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| 08/05/02
Ross Larson records 7-inning "Perfect
Game" as Bandits pummel the Grays 15-0. |
| On
Sunday August 4th, Ross Larson recorded his 4th
win of the season by pitching a 7 inning 15 to 0
perfect game over the Edina Grays. He needed just
30 pitches over 14 batters striking out 4. |
| 08/03/02
Bandits lose a close one to Padres 3-2 |
On
Friday August 2nd, fan appreciation night, the
final home game of the season the bandits lost a
heartbreaker to the Eden Prairie Padres 3to 2.
Marty Grotberg pitched a 5 hit 8 strikeout gem but
one of the hits was a three run home run in the
first inning by Dave Miller who also pitched a
nice game. the game featured Mick Dundee
playing center field for the Padres and he even
made a diving catch in the second inning while
showing the fans how to do the "weed wacker".
A record breaking crowd of 67 were treated to a
great baseball game which seems to be the trend
between these two teams.
Final
2002 attendance : 233
Thanks to everyone who helped in the after game
feast and who donated prizes. A special thanks to
Ardel Hartwig who organized everything and to the
"kempsman" for bringing the ice cream.
Well two more league games then the state
tournament..... so let's go bandits!!!! |
| 07/27/02
Bandits Slip Past Adrians 7-4 |
| On
Saturday July 27th the Bandits traveled to South
Minneapolis to play the Adrians and thru the
heat, then the cold, wind, and
finally the rain, pulled out a 7 to 4 win. Leadoff
hitter Doug Hartwig continued having a great
season delivering in both the 1st and the 5th
inning rallies. The big 5th inning featured back
to back to back extra base hits by Ben Suapaia,
Jim Dyvig and Mike Eicher knocking in 5 runs. Ross
Larson pitched 7 innings giving up 3 earned runs
and scattering 5 hits and ironman Marty Grotberg
pitched the 8th and 9th to record his first save. |
| 07/23/02
Bandits Split with "Blues" on
"Nothing Night" |
Tuesday
night the Bandits beat the fiesty Brewers from
Minneapolis 9 to 6 with Doug Hartwig, Scott
Lawrence, Mike ( I can drill the third base coach
) Eicher, Ben Suapaia and Dan Headline all having
multi hit games. Marty Grotberg scattered 9 hits
thru 7 innings and Jeff Knutson recorded his first
Bandit save.
In honor of the Brewers it was "Hamm's Beer
Night". I hope everybody made it
home ok !!
Attendance was 21 with a Mike Nentl sighting
in the crowd. |
| 07/21/02
Bandits Split with "Blues" on
"Nothing Night" |
On
Sunday July 21st the Bandits played a rare home
and away double
header. In the first game the Bandits held on to
win 10 to 7 on a grand salami by Bill Mlynarczyk
in the second inning and a two run blast to widen
the lead in the 8th by Mike Eicher.
In the away game, the Bandits never got on track
offensively and the "Blues" came up with
timely hitting throughout the game.
The
attendance at both games was 23 on "nothing
night" bringing the season total to 145. |
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07/16/02
Bandits Fall in 11 innings to the Mayer Mudcatz on
"Flashlight Giveaway Night" |
Tuesday
night July 16th the fans at Lighted Park were
treated to a great extra inning game with the
Mayer Mudcatz coming out on top 1 to 0 in 11
innings. Both teams had 4 and 5 scoring chances
during the game only to be stopped by great
pitching and defense. Marty Grotberg pitched all
11 innings for the Bandits scattering 6 hits while
striking out 5.
Attendance at the game was 20 with Mayer bringing
a nice contingent of fan supporters to the game on
"Bandit Night Baseball Flashlite Giveaway
Night". |
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07/12/02
Bandits Fall to Loretto 7-4 - Gulbrandson Finally
Lays Down the "Perfect Bunt" |
Tonight
our Bandits took on the Lorreto Sox starting with
both teams jumping out and scoring four runs in
the first inning then settling down into a nice
pitchers duel.
This beat reporter would like to go on record that
when talking about highlights we give pitchers
stats: strike outs, hits, runs allowed and hitters
that get multiple hits with rbi's and extra bases
but last night the highlight of highlights was in
the 5th inning when Gary ( I can lay down a bunt
so you third-basemen around the league better move
up and play me on the grass) Gulbrandson had a
perfect bunt down the third base line and beat in
out for a single. The "suite night"
enormous crowd of 38 lept to their feet with
approval.
All
I can say is baseball is a beautiful game and
you'll never know what will happen |
06/09/02
Bandits Top Grays 11-0 -Finally Move into the Win
Column |
| This
is the first report on your 2002 Bandits Your
"beat writer" was on strike until the
Bandits won a game !!
Well
after a long road trip, cold nights and hard seats
on a broken down bus and of course 3 losses to
Eden Prairie, Lorreto and Anoka, your boys
of summer came home Sunday June 9th to take on the
Edina Grays on "Bottle Opener Magnet
Night". An un-usually large crowd of 17 saw
Ross Larson throw a 2 hit shut-out in a 11 to 0
win. The bandits hammered out 16 hits, led by Gary
Gulbrandson who put together a 3 for 3 afternoon.
Dan Headline was 3 for 4 with a single, double and
a triple while driving in 3 runs and lets not
forget "old reliable" Mike Lehr who went
2 for 3 with a long homer in the second and with
our measuring system at the ball park...... it was
measured at a "long way".
Thanks
to the "Bandit Babe" for passing out the
magnets and schedules.
On the horizon ; away game at St. Louis Park on
Wednesday June 12th.
Next home game Tuesday June 18th. A very specila
nite is planned in honor of the new team in the
league, the Minneapolis Adrians. It's "New
Castle Beer Night" |