Bandits News

•  14U Bandit Gold Finishes 2nd in Jackson Renegade Run-In
  The 14U Bandit Gold finished second in a field of 16 teams in the Jackson Renegade Run-In on May 5th and 6th after going 6-1 over the weekend. The team played extremely well the entire weekend. It was a great start to the season.




• Bandits 12U Draw Tough Games
   

  Coming off their double win performance in Manahawkin, the 12U Bandits ran into a tough bracket this past weekend at the “Calm Before the Storm” Tournament in Lacey Twp. The first game pitted the Bandits against a very good Lacey Storm 12’s squad. Although Lacey was much bigger and more experienced, the Bandits were not intimidated and played their best game thus far in this young season, coming on top with an impressive 11 – 4 victory. Combining heads-up base running and timely hitting, the Bandits jumped to an early lead that had the Bandit faithful cheering. Feeling very confident, the gritty Bandit squad continued to put pressure on Lacey in every inning. Any offensive threat mounted by Lacey was cut short by a solid Bandit defense. Robin Antozzeski picked up the victory with 6K’s while giving up only 3 hits. The offensive attack was lead by Ashley Pandolf who went 3 for 3. Hits by……………………….. contributed to this total TEAM win.
   

  In their second game of the day, the Bandits faced the Freehold Tornadoes. The Bandits knew this would be a tough game as they lost a heartbreaker to the Tornadoes a week earlier. From the opening inning, it appeared this was not going to go our way. Defensive miscues put the Bandits in a hole early and a tough Freehold team was not going to let our squad back in the game. Ashley Vastano battled her way through the game, picking up 4K’s. A late Bandit rally fell short, as the game time limited expired. Dominique Douthit, Sarah Lyons, and Emily Meszaros had 2 hits each in the loss.
   

  The Bandits faced their cross-town rival, Hamilton Hurricanes, in their final game of the day.  Ally Potts pitched 3 good innings and Sammie Peralta, making her Bandit pitching debut, completed the final two. Although our pitchers only gave up 2 hits to the hard hitting Hurricane squad, defensive mistakes again put the Bandits in a hole. A tough Hurricane pitcher kept the offense off balance, and the Bandits could not muster enough runs to steal the victory.
   

  It was a tough day for our Bandit ladies against some good teams. As coach Jeff says, “It’s the little things that can make or break you.” Games like these will happen, but a true test of a championship team, is how quickly they can bounce back, and together, be victorious!  Go Bandits !!!  

   

• Bandits Steal a Few!!
  The 2007 season has started for the 12U ‘Bandits Softball Team’. Playing this past weekend in the Stafford Spring Swing Tourney in Manahawkin, the 12U Bandits started with the Freehold Tornadoes. Excitement and anticipation was the name of the game. This was the first tournament of the season for the girls as well as the first travel play for some of our new players. Robin Antozzeski took the mound for the Bandits. Robin was on the 10U Bandits last year but had never pitched from the longer distance in competition. It did not seem to bother her, pitching 7 full innings. Robin did a great job delivering 15K’s, 2 hits and only 3 BB. This was certainly a stellar performance unfortunately it came in a 5-3 loss. Good base running and some key hitting had us up until the 6th inning. A couple of bad breaks allowed the Tornadoes to tie the game. Unable to score in the allotted time frame we went into the ‘all so wonderful’ international tie breaker rule. The Tornadoes scored in their half of the inning to win the game. We had hits from: Sammie Martinez, Ashley Pandolf, Alexis Wiggley, Kelly Tohill, and Sarah Lyons.
  Our second game was against Toms River Lightning. Ashley Vastano took the mound this time. Although not 100%, coming off being sick, Ashley pitched a very good game. Pitching 4 innings, we 10 run-ruled the Lightning for a 12 to 2 victory. Ashley had 6K’s, 2 hits and only 2 BB. This was certainly an opportunity to work on ‘small ball’ strategy and that is what Coach Jeff did. Calling for bunts and steals on almost every play, this gave the girls some insight on how this game is truly played. Angelica Salera’s pinch hit scored the game ending run. We had everyone put the ball in play: Sammie Peralta, Robin Antozzeski, Maryrose Szeker, Sarah Lyons, Emily Meszaros, Dominique Douthit, and Angelica Salera each with a hit. Sammie Martinez, Ashley Vastano, Alexis Wiggley, Ashley Pandolf, and Kelly Tohill combine for 2 hits each.
  In our last game of the tournament, Kelly Tohill took the mound against a tough Manalapan Belles Team. This was Kelly’s first time on the mound as a Bandit and fought through some “rookie” nerves with a solid 4 inning performance. Kelly had 4K’s, 2 hits and only 4 BB. Running into a bit of a jam in the 4th with bases loaded and only 1 out, Kelly was relieved on the mound by Robin Antozzeski. With little time to rest from her earlier performance, Robin came back and pitched the rest of the way. With some solid fielding and some stellar defensive plays, the Bandits got out of that inning with only a few runs coming in. With the game tied the Bandits again went with ‘small ball’ strategy and got some runners on base. In the 7th Dominique Douthit got on and Maryrose Szeker hit a gapper that went all the way to the fence. Scoring Dom and getting a triple out of the hit. Sammie Martinez, went in as a ‘pinch runner’ and scored on a passed ball. Good defense helped out in the final inning with a pop fly caught by Ashley Pandolf to end it with an 8-7 Bandit victory.
  Overall, it was a good day for these new 12U Bandit players and coaches. As with most good teams there is room for improvement. The girls are coming together and showed a tremendous amount of character battling a very hot day and virtually 3 games in a row without a break. As the team prepares for their next big tourney in Lacey Twp., the true measure of a good team is correcting the mental and physical mistakes that were made and capitalizing on every opportunity to be successful. You can be sure that the 12U coaching staff will do everything possible to get the team ready to play hard, stay focused and energetic and continue on the way to many more victories this season!
   

• All spots are full and it is going to be a great tournament.  For more information such as T-Shirt Order Form, participating teams and directions, go to our Tournament Section!
   

• The U14 Bandits Black participated in their first scrimmage of the season on Saturday March 30th. The Girls swept the competition defeating the Maple Shade Titans and the Mt. Holly Misfits. It was a great day of softball and everyone enjoyed getting outside and showing what they’ve got - hitting, running, stealing and playing BANDIT BALL!
  Special thanks to those girls from the U14 Gold for stepping in and helping out.  GO BANDITS!
   

• 2nd Annual Bandits Spring Bash Tournament is filling up.  The U12 Tournament is full and there is only one slot left for the U10 Tournament.  Want to participate?  For details, Details Here
   

• U10 and U12 Spring Bash Tournament...Details Here

The Bordentown Bandits would like to welcome
the following teams to the 2nd Annual Spring Bash.