RiverBandits Baseball: News & Announcements

Wednesday, May 30
Your 2012 River Bandits Roster
Check out Your 2012 River Bandits Roster under the Summer Roster tab.  Also, you can track the latest game results and upcoming schedule at the bottom of the Home page.  A huge "Thank you" to our friends at the Crescent-News for supplying the individual player pics and the team pic.  Best of luck, River Bandits!!


Thursday, April 26
2012 Season Preview

2012 Season Preview

With the Spring baseball season wrapping up, we hope everyone is getting ready to finish strong and go deep into each of your tournaments.  In the meantime, the River Bandits summer schedule has been finalized and can be found on the "Summer Schedule" and "Summer Calender" tabs.  We believe this summer's schedule will be among the most exciting seasons, ever.  Highlights will include:

Tournament Trips:
Troy Veterans Memorial Tournament (Troy, OH)
Wolverine Invitational (Blissfield, MI)
Gabby Mills Tournament (Midland, MI)
Bobby Goss Memorial (Eureka, CA)
Gopher Classic (Minneapolis, MN), the largest Am. Legion Tournament in the US (84 teams)

Stadiums include:
Miami University McKie Field  (Oxford, OH)
VA Memorial Stadium (Chillicothe, OH), home of the Chillicothe Paints (Frontier League) 
Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne Tin Caps (Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres)
Coveleski Stadium (South Bend, IN), home of the South Bend Silver Hawks (single-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) 
Beavers Field (Lancaster OH), home of the 2012 Ohio State American Legion Baseball Tournament
Other Highlights:
Tour of Alcatraz Island, San Fransisco CA
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Fransisco Giants baseball game to watch/meet Chad Billingsley (River Bandit Alumni)
Oakland A's at Minnisota Twins baseball game while at the Gopher Classic

We start the River Bandits action on May 28th (Memorial Day) with a double-header at Miami University, and go non-stop through July.  Come ready to play hard, and continue the River Bandits Tradition!

Good luck with the rest of your spring seasons, and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Shane Coleman                Randy Bachman
Head Coach                     General Manager


Saturday, March 10
Congratulations to Justin Watts!!
Justin Watts - LOI

Congratulations to Justin Watts!!

Signs NJCAA Letter of Intent to play baseball at

Lincoln Trail College



Monday, February 27
Thank You, Corporate Sponsors
The Napoleon River Bandits would like to express our sincere thanks to each of our 2012 Corporate Sponsors for their support.  There are 102 Corporate Sponsors that purchased adds on the 2012 Schedule Poster.  They can also be reviewed on the River Bandits website, within the "Support Our Sponsors" tab.  Please patronize our sponsors, and express your thanks the next time you have the opportunity to do business with them.

Monday, January 23
Congratulations to Ryan Masters!!
Ryan Masters - Letter of Intent

Congratulations to Ryan Masters!!

Signs NAIA Letter of Intent to play baseball at

Taylor University
Click HERE for article!



Monday, January 16
Congratulations to Nathan Stark!!
Stark - Letter of Intent

Congratulations to Nathan Stark!!

Signs NJCAA Letter of Intent to play baseball at

Lincoln Trail College



Thursday, December 8
Congratulations to Brett Fitzwater!!
Brett Fitzwater - LOI

Congratulations to Brett Fitzwater!!

Signs NCAA Letter of Intent to play baseball at the

Bowling Green State University



Saturday, December 3
2011 State Championship Ring Ceremony
2011 State Champion Ring Ceremony
Click HERE for video!
The 2011 Ohio State American Legion Baseball Champion Napoleon River Bandits were honored December 3rd, 2011 with a Championship Ring Ceremony.  Assisting with the presentation were Larry Adams, Commander of Post 300, Randy Bachman, the River Bandits' General Manager, and Chad Billingsley, former River Bandit and current LA Dodger.  After the presentation, Post 300 hosted a reception for all River Bandit alumni, during which two roster numbers were retired, # 10, in honor of former River Bandit Chris Carpenter's service in the MLB (Chicago Cubs), and # 30, in honor of former River Bandit Chad Reineke's service in the MLB (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds). 


2011 State Champion Ring Ceremony

Tuesday, November 22
Congratulations to Anthony Kidston
Kidston - Letter of Intent

Congratulations to Anthony Kidston!!

Signs NCAA Letter of Intent to play baseball at the

University of Louisville 



Sunday, November 20
Congratulations to Collin Parcher!!
Collin Parcher LOI Signing

Congratulations to Collin Parcher!!

Signs NCAA Letter of Intent to play baseball at the

Ohio Dominican University



Sunday, November 20
Casey Schroeder - LOI

 Congratulations to Casey Schroeder!!

Signs NCAA Letter of Intent to play baseball at the

University of Kentucky
Click HERE for video!



Friday, July 29

2011 STATE CHAMPS!!

Congratulations to the Napoleon River Bandits on their 2011 Ohio State Championship. Napoleon defeated Pickerington in the championship game 8-7! The Bandits will now move onto the Great Lakes Regional to be held August 4-8 in Midland, Michigan. We will open play on Thursday, August 4 against the Wisconsin state champions in the second game of the morning session.

Please check here for further information related to radio and internet broadcasts!

Click HERE for video!



Tuesday, June 14

CONGRATS to Chris Carpenter!

TO FORMER RIVER BANDIT AND BRYAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE CHRIS CARPENTER ON HIS CALL UP BY THE CHICAGO CUBS!

GOOD LUCK AND KEEP WORKING HARD!

 



Thursday, June 9

Congrats....

To Patrick Henry and River Bandit Alumni

Ajay Meyer

on joining the Toronto Blue Jays Organization as a free agent!!



Tuesday, June 7

Congratulations to Justin Hancock!!

To Former River Bandit and Defiance High School Alumni

Justin Hancock

on being selected in the 9th round of the 2011

Major League Baseball Draft by the

San Diego Padres



Welcome To Another Season of.........

RIVER BANDIT BASEBALL

We are excited to announce the schedule for 2011. Highlighting this summer will be a return trip to Alaska in early July! This marks the River Bandits fourth trip to The Last Frontier since 2002. While visiting we will be playing in three tournaments featuring teams from Alaska as well as the lower 48. These stops will include the Todd Ryan Memorial in Wasilla, the Bill Miller Big Fish Tournament in Kenai, and the BP Invitational in Anchorage.

Opening Day is May 29 at beautiful Miami University against the Portland Rockets. We will also be playing in the Veterans Appreciation Tournament in Troy, Ohio and the Wolverine Invitational in Blissfield, MI.

Other Highlights include games at......

  • Beavers Field-Home of the State Legion Tournament in Lancaster
  • Chillicothe's VA Field-Home of the Mid-American Conference Tournament
  • Parkview Field-Home of the Class A Tincaps in Ft. Wayne, IN
  • Indiana-Purdue University-Ft. Wayne, IN
  • Defiance College-Defiance, OH
  • St. Joseph's College-Rensselaer, IN


Saturday, July 31

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s

to the

2010 Napoleon River Bandits

Ohio State Runners-Up

Record: 50-11



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