Bandits Brave cold and fight back to earn two KCBL points.

The Bandits parents may have been freezing in the stands, but the Batavia Bandits 9u players got fired up in the last inning of Thursday's game to fight back and earn a tie.

The game time tempature was listed as 46 degrees.  The 20 mph winds and overcast skies made it feel like a Chicagoland January cold spell.  The Bandits lost a player at the start of the game due to illness and called strikes from the umpire where hard to come by for our pitching staff.  At the end of the 1st inning the Bandits were down 7-0.  Not the start the players, parents, and coaching staff where hoping to see.

The Bandits scored 7 runs of their own in the top of the 2nd inning to get back into the mix of things.  Oswego scored to in the bottom half of the 2nd to retake the lead 7-9.  The Bandits scored one run in the top of the 3rd. Bryson Mitchell lead the inning off with a hit and was later driven in by Charlie Grimm's RBI single bringing the Bandits within a run (8-9).

The Bandits gave up two more runs in the bottom half of the 3rd, and two in the bottom of the 4th while scoring one themselves during the top of the 4th.  The score at the start of the 5th was 9-11.

Ryan Ingold and Bryson Mitchell lead off in the 5th inning with walks and Charlie Grimm and Adam Bendoraitis got on base and with a hit and an error.  Eventually all four Bandits scored tying the game 13 all.

With only a few minutes of  sunlight remaining, Ethan Taylor retired Oswego's batters in order to close out the 5th inning. The game was called due to darkness and will officially be scored a tie.  Each team will be awarded two points in the KCBL standings.

Bandits Play Oswego Tonight

The Batavia Bandits 9U plays the Oswego Panthers tonight at 5:30.  The game will be played at the Longbeach Elementary School In Montgomery, IL.  The field and parking is located behind the school.

Bandits Drop Elmhurst Extreme Opening Round Game

The 9u Batavia Bandits lost to Crown Point during today's opening round of the 2011 Elnhurst Extreme Basbeall tournament. The Bandits scored first taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Bandits held that lead until the top of the fourth when Crown Point scored 2 runs. The Bandits where not able to get their offense going and eventually lost the game 10-1. The team looks to get their first regular season win when they resume KCBL play tomorrow against Oswego at 5:30 pm. Elmhurst Extreme Tourney play resumes this Saturday.

Bandits tough loss KCBL opener

The Bandits took a 1-0 lead on Charlie Grimm's RBI single in the bottom of the third scoring Zack Bader from 2nd base.
The Bandits struggled in the top of the 4th giving up 3 runs to the Cobras, but quickly bounced back scoring 2 runs to tie the game in the bottom half of the inning.  The Cobra's quickly posted a run in the top of the 5th and held on to defeat the Bandits 4-3 after 6 innings.

The Bandits plan on bouncing back with a game either this Wednesday or Thursday.  Check back often for updated game times and locations.

Let's play two on Saturday

The Batavia Bandits are scheduled to play a double header against the North Aurora 9u team tomorrow April 9th, 2011.  This will be the Bandits last training session before the start of 2011 season.  The games will be played at West Aurora HS.  Game times are at 2:00 and 4:00 pm.