Muskogee can't get away from Sand Springs, dropping three straight by a combined 43-1

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Muskogee Roughers (2-18) are probably wishing they were in a different district by this point. The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (18-5) warmed up Monday night at home with a 3-0 shutout of Muskogee, completely annihilated them 32-1 Tuesday night in Muskogee, then finished off the series with an 8-0 shutout Thursday afternoon at the Sand Springs/Broken Arrow Wooden Bat Tournament.

Sophomore Conner Dennis (1-0) made his first trip to the mound this season and made an excellent debut, throwing 67% strikes and giving up just a single hit, one walk, and four strikeouts. Josh Taber led the offense for the Sandites, scoring three runs on four plate appearances.

The lone hit of the night for Muskogee came on the second pitch of the game. Muskogee pitcher Ke'shawn Ballard, who got the loss on the mound, connected for a single into left field, but was ultimately stranded on second.

Taber connected for a lead off single in the bottom of the first and scored on a passed ball along with Rhett Rutledge. Treyce Tolbert sacrificed to score Jake Ward and Malachi Walton scored on an error for a 4-0 lead.

Dennis struck out Corey Landrum in the second, Landrum and Karrington Ashley in the fifth, and Mathis Givens in the sixth. The lone walk was Riley Foster who was hit by pitch in the sixth.

Malachi Walton ran courtesy for Joey Montgomery in the bottom of the third, advanced to third on an error, and scored on a balk. Mack Thompson singled in the fourth, advanced to second on a passed ball, moved to third on a sacrifice by Rhett Rutledge, and scored on a passed ball with Ward at bat. Ward reached on an error to score Taber, who walked. 

Finally, in the bottom of the sixth, Taber walked yet again. He stole second, took third on a passed ball, and scored on a hit by Ward for the game-wining run-rule. This marked the fourth straight win for Sand Springs.

Sandite Baseball hammers Muskogee 32-1; Terry, Rutledge, and McCallie hit homers

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School baseball team (17-5) hammered the Muskogee Roughers (2-16) 32-1 in the highest-scoring game in years for the Sandites. Josh Cordell (2-1) got the win on the mound, striking out twelve, walking none, and allowing only one unearned run over five innings. 

Sand Springs scored 18 runs in the first inning alone, putting the game in the bag before a Rougher had even stepped on plate. The run-rule doesn't kick in till the fifth inning so there was nothing Muskogee could do to end the slaughter. 

Leading the scoring onslaught was Rhett Rutledge with 4 runs, 4RBI, and 3 hits.

Josh Taber and Rutledge scored first, each on passed balls. Jake Ward doubled and scored on a Treyce Tolbert single. Malachi Walton came home on a throw, Tyler McCallie singled in Hunter Greathouse, Jake Terry walked in Tolbert for a 6-0 lead and the Sandites rounded out the batting order before the Roughers managed their first out. 

Rutledge sacrificed to score McCallie, Ward singled in Tolbert, Terry score on a passed ball, Tolbert singled in Ward and Walton, and Greathouse scored on a passed ball. McCallie homered in Treyce Tolbert, Terry homered in Trevor Tolbert, and Rutledge homered in Taber for the 18-0 lead before the inning finally came to a close.

Cordell struck out the side in the bottom of the first, and the Sandites were at it again, scoring three in the top of the second. McCallie singled in Greathouse, Terry doubled in Treyce Tolbert, and Taber sacrificed to score McCallie to make it 21-0.

The lone Rougher run of the game came in the bottom of the second. Cordell struck out Mathis Givens and Riley Foster, but gave up singles to Cale Hutchens and Corey Landrum. Karrington Ashley reached on an error to score Hutchens, but was put out at second on a fielders' choice on the next hit.

Ty Fain hit a sacrifice fly in the third to score Ward and Cordell struck out the side. Brock Youngblood batted in Riley Rutledge on a single in the fourth and Treyce Tolbert singled in Rhett Rutledge to make it 24-0. Cordell gave up two singles in the bottom of the fourth, but struck out two to strand the runners. 

The fifth inning was a well placed exclamation mark on an already incredible game. Youngblood singled in Mack Thompson, Montgomery walked in Kameron Adcock, Walton singled in Rhett Rutledge, Treyce Tolbert singled in Youngblood, Fain singled in Montgomery, Thompson walked in Walton, and Riley Rutledge rounded out the batting order and walked in Treyce Tolbert. Rhett Rutledge walked in Fain for the final run of the game to make it 32-1 and Cordell struck out two to bring the game to a close after five unbelievable innings. 

Sand Springs returns to the field Thursday at the Sand Springs Wooden Bat Tournament with two more games against the Roughers at 12:00 and 2:30, followed by Sapulpa at 5:00.

OU-commit Jake Terry pitches shutout win over Muskogee

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School baseball team (16-5) has more than its fair share of talented pitchers. University of Oklahoma-commit Jake Terry (5-1) is one of the best in the state. The junior has pitched 31 innings against 148 batters this season and has only given up 29 hits and 10 earned runs. That record improved Monday night when he gave up only two hits in a shutout win over Muskogee where he struck out nine over six innings. He currently leads the team in strikeouts and strikeouts per inning.

Offensively it was a low scoring game as the Sandites only scored three runs, all of which came in the bottom of the second. Joey Montgomery and Tyler McCallie were hit by pitch and Josh Taber reached base on balls. Courtesy runner Malachi Walton scored on a wild pitch and Terry batted in Taber and McCallie on a 2RBI single for the 3-0 advantage.

