Charles McLeod watched Brett Roulston’s second homer of the game sail out of the Pepsi Softball Centre Sunday afternoon.

“That’s game,” said the Climate Clothing Terrorizers captain.

Roulston’s three-run shot in the top of the seventh inning gave the Kopper King Buds a 25-19 lead, effectively putting the game out of reach.

Thanks to a game-ending double play by shortstop Mike Wintemute, the Buds held the Terrorizers off the scoresheet in the bottom of the inning, earning victory in the 15-team Whitehorse Co-Ed Slo-Pitch League Div. 3 opening tournament.

“We were undefeated in the regular season,” McLeod said post-game. “And we had a real good team this weekend. Everybody came out and played hard. Everybody was hitting. Everybody was catching. It was our defence that got us here.”

The Buds proved to be too much for the Terrorizers in the final, however.

Leadoff hitter Jono Runions, Wintemute and Roulston each crossed the plate four times to lead the Buds, who plated nine runs in the top of the first.

Defensively, pitcher Jamie Tetlichi limited the Terrorizers to just one run in each of the first two innings.

Climate Clothing would add six in both the third and fourth to close the gap to 15-14, but that was as close as they would come.

The Buds rediscovered their trademark offence late and tacked on 10 more runs, while limiting the Terrorizers to just five.

Climate Clothing shortstop Richard Weihers had two home runs to right field in the contest and scored five times, while left-fielder Tony Ens also had a standout game, circling the bases four times.

“It was a lot of fun to be out here with everyone,” Roulston said of the tournament win. “Playing as much as you can is a real treat.

“We started kind of slow, but we hit really well from then on. I think everyone played really well. Our girls were hitting amazing throughout the tournament, so that was key. They burned a lot of outfielders.”

“The Buds played awesome,” McLeod admitted. “Their bats were on fire. They went up nine runs in the first inning and that kind of took the wind out of us.”

Like the Div. 2 tournament final happening simultaneously on the other Pepsi diamond, this game also featured an injury delay late in the game.

Baserunner Sam Wintemute took a liner off the ankle from the bat of her brother Mike Wintemute while running between first and second in the top of the seventh.

The incident saw paramedics return to the softball complex a second time, though Wintemute was not transported to hospital.

Other members of the Buds included Bailey Kuzma, Ashtyn Sandulak, Tayla McNally, Lane Davignon, Kate Londero, Colin Kabinak, Tatum Koser, Wyatt Gale and Jarrett Malchow.

The Buds beat Yukon Brewing to open their tournament, before losing to Hub International Saturday morning.

The young squad then started to roll, dispatching the Money Ballers, Cardinal Contracting, Yukon Brewing and Hub International to earn a berth in the championship game.

Meanwhile, Climate Clothing dropped their opening contest to Sandors before downing All West Glass, Sandor’s Sluggers, the Zombies and Porter Creek Super A Foods en route to the final.

Other Div. 3 teams participating were Adult Temptations, Fly Yukon Paragliding, Mister DJ, Floor by Floor and Bailey’s Barbarians.