USA Explosion falls in first bracket game

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — A walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning helped the Florida Impact beat the North Idaho-based USA Explosion 18 Gold 3-2 in the first round of 64-team double elimination Platinum Bracket play Monday at the Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championship at the Fountain Valley Sports Complex.

Haley Loffer (Lake City High) hit a leadoff double and scored on a passed ball in the first inning for the Explosion.

In the sixth, Meghan Krantz (Cheney) hit a two-out single, and scored on an error.

The Explosion begins play in the losers bracket today.