Beloit 7, Quad City (Twins) 3 The Beloit Snappers pounded two home runs and the Bandit bats could not find the answer as Quad City was defeated 7-3 Wednesday night at John O?Donnell Stadium. Beloit?s Mark Ernster opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, lining a two-run homer to straightaway center field. But trailing 2-0, Quad City got a pair of two-out hits to slice Beloit?s lead in half. After Edgardo Lebron laced a double to right center, Dusty Gomon drilled a single to left, scoring Lebron and bringing the Bandits within a run. The Snappers answered with two more runs in top of the third frame. After Bandits starter Eric Fischer walked the bases loaded, he coaxed a popout and a strikeout to nearly escape the jam. However, down in the count 0-2, Beloit?s John Vanden Berg stroked a 2-run single into right field to put the Snappers on top, 4-1. Fischer lasted three innings, allowing four runs for Quad City. The Bandits scored a pair of runs in the sixth, aided by a pair of Beloit errors. Omar Burgos contributed an RBI single, and Bryan Kennedy followed with a groundout to bring the Bandits within one. Reliever Josh Alliston struck out Quad City?s Scott Whitrock to end the threat and keep the Bandits down by a run. The Snappers broke the game wide open in the seventh, scoring three runs off of Quad City?s Aaron Williams. With one out, Callix Crabbe singled for the Snappers, and was doubled home by Ernster. Beloit?s Prince Fielder followed with a moonshot homer to right field to put the Snappers up by 7-3. The River Bandits did get strong relief outings from righthanders Josh Hill and T.J. Prunty. Hill did not allow a run and struck out five in three innings of work, while Prunty was perfect, striking out five, in two frames. UP NEXT: The River Bandits and Snappers will play a doubleheader at John O?Donnell Stadium on Thursday. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m., and gates open at 3:45. Lefty Jason Miller starts against righty Tom Wilhelmsen in the opener, and righty Gerry Oakes pitches against Beloit?s Dennis Sarfate in the nightcap. Oakes, originally drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers, went 5-14 for the Snappers in 2002. (This was from Quad City site if it favors them a lil) Beloit Box Score: Snappers K 13 times, but draw seven walks; nice to finally see these names... GAME DATE: 4/09/03 BELOIT 7 AT QUAD CITY 3 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG QUAD CITY AB R H BI AVG S.Moss CF 4 1 1 0 .250 T.Oeltjen LF 4 0 0 0 .167 C.Crabbe 2B 4 3 1 0 .250 J.Merchan 2B 2 1 0 0 .125 M.Ernster DH 3 2 2 3 .667 E.Lebron DH 4 2 1 0 .231 P.Fielder 1B 4 1 2 2 .500 D.Gomon 1B 4 0 1 1 .357 J.Eure 3B 3 0 0 0 .000 O.Burgos 3B 4 0 1 1 .200 J.VandenBrg CAT 4 0 1 2 .250 B.Kennedy CAT 3 0 0 1 .200 N.Carter LF 3 0 1 0 .333 S.Whitrock RF 4 0 1 0 .364 M.Mendez RF 3 0 0 0 .000 S.Davidson SS 3 0 0 0 .273 J.Murray SS 4 0 0 0 .000 A.Romero CF 3 0 0 0 .071 M.Parra PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Fischer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Mendoza PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Hill PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Williams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Trytten PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Prunty PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 7 8 7 TOTALS 31 3 4 3 BELOIT 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0- 7 QUAD CITY 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0- 3 E--N.Carter 2, J.Murray. DP--BELOIT 1, QUAD CITY 0. LOB--BELOIT 5, QUAD CITY 4. 2B--S.Moss (1), M.Ernster (1), E.Lebron (1), S.Whitrock (2). HR--M.Ernster (1), P.Fielder (1). SB--J.Eure (1), N.Carter (1), J.Merchan (1). CS--J.VandenBrg, N.Carter. HBP--B.Kennedy. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT M.Parra (W,1-0) 5.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 1.80 G.Mendoza 0.2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0.00 J.Alliston 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 R.Trytten 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 B.Hall 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 QUAD CITY E.Fischer (L,0-1) 3.0 4 4 4 4 3 1 12.00 J.Hill 3.0 1 0 0 3 5 0 2.45 A.Williams 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 13.50 T.Prunty 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 HB--B.Hall. BALKS--J.Hill. SO--S.Moss 2, C.Crabbe 2, M.Ernster, J.Eure, J.VandenBrg, N.Carter, M.Mendez 3, J.Murray 2, E.Lebron, D.Gomon 2, O.Burgos, S.Whitrock 2, S.Davidson, A.Romero. BB--S.Moss, C.Crabbe, M.Ernster 2, J.Eure, N.Carter, M.Mendez, J.Merchan 2. T--2:29. A--1005