CPHS Baseball: Tatum Watie throws 9 strikeouts in 9-3 scrimmage win against Booker T. Washington

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team split its first two scrimmages of the season, falling 10-0 to perennial powerhouse Owasso on Monday, but made up for it with a 9-3 win against Booker T. Washington Tuesday.

Jaxon Skaggs got the start and the loss for Sand Springs against Owasso, giving up three hits and one run with no walks and one strikeout in four innings. Keaton Campbell threw three hits, four runs, and a walk in the fifth. Sebastian Cassidy tossed three hits, five runs, and four walks in the sixth. Jasper Adams pitched two hits, no runs, and a strikeout in the seventh.

The returning State Qualifiers from Owasso tossed 14 strikeouts and only one walk, and the Sandites came away with a .077 batting average. Ty Pennington and Gabe Glenn posted their only hits, both singles.

Tuesday saw a much stronger effort as the Sandites out-hit the Hornets 14 to 3. They also tossed 15 strikeouts, but gave up ten walks and committed four errors.

Northeastern State University-signee Tatum Watie got the start and the win, throwing a no-hitter with one run, nine strikeouts, and four walks in four innings. Brycen Peterman tossed three hits, two runs, five strikeouts, and three walks in three innings. Pennington threw one strikeout and three walks in the eighth inning.

Campbell went three-for-three at the plate with two doubles and one run. Pennington and Ethan Sartin led the team in runs with two apiece. Jacob Shields and Kaegan Murray had two RBI apiece. Sartin hit the first home run of the season, and Pennington and Hayden Blair both had doubles.

Sand Springs is entering its first season under interim Head Coach Matt Brown, who took over the program in September following the resignation of two-year coach James Garrison. Brown came to Sand Springs as an assistant in 2017. The Sandites went 22-11 overall last year and were 8-4 in district action.

Sandite baseball has seven more scrimmages before the season officially starts on March 2nd with a home game against Edmond Memorial. They will play in District 4 this year with Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Edmond Memorial, Enid, Putnam City, Putnam City West, and Stillwater. They will host a scrimmage against Bartlesville Friday at 5:00 p.m.