
Bandits softball teams hit the ground running at provincials
It’s a big weekend for the Battlefords Bandits softball program, as each of the U15, U17 and U19 teams are in action for provincials.
The U19s are in Unity, while the U17s are in Regina and the U15s are in Saskatoon.
Head coach of the U17 team, Darren Russell said the girls wasted no time showing a flare for the dramatics, falling behind 7-1 in the seventh inning of their opening game Friday, only to rally back with seven unanswered runs in the final inning to win the game 8-7.
“I always say our team lives and dies with our bats and I bet I was the only one that still believed in them when we were down 7-1 in the seventh inning, but the girls did it,” Russell said with a laugh. “It was a bit of a nail-biter at the end there, but they stuck with it and pulled it off.”