07/27/08 @ Redbird Field River Bandits 3 Manitowoc Bandits 10
Injuries
and illness plaguing the Bandits pitching staff, infielder Jeremy Jensen and outfielder Matt
Rukamp could not hold the potent league-leading Manitowoc Bandits in the first
game of the double header as togther they allowed 13 hits in the loss.
The
Bandits scored int eh first when Jeff Riddle singled, Nic Spaeth sacrificed him
to second, and Mike Brunette walked, and Riddle scored on an error by the
shortstop. Manitowoc
dodged a bullet in the third when Riddle scored again after being hit by a
pitch, Nic Spaeth singled, Mike Brunette grounded sharply into a double play,
and Jensen singled him in. In the fifth
the River Bandits plated their last run when Spaeth singled and Brunette
doubled.
River Bandits 8 Manitowoc Bandits 0
De
Pere came back with a vengeance in the second game of the twin bill to shut out
Manitowoc
behind the 5-hit pitching of Jeff Riddle and multiple hits by Mike Brunette,
Andy Pichler, and Brett Yost. Riddle
struck out 5 and walked two.
The
Bandits scored in the first when Riddle singled, Nic Spaeth walked and stole
second, Riddle advanced on the wild pitch, and scored on Jereme Jensen’s
fielder’s choice. Spaeth scored on
Yost’s single.
In
the second, Joe Faulds led off with a single and scored on Andy Pichler’s RBI single. The Bandits erupted for 3 runs
in the 5th when Brunette doubled, Jon Brunette singled, Charlie
McGinn walked, and Brett Yost doubled.
Two
more runs were added in the sixth when Andy Pichler singled, and Jeff Riddle
walked, and scoring on a passed ball four and two throwing errors.
League
Record: 9-11
Overall
Record: 13-15
07/24/08 @ Van den Plas
Field River Bandits 2 GB Storm 3
Reversing
the good fortune at Sheboygan
the previous night, Brett Yost’s strong
mound performance did not get enough run support from the Bandit offense to get
by the Storm. Yost went seven innings
allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, walking 3, striking out one. There was one Bandit error. Jeff Riddle threw one inning of relief facing
the minimum and striking out one.
De
Pere scored first in the first when 2B/Lead-off hitter Riddle was hit by a
pitch and stole second, Nic Spaeth walked, and Mike Brunette sacrificed Riddle
home.
In
the third, De Pere scored again when Spaeth singled and advanced on Mike Brunette’s
fielder’s choice, and Mike Krempa singled.
Charlie
McGinn was 2x4 for De Pere, and Spaeth was 1x2 with two walks.
07/23/08 @ Sheboygan River Bandits 3 Sheboygan A’s 2
07/18/08 @ Manitiwoc
River Bandits 4 Manitowoc Bandits
6
De Pere was
asked to return to the annual “Christmas in July” event at Municipal Field in
Manitowoc. Many prizes were awarded by
drawing to all attendees, while the River Bandits hoped to upset NEWBL-leading
Manitowoc.
Down 5-0, De
Pere scored two runs in the eighth when Joe Faulds doubled, and Jeff Riddle
singled. Nic Spaeth drove in Faulds with
a sac fly, and Brunette also drove Riddle in with a sac fly.
In the ninth
inning, De Pere threatened again when Jeremy Jensen and Charlie McGinn singled
and Brock Larson drove them both in with a single. Riddle singled, and with two on, Nic Spaeth
was called out on a ball out of the strike zone to end the rally.
Manitowoc
scored two of its runs on a two-run homer in the fourth, and three on another
homer in the fifth by Kyle Schroeder, an RBI leader in the NEWBL. De Pere pitcher Brett Yost went 6 innings and
allowed five runs on nine hits, striking out three and walking none.
Casey Meinecke
pitched the last two innings for De Pere, allowing one run on one hit, issuing
one walk and striking out 5, including back-to-back K’s of Schroeder, the IIAC
Player of the year in 2007, and Jake Waddle, who since has been signed to catch
for the Wausau Woodchucks of the
Northwoods League.
Jereme Jensen
was 3x4, Charlie McGinn was 2x4, and Nic
Spaeth and Jeff Riddle were 2x5.
The Bandits
are now 6-9 in the NEWBL, and 11-13 overall.
07/13/08 River Bandits
0-6 Little Chute River
Bandits 3-0
In the first game of the league
doubleheader, league newcomer Little Chute shut out De Pere with Mike Brunette
being De Pere’s only multiple hitter with two.
Losing pitcher Casey Meinecke in a fine effort scattered 5 hits and gave
up no earned runs but 4 Bandit errors contributed to Little Chute’s scoring.
The second game was a different story
as pitcher Brett Yost was in command for his second straight outstanding
complete game NEWBL win. He went all 7 innings issuing 9 strikeouts and
allowing just 3 hits. The Bandit defense
was stingy this game, allowing no errors.
De Pere scored a run in the second when catcher Mike Krempa and Charlie
McGinn singled. The Bandits scored
another in the 3rd when Jeff Riddle doubled to lead off, then scored
on a Mike Brunette sac fly. They scored
four runs in the 5th when Jeff Riddle doubled again, and Mike
Brunette and Gavin Scray singled. Krempa
had two hits and Brunette had two RBI’s.
Little Chute committed 4 errors.
