Final
Bandits lead series 3-1
Game 3 of 5Chicago Bandits beat the Carolina Blaze 4-1 at Smith Family Stadium. Kathryn Sandercock paced the effort with the game's standout line. The Bandits improve their run differential on the ESPN broadcast.
Line score
Box score
Chicago Bandits
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sami Williams 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Alo DP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jessica Clements C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pitching | IP | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Sandercock(W) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Carolina Blaze
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reese Atwood C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachel Garcia RHP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amanda Lorenz RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Aguilar 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelsey Stewart-Hunter SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pitching | IP | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Garcia(L) | 4.2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Scoring plays
- Inn 2Reese Atwood launches a solo home run.
- Inn 7Sami Williams rips an RBI double, 1 run scores.
- Inn 7Jocelyn Alo rips an RBI double, 1 run scores.
Top performers
Kathryn Sandercock
6 IP · 8 K · 1 ER
Rachel Garcia
4.2 IP · 8 K · 2 ER
Reese Atwood
1-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 HR
Starting lineups
Bandits
P: Kathryn SandercockBlaze
P: Rachel GarciaPostgame notebook
- The turning point
- The Bandits pushed 1 across in the 1st, the swing that decided a 4-1 game at Smith Family Stadium.
- By the numbers
- Bandits 4, Blaze 1 · 14 combined hits · 0 errors · decided by 3 runs.
- Player of the game
- Kathryn Sandercock went 6 innings with 8 strikeouts and 1 earned runs for the Bandits.
- Up next
- Bandits are back out 2026-06-25 against Volts at Dell Diamond, first pitch 7:00 PM ET on MLB Network.
Season series
3Bandits vs Blaze, 2026 season to date.
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CHI · Hits 1.5
CHI · RBI 1.5
CHI · Hits a home run
CHI · Hits 1
CHI · RBI 1
CHI · Hits a home run
CHI · Hits 1
CHI · RBI 1
CHI · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 1
CAR · RBI 1
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 1
CAR · RBI 1
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 1
CAR · RBI 0.5
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 0.5
CAR · RBI 0.5
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 1
CAR · RBI 0.5
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 1
CAR · RBI 0.5
CAR · Hits a home run
CHI · Strikeouts 4.5
CAR · Strikeouts 4.5
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