Bandits Stave off Cold, Win 6-1 in Wisconsin
The Quad Cities River Bandits extended their winning streak to five games with a 6-1 win at Wisconsin's Fox Cities Stadium on Saturday evening. The River Bandits overcame frigid conditions to tally 11 hits. Brett Conine and Matt Ruppenthal combined to strike out 12 Wisconsin hitters and limit the Timber
The Quad Cities River Bandits extended their winning streak to five games with a 6-1 win at Wisconsin's Fox Cities Stadium on Saturday evening. The River Bandits overcame frigid conditions to tally 11 hits.
The River Bandits (6-3) opened the scoring with an unearned run in the top of the first inning.
The Bandits did not score in the second, but put a crooked number on the board in the third to widen the gap.
Wisconsin (4-5) trimmed a run off the lead with a solo home run from
The Bandits added another run to the lead in the top of the seventh to go up 6-1.
Three River Bandits finished with multiple hits on the night. Valdez went 2-4 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored. Both Pena and Schreiber also collected two hits to stretch their hit streaks to six consecutive games. Lacroix has hit safely in seven of the eight games he has played in this season.
Conine picked up his first win by allowing just one run on three hits over 6.0 innings. Ruppenthal allowed just one baserunner over the final 3.0 frames as he struck out six to earn the save.
The series will conclude in Appleton on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. RHP
All River Bandits games are broadcast on 1170 K-BOB and TuneIn Radio. Home games are also available with video on MiLB.