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The baseball all-stars from Hilton Head finished off a sweep of the 8-and-under, 10-and-under, and 12-and-under District 8 titles with an undefeated run through the Diamond Youth Baseball 12u O-Zone district tournament last week at Burton Wells Complex.
Hilton Head breezed through the bracket and claimed the title with a 13-2 win over Bluffton in the championship game on Thursday, June 20, a day after Bluffton rallied for six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to send Beaufort to a heartbreaking elimination.
Beaufort blasted Colleton County, 13-3, in its opener before running into the Hilton Head buzzsaw in a 16-0 defeat. It looked like the Beaufort All-Stars would get another shot at Hilton Head in the championship game, as the host team jumped out to an 8-3 lead after three innings and held it there until the bottom of the sixth.
The last three outs are often the hardest to get, and Beaufort couldn’t secure the final one, as Henry Burbage’s flare over third base got down to plate the winning run and cap a six-run rally for a 9-8 win.
15u all-stars headed to state
The 13-and-under and 14-and-under Beaufort County all-stars get to bypass their state tournaments and exercise host bids into the Diamond Boys Baseball World Series at Burton Wells Complex from July 26-31, but the 15-and-under squad coached by Jeremiah Young will have to win a state title to punch its ticket to the World Series in Sterlington, La.
Beaufort County is one of four teams in the state tournament bracket this weekend in North Charleston, where three straight wins will earn a state title. Beaufort County opens against Mohawk at 5 p.m Friday with a matchup against either Fort Mill or North Charleston on Saturday.
Diamond Youth Baseball All-Star Tournaments
6u Rookie League (Coach Pitch)
Diamond Youth 6u District Tournament, Oscar Frazier Park
Bluffton American 11, Bluffton National 1
Bluffton American def. Beaufort
Beaufort def. Bluffton National
Bluffton American def. Beaufort
Bluffton American advances to state tournament starting June 29 in Midland
D1 & D2 6u Rookie State Tournament, Midland
June 29
Bluffton American vs. Dentsville, noon
Winner vs. Midland/Greer winner, 4:30 p.m.
Rookie Regional World Series, Walterboro
July 18-22
8u AA Coach Pitch
Diamond Youth 8u District Tournament, The Crossings Park
Hilton Head 15, Beaufort National 3
Beaufort American 11, Bluffton American 2
Hilton Head 8, Bluffton National 3
Bluffton American 13, Beaufort National 8
Hilton Head 9, Beaufort American 0
Bluffton National 12, Bluffton American 5
Bluffton National 16, Beaufort American 15
Hilton Head 8, Bluffton National 0
Hilton Head advances to state tournament starting July 6 in Walterboro
D1 & D2 8u AA Coach Pitch State Tournament, Walterboro
July 6
D1
Hilton Head vs. Colleton Co., 10 a.m. (Cherokee)
Winner vs. Parks Field/St. George winner, 4 p.m. (Poco Sabo)
D2
Hampton vs. Loris, 10 a.m. (White Hall)
Winner vs. St. Paul/CWC winner, 4 p.m. (White Hall)
Jasper-Ridgeland vs. Kingstree, 1 p.m. (Auckland)
Winner vs. Jefferson/So.Spartanburg winner, 5:30 p.m. (White Hall)
8u Coach Pitch World Series, Orangeburg
July 25
10u AAA Minors
Diamond Youth 10u District Tournament, The Crossings Park
Bluffton 10, Beaufort 0
Hilton Head 26, Colleton Co. 0
Hilton Head 23, Bluffton 0
Beaufort 11, Colleton Co. 2
Bluffton 10, Beaufort 4
Hilton Head 7, Bluffton 0
Hilton Head advances to state tournament starting July 6 in Midland
D1 & D2 10u AAA Minors State Tournament, Midland
July 6
D1
Hilton Head vs. Greer, 12:30 p.m.
July 7
D1
Hilton Head/Greer winner vs. N. Myrtle Beach/Sumter National winner, 6 p.m.
Hilton Head/Greer loser vs. N. Myrtle Beach/Sumter National loser, 1p.m.
10u AAA Minors World Series, Bossier City, La.
Aug. 2-8
12u O-Zone
Diamond Youth 12u Ozone District Tournament, Burton Wells Complex
Beaufort 13, Colleton Co. 3
Hilton Head 8, Bluffton 1
Hilton Head 16, Beaufort 0
Bluffton 9, Colleton Co. 5
Bluffton 9, Beaufort 8
Hilton Head 13, Bluffton 2
Hilton Head advances to state tournament beginning July 6 in Sumter
D1 & D2 12u O-Zone State Tournament, Sumter
July 6
D1
Hilton Head vs. Hanahan, 11:30 a.m.
D2
Jasper-Ridgeland vs. Johnsonville, 2 p.m.
July 7
D1
Hilton Head/Hanahan winner vs. Sumter/St. George winner, 6 p.m.
Hilton Head/Hanahan loser vs. Sumter/St. George loser, 1 p.m.
D2
Jasper-Ridgeland/Johnsonville winner vs. Cayce-West Columbia/Bamberg winner, 3:30 p.m.
Jasper-Ridgeland/Johnsonville loser vs. Cayce-West Columbia/Bamberg loser, 1 p.m.
12u O-Zone World Series, Bossier City, La.
Aug. 2-8
13u Junior Boys
13u Junior Boys World Series, Beaufort
Beaufort Co. is exempted into the 13u Junior Boys World Series July 26-31
14u Boys
14u Boys World Series, Beaufort
Beaufort Co. is exempted into the 14u Boys World Series July 26-31
15u Boys
D1 & D2 15u State Tournament, North Charleston
June 28
Beaufort vs. Mohawk, 5 p.m.
Fort Mill vs. North Charleston, 7:30 p.m.
June 29
Elimination game, 10 a.m.
Winner’s bracket, 12:30 p.m.
Elimination game, 3 p.m.
June 30
Championship game, 11 a.m.
If necessary game, 30 minutes after conclusion
15u Boys World Series, Sterlington, La.
July 17-19
