Congrats to former Napoleon RiverBandit Zach Willeman on making his professional baseball debut last night and striking out the side! (Thanks to the person I borrowed the photos from)
I lost 18 adopted sons today. A group of young men that came from 13 different schools and became 1 team. A team that poured their hearts and souls into wearing a River Bandit uniform! A team of grinders, dudes, and high character standards. A team I will never forget!
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Meet the 2022 Napoleon River Bandits! This roster is loaded with talent. So far we have: multiple All NWO District Team members, 1 conference POY, multiple All Conference team members, and 4 pitchers committed to D1 schools! The best part: They are great people to be around!
It is official, the River Bandits are Alaska bound for the 2022 season! It will be our 11th trip to the great state of Alaska! Looking forward to seeing all of our Alaskan friends!
Pretty cool day today for my parents (biggest River Bandit fans in Tennessee) getting to see 3 former River Bandits play for the
@BGSU_Baseball
Falcons!
Tonight the River Bandit program reached the 1,000 win mark with a 10 to 7 win over Chillicothe Post 757. An absolutely amazing feat and a testament to the high school baseball talent and coaching in our corner of NW Ohio.
To just say that I am proud of what this version of River Bandits accomplished this week (and season for that matter) just doesn't cut it....thank you men for the great ride!
I have a team full of baseball dudes.The tournament director asked me today if we would be interested in playing a 3rd game today. We declined the offer,however,when I asked my guys if they wanted to do it, the only response I got was."can we shower & change unis 1st" ❤️ this!
What a great day today! It was awesome seeing so many alums and parents of alums.....I am blessed to be part of an organization that does it the right way!
What a day of baseball....I have been coaching a long time and have not seen anything like I witnessed today! What an unbelievable effort by my boys today in both games! What a day! WOW! This team amazes me.
Travel ball strikes again. The team we were supposed to play today got mad over a play in their last game and took their baseballs and went home.
#classless
3 dudes committed for the 2023 edition of River Bandit Baseball!
@Gavino_Gomez_
from Defiance
@JaydenSeiler
from Archbold
@taysen_deckrosh
from Bryan
Hearing there will be a few more that commit this week! The 2023 roster is starting to take shape!
I am excited to post that there is a chance that there will be River Bandit baseball this summer! It was announced to players last night in a zoom meeting. We are planning a July 1 start date. No over night trips and no out of state games, but we will play!
I would like to invite all River Bandit Alumni to our DH this Saturday afternoon at 1pm at Napoleon High School. 1,000 wins should be celebrated by everyone that has ever worn a River Bandit Jersey!
Final! Bandits win by run rule on a Devon Morris 3 run bomb! Bandits now move to Championship Thursday. We play Beverly/Lowell at 10am tomorrow morning.
@nextlevelbb
I want my hitters in RBI mode initially...early in the count let's find a pitch we can drive so we can score the run....late in the count, we need to adjust our thinking a little and get into more of a get'em over mode. 2 acceptable results in this situation...get em in or over.
An incredible come back effort by my guys today.....down 9 to 2 in the 6th....leave the bases loaded in the 7th and drop a heartbreaker 9 to 8...I couldn't be more proud as a coach today.....now we fight for our lives!
The bandits have made it to kokomo....have a DH starting at 1pm tomorrow....players out getting food....parents out getting food....I am watching the washing machine go round and round.....
#coachlife
Breaking news from the River Bandit General Manager's office....the 2024 River Bandit season will include the programs 12th trip to Alaksa!
@AKLegionBB
We had 5 guys pitching for their high schools last night...those guys accounted for 25 innings pitched, 46 strikeouts, and 3 shutouts! I would say it was a pretty good night!
The 2023 season is a wrap! What a night of food, fellowship, and stories! We handed out The Bandit Awards and I think it is safe to say that we will all rest easy tonight knowing Mike will be comfortable in his new sleeping bag!
It's Opening Day! Tonight's uniform combination for our 7pm game with
@63Baseball
. See you tonight in Ottawa at Memorial Park! If you can not be at the game, listen to it on
@WZOQRadio
.
Started my 50th birthday in the Laundromat and finishing the day in the Laundromat! I know how to party! Being here means we get to play at least 1 more day!
For the first time since 1998, the Napoleon River Bandits will not be having a summer legion season. My heart is broken tonight for the 2020 River Bandits!
IT'S GAMEDAY!! The 22nd season of River Bandit baseball opens today with a 1pm double header against Sandusky Legion at Napoleon Hogh School.
#honorthepatch
Last night's 4 to 3 win was the River Bandits 20th win of the season. The Bandits have reached 20 wins or more in 24 of the 25 seasons (26 if you count the covid year) they have played. That got me thinking about the history of this program. Here are some program numbers:
More on Blake Altaffer's pitching performance tonight....After a 1 out walk in the 2nd inning, Blake retired the next 20 Greenville batters in a row! Outstanding performance tonight!
Our first State Tournament opponent is set. We will play Lancaster Post 11 @ 11:30am on Monday, July 25th. The game can be watched live on the Beavers Field website....www.beaversfield.com/statetournament
That is a wrap on the 2023 regular season. The Bandits have a 32 - 8 record heading into Friday nights District 1 tournament game. We play Ottawa at 5:30pm at Memorial Park in Ottawa.