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Welcome to Indiana's Premier Baseball & Softball Club
You've discovered the home of one of Indiana's finest youth select clubs under the direction of the Bandits Youth Foundation, Inc. Bandits Baseball - and Lady Bandits Softball - is in its 15th year of providing training for players ages 8 to 18. Bandits teams are not about winning at all cost, but rather seeing the "big picture" of a player's career. The Bandits stress fundamentals, knowledge and playing the game the right way. We're here to assist the player with achieving their goals, whether it be playing high school baseball or softball; college baseball or softball, or possibly beyond. The Bandits' program has produced scores of talented high school players and almost as many college players in the past 15 years. Feel free to browse our site and contact us if you should have any questions.
8U Bandits Opening Weekend Results
Pictures have arrived! Randall Shepherd has the original orders of team and individual pictures for pick up at the yard. Please contact Randall for details.
Thank you Dawn Wallace & The Photography Barn for patiently working with the club this year! Pictures may be accessed through the following link. HTTP://www.PRO-ALBUM.COM/EventLogin.aspx?sid=211067 Password: bandits
Additional orders will be accepted.
Latest Bandit News
Sorry for the late congrats to last weekend's BY Spring Classic 9U champs IN Bandits 9UNationals, and the 10U champs IN Hurricanes Orange !!
2012 Bandits Raffle Winners
Thank you all for participating in this year’s Raffle. Winners were drawn Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the 3rd Annual Bowl-a-Thon.
St. Louis -- Matt Scribner
Chicago -- Brian Spencer
Cincinnati – Julie Johnson
Congratulations to this year’s winners.
Results of Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Skills Camp Scheduled at Bandit Yard
Two-day pitching, catching, hitting, and fielding camp was January 21-22, 2012; Update is below
On January 21st and 22nd, 2012, Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne University, a Division I school, will be conducting a Pitching / Catching / Hitting / Fielding camp at the Bandit Yard from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. See the above posted Information and Registration flyer. Bandit members receive a registration discount. Non-Bandit members are also welcome to attend. This is a great opportunity to work with area college coaches as well as get instruction. Bandit and non-Bandit coaches are welcome to attend for free and ask questions - it's encouraged by Coach Birely. Information on IPFW and their baseball program will be on hand. Please pass along the opportunity to any player who wants to get to their next level or see what it takes to get to the Division I college level. For any questions, please contact Grant Birely, IPFW Pitching Coach, by email at birelyg@ipfw.edu or contact Bandits 17U Head Coach Bruce Fenimore by clicking here.
UPDATE (from 17U Coach Fenimore):
"I just wanted to pass along a sincere thank you from the IPFW coaches for the use of our facility this weekend. They really enjoyed coming down and working with our Bandit kids and the others who attended. They would like to do it again next year as well. Good news for the Club!
If you were not able to attend and observe or listen to their coaching discussion on Saturday or Sunday, you really missed out. Hearing the discussion on Saturday and then watching and talking a little bit with the coaches on Sunday during the camp was very valuable. Personnally, I was able to reinforce some things that we're teaching and learned a couple of other ways to teach the same thing. I hope that I can pass that along to the kids.
For your information, here are the numbers from the weekend ...
Saturday: 8u-13u ... 6 campers
Sunday: 14u - 18u ... (13 to 15 non-Bandits I believe)
• AM Session (Pitchers and Catchers) ... 6 catchers and 22 pitchers
• PM Session (Hitting and infield/outfield) ... 34+ players
There were players from Michigan, the Region (Gary, Hobart, Hebron), South Bend, Bluffton, Evansville, Marion, Brown County (Ohio) - east of Cincinnati, and one player from Canada. A good mix of players and good parents as well. I was able to talk to most of them during the camp.
I apologize for the inconvenience this weekend with having to cancel some practices due to the camp, but it was a good opportunity to build a relationship with a college and to showcase our Club. Really a good day."
second 9U team added and 10U coach secured
The Bandits have announced that roster spots are available on the 2nd 9U team, 10U and 11U teams. Anyone interested in trying out for those respective teams should contact the head coach of each team.
9U American - Jim Flake 317-696-2821
10U - Gene Wise 812-343-3178
11U- Jeff Garrett 317-696-7124
The 8U team is looking to fill one more spot for the 2012 season. If you are interested, please contact Coach Adam Martin for an individual work out at adcmarti@gmail.com or 317-374-7117.
Upcoming Events
- May
- 31
May 31st - June 3rd: 9U & 13U Baseball Tournaments - Blowout at the Yard
- All Day Event
- Bandit Yard, Greenfield, IN
- Age Group: 9U & 13U Entry Fee: $365 for 9U, $465 for 13U 4 game minimum, weather permitting
- Jun
- 7
June 7th - June 10th: 8U, 12U & 14U Baseball Tournaments - 4th Annual Jerry Lovell Memorial
- All Day Event
- Bandit Yard, Greenfield, IN
- Age Group: 8U, 12U, 14U Entry Fee: $295 for 8U, $365 for 12U, $465 for 14U 4 game minimum, weather permitting
9U, 10U and 11U teams looking for players
After lengthy searches, the board has approved the contracts for Jim Flake (9U-American) and Gene Wise (10U) to head their respective teams in 2012. Each coach will be responsible for filling the teams and both are looking for players to complete the rosters. If you have any questions please call Coach Wise at 812-343-3178. There has not been a date set for 9U tryouts, but if you are interested in learning more about the 9U American team, please call Coach Flake at 317-696-2821.
