Meanwhile, the Bombers added another run in the 5th inning and five more runs in the 6th - amassing a 12-1 lead through six and half innings.

The Bandits finally rallied in the bottom of the 7th inning. Scott Lindholm doubled to right center followed by Cory Gebhard's first homerun as a Bandit. Brock Luehmann singled, followed by walks to Steve Siqueiros and Michael VanderPlas. Austin Whittenberger singled in a run, cutting the lead to 12-5. Kyle Kahl hit a 2-run double to left centerfield. The Bandits added one more run on a Trevor Todd fielder's choice - ending the inning down only 12-8.

Unfortunately the Bandits could not muster the magic for another inning - getting as far as loading the bases in the bottom of the 9th inning but failling to get any runs across. Trevor Todd took the loss for the Bandits, pitching 4 1/3 innings, allowing 7 runs, 6 earned, 10 hits, 4 walks, and 8 strikeouts.

**NOTES**

Game Balls

1) Cory Gebhard - 2-5, 2B, HR, 3RBI

2) Scott Lindholm - 2-4, 2R, 2 2B, BB

3) Michael VanderPlas - 1-1, 3BB, HBP, 2B, SB, 2R

Bandits lose obligatory game to Isanti

The Bandits (1-0, 2-4), gluttons for punishment, took their annual beating from the Isanti Redbirds. The Bandits lost 11-0, and as usual, looked competive until the 5th inning when Isanti blew the windows off the door with a 6-run inning. The Bandits went without a hit, and struck out nine times. Bandits pitching struggled with control - walking 12 batters over six innings, and hitting to batsmen. Surprisingly, the Redbirds which have 8 hitters that have the potential to go yard - had no home runs - so that must be a positive...

Bandits split with Cubs

The Bandits (1-0, 2-3) split a double header versus the Minneapolis Cubs on May 7th . The Bandits had a field day offensively, pounding out 11 hits in the first game and 8 hits in game two. The Bandits took the first game 5-1, behind the bats of Matt Vold (3-4 2runs) and Scott Lindholm (2-3, HR 2RBI). Trevor Todd started for the Bandits and scattered seven hits, recorded twelve strikeouts and gave up only one earned run.

The Bandits jumped out to an early 8-1 lead in game two against the Cubs, but couldn't hold onto the lead. Starting pitcher Jim Rochford struggled in his first outing pitching only 3 1/3 innings, letting up eight earned runs, allowing five hits and five walks. The Bandits bats hit a brick wall in the fourth inning, managing only two more hits over the last four innings. The Cubs were able to break the tie off of newcomer Blake Yunker in the top of the fifth inning getting an RBI single to take the lead. The Bandits lost the game 9-8.

NOTES

Game Balls

1) Trevor Todd - Win, 6IP, 12k, 1ER,/ 2-3, RBI, 2B, BB

2) Matt Vold - 3-7, 2R, 2RBI / Steve Siqueiros 3-7, R, 2B, SB, 2RBI

3) Cory Gebhard - 3-9, 2R, 5SB