01
Jul
2015
DAVENPORT, Iowa (June 30, 2015) - A record-setting first half of the Midwest League season for the Quad Cities River Bandits clinched the club its fourth Midwest League playoff berth in six years and a chance to chase its third Midwest League Championship in five seasons. The River Bandits' first home playoff game will be against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Modern Woodmen Park, where the club could also host playoff games Sept. 11-12 and Sept. 19-21.
Already holding their first Western Division first-half title in 17 seasons and the best record currently in the Midwest League, the River Bandits, the Class-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, will open the playoffs with a best-of-three Western Division semifinal against the Cedar Rapids Kernels, the Class-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Below is the first round playoff schedule:
Game 1 at Cedar Rapids Wednesday, Sept. 9 Time TBA Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium
Game 2 at Quad Cities Thursday, Sept. 10 7:00 p.m. Modern Woodmen Park
Game 3 at Quad Cities (if necessary) Friday, Sept. 11 7:00 p.m. Modern Woodmen Park
If the River Bandits win the division semifinal, the club would host Game 1 of the best-of-three Western Division final at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, against the winner of the other Western Division semifinal, which will feature the two second-half qualifiers in the Western Division. Below is the second round playoff schedule:
Game 1 at Quad Cities Saturday, Sept. 12 7:00 p.m. Modern Woodmen Park
Game 2 at 2nd-half qualifier Sunday, Sept. 13 Time TBA 2nd-half qualifier home site
Game 3 at 2nd-half qualifier (if necessary) Monday, Sept. 14 Time TBA 2nd-half qualifier home site
If the River Bandits advance to their third Midwest League Championship Series in five seasons, the playoff sites are determined by the alternating schedule of games hosted by each division winner. For an odd year, the Western Division Champion hosts Games 3-5 in a best-of-five series. Below is the championship round schedule:
Off Day Tuesday, Sept. 15
Game 1 at Eastern Division Champion Wednesday, Sept. 16 Time TBA Eastern Division Champion home site
Game 2 at Eastern Division Champion Thursday, Sept. 17 Time TBA Eastern Division Champion home site
Off Day Friday, Sept. 18
Game 3 at Quad Cities Saturday, Sept. 19 Time TBA Modern Woodmen Park
Game 4 at Quad Cities (if necessary) Sunday, Sept. 20 Time TBA Modern Woodmen Park
Game 5 at Quad Cities (if necessary) Monday, Sept. 21 Time TBA Modern Woodmen Park
This September will mark the 26th playoff appearance for the Quad Cities franchise, which has won six Midwest League Championships (1968, 1971, 1979, 1990, 2011, 2013).
UP NEXT: Gates open at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, on Quad Cities Builders and Remodelers Association and Epic Stone Night. Fans can enter copies of their unpaid bills into a drawing, and the River Bandits will draw two be paid up to $100 on Pay Your Bill Wednesday presented by Mix 96. Following the game, Vibrant Credit Union will hand out FREE ICE CREAM to fans exiting the ballpark. Individual tickets are on sale at the River Bandits box office and online at riverbandits.com. Ticket plans of 12 to 70 games - which include free parking, reserved seats, merchandise discounts, and guaranteed giveaways - are available by calling 563-324-3000.
ABOUT THE BANDITS: With the installation of the Ferris Wheel, the River Bandits ownership in 2014 made one of the biggest improvements to Modern Woodmen Park since the ballpark was first built back in 1931, and this year the club is matching that effort by opening three new areas. A two-tiered special group deck immediately behind and overlooking the corn field opened in June. A new 11,000-square-foot concourse expansion down the third-base line will open in July. Finally, the club is expanding the children's play area by an additional 5,500 square feet down the right-field line. New rides will be announced upon completion of these new areas.
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