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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”…
WORLD ALL-STAR PREVAIL IN INAUGURAL SHOWCASE Sydney’s Collins named MVP in first All-Star Game SYDNEY, 21 December – The ConocoPhillips 2011 ABL All-Star Game, held at Perth’s Barbagallo Ballpark, was a thrillig affair in which the World All-Stars, led by…
BANDITS WELL REPRESENTED IN ABL ALL-STAR GAME The game will be televised live in Australia on Fox Sports at 7.00pm on Wednesday The ABL hosts the first All-Star Game in league history on 21 December in Perth This Wednesday December…
HU IS ON THE WORLD TEAM IN THE ABL ALL STAR GAME? George Bush and Condoleezza Rice’s spoof of the classic Abbott and CostelloWho’s on First skit, a hilarious chat between Costello–who plays a peanut vendor named Sebastion Dinwiddle, and…
BANDITS DROP A HEARTBREAKER TO BITE Brisbane loses second game against Adelaide The Brisbane Bandits dropped the second game of their four-game set 6-5 against the Adelaide Bite on Friday in Round 7 of Australian Baseball League action. Brisbane’s Italian…
ADELAIDE HOLD OVER BRISBANE Ryan Beckman pitched the final two and one-third innings for the Adelaide Bite and stranded the tying run on base in the ninth as Adelaide knocked off the Brisbane Bandits 6-5 Friday night at RNA Showgrounds.…
BITE VS BANDITS PREVIEW For the second weekend in succession the Adelaide Bite squad board the big bird, this time on route to Anna Bligh territory to take on the Brisbane Bandits at the RNA Showgrounds. The Bite are operating…
BANDITS SUFFER TOUGH LOSS IN RETURN TO THE RNA New found ace Alex Maestri drops first ABL game The Brisbane Bandits returned to the familiar confines of the RNA Showgrounds on Thursday night to face ABL leaders the Perth Heat…
BITE/HEAT WIN THEIR OPENING GAME The visitors opened Round Six of Australian Baseball League action with Friday night wins. The Heat knocked off the Brisbane Bandits by a 3-2 final at RNA Showgrounds, and Adelaide took down the Canberra “UberGlobal”…
BAKER, WEBB HELP HEAT DROP BANDITS Perth rebound from three losses with second straight win BRISBANE, 8 December – The Brisbane Bandits dropped the first game of their four-game series in Round Six of the Australian Baseball League against the…
SHOOTING THE BREEZE WITH… THE BANDITS ALEX MAESTRI Recently, Boris from ABLBUZZ was lucky enough to spend some quality time with Brisbane Bandits gun import Alex Maestri. We chatted about Australia, Italy, baseball, soccer, vegemite and Mike Piazza among other…
ALEX MAESTRI – BRISBANE’S ITALIAN CONNECTION When the ABL season concludes in late January, Alex Maestri is scheduled to head to O’Flallon, Missouri to pitch for the 2010 Frontier League Champion River City Rascals after being acquired in a trade…
BANDITS LOSE SUSPENDED GAME IN EXTRAS Sydney walks off in the 15th inning in the first game of Friday’s day-night doubleheader Boss Moanaroa hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 15th inning Friday to give the Blue…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT Food for thought: Pitcher Alex Maestri–Italy’s first export to MLB imported by ABL’s Brisbane Bandits When asked about preparations for his Italian squad in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, the best hitting catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) history…
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – PITCHING Winner:- Dan Schmidt [Heat] W2-0, 3.63ERA, 8INN, 9H, 1ER, 0BB, 6SO, 1.21WHIP. There were a number of fine pitching performances this week including Alex Maestri’s[Bandits] 7 inning against the Aces. Another wonderful performance from the…