The Green Bay Storm completed the season sweep of the Manitowoc Bandits, winning 7-5 at Municipal Field and capping off a 4-0 run in the regular season.  With just over one week to go, the playoff picture is as muddied as ever as six teams vie for four playoff spots.  Greg Herr tossed six innings with most of the damage coming on homeruns by brothers Doug and Rob Coe.  Stewart Larson and Josh Krowiorz each doubled for the Bandits but no hitter had more than one hit on the evening.  The Bandits took an early lead by scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning whe

The Oshkosh Giants road a seven-run sixth inning to defeat the Manitowoc Bandits 8-4 in Oshkosh on Tuesday night.  Brennan Rhode took the loss giving up eight runs, four earned, in five 1/3 innings.  Matt Roberts made his 2010 Bandits debut by finishing the game and striking out four while walking one.  Ben Warwick was 2x2 in the contest.  The Bandits are currently mired in a seven game losing streak, one they hope to break tonight when they host the Green Bay Storm in Manitowoc at Municipal Field.  The Storm have won all three contests with the Band

The Bandits made the four-hour road trip to Eau Claire to take on the Eau Claire Cavaliers for a four game weekend series.  Saturday saw the Bandits lose both contests by narrow margins.  Eau Claire won the opener, 2-1, then the nightcap, 2-0, in a doubleheader sweep of the Manitowoc Bandits.  The Bandits and Eau Claire play the final two games of the series on Sunday morning beginning at 10am as the Cavs have to vacate the ballpark for a Northwoods League game in the the afternoon.  Sunday's results were more of the same as the Bandits dropped the opener

The Manitowoc Bandits had runners on first and third base with two outs in the ninth inning but were unable to top Sheboygan in a 7-6 loss on the road Wednesday night in a Northeast Wisconsin Baseball and Wisconsin State League contest.  Brock Wetenkamp went 2-for-5 at the plate for Manitowoc with a double and Sam Spurney was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles.  Pitcher Brennan Rhode received the loss after striking out six and walking one batter in six and two-thirds innings of work. Only three of the seven runs he gave up were earned.

Game one was all Bandits as the ballclub cruised to a 10-0 win behind the pitching of Joe Christensen and lots of timely hitting.  Shortly after the conclusion of the first game, Mother Nature once again intervened, causing a 40 minute rain delay and putting game two in jeapordy.  After a little field work, the second game got underway but it was all Macs as they scored twelve runs in the top of the first inning and completed the 15-2 win in five innings.  Greg Herr took the loss and Brandon Bartels pitched 4 2/3 innings of relief.  Ben Warwick broke up the Menasha no-hi

Mother Nature did her best to put a cancellation on Sunday's ballgames with a late morning thunderstorm but Municipal Field was prepped and the Bandits jumped all over the Addison (IL) Braves, opening the doubleheader with a 12-2, 5 inning win.  Miles Mayer was the recipient of the run support as Brock Wetenkamp homered twice and Nat Richter followed Brock's second homer with one of his own over the right field fence.  The Bandits also recorded six doubles in the games as well as the bats were alive early and often.  Game two saw more of the same as the Bandits took the victo

Both Addison and Manitowoc each got a win for Christmas this year as the Bandits and Braves split their Saturday Doubleheader at Municipal Field.  The first game was all Addison as they jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the top of the first inning and cruised to a 12-3 win.  Game two was much tighter as the Bandits and Braves were tied 1-1 into the bottom of the fifth inning when the Bandits erupted for four runs and Parker Johnson picked up the complete game win by a score of 5-1.  The Bandits and Braves play again today, Sunday, to wrap up the four game series with another double

Garrett Scray pitched seven scoreless innings to get the win as the Green Bay Storm defeated Manitowoc 4-0 on Thursday night in Green Bay.  The loss for the Bandits further confuses the playoff picture in the NEWBL as the first four teams in the league essentially tied in the Won/Loss column.  The Bandits are off on Friday to participate in the Military All-Star Game at JoAnnes before hosting the Addison (IL) Braves this weekend.  Saturday night is Christmas in July at the Ballpark.

For most college-aged young adults, summer is a time to come back home to relax and have fun with family and friends. However, for Manitowoc Bandits ballplayers Parker Johnson and Galen Duff, it has been a time away from home in hopes of continuing to sharpen their baseball skills and compete at a higher level. Both Johnson and Duff recently completed their freshman seasons at Williamette University in Salem, Oregon and have traveled a long way from their Carlsbad, California and Spokane Valley, Washington homes, respectively.