The Brisbane Bandits (11-13) scored six unanswered runs after a four-run first inning by the Sydney Blue Sox (16-8) and rallied to a 6-4 win Thursday night at Viticon Stadium.

Robbie Perkins became the Australian Baseball League’s standalone No. 4 all-time hits leader with a four-hit performance Thursday night, but the Brisbane Bandits couldn’t keep pace with the Sydney Blue Sox in an 11–1 loss at Blacktown International Sportspark Thursday night.

The Brisbane Bandits travel to Sydney this weekend for a highly anticipated early-season series against the Sydney Blue Sox at Blacktown International Sportspark.

BRISBANE, QLD — Will Riley launched Brisbane’s first home run of the season and collected two of the team’s four hits, but the Bandits dropped their season opener 8–1 to the Sydney Blue Sox on Thursday night at Viticon Stadium. Riley’s second-inning solo homer to right-center tied the game at 1–1 and gave the home crowd of 622 an early spark. The blast was Riley’s first of the season and his ninth in his Australian Baseball League career. Sydney, however, answered back quickl