Recreation

Bluffton American wins District 8 Minors championship

By Staff Reports
Bluffton American won the Dixie Youth Baseball Minors District 8 tournament with a 16-6 victory over Hilton Head on June 24, 2018.
Bluffton American won the Dixie Youth Baseball Minors District 8 tournament with a 16-6 victory over Hilton Head on June 24, 2018. Submitted photo

The Bluffton American Minors All-Star team earned a trip to the state championship Sunday.

Bluffton defeated Hilton Head, 16-6, in the Dixie Youth District 8 championship game in Walterboro. Bluffton American advances to the state tournament July 14-18 in Moncks Corner.

Bluffton will face the District 7 champion at 10 a.m. on July 14 at Boston Field at Wescott Park. The tournament is double-elimination.

Bluffton didn’t lose a game in the tournament and won their final four games by a combined score of 43-13. Bluffton American defeated Beaufort (13-0) on Thursday, Hilton Head (4-3) on Friday and Colleton County (10-4) on Saturday.

This story was originally published June 25, 2018 at 12:19 PM with the headline "Bluffton American wins District 8 Minors championship."

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