The Bandits defeated the DePere RiverBandits 10-0 on Friday night in the last NEWBL regular season game to finish at 17-7 and tied with Menasha for second place.  The Bandits will host the same DePere club in the first round of the playoffs which start Monday at Municipal Field at 7:30.  Since DePere doesn't have lights, they will play game two in Manitowoc with DePere as the home team before playing game three, if necessary, with Manitowoc once again as the home team.

The Manitowoc Bandits will host a First Round NEWBL Playoff Game on Monday August 3rd at Municipal Field.  The game will begin at 7:30 pm against a yet-to-be-determined opponent.  They will travel to that opponent's site on Tuesday before hosting Game Three if necessary.
The Bandits wrap up their NEWBL regular season tonight by hosting De Pere and then wrap up their WSL season tomorrow by hosting Kenosha.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The U.S. Military All-Star Game at Joannes Stadium has been canceled due to the inclement weather and poor field conditions.

Beer Me Strength will be performing LIVE before Saturday's Bandits doubleheader against the Kenosha Kings starting at Noon...  The local band is one of the area's best and should provide some outstanding pregame entertainment.

(From www.htrnews.com) Twelve hits and a strong pitching effort weren't enough to earn the Manitowoc Bandits a win on Wednesday night. 

Matt Phipps did not allow an earned run in seven innings of work and the Manitowoc Bandits used a five-run outburst in the fifth inning to key an 8-2 win over the rival Sheboygan A's at Wildwood Park on Tuesday night.
Phipps scattered eight hits and two walks in evening his record at 4-4 on the year. He also struck out six and forced the A's to strand 11 runners in his seven innings of work.

 After dropping a pair of WSL games to second place Kenosha on Saturday, the Bandits regrouped at home on Sunday to win a pair of games by scores of 10-5 and 2-1.  Tom Vieau earned the win in game one, pitching six innings and giving up four runs.  Brennan Rhode pitched the seventh inning, recording three strikeouts.  Sam Spurney led the hitters going 3x4 with a 3-run homerun to cap the scoring in the sixth inning and provide a little insurance for the Bandits.

The Manitowoc Bandits hosted their 11th Annual Christmas in July and entertained the folks from the local Shopko store at Municipal Field on Friday night.  The contest was close all night long but the Bandits prevailed by a score of 5-4.  Matt Phipps earned a win with three innings of work, following Greg Herr's six inning performance.  

The Manitowoc Bandits will be sending pitcher CJ Marx, outfielders Sam Spurney and TC Lee, infielders Nat Richter, Doug Bloom and Brock Wetenkamp and catcher Max Stepan to participate in the Military All-Star Game which is being held at Jo Annes Stadium in Green Bay next Thursday night, July 30th, at 6:35pm at JoAnnes Stadium in Green Bay.  The game will feature All-Stars from the Northeastern Wisconsin Baseball League against a travelling team of All-Stars from the various branches of the Armed Forces.

 The Oshkosh Giants hit three homeruns off Bandits pitchers on Wednesday evening to defeat the Bandits by a score of 8-6.  The Bandits tallied fifteen hits of the Giants pitching staff but managed only six runs on the night.  Tom Vieau took the loss on the hill, giving up two earned runs in two innings.  Jim Gospodarek made his Bandits debut on the mound and pitched six innings.  Chris Krepline finished out the final frame by tossing a scoreless ninth.