CPHS Softball: Sandites upset 3-1 by Union, play Wednesday at noon

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team was upset 3-1 Tuesday evening in the second round of the Regional Tournament, but it’s not an unusual place for the Lady Sandites. This will mark the third time that the current class of seniors has had to battle back through the consolation bracket to make their way to State.

There are six seniors on the current squad of Sandites. Jacie Taber, Cameron Clemons, Jensen Arnold, Madelyn Blair, Kimi Presnell, and Elizabeth Luttrell have the opportunity to be only the fourth class in town history to make it to the State Tournament every year of their careers.

In 2015 the Sandites went 31-9, falling 4-3 to Choctaw in the State Championship finals. To get there they had to win four straight games at Regionals after falling 2-1 to Claremore in the opening round. In 2016 they fell 9-7 to Stillwater in the second round of Regionals, but won out for a quarterfinal appearance.

Sand Springs (20-8) will be hoping the past repeats itself Wednesday at noon when they play a rematch with Enid (3-23). The Sandites throttled the Pacers 18-0 in the first round of the tournament, outhitting their foes 17-0.

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Enid won the consolation bout 6-4 over Putnam City North (5-27). The winner of that game will play Union at 2:00 p.m. If the Redskins win that match they’ll win the region, but if they lose it’ll go to a seventh game at 4:00 p.m.

The Sandites hold fifteen Regional Championships, but haven’t won four-straight since 1997.

Blair (8-3, 27-8), a University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma-commit, got the loss on the mound against Union, throwing eight hits, four strikeouts, and no walks.

Union won the game right out of the gate as Delaney Mills hit a triple on the first at-bat of the night and scored on an error with Lauryn Adams at bat. Adams took second on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice hit from Adrianna Young. Adams hit a triple in the third inning and scored the Redskins’ final run on a single from Unique Robinson.

Sand Springs finally averted the shutout in the bottom of the sixth as Sabrina Usher drew a walk and scored on a single from Clemons. The Sandites had no difficulty getting on base with seven singles and a walk, but they stranded all but Usher.