The Manitowoc Bandits have grabbed Game-1 of their Shoreland League Championship Series with Denmark.
The visitors jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back in posting a 9-to-2 victory over the host Devilbears.
The rally came on 3 walks and a hit batsman as the first 4 men in the batting order reached base.
Winning pitcher Lucas Mandich went the first 7 innings, scattering 4 hits and those 2 runs before Casey Bartelt closed out the game with 2 innings of scoreless relief.
Offensively, Carter Stebane, Jaicee Foster, Bartelt, and A.J. Dollinger had multiple hits for the Bandits, who can win the best-of-3 series tomorrow night (August 9th) at Municipal Field.
The first pitch is set to take place at 7:30 p.m.
