WPCNR PRESS BOX. Special to WPCNR from the Explosion Organization. May 22, 2006: The White Plains Explosion 14u girls travel team took first place in the " Kittatinny Spring Blast" Tournament in Newton, NJ over the weekend, beating the Newton Bears 11-1 in the Championship game. A total of twelve teams competed in the age bracket.
Explosion went 6-0 over two days beating the Staten Island Lighting, Lanape Rebels, Sparta Blue Diamonds, Kittantinny Flames, and Pequannock Twisters (Derek Jeter's birthplace) to reach the championship game. The Explosion girls scored 63 runs and gave up only 7 for the tournament behind the strong pitching of Sara McKenna and Lauren Sputo. The "big orange run scoring machine" was supplied by Amanda Bellantoni, Chloe Giordano, Becky Sewitch, Christy Riena, Hayley Bingham, Kelly Linehan, Suzanne Ward, Julia Esposito and Grete Flack.
Team Explosion will be traveling to Union ,NJ to play over the memorial Day Weekend to play in the "Union Memorial Day Madness" tournament that will have 17 teams competing for the grand prize.
