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<p><strong>Beaufort knocked out of Minors tournament</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>
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<p>The Beaufort all-star team came up short in both of its games last week at the Dixie Youth Baseball Minors (9-10) district tournament at Oscar Frazier Park in Bluffton.</p>
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<p>Bluffton National pulled away for a 12-2 victory over Beaufort in Thursday’s opener, jumping out to an early lead with two runs in the first and one in the second, then breaking open a one-run game with four in the third and five in the fourth to invoke the 10-run rule.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Marion Simmons had a single and an RBI to lead Beaufort’s offense.</p>
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<p>Colleton County broke out at the plate in an elimination game, smacking 13 hits in a 12-6 victory over Beaufort to stay alive. Colleton scored four times in the third to break open a tied game and tacked on three more in the fourth and fifth to finish it off.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Marion Simmons and Vinny Di’Taranto were 2-for-2 with two RBIs and Hayes Tanner added two hits for Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>Beaufort all-stars fall short in coach pitch district tourney</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort’s all-stars dropped two tough games last week in the Dixie Youth Baseball AA Coach Pitch (7-8) district tournament in Walterboro.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The Beaufort all-stars couldn’t hang on in their opener on Tuesday, as Bluffton National heated up in the middle innings and pulled away for a 15-9 win.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Bluffton National got the offense going in the third inning, putting up five runs to take a 5-1 lead, but Beaufort answered with six in the bottom half to regain the lead. Bluffton National responded with a seven-run fourth to take control and tacked on three more in the fifth.</p>
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<p>Leadoff man Patrick Decker reached base and scored in all three of his plate appearances for Beaufort, while Brendon Roberts got on base three times and scored twice.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Another comeback effort fell short in Wednesday’s elimination game, as Hilton Head came out swinging, plating four runs in the first inning and hanging on for a 6-4 victory to stay alive.</p>
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<p>Brendan Roberts and Gavin Ellsworth each had three hits for Beaufort, while Wallace Simmons, Carter Lee, and Bryce Williams added two hits apiece. Hugh Cook drove in two runs with a double, and Bryson Plair had an RBI triple.</p>
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