Chicago Bandits Game Day Information Members of National Pro Fastpitch Chicago Bandits Media Relations • 27 Jennie Finch Way • Rosemont, Ill. 60018 • P: (877) 722-6348 • F: (630) 396-3095 /ChicagoBandits @Chicago_Bandits /NPFBandits @ChicagoBandits @ChicagoBandits Wed., July 3 @ 7:05 p.m. Chicago Bandits (12-3) VS. NY/NJ Comets (2-14) Thurs., July 4 @ 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2013-Saturday, July 6, 2013 Fri., July 5 @ 7:35 p.m. Sat., July 6 @ 7:35 p.m. The Ballpark at Rosemont, Rosemont, Ill. | Games 17-20 all times CDT BOUT THE ANDITS * A B : The first place Chicago Bandits host the NY/NJ Comets for the first Bandits vs. Comets : time in the franchise’s history. The team was on the road in Akron, Ohio last weekend facing the Racers for the second time this season resulting in a sweep. On the road at Akron, 2013 3-1 Michelle Gascoigne opened the series tossing a complete game leading to the Bandits 7-3 vic- 2012 9-7 tory. Veteran Nikki Nemitz started the second game which was suspended due to poor 2011 7-1 weather. The final day of the series featured a double header with outstanding pitching by At Home 7-5 Monica Abbott who totaled 19 strikeouts in 10.0 innings giving her a win and a save. Andi On Road 12-4 Williamson tossed two strikeouts in 4.0 innings recording her third win on the road. Megan 2013 Results: Wiggins maintained her standings by recording another homerun and two additional RBIs last weekend. Veteran Vicky Galindo was a standout hitter this weekend launching back-to- Date Site Score back homeruns and a double. Nerissa Myers slugged her first professional homerun at the 6/14 NY W, 5-0 Racers. Dual threat and last week’s Defensive Player of the Week, Tammy Williams, leads 6/14 NY W, 9-6 the team with 21 putouts this season, in addition to hitting .372 with three homeruns. The 6/7 NJ L, 7-5 final game of the last home-stand against the Pride included a pitching duel for the record 6/8 NJ W, 11-3 books: Monica Abbott and USSSA’s Cat Osterman combined for 23 strikeouts, 12 and 11 *Formerly the Carolina Diamonds respectively. The team is coached by fifth-year head coach Mike Steuerwald and he is assist- ed by Jimmy Kolaitis. WEATHER FORECAST* *weather.com, The Weather Channel Vs. the Comets: The Bandits faced the Comets on the road the second week of the season. Wed., July 3: Isolated T-Storms High: 72°F Low: 61°F Eri Yamada marked the series with four homeruns in each game that weekend. Tammy Chance of rain: 40% Wind: S 6 mph Thurs., July 4: Partly Cloudy Williams joined her teammate scoring a homerun versus the Comets. The Bandits outscored High: 83°F Low: 65°F the Comets by a score of 29 to 16 in the series. Chance of rain: 10% Wind: SSW 9 mph Fri., July 5: Partly Cloudy About the Comets: The Comets hold a record of 2-14 placing them at the bottom of the High: 84°F Low: 67°F Chance of rain: 10% Wind: SSE 7 mph NPF standings. The team has lost nine straight games with their last win being the Bandits Sat., July 6: Mostly Sunny High: 84°F Low: 68°F on June 15. Leading the team in batting average of .375, catcher Brittany McKinney hit two Chance of rain: 10% Wind: SSE 9 mph homeruns with four RBIs. Shortstop Briana Mejia holds a .279 average with three homeruns GAME DAY SPONSORS and nine RBIs. Olivia Galati tossed both Comets’ wins this season with an ERA of 3.05 and 13 strikeouts. The Comets are coached by Jay Nelson and he is assisted by Diana Consolma- gno. The History: The Comets inherited the rights to the Carolina Diamonds once the team fold- ed at the end of the 2012 season. BANDITS GAME DAY INFORMATION VS. NY/NJ COMETS PAGE 2 #1 MEL DUMEZICH RHP, 1-1, 0.54 ERA Rookie pitcher, Mel Dumezich makes her third start tonight. She holds an even record this season with a total of 13 strikeouts. In her first start, she faced the Racers in a 5-0 shutout with a mere five hits allowed. Dumezich logged her second start falling