Kyle Poirier
  The Bayou Bandits look to keep the winning streak alive as they face the 3-3 Baton Rouge Cubs.  The Bandits are coming off of a 2 game winning streak, beating opponents who had a 10-0 combined record.  Despite losing their first 3 games, the Cubs are hot as of late, winning their last 3 out of 4 games, and the 4th game resulting in a 3-3 tie vs. the Orioles (game to finish at a later date).  The Cubs are coming off of a win vs. the now 5-2 Red Sox, with a 6-5 victory.
    The Cubs have a team batting average of .238, which ranks 11th in the league.  The pitching staff of the Cubs support a 7.33 ERA which ranks 9th in the league.  In the last 3 games, the Cubs have an ERA of 1.13, 2.70, and 4.00.  The Cubs are led offensively by Paul Nigro (9-22, .409, 5 runs, 2-2b's), Daniel Lewis (7-21, .333, 6 runs, 3 rbi's, 1-2B, 1-3B) and Chase Musacchia (6-18, .333, 7 runs, 9 rbi's, 2-2b's).  Leading the way on the mound for the Cubs is Paul Nigro. Nigro is 2-0 on the year, pitching 18.1 innings, allowing 16 hits, 19 k's, 6 BB, and supports a 4.42 era.  Daniel Lewis (0-1) has also pitched 18.1 innings, allowing 28 hits, 21 k's, 11 BB and supports an 8.84 era.
    The Cubs' victories come from defeating the Red Sox (5-2 record) 6-5, the Devil Rays (0-5 record) 6-5, and the Dirtbags (2-4 record) 14-6.  Their 3 lossed come from the first 3 games of the year, Brewers (3-3 record) 19-4, Outkast (3-3 record) 8-3, and the Astros (5-1 record) 13-11.
    The Bandits are coming off their best offensive game of the year hitting .342 as a team and scoring 13 runs against the #1 seeded Astro's.  Leading the Bandits on offense is PJ Judice (7-15, .467, 8 runs, 5 rbi's, 1-HR), Mace Hebert (4-9, .444, 4 runs, 2-2b's), Kyle Poirier (9-26, .346, 6 runs, 1 rbi) and Derek Gondron (4-12, 333, 1 run, 5 sb's).  On the mound for the Bandits, Jonathan leads the way. Kohn has moved to 3-2 on the year, claiming 3 victories over teams with a combined record of 13-2.  Kohn leads the league in K's with 60 in 38.2 innings.  He has allowed 36 hits, 26 bb's, and supports an ERA of 3.96, which ranks 4th in the league.

The Bandits and Cubs face off on Sunday, May 22, 2005 at Pete Goldsby Stadium at 4:00.

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