Fantastic Final in Elkhart Iowa Liberty Bank

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Received: 6/13/06 2:24:58 PM 
From:  "Mike Kelley" <mkelley(at)frontier-radio.com> 

 
Subject:  Fantastic Final in Elkhart Iowa Liberty Bank Albaugh
Invitational  
 

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Elkhart, Iowa

First of all, the Pueblo Bandits would like to thank all of the
folks in
Elkhart for putting on a great tournament despite difficult weather
conditions. Great job!

A few brave fastball fans braved the elements on Sunday at Memorial
Park.

With gusty winds, light drizzle, and falling temperatures, those
still in
attendance were rewarded with a good old fashioned, 1-0 championship
nail
biter. The sun even crept out for the last couple of innings
to warm up the
air as the drama on the field unfolded. In the end, the Pueblo
Bandits
prevailed over the Minndak Millers in a classic pitchers duel.
The Bandits
scored in the top of the 8th on a sacrifice fly. The Millers
had the tying
run gunned down at the dish by Bandit center fielder Frank Basurto
in the
bottom half of the 8th. Standout Bandit hurler, Jeremy Manley
battled
injury, and inclement weather to earn his fifth win in five starts
on the
weekend. Rob Schweyer took the tough loss after a well-pitched
effort for
the Millers. World-class ISC stat man Bret Baughman should post
box scores
and/or game summaries soon.

Manley allowed only two earned runs the entire weekend. The Bandits
posted a 5-1 mark on the weekend reaching the finals for the
fourth time in
four tournaments, winning three. Pueblo is now 7-2 against top
20 teams this
season including wins over Team Rainey, Circle Tap, and stand
2-0 against
both the Minndak Millers and Quad City Sox. The Bandits have
split 1-1 with
Socal and are 0-1 vs. Albaugh. Manley is 6-1 in those games with
Peter
Mersereau going 0-1 in his lone start against a ranked opponent
in Albaugh.
The Bandits are playing well and looking to improve on their
current #19
ranking. (Somehow slipping from #18 a month ago) Manager Chris
Santos is
proud to point out that "the Bandits compete in every tournament
without
picking up non roster, big name players, even when we are short
handed. We
play with the guys on our roster, not everyone can say that."
Pueblo has
been getting big contributions from the entire lineup all season.
This
weekends notable performances were by SS Lauro Felix, 2B Gabe
Moraga, C/1B
Dave Frank, and CF Frank Basurto for key defensive plays and
timely hitting.
 

From:  "Mike Kelley" <mkelley(at)frontier-radio.com> 


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