1998 Bend Bandits Roster
Team Record: 43-46
Finished 2nd in the WL's North Division
Manager: Wally Backman (43-46)
Location: Bend, Oregon
Ballpark: Vince Genna Stadium
Attendance: 39,692, Avg. 902 in 44 home dates
The Bend Bandits of the Western League ended the 1998 season with a record of 43 wins and 46 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Bandits tallied 539 runs and allowed 562 runs. Randy Kapano paced Bend with 25 home runs, and Mark Charbonnet walloped 15 or more also. Mark Charbonnet accounted for 85 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .364 average. Collin Kerley led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 4.1 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Erik Bennett played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Bend Bandits to do so.
Wally Backman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Chris Bennett | R | R | September 8, 1965 | 6'6" | 205 | Yreka, CA US |
Erik Bennett | R | R | September 13, 1968 | 6'2" | 205 | Yreka, CA US |
Troy Bidwell | L | R | April 8, 1975 | 6'0" | 210 | |
Kyle Billingsley | L | L | July 9, 1973 | 6'0" | 202 | Provo, UT US |
Shane Britt | L | L | February 15, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Lexington, TN US |
Mark Charbonnet | L | L | April 5, 1971 | 6'1" | 185 | Harbor City, CA US |
Brian Conley | R | R | December 5, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Minot, ND US |
Ned Darley | R | R | February 27, 1971 | 6'4" | 200 | Manning, SC US |
Billy Dunn | R | R | March 25, 1972 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington, DC US |
Sergio Flores | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Bill Flynt | L | L | November 23, 1967 | 6'5" | 215 | Escondido, CA US |
Denny Gilich | R | R | August 21, 1975 | 6'7" | 210 | Tacoma, WA US |
Steve Grennan | L | L | July 3, 1970 | 5'10" | 153 | Kansas City, KS US |
Jeff Hebert | R | R | February 25, 1976 | 6'0" | 210 | San Mateo, CA US |
Randy Kapano | R | R | May 28, 1970 | 6'2" | 220 | Covina, CA US |
Jamie Keefe | R | R | August 29, 1973 | 5'11" | 180 | Rochester, NH US |
Collin Kerley | R | R | March 26, 1970 | 6'3" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
Mark Lopez | L | R | February 13, 1975 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Joey Madden | R | R | February 1, 1971 | 6'4" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
Marcus McGowan | S | R | December 10, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
Pat Meier | R | R | November 15, 1972 | 6'5" | 200 | Aurora, CO US |
Tajah Merrill | R | L | December 11, 1973 | 6'3" | 205 | St. John, BB |
Ken Mitchell | S | R | December 6, 1973 | 6'0" | 210 | Portland, OR US |
Mike Nadeau | R | R | August 31, 1973 | 5'9" | 180 | Portland, OR US |
Nate Palmer | R | R | February 15, 1975 | 5'11" | 200 | Lemoore, CA US |
Jordan Pergola | R | R | 5'10" | 225 | ||
Gordon Powell | R | R | September 27, 1970 | 6'2" | 208 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Morgan Reiter | L | R | November 12, 1972 | 6'2" | 175 | Calgary, AB CA |
Kevin Robell | L | L | June 22, 1975 | 5'10" | 170 | Eugene, OR US |
Raul Rodarte | R | R | April 9, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Tony Stoecklin | R | L | September 10, 1970 | 6'1" | 175 | Greenville, IL US |
Carter Val | R | R | April 8, 1974 | 6'1" | 215 | San Jose, CA US |
Rich Vallero | L | R | August 5, 1972 | 6'0" | 220 | Burlingame, CA US |
Rich Westover | R | R | October 28, 1974 | 6'3" | 210 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.