Bandits Vale Fastpitch Softball 10u

12/09/2025

Looking for a few girls to complete the roster!!!!
Catching and pitching is a plus but not required!!!

11/03/2025

Come out and support the Bandits NC Fastpitch tomorrow, November 4th. Dine in or takeout. Grab lunch or dinner from the best around, Good Wood Pizzeria in Lincolnton.

08/05/2025

It doesn’t take much to be a good person. 😊

07/26/2025

Message from an Anonymous College Softball Coach:

I was at a recruiting tournament this weekend, and there were several things that made me walk away from games where I was watching girls I was interested in recruiting:

Parents yelling from the sidelines at umpires and kids on the field (including their own child).
Players leaving the dugout during the game to talk to their parents about coaching decisions, umpires, or asking for special treatment and snacks. (This might sound tough, but I don’t want a player who runs to their parents to complain about everything and needs constant reassurance during the game.)
Giving dirty looks to umpires or talking back to them.
Struggling to recover after a strikeout, a tough inning, or a call they didn’t agree with.
Lack of hustle. Walking instead of running, talking back to coaches, or treating teammates disrespectfully.
We recruit not just the athlete, but also the family. We look for attitude and effort. We seek athletes who can bounce back from failure and push through mistakes. We want kids who keep working hard when things get difficult or when a play or call doesn’t go their way. We recruit grit and athleticism, combined with a deep understanding of the game. We look for kids who don’t give up and blame others for their circumstances. We want kids who run out grounders and never give up on a play. We seek kids who recover, lead, and compete.

If you want to be recruited, stay present for every play and every action on the field. You never know who’s watching in the stands.

05/19/2025

Dynamite defense this weekend! Silver bracket runner ups. We always tell the girls that defense wins ballgames and it sure was a defense tournament for us as the girls struggled to get the bats moving. But it’s not about the $2 rings (even though the girls do enjoy them for now) it’s about watching the girls learn from the mistakes, pulling themselves out of a bad inning, learning to trust themselves, learning from that itch to win and want it even more, and just doing what they love to do while being good humans That’s what means the most to a coach.

We find strengths in our imperfections.
2 Corinthians 12:9:
"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

04/27/2025

The team played great defense, consistently hit the ball all day, and our pitchers and catchers did an awesome job today! Everyone worked hard and stayed focused.

Psalm 28:7: The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him

04/05/2025

01/02/2025

Still counting our blessings from 2024!

Here’s to 2025!

“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” -Colossians 3:17