CPHS Softball: Sandites throttle Sapulpa 15-2, Kelsi Hilton hits home run
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The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (8-0, 2-0) continued its undefeated start to the season with a 15-2 trouncing of Highway 97 rival Sapulpa (0-3, 0-3) Tuesday afternoon on the road. The Chieftains led 2-1 after four innings, but the Sandites found their rhythm in the fifth and exploded to a dominant win. Sand Springs is one of only three undefeated teams left in Class 6A, and leads the class in wins.
Sand Springs recorded 24 hits in the district win, with a perfect five-for-five performance from sophomore Jaden Jordan. Raegan Rector was a perfect four-for-four, and freshman Kelsi Hilton hit her first high school home run.
The Sandites loaded the bases in the top of the first but Rector was called out for offensive interference, bringing the Chieftains to bat. Sierra Hughes hit an RBI double and Hailey Dye scored on a sacrifice. In the top of the second Drew Hawkins tagged up on a fly ball from Olivia Alexander to get the visitors on the board.
The teams went scoreless till the top of the fifth when Rector and Jordan singled, then both came home on a double from Aliyah Taff. Hilton hit an RBI single and scored on an error, then Madison Lee hit an RBI double to score Lauren Hammock for the 6-2 advantage.
Jordan hit an RBI triple in the sixth, followed by an RBI double from Taff. Taff scored on a ground out from Hilton to make it 9-2. Rector added a two-run double in the seventh, Jordan hit an RBI single, then Hilton smacked the three-run dinger over the center field fence for the final runs of the game.
Taff (6-0, 23-14) got the win in the pitcher’s circle with five hits, four walks, and ten strikeouts. Dye got the loss with 24 hits, four walks, and no strikeouts.
Sandite Softball will return to action Thursday at 1:30 p.m. when they take on Coweta (3-2) at the Rogers State University festival in Claremore. Sapulpa will travel to Owasso (5-1, 2-0) Thursday at 6:00 p.m. for a district match-up.