to the Pride recording four strikeouts. As relief pitcher, she tossed two additional strikeouts to reach her current total. In her 13 innings in the circle, Dumezich has allowed nine hits with only one earned run. Last weekend at the Racers, she entered the game as relief for Williamson facing one batter. PITCHING GAME LOG DATE TEAM OPP RESULT W L GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF OOBP OSLG OAVG ERA 06/29/13 CHI @AKR W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.00 06/21/13 @CHI USS L 0-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 1 1 2 4 18 .333 .312 .250 1.75 06/15/13 CHI @COM L 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 8 .250 .142 .142 0.00 06/06/13 @CHI AKR W 5-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 4 0 0 5 7 30 .366 .173 .173 0.00 PITCHING TOTALS SEASON TEAM W-L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF OOBP OSLG OAVG ERA Summer 2013 Chicago Bandits 1-1 4 2 1 1 0 13.0 10 1 1 8 13 57 .351 .234 .217 0.54 Totals 1-1 4 2 1 1 0 13.0 10 1 1 8 13 57 .351 .234 .217 0.54 #32 MICHELLE GASCOIGNE LHP, 2-0, 2.63 Rookie pitcher, Michelle Gascoigne made her second start last weekend against the Racers maintaining her undefeat- ed record allowing a mere three earned runs in 7.0 innings. In the Bandits’ opening series with the Racers, Gascoigne tossed 1.2 innings allowing a strikeout and hit each. In her first start of the season facing the Comets, she threw six strikeouts, allowed four earned runs and secured the victory. She pitched four innings in relief since her start and rec- orded five strikeouts in the second game against the Comets. PITCHING GAME LOG DATE TEAM OPP RESULT W L GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF OOBP OSLG OAVG ERA 06/27/13 CHI @AKR W 7-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 7.0 7 3 3 1 2 27 .285 .346 .269 3.00 06/22/13 @CHI USS W 8-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 8 .250 .142 .142 0.00 06/21/13 @CHI USS L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .000 .000 0.00 06/14/13 CHI @COM W 9-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 5 4 0 6 29 .344 .555 .296 4.67 06/08/13 @CHI AKR L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 7 .285 .500 .166 0.00 PITCHING TOTALS SEASON TEAM W-L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF OOBP OSLG OAVG ERA Summer 2013 Chicago Bandits 2-0 5 2 1 0 0 18.2 17 8 7 2 14 77 .286 .389 .250 2.62 Totals 2-0 5 2 1 0 0 18.2 17 8 7 2 14 77 .286 .389 .246 2.63 #13 ANDI WILLIAMSON RHP, 3-0, 2.21 ERA First year pitcher, Andi Williamson holds an undefeated record with a solid ERA after 19.0 complete innings. Williamson logged her first professional victory over the Racers on the opening night on June 5 tossing 7.0 com- plete innings that night recording three strikeouts allowing a mere one earned run. Williamson started at the Comets on June 15 picking up the no decision. Additionally, she started against the Pride on June 22 with seven strikeouts finishing 5.0 innings and at the Racers in 4.0 innings with two strikeouts upping her total to 15. PITCHING GAME LOG DATE TEAM OPP RESULT W L GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF OOBP OSLG OAVG ERA 06/29/13 CHI @AKR W 6-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 5 1 5 2 20 .500 .333 .333 1.75 06/22/13 @CHI USS W 8-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 1 1 2 7 20 .250 .166 .166 1.40 06/15/13 CHI @COM L 5-7 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 7 4 3 2 3 18 .500 .437 .437 7.00 06/05/13 @CHI AKR W 7-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7.0 6 1 1 2 3 27 .296 .320 .240 1.00 PITCHING TOTALS SEASON TEAM W-L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF OOBP OSLG OAVG ERA Summer 2013 Chicago Bandits 3-0 4 4 1 0 0 19.0 21 11 6 11 15 85 .376 .311 .288 2.21 Totals 3-0 4 4 1 0 0 19.0 21 11 6 11 15 85 .376 .311 .288 2.21 BANDITS GAME DAY INFORMATION VS.