After a scoreless first inning in the Mount Gambier and District Baseball League Division 1 game played at Millicent against Tigers, the Bandits were under way in the bottom of the second.


Josh Vanderhorst singled to centre field followed by Tom Winkley who singled to right field.


Jack Hately’s single also to rightfield saw both runners cross the plate.


Four more were added in the next dig.


Darcy Pink hit safely to centre field, Josh Vanderhorst picked a base on ball, Anthony Mutton’s safe hit to right field scored Pink, Tom Winkley was hit by the pitcher loading the bases.


Saxon Altschwager then bunted safely down the line forcing Vanderhorst home, Jack Hately’s timely clip out to right field scored Mutton and with bases again loaded Jordan Johnson was thrown a walk, pushing Winkley across the home plate giving the Bandits a 6-0 lead.


That however was short lived as Tigers responded in the top of the fourth, tying the game.


A single to Cameron Scott as he hit safely to centre field, a walk for Joe Sims and then consecutive safe hits to Matt Thompson, Dyllan Lane, Jake England and Riley Rolph saw the first four batters home.


Kobe Stratman was hit by a pitched ball then both he and Rolph added to the score on consecutive wild pitches.


The orange and black added two more in the next inning to go ahead in the game.


Matt Thompson was hit by the pitch followed by Dyllan Lane who hit safely to right field, Thompson crossed on Riley Rolph’s hit into an infield out while Lane scored on another wild pitch.


The Bandits reduced the two-run deficit by one when Darcy Pink crunched a pitch to right field and eventually scored on a wild pitch.


Tigers stretched the lead out again in the top of the seventh, adding three runs.


Matt Thomson hit out to left field, Jake England picked up a nice safe hit to centre field as did Riley Rolph which batted in Thompson, England was batted in by Will Merchant and Rolph crossed on an error at first base.


Three more in the eighth put them in a pretty secure position.


Matt Thompson again got on base, this time from a base on ball, Dyllan Lane’s Texas Leaguer to left field fell safe, Thompson crossed on a wild pitch, Jake England drew a walk and Riley Rolph’s single to centre field batted in both Lane and England, giving Tigers a 14-8 advantage.


Millicent added a couple of consolation runs in the ninth.


James Fleming hit safely to centre field, Jordan Johnson found himself at first after his hit third base brought an error and both those runners scored on Nick Cory’s hit deep to right field.


Tigers had 12 safe hits, nine walks, two hit batters, nine runs batted in, nine strikeouts and made two errors.


Millicent had 20 safe hits, three walks, three hit batters, nine runs batted in, four strikeouts and made one error.