Bees Late Run Bests Bandits
It took nearly four hours from the time of the first pitch until the first and only run of the game on Friday night was scored. Unfortunately for the River Bandits, that run was scored by the Burlington Bees and it was the only one they needed in a 1-0
It took nearly four hours from the time of the first pitch until the first and only run of the game on Friday night was scored. Unfortunately for the River Bandits, that run was scored by the Burlington Bees and it was the only one they needed in a 1-0 victory at Community Field in front of 417 fans.
After two and a half scoreless innings at the outset of the game, the contest was halted by lightning and rain for one hour and twenty-three minutes. The game resumed with two Bees on base and nobody out in the bottom of the third. River Bandits reliever
With the teams still locked in a scoreless tie in the bottom of the eighth inning,
The River Bandits put the tying run on third and had the go-ahead run at second base when
Solomon, whose outing was shortened by the weather delay, lasted 2.0 innings and scattered three hits while striking out a pair. Garcia followed with 1.2 innings during which he struck out three and walked two. Ivey tossed the final 4.1 innings and fanned seven Bees while surrendering three hits.
Quad Cities finished with six hits, two of them courtesy of
The series will continue on Saturday evening in Burlington at 5:00 p.m. RHP
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