Niles Nitro 14U finish second at Pumpkin Bash
Published 9:59 am Tuesday, October 12, 2021
- In front from left: Bree Behnke, Rebecca Guernsey, Mia Branam, Addie Wilson; second row: Coach Christina Carpenter, Marlie Carpenter, Carlee Cady, Emma Schell, Tessa Deering, Maddie Whitman, Coach Mike Behnke. (Submitted photo)
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GRANGER, Ind. — The Niles Nitro 14U travel softball team finished as the runner-up at the Pumpkin Bash Softball Tournament Oct. 2-3.
The Nitro beat the South Bend River Bandits 5-0 and the Portage [Michigan] Hornets 11-0 to earn the No. 1 seed in its pool.
In bracket play, Niles beat the USSSA Pride 7-2 and the River Bandits again, 7-1, to make it to what would end up being the championship game. In that game, the Nitro lost to the other undefeated team in the tournament, the Michiana Reps, 6-1. Rain caused the rest of the tournament to be canceled, and the Reps would be declared the champions with an undefeated record and the Nitro runner-up with a 4-1 record.
The team consists of players from Dowagiac, Decatur, Hartford, Granger and Middlebury.
