Bandits Outlast Beloit 7-4 for Independence Day Win
In a game that took nearly four hours to complete, the Quad Cities River Bandits outlasted the Beloit Snappers for a 7-4 win in front of 5,003 fans on Independence Day at Modern Woodmen Park. The Bandits earned their fifth straight victory and moved into first place in the Western
In a game that took nearly four hours to complete, the Quad Cities River Bandits outlasted the Beloit Snappers for a 7-4 win in front of 5,003 fans on Independence Day at Modern Woodmen Park. The Bandits earned their fifth straight victory and moved into first place in the Western Division second half standings.
The fourth and fifth innings were full of twists and turns as the teams combined to put up 10 runs in those frames. Trailing 1-0 entering the bottom of the fourth inning, Quad Cities broke through with some help from a Beloit error.
Beloit (2-11, 29-52) bounced right back to even the score in the top of the fifth. Reliever
The River Bandits (10-3, 53-26) didn't waste much time in retaking the lead. In the bottom of the same frame, the first three hitters to step to the plate reached base, loading the bases for McKenna. The designated hitter chopped a groundball to third that was gloved by Vance, but the throw home was low and bounced away from catcher
Bermudez picked up the win by tossing 3.2 innings out of the bullpen with five strikeouts. The save belonged to
Lacroix paced the Bandits offensively with four runs batted in. Rodriguez added a pair of RBI and both Adolph and Campos finished with two hits. Beloit's
The Bandits and Snappers conclude their brief two-game series on Friday night with a 6:35 p.m. first pitch at Modern Woodmen Park. The River Bandits will throw RHP
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