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Van Buren hoping to upset softball establishment

By Dylan Butler

Some of the names have changed, but the game has remained the same in Queens PSAL softball. Strong pitching and solid defense can take a team a long way. As long, Van Buren head coach John Felicciardi hopes, as the city championship.

With Dina Parise (Townsend Harris) and Jamie Blandeburgo (Bayside) each pitching on the college level now, Tehmeena Afzal and the Van Buren VeeBees have emerged as the favorite in Queens III. But Van Buren, which went 27-5 last year and missed the playoffs, has its sights set higher than just winning the title of the toughest division in the city.