The Barnegat Bandits Orange softball team won the All Shore Softball Fall Championship after defeating theLincroft Lightning, 2-1, on Oct. 20 in Eatontown.

Head coach Mike Kopp saidthe Bandits, composed of9- and 10-year-olds, were the No. 2seed and won two earlier games to earn the chance to play in the championship game against the top-seededLightning. Overall. The Bandits outscored their opponents 18-2 in the three-game sweep to earn their first All Shore Championship.