The Pueblo Bandits will take the field
for their 17th consecutive season in 2004.
Like some teams the Bandits have lost a few ballplayers to other teams and
retirement. But the Bandits are not ready to call it quits. These player
losses prompted an agreement between myself and Arizona native / ISC Hall
of Fame member Herb Wisdom which will add 4 Arizona players to the Bandits
roster. These additions will will make the Bandits both deeper and
stronger in 2004.
Returning from last years squad that finished 5th in the ASA Major
nationals and hoping to improve on the 2 and 2 finish at the ISC World
tournament will be Jerry Santos, Mike Santos, Shawn Vanduvall, Mark
Moziejko, Mike Moziejko, Jason Shea, Brad Sprau, Randy Arellano and young
Kiwi pitchers Jeremy & Regan Manley. The Bandits also have Mike Kelley
coming back after a years absence and have added young players Matt
Moziejko and CJ Williams for the 2004 season.
The big news for the Bandits is the agreement bringing Arizona players
Cliff Wisdom, David Frank, Nick Frank and Frank Bazurto to the Bandits.
Herb Wisdom will also assist the Bandits as a bench coach.
This season will be a first for the Bandits, with 3 players living in New
Mexico and 4 living in Arizona the Bandits will play locally with a very
thin line-up. But once the entire team is together on the weekends we
should be a very competitive team.
The Bandits will attempt to qualify for the ISC World tournament by
playing in the ISC Western Fastpitch Alliance travel league and the ISC
area tournament in Albuquerque New Mexico.
The Bandits tournament schedule is still being finalized but will include
two Pueblo tournaments, the Buddy Baker Memorial April 24 & 25; Joe Santos
Memorial tournament May 28,29 & 30; trips to Tubac AZ; St. George Utah;
Broken Bow Invitational; ASA Major Nationals South Bend Indiana; ISC WT
Fargo North Dakota. We hope to add two or maybe three additional weekends
to our schedule very soon.
If any team is interested in playing in the Joe Santos Memorial tournament
on May 28, 29 & 30 the Bandits are willing to return the trip to your
tournament.
That is all for now from Colorado.
Chris Santos
Manager
Pueblo Bandits
303-307-3084 - work
303-690-4847 - home
303-419-7352 - cell
mailto:jcsantos25@msn.com