CPHS Softball: Sandites beat Enid 16-0, Stillwater 2-0 at Regionals, Rector hits two home runs
/The Charles Page High School and Stillwater softball teams combined for 42 hits in their first games of the Regional Tournament. Sand Springs beat Enid 16-0 and Stillwater beat Muskogee 16-4, but when it came time to play each other they combined for only ten hits and went scoreless into extra innings before Sand Springs got the 2-0 walk-off with a home run from Raegan Rector.
Sand Springs (25-5) picked up its sixth shutout of the year and second-biggest win in the first round of the Regional Tournament against Enid (8-22). They scored 13 runs in the first inning against the Pacers and secured the run-rule win after five innings.
Jaden Jordan was a perfect four-for-four at the plate and hit her fourth home run of the season, tallying a team-best five RBI and four runs. The girls combined for six doubles, and Rector was three-of-four at the plate with her first home run of the season. Nataley Crawford (7-0, 10-2) continued her undefeated season in the pitcher’s circle, throwing two hits, two strikeouts, and two walks.
Sand Springs earned a 12-2 run-rule win over Stillwater (15-16) earlier this season, but the Pioneers proved to be far tougher the second time around. Stillwater sent Sand Springs to the Regional loser’s bracket in 2016, and Sand Springs repaid the favor Wednesday night.
The Sandites stranded seven runners over the first seven innings, and Stillwater stranded three. Rector was two-of-four at the plate and hit her second homer of the day in the bottom of the eighth, scoring JoLee McNally, who was walked. Aliyah Taff (17-5, 34-19) threw eight strikeouts, one walk, and only three hits for the win.
Stillwater will return to action Thursday at 12:00 p.m. against Enid, who won their loser’s bracket game 8-6 against Muskogee (5-23). They previously beat Enid 13-0 and 10-0 in district action. The winner of Enid vs. Stillwater will play a rematch with Sand Springs at 2:00 p.m. If the loser’s bracket winner should upset Sand Springs in that game, a tie-breaker round will be played at 4:00 p.m.