Sand Springs only put twelve on base over the course of the game and only managed five base hits, but Terry's pitching coupled with talented fielding that gave up zero errors was enough to fend off the Roughers (2-16) for the duration.

 

Sandite Baseball gets revenge on Enid with 8-7 victory

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

After a surprising 5-0 upset by the Plainsmen (6-9) in the first game of a double-header Saturday evening, the Charles Page High School baseball team (15-5) doubled down in round two and edged out the home team 8-7. 

Joey Montgomery (1-2) got the win on the mound for the Sandites, pitching 3 1/2 innings, while Rhett Rutledge (1-0) got the save, pitching the remainder and giving up only 3 hits, no runs, no walks, and striking out five.

Initially, it looked like the Sandites were in for back-to-back losses, as the Plainsmen took an early and aggressive lead. On the second pitch of the game, Johny Chavez smacked a home run grounder to left field to draw first blood. The Sandites tied things up in the bottom of the first, however, as Treyce Tolbert and Rutledge were walked and Jake Ward singled to score Tolbert.

Gavin Chambers got on base with a walk, took second on a passed ball, advanced to third on a single by Mason Skrimmager, and scored on a balk to reclaim the lead in the second. In the third, Bobby Russell sacrificed to score Tanner Lingenfelter.

Sand Springs finally took the lead in the bottom of the third. Josh Taber singled in Rutledge, Montgomery singled in Ward, McCallie walked in Hunter Greathouse, Ty Fain walked in Taber, Treyce Tolbert walked in Malachi Walton, Rutledge singled in McCallie, and Ward sacrificed to score Mack Thompson for an 8-3 lead.

The Plainsmen responded immediately, however, as Austin Whitehead singled in Chambers. Rutledge replaced Montgomery on the mound with loaded bases and a single out. Rutledge struck out his first two batters, but not before Skrimmager and Devin Pratt each stole home, and Chavez came home on a throw to make it 8-7.

From there it was a game of fielding more than slugging as the teams put only five runners on base, total, over the next three innings and neither team scored. 

Enid Plainsmen upset Sandites 5-0

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Story and photo by: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School baseball team (14-5) has been having a dominating year thus far, but even the best slip up from time-to-time. The Sandites slipped up Saturday evening in Enid, and it wasn't pretty. The team managed only three hits in a 5-0 upset loss to the Plainsmen (6-8) in the first round of a double header. 

Jake Ward (5-1) got his first loss on the mound this season, giving up six hits and three walks with five strikeouts. Brock Youngblood (1-0) struck out one and gave up a single hit but was unable to pull out the save. Johny Chavez got the win for the Plainsmen, striking out eight batters.

The game was tied up with no runs till the bottom of the fourth when Mason Skrimmager batted one in on a single. Gavin Chambers came home on a throw and Skrimmager scored on a single by Johny Chavez for a 3-0 lead.

Ward and Josh Taber were the only two Sandites to get on base in the first five innings, and they were walked. 

Enid went at it again in the bottom of the fifth, scoring one on an error at second base that allowed Chambers to reach. Chambers took second on defensive indifference and stole third before scoring on a single by Skrimmager. 

With one out on the board and one on base, Youngblood was sent in to relieve Ward. Gage McNeill grounded to Rhett Rutledge at short stop and was outed in a double play to Trevor Tolbert on second to Taber at first. 

The Sandites finally put their bats to work in the top of the sixth as Rutledge and Treyce Tolbert each singled but were stranded as Youngblood grounded out to third. The Plainsmen stranded two in the bottom of the inning, one by single and one hit by pitch, but Sand Springs failed to capitalize as Trevor Tolbert was stranded after a single and the host team secured the win.

Sandite Baseball hammers Sapulpa rivals 11-3

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team improved to 14-4 on the season with an 11-3 run-rule victory over Highway 97 rival, the Sapulpa Chieftains (1-10) Friday evening. Junior Josh Cordell (1-1) got his first win on the mound this season with three strike outs and five hits.

Cordell pitched a no-hitter in the first inning and the Sandites ran up a 3-0 lead. Treyce Tolbert and Rhett Rutledge walked and Josh Taber brought Tolbert home on a single to short. Joey Montgomery was hit by pitch to load the bases, Rutledge stole home on a wild pitch, and Taber came home on an error before Chieftain pitcher Garrett Estes struck out his third batter of the inning to end the scoring onslaught.

Sapulpa tied things up in the top of the second as Cale Collins singled in Wyatt Sellers, and Alan Shibley doubled to score Collins and Ethan Williams. Sand Springs reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the inning, however, and wouldn't give it up for the duration.

Jake Ward and Hunter Greathouse singled and Taber was hit by pitch to load the bases. Montgomery walked in Ward, Tyler McCallie singled in Greathouse, Jake Terry walked in Taber, and Mack Thompson walked in courtesy runner Malachi Walton for a 7-3 lead.

Cordell struck out two in the third for a no hitter, but the Sandites failed to capitalize on it as they landed only one hit and stranded Greathouse. The Chieftains walked one in the fourth but left him stranded and the Sandites came in for two hits, two walks, and Walton scored on an error at home plate.

Roberto Lino relieved Estes on the mound in the bottom of the fifth, but that didn't deter the Sandites from scoring two more. Cody Motes scored on a passed ball, Taber scored on a wild pitch, and the host team stranded loaded bases with a 10-3 lead.

Rutledge walked in the bottom of the sixth and scored on a Greathouse single to secure the game by run-rule, which is eight runs after six innings. 

The Sandites return to action Saturday at 5:30 in a double-header at Enid.