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The Diamond Youth Softball District 8 tournaments have all followed a similar script, and the theme is a budding rivalry between Beaufort and Bluffton for Lowcountry bragging rights.
Bluffton has been on the better end of things thus far, winning the 8-and-under and 10-and-under district titles and claiming the first game of a best-of-three series for the 12-and-under championship.
In the 8u coach pitch tournament last week at Burton Wells Complex, Beaufort opened with an 11-9 win over Colleton County before running into a Bluffton buzzsaw for two lopsided defeats. The outcomes were the same in the 10u tournament at Oscar Frazier Park in Bluffton, where the host team held off Beaufort for an 8-7 win Saturday and clinched the title with a 9-2 victory Sunday.
The 12u district championship series was slated to continue Tuesday with Game 3 on Wednesday if necessary.
Diamond Youth Softball All-Star Tournaments
8u Coach Pitch
Diamond Youth 8u District Tournament, Burton Wells Complex
Beaufort 11, Colleton Co. 9
Bluffton 17, Colleton Co. 7
Bluffton 15, Beaufort 3
Bluffton 14, Beaufort 2
Bluffton All-Stars advance to DYS State Tournament in Georgetown starting June 28
10u Softball
Diamond Youth 10u District Tournament, Oscar Frazier Park
Beaufort def. Colleton Co.
Bluffton 14, Colleton Co. 0
Bluffton 8, Beaufort 7
Bluffton 9, Beaufort 2
Bluffton All-Stars advance to state tournament beginning June 28 in Georgetown
12u Softball
Diamond Youth 12u District Tournament, Burton Wells Complex
Bluffton 5, Beaufort 1
Bluffton vs. Beaufort, 6 p.m. Tuesday
Bluffton vs. Beaufort, 6 p.m. Wednesday
Winner advances to state tournament beginning June 28 in Loris
