His self-description did not include the words “power hitter.”

But in Sunday’s Heartland Classic championship game, Ontario Blue Jays two-hole hitter Brodie Ross had the key power stroke in an 8-4 victory over the Oklahoma White/Black All-Stars, lifting a three-run home run into the wind and over the left field fence at Hilldale High School.

Ross’ blast came on a 3-2 pitch and the Blue Jays — who outscored six other opponents by a combined 71-11 in the four-day tournament — erased a 1-0 lead in the third inning.

“I’m more of a contact guy who hits the ball around the field. The pitcher tried to beat me high with a fastball and I just got it,” he said about his first home run in the tournament.

In two months, Ross will be described as a Connors State Cowboy. He and teammate Tyler Wheeler both signed with CSC coach Perry Keith, joining a north-south pipeline of talent that among others has produced former Cowboy and current Boston Red Sox catcher George Kottaras. While Ross’ blast was his only hit in four trips, Wheeler was 3-for-4 at the plate. He doubled twice and drove in a run in a two-run fifth inning.

“I’m looking forward to coming down here and enrolling,” Ross said. “I’ve played here a couple of years now. There’s some good competitive baseball here, the people are friendly. About the only thing I haven’t liked is the weather, except for today.”

Temperatures barely reached into the 90s Sunday with a cool north wind that stood in contrast to the triple-digit marks of the previous three days.

The Blue Jays got to the finals with an 11-1 semifinal win over their own 17-and-under team, part of an organization of traveling teams initially begun through the major league’s Toronto Blue Jays in an attempt to elevate youth baseball in Canada, in an earlier game on Sunday.

Oklahoma White/Black got to the title game by beating Oklahoma Red 11-7 in eight innings, becoming the last standing among 18 all-star teams selected from statewide tryouts. Once there, they gave their Canadian opposition its closest contest of the tournament. Hilldale’s summer team and a select team from Oklahoma City completed the 22-team field.

“Give full credit to them,” Ontario coach Dan Bleiwas said regarding his finals opponent. “They did a great job and gave us everything we could handle.”

White/Black All-Stars coach Darren Poore thought his team lost a handle on some momentum in the fourth inning when Blue Jays baserunner Daniel Franceschetti was ruled safe on a tag attempt at the plate, making it 5-1. Poore argued the call by the home plate umpire and was ejected.

“My catcher (Garrett Ancill) made the tag so hard he practically shoved their guy all the way back to where I am,” he said, standing after the game a few feet down the first base line. “I mean it was obvious to me that he made the tag but instead, I get tossed.”

The Oklahoma squad answered in the bottom of the fourth with three runs, keyed by a one-out single into left center field by Oktaha Tiger Cameron Proctor. Proctor would score the first of the three runs that made it a 5-4 game.

“Combined with that, had we got the call at the plate, I feel we could have won this thing,” Poore said.

At least one White/Black All-Star walked away with something. Porter’s Cody McBride, who played center field in the contest, was the recipient of a $500 scholarship given by the tournament’s sponsor, Lake Country Chevrolet and Cadillac, for overall effort and attitude during the tournament.

McBride was hitless in three trips in the championship, drawing a walk his third trip to the plate.

“I’ll use it toward my scholarship to Connors and I’m looking forward to having those guys (Ross and Wheeler) as teammates,” he said. “They’re a good team but hey, they’ve played together a while and that’s a big difference. We didn’t even practice together and I just got to the point today where I know these guys by name and position.”

In addition to McBride’s scholarship, Oklahoma Orange coach Doug Merrie, coach at Stilwell High School, got a $250 appreciation award from the tournament sponsor.