"Is this heaven?" "No, it's Iowa."

The Bucky Backers™ road trip to the Quad Cities was small in number, but they made quite an impression on the local fans. From inquiries about the club to jeering, the Backers experienced it all.

After a three hour trip in the van, the six faithful Backers entered John O'Donnell stadium sporting their new t-shirts. While the Backers were getting set up in the first base bleachers, Bucky headed to the outfield to warm up. You could see the quizzical look on his face as he noticed the Backers all had the same color t-shirt on. He came over to the fence and started to laugh as he saw the new Backer gear. His teammates also got a laugh out of the t-shirts. The Backers presented Bucky with a t-shirt and headed up the bleachers to get ready for the game.
The Snappers got off to a great start, scoring two runs in the first inning. Garrett Osilka started with a solo home run and after walking, Bucky scored the Snappers second run.

The River Bandits came back with two in the bottom of the inning. The game went back and forth with the scoring becoming tied 4-4 in the seventh inning. But the Snappers broke the game open in the eighth inning. With two outs, Bucky got things started with his third walk of the game. More walks, hit batsmen, and hits followed and by the end, the Snappers had scored six runs, bringing the game to 10-4.

Throughout the game, the Bucky Backers™ continued to cheer for Bucky and his teammates. Many comments from upset River Bandit fans came their way. But the Backers kept cheering despite the jeering and saw the Snappers on their way to victory.