07/11/08 NEW BL ALL-STAR GAME @ Municipal Field, Manitowoc
The River Bandits nominated pitcher
Brett Yost and infielders Charlie McGinn and Jeff Riddle, and catcher Mike
Krempa for the annual game against the All-Stars from the Landsdorf League in
the Milwaukee area. Krempa competed in the home run derby and reached the
second round.
The Northeastern Wisconsin Baseball
League All-Stars won the 9-inning game 5-3.
Riddle played short for the North, and scored what would be the winning
run after reaching on a walk. Krempa
caught the last four innings and had two hits.
07/10/08 @ Pedersen Field River Bandits 9 Marinette 5 (NL)
Charlie McGinn, Brock Larson, and Mike
Krempa each had two hits while Gavin Scray and Jeff Riddle combined to scatter
9 hits. Scray got the win. Riddle also scored three runs, stole 4 bases,
and singled.
07/08/ 08 @ Nienhaus Field River Bandits 8 Legends 3
De Pere handed the talented state-bound
Appleton Legends a loss with Adam Linsmeyer and Casey Meinecke sharing the
mound allowing 7 hits. Meinecke got the
win going the last three innings allowing three hits issuing 4 strikeouts. Linsmeyer struck out 5 in the first 4
innings. The Bandits scored 8 runs in
the seventh on hits by Jeff Riddle, Brock Larson, and Joe Faulds. Riddle was 3x6, Gavin Scray was 2x3, and Tom
Tollefson was 2x3.
07/ 07/ 08 @ Denmark River Bandits 1 Devil Bears 3 (NL)
With severe weather threatening, the
River Bandits scored a run in the second inning when Jereme Jensen singled, and
Matt Rukamp singled him in. In the
Denmark third, a throwing error, two singles and a double led to three Devil
Bear runs. Bad weather forced the game to be called after 4 ½ innings, with
Denmark pitcher Andy Frelich allowing singles by Jeff Riddle, Aaron Pokrzywa,
Jensen, and Rukamp. Brett Yost took the
loss for De Pere.
07/03/08
@ Waupaca River Bandits 2 Waupaca 1 (nl)
De Pere pitcher Gavin Scray (UW-Lax)
kept the Lakemen hitless through two innings striking out the side in the
first. Adam Linsmeyer (Ripon) took the
mound in the third and allowed Waupaca’s only run, unearned, on two hits
including his own error. Linsmeyer
settled in and struck out 6 in 5 innings.
Charlie McGinn, Mike Krempa (Saint John’s MN), and Tom Tollefson each
had two hits for the Bandits, with Jereme Jensen driving in the winning run
with a 2-out RBI double in the 6th inning of the 7 inning contest.
The River Bandits are now 8-10 over
all.
07/02/08 River Bandits 9 Menasha Macs 1
Brett Yost (SNC) tossed a complete game
gem scattering 8 hits while Bandit bats easily handed the Mac relief pitcher
coring 4 runs in the 7th and 3 in the 9th. Nic Spaeth and Mike Brunette (UM-D) each had
two hits and 3 RBI for De Pere, while Jeff Riddle (Luther) had 3 hits and
scored three runs. Yost walked just two
and struck out five including the NBC Champion Macs’ slugger Ryan Hinske with
bases loaded in the seventh. Mac starter
Mike Lloyd (Ripon) took the loss, leaving in the seventh down 2-1. The Bandits are now 5-8 in NEW BL play with a
7-10 record overall.
6/29 River Bandits 2 Appleton Legends 1
De Pere’s Adam Linsmeyer
(Ripon) held the state-bound Appleton Legends to 6 hits for the win. Nic Spaeth (UM-D) and Brett Yost (SNC) had
two hits each for De Pere. De Pere
scored the winning runs in the bottom of the 7th when Yost reached
on an error, Brock Larson walked, Jeff Riddle (Luther) singled, and Nic Spaeth
squeezed Larson home.
6/29 River Bandits 2 Appleton Legends 4
Each team had 6 hits as the
Legends turned the table on De Pere, capitalizing on miscues and bloop
hits. Infielder Jeff Riddle (Luther) had
two hits and scored a run for the River Bandits. Riddle also closed the game for starter Casey
Meinecke (Dana) who’s quality start included only one walk and 9
strikeouts.
6/28 River Bandits 5 Manitowoc Bandits 13
The NEWBL league-leading
Manitowoc Bandits showed De Pere the reason
for their success in the loss.
Manty hitters pounded out 14 hits against De Pere pitchers Brett Yost
and Jereme Jensen, scoring in 5 innings.
Defensive blunders also hurt the River Bandits. Charlie McGinn, Jereme Jensen, Mike Krempa
(St.John’s MN), and Joe Faulds (Ripon) each had 2 hits for De Pere.
6/26 River Bandits 4 Green Bay Storm 9
River Bandits pitchers
allowed 13 hits and Storm pitching recorded 8 strikeouts and continued to strand runners for lack of
timely hitting in the 9-4 loss. Catcher
Mike Krempa (St.
John’s MN) was 3x3, Jereme Jensen was 2x2, Joe Faulds (Ripon) was
1x1 with a run scored, and Andy Van Remortel (Riverland, MN)was 1x4 with two runs scored for the Bandits. Nick Olmsted (UM-D), Casey Meinecke (Dana),
and Adam Linsmeyer (Ripon) combined on the mound, with Olmsted taking the loss.
6/01 Sheboygan A’s
The De Pere River Bandits of the Northeastern Wisconsin baseball
league opened 2008 play without their arguable most valuable player
from the 2007 roster, but return other NEWBL all-stars while adding
depth to the pitching staff.
