The Bluffton Farm baseball League wrapped up its season a few weeks ago with an end-of-the-year tournament, but the summer fun at the park didn’t stop there.

The Bluffton Tigers’ 10U team won the CC Brown Memorial Tournament in Sherwood, Ohio, on Sunday. The team completed a five-game sweep over teams in Indiana and Ohio to win the championship. Pictured above are members of the team from left to right: front row, Kreighton Kolkman, Reid Renner, Harry Kunkel, Ryder Grandlienard and Greyson Pearson; second row, Lucas Stewart, Mason White, William Platt, Eli Bryant and Trace Donahoe; back row coaches Mack Stewart, Jeff Blair and Easton Blair. (Photo provided)

Coaches Jeff and Easton Blair along with Mack Stewart rallied together 10 players from the league and put them into a weekend tournament in the CC Brown Memorial Tournament in Sherwood, Ohio.

The bunch took home first place with an unbeaten five-game win streak to capture the title.

The tournament began with a three-game pool play. The Tigers won 12-8 on Friday against Fairview, totaling eight hits in the contest. Mason White led the sticks with a triple and a double. Reid Renner added two hits, while Trace Donahoe had a double. William Platt and Renner pitched the six innings.

In game’s 2 and 3, Bluffton defeated Antwerp 7-6 and New Haven 13-5 to finish pool play. The 3-0 record catapulted them to the No. 1 seed for bracket play later that night.

In the first game, Lucas Stewart swiped second after a base hit to set up Donahoe’s walk-off single. White again had two extra-base knocks, this time both via the triple. Platt hit a triple as well. Stewart started the game, and Ryder Grandlienard, Eli Bryant and White tossed an inning.

In Game 3, Bluffton’s offensive slugfest was led by White, Donahoe, Stewart, Renner, Platt and Bryant, who all tripled. Kunkel doubled and had a multi-hit game as did White and Donahoe. Platt and Renner threw in the game.

Saturday night was the Game 4 bracket play for the semi-final. White again had a solid game at the plate, tallying three hits that included a home run. Grandlienard and Stewart had two hits. White and Platt threw three innings each, striking out 12.

Finally, in the championship game at Moats Park, the Tigers won it all over Paulding in a 12-3 rout. Donahoe hit two solo home runs in the game, and Bryant had a solo shot as well. Kunkel went 2-3, and the combination of Kreighton Kolkman, White,  Stewart and Greyson Pearson had multi-hit games. White threw three innings and Platt relieved him. The two of them allowed only three hits in the championship game.

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