{"id":382519,"date":"2026-07-01T20:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382519\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:12:08","slug":"tnt-fireworks-stand-in-rosedale-is-raising-money-for-local-softball-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382519\/","title":{"rendered":"TNT Fireworks stand in Rosedale is raising money for local softball league"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fireworks shoppers in northwest Bakersfield have another reason to stop by a local stand this Fourth of July season: proceeds are helping support the Bakersfield Bandits<\/a> Softball program.<\/p>\n

\"Bakersfield<\/p>\n

Bakersfield Bandits Softball League pose with their creative posters, as the TNT firework stand officially opens. PHOTO: KBAK<\/p>\n

Daniel, the head coach of the Bakersfield Bandits<\/a>, said the team formed in 2021 to give players more competitive opportunities, including travel ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team got together in 2021 to try and get the girls to have more competitive softball, to where they could travel and really experience the more competition from out of town teams and expose them to colleges,\u201d Daniel said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been with the same girls that we started with. So it\u2019s been great.\u201d<\/p>\n

KBAK<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Players from multiple high schools were at the stand holding their home signs to draw attention and encourage people to stop and buy fireworks. The players mentioned they spent hours making the signs, starting at 9 a.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a really great group of girls,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s just like really encouraging being able to go to practice every day and hang out with like people we\u2019re all best friends with, because we\u2019ve been together for almost five years now, so we\u2019ve kind of grown up together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Players said they attend several schools, including Highlands, Bakersfield High School, Frontier and Independence.<\/p>\n

The fundraiser also includes raffle tickets. Daniel said, \u201cYeah, so the raffle tickets, we do 50 tickets for $20 a piece, and so it\u2019s a limited amount of tickets, and so everybody has a very good opportunity, so it works out well.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the stand, Daniel highlighted several fireworks he said are among the top sellers, including \u201cour showdown, our five minute showdown,\u201d the \u201cBrain Buster,\u201d and \u201cThree Minute Eternal Eruption.\u201d He also pointed to newer items, including \u201cThe Bald and The Beautiful,\u201d \u201cThe Final Salute,\u201d and a large assortment option designed for groups that he said can \u201cput on a show for a good 45 minutes to an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

KBAK<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Players said the fundraiser helps cover costs tied to the program. Haley, a Highlands student, said, \u201cI think people should come out and support because it\u2019ll allow us to buy more equipment, and so we can go to bigger and better tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The TNT Fireworks stand is now opened today through July 4th at 7:30am-10:30pm.<\/p>\n

They’re located at the Rosedale Village shopping center near Callaway Drive and Rosedale Highway, across the street from Dewar\u2019s <\/p>\n