Click the link for the full scoreboard. The main non-Rattlers stories are the Dayton and Lake County are both 4-0 to start the season.
The focus today is on two off-field related items. The first is awesome!
River Bandits' field gets upgrade
The biggest improvement at Modern Woodmen Park this season doesn't include a thatched-roof hut or glitzy computerized graphics.You may think this isn't a big deal...but, it is. Trust me.
Beginning with today's 1 p.m. home opener, the Quad-Cities River Bandits are going green.
The City of Davenport and the Midwest League club cooperatively installed a new playing surface during the off-season, and the benefits of the $569,000 project extend beyond providing the Bandits with truer hops as they field grounders on their home diamond.
"If it rains during the day, we'll still be playing baseball at Modern Woodmen at night. For fans, that's a huge change that erases uncertainty," general manager Kirk Goodman said.
The other story on which to focus is...well..
Beloit Snappers Pushing For New Stadium
For years the Beloit Snappers have been looking into building a new stadium.
The Class A minor league baseball team has long complained that its current stadium, Pohlman Field, is far inferior to the facilities its competition enjoys.
However, as the team opens its 28th season at Pohlman Field, that could soon change, a prospect that the organization says is a long time coming.
"While we currently pass for an existing facility, we've been grandfathered into the existing standards. We're far behind the new standards that are set. So slowly we're falling way behind the eight-ball," said Beloit Snappers chairman Dennis Conerton.
One look around Pohlman Field and it’s hard to argue. From the outdated scoreboard, to the crumbling storage shed near left field, to the miniscule gift shop, it’s clear that the Beloit Snappers home field is not nearly what it could or should be.
But a new stadium won’t be cheap.
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