Non-League News: Bandits Split Tuesday DH

July 21, 2010

The Manitowoc Bandits split a Northeastern Wisconsin League doubleheader with the Menasha Macs on Tuesday night, winning 10-0 before dropping game two, 15-2.

Wisconsin State League

MANITOWOC — Mike Hall went 2-for-4 at the plate on Tuesday night and drove in three runs to lead the Manitowoc Bandits to a 10-0 win in six innings over Menasha in Game 1 of a Northeast Wisconsin Baseball League doubleheader at Municipal Field.

The Bandits plated all 10 runs in the final three innings with five in the bottom of the sixth inning to end the rout.

Nat Richter was 2-for-3 for Manitowoc and Sam Spurney was 2-for-3 with a double.

Joe Christensen went all six innings on the mound for Manitowoc, striking out four and walking one.

Game 2 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-hitter with a single to right center in the bottom of the fifth on a diving effort by the Macs rightfielder. Nat Richter and Brock Wetenkamp followed it up with solid singles to record the Bandits only hits.

Game 1
Manitowoc 10, Menasha 0 (6 innings)
Menasha 000 000 — 0 4 1
Manitowoc 000 235 — 10 9 1
WP: Christensen 6 ip, 4 k, 1 w.
LP: Wirschki 5 ip, 2 k, 3 w.
Leading hitters — Menasha: none; Manitowoc: Richter 2×3; Spurney 2×3, 2b; Hall 2×4, rbi.
Game 2
Menasha at Manitowoc, late

Story by: Manitowoc Herald Times

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