Alessandro Maestri
ADELAIDE BITE VS. BRISBANE BANDITS (TERZA PARTITA): The Bite defeated the Bandits in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader behind a dominant complete game outing by starting pitcher Darren Fidge. The veteran righty allowed just six hits and one run, striking out six in earning his fourth win of the season. The loss eliminated Brisbane from
BANDITS AND BITE SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER Josh Roberts comes one hit closer to 100 in his ABL career during the day’s two games Josh Roberts is just one hit away from 100 ABL hits ADELAIDE, SA – Both the Brisbane Bandits and the Adelaide Bite took their turns with stellar pitching and timely hitting as the
SIX FINALIST DETERMINED FOR FAN CHOISE AWARD Voting begins Monday on ABL Facebook page, here are the six finalist. The candidates have been chosen for the first-ever “ABL Fan Choice Award presented by Fielders Choice,” as each team’s winner was chosen by a vote conducted through their individual Facebook page. Voting for the overall league winner
BANDITS TAKE SERIES FROM ACES Maestri earns first save as Bandits edge closer to playoffs Alex Maestri was lights out for Brisbane. It was a game of home runs on Sunday afternoon as the Brisbane Bandits took down the ‘Jet Courier’ Melbourne Aces by a score of 5-2 at the RNA Showgrounds in the fifth
BRISBANE WIN SERIES – STILL HAVE PLAYOFFS IN SIGHT Josh Roberts and the Bandits celebrate that they are still in the playoff race. Josh Roberts hit two home runs, including a solo shot in the sixth inning to cap off his team’s scoring, and the Brisbane Bandits picked up a big series win with a
ACES GET TO BRISBANE’S ACE Melbourne took the first game of the five-game set at RNA Showgrounds The Melbourne Aces found a way to get to Brisbane’s Alex Maestri and took down the Bandits by a score of 6-5 in a back-and-forth affair at the RNA Showgrounds in Round 10 of Australian Baseball League action
ROUND TEN PREVIEW: PERTH, THEN UP FOR GRABS Heat all but assured of top spot, five others fighting Alex Maestri and Brisbane are just two games out from a playoff spot and three from second place SYDNEY, 10 January – The Heat used Round Nine to extend their lead over the rest of the league,
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – WARWICK SAUPOLD Winner:- Warwick Saupold, W4-2, 1.63ERA, 7INN, 0R, 4H, 3BB, 6SO, 0.99WHIP Pitching dominated this week’s series of games, after last week’s homerthon, with quite a few scoreless innings being thrown by a number of starters, noticeably Warwick Saupold [Perth] who threw 7 against the Bandits, Cavalry’s Mike McGuire 7 against Sydney, Aces Jason
HEAT FALL SHORT AGAINST BANDITS The Heat could not keep up with Brisbane on Thursday. (Cam Wedemeyer / SMP Images) The Alcohol Think Again Perth Heat dropped Thursday night’s game against the Brisbane Bandits 6-2 at Barbagallo Park. A dominating pitching performance by the Bandits allowed them to even the series at one game each in
MAESTRI DOMINANT AGAINST FIRST-PLACE HEAT The Bandits move into fifth place in the standings with a win in Perth Alex Maestri followed up his Player of the Week performance in Round 8 with another dominant start for the Brisbane Bandits as they took down the first-place ‘Alcohol Think Again’ Perth Heat 6-2 on Thursday night
MAESTRI EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD – PITCHER OF THE WEEK Justin Staatz earns runner-up honours in Round 8 action During a weekend in which hitters dominated Australian Baseball League action, Brisbane’s pitcher Alex Maestri found a way to shut down the offense he faced, earning him Player of the Week honours for Round
BARNES AND MAESTRI ARE TOP PERFORMERS OF ROUND EIGHT Sydney outfielder Brandon Barnes and Brisbane right-hander Alex Maestri have earned Round Eight Player of the Week honours. In a weekend filled with offence, Barnes stood out from the pack by accumulating 15 RBI in the five games against Melbourne. Amid the offensive explosion, Maestri tossed
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – ALEX MAESTRI PITCHING Winner:- Alex Maestri , W 3-2, 2.82 ERA, 9 INN, 0 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 4 SO, 1.05 WHIP One pitching performance stood out this week. Brisbane’s Alex Maestri threw a complete game against the Cavalry without giving up an earned run and picked up his 3rd win
MAESTRI DAZZLES IN BANDITS SERIES OPENING WIN Brisbane defeats Canberra 6-0 on Thursday night Led by two home runs from Brad Dutton and a two-hit complete game by Alex Maestri, the Brisbane Bandits beat the Canberra ‘UberGlobal’ Cavalry 6-1 Thursday night at the RNA Showgrounds in Round 8 of Australian Baseball League action. The hometown
ALEX MAESTRI’S COMPLETE GAME PROPELS BANDITS Brisbane starter Alex Maestri returned to his dominant form, and the Italian right-hander spun the first complete game of his ABL career, tossing all nine innings of a 6-1 Bandits victory over the Canberra “UberGlobal” Cavalry Thursday night at RNA Showgrounds. Maestri (9.0 IP/0 ER) bounced back after back-to-back losses