Fort Gay, W.Va. — It was a long hot day at Tolsia high school as 2Rays beat the Bombers 21-20 in the Championship game Saturday night in the 7th Annual Father’s Day Classic softball tournament.
In the championship game the Bombers were down 19-13 going to the top of the seventh before scoring seven runs to take a 20-19 lead but the lead wasn’t enough as 2Rays won their third Father’s Day Classic championship.
The Bombers had one the last four tournaments after 2Rays won the first two titles including a 46-42 championship game the first year in 2016.
2Rays
Standing L to R Caleb Epling, Kevin Damron, Jason Castle, Aaron Ward, Eric Slone, Buck Martin, David Smiley, Will Gayhart, Jon Hall, Wesley Dunn, Brandon Hall, Jeremy Slone
Front L to R Mason Martin, Raelyn Slone, Isaac Slone, Khloe Slone
Pool A
GOMD over FAHQ 10-0
GOMD over Rebels 13-3
Rebels over FAHQ 12-4
Pool B
Good Ol Boys over Bombers 10-5
Good Ol Boys over 2Rays 13-12
2Rays over Bombers 15-12
Single Elimination Tournament
2Rays over FAHQ 18-9
Bombers over Rebels 14-6
2Rays over GOMD 14-9
Bombers over Good Ol Boys 14-3
2Rays over Bombers 21-20
Bombers
Front L to R Cody Varney, Austin Kelley, Eddie Dingess, Kevin Lawrence
Back L to R Zack Perry, Jeff Varney, Kolbie Stiltner, Bo Brumfield, Brad Eldred, Hunter Crum
Tolsia Baseball Head Coach Robbie Conn
“… It was a great day at the ballfield on Saturday. We appreciate everyone that came out to support our team once again. This is a great fundraiser for us each year and this year’s tournament was one of the best so far.”
“… I want thank our boosters for helping out, Randy Hamm and Dougie Wright for umpiring, Loose Caboose Food Truck for setting up and anyone else who had a hand in making this tournament run smoothly. We never have any issues with tournaments here and they are welcome to play anytime.”
