CPHS Baseball caps tournament with 10-0 shutout of Hilldale

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (13-10) had a trio of tough losses to start the Spartan/Tiger Showdown this weekend before finishing on a high note with a 10-0 shutout of Hilldale High School (11-9) to end the tournament. They lose their first three games 12-4 to Coweta (7-15), 9-8 to Booker T. Washington (6-16), and 4-3 to Broken Arrow (20-4).

CPHS 10 Hilldale 0

The final game of the tournament was a whole different story than the first three, as the Sandites absolutely hammered the Hilldale Hornets. Sand Springs broke .500 at the plate for the third time this season, landing twelve hits while only giving up one.

Sophomore Colt Savage (1-0) made his second career appearance on the mound and pitched his first win, giving up only one hit and one walk with four strikeouts over five innings.

Braden Millican scored the first two RBI of the game with a single to bring in Mack Thompson and Hunter Greathouse in the bottom of the first. 

Next up was Josh Taber with a double to bring in Kameron Adcock. Taber then crossed home on a single from Treyce Tolbert. Savage got it done at the plate as well as the mound, singling to score Thompson and Tolbert. Courtesy runner Garrett McCallie crossed the plate with another single from Millican for a 7-0 advantage going into the third.

Greathouse singled in Taber and Savage singled in Thompson in the third, then Tolbert singled in Riley Rutledge in the fourth to make it 10-0. Savage struck out two in the top of the fifth to seal the run-rule victory.

The Sandites will return to action Monday with a 6:00 p.m. home game against Union (17-6 overall, 5-2 district). The Sandites are currently 3-4 in district play.

BAHS 4 CPHS 3

The Sandites and Tigers were all tied up till the bottom of the third when Brock Youngblood (2-3) got in trouble with loaded bases after walking two and giving up a single. He walked in a run from Drew Lowe, but the next batter grounded out to prevent any substantial damage.

Greathouse tied things up in the top of the fourth with a double and score on a sacrifice from Braden Askew. Taber singled in the fifth to score McCallie for the lead, but Broken Arrow tied it right back up with a sacrifice fly to score Austin Hulet.

Taber scored on yet another single in the top of the sixth, this time sending Ty Steelman home, but  Matt Kaiser scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the inning and Hulet sacrificed to bring in Tucker Dunlap for the final run of the game.

Steelman (0-0) pitched one strikeout, one walk, and one hit in the final inning.

BTW 9 CPHS 8

The Sandites' loss to Booker T. Washington was a lot closer than their prior game. They held the lead for the first three innings before the Hornets took a 7-5 advantage. A pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh sent the game into an extra inning where the Hornets came out on top.

Taber singled in the bottom of the first, stole second, then scored on a single from Tolbert. The Sandites tacked on four more runs in the bottom of the second.

Steelman reached on error, Kyler Copeland walked, and Taber singled to load the bases. Thompson singled in Steelman and McCallie, then Tolbert doubled to score Taber and Thompson.

Aidan McCullough hit a solo home run in the top of the third, but the Hornets' biggest inning came in the fourth. 

Drew Yamashita singled in Brysen Williams, then scored on an error along with Beau Phillips. Connor O'Malley homered to score McCullough and Ben Curry for 7-5 lead.

Askew (1-2) pitched the first four innings and gave up eight hits and one walk against four strikeouts. Josh Cordell (3-1) took over for the next three and pitched one hit and one walk with five strikeouts. 

The Sandites tied it up in the bottom of the seventh as Tolbert doubled, Greathouse reached on an error, and both came home on a double from Savage. 

Thompson (0-1) took over in the eighth and gave up two runs, four hits, two walks, and one strikeout. O'Malley singled on loaded bases to score Yamashita and McCullugh.

Millican scored on a single from Thompson in the bottom of the eighth, but the Hornets got the win.

Coweta 12 CPHS 4

Coweta hammered the Sandites with nine runs in the first two innings. Greathouse (3-3) got the start on the mound and gave up six runs, four earned runs, four hits, and three walks in the first two innings. 

Rutledge (0-0) took over early in the second inning and pitched through the fifth, giving up five runs, seven hits, and five walks with five strikeouts. 

The Sandites scored all four of their runs in the top of the fourth inning. Thompson, Tolbert, Millican, and Askew scored the runs, while Rutledge recorded an RBI double and Savage and Watkins hit RBI sacrifices. 

Steelman (0-0) pitched relief in the seventh inning and gave up one run, two hits, and three walks.

CPHS Baseball: Sandites shutout Muskogee 12-0 on the road

Ty Steelman scored one run and two RBI in the shutout victory. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (12-7 overall, 3-4 district) traveled to Muskogee High School (2-13, 0-7) for a double-digit district shutout Monday evening. 

Braden Millican (2-0) got the start and the win on the mound, giving up only two hits and four walks over five innings, with three strikeouts. Riley Rutledge (0-0) pitched relief and had his best performance yet with six strikeouts, one walk, and no hits over two innings. 

The Sandites took the lead right out of the gate as Josh Taber singled, stole second and third, then scored on an error. Treyce Tolbert drew a walk, made third on the error, then stole home for a 2-0 first inning lead.

In the top of the third Mack Thompson singled, took second on a passed ball, then scored on an error at short stop. Tolbert reached on the error, Hunter Greathouse singled, and both scored on a passed ball. Cale Savage also drew a walk, stole second, reached third on a passed ball, then scored on a sacrifice from Cal Watkins to make it 6-0. Greathouse walked in the fifth inning and scored on an error at first. 

The Sandites put the game completely out of reach in the top of the seventh as Greathouse hit a leadoff double and scored on a double from Watkins. Braden Askew was hit by pitch and both runners scored on a double from Ty Steelman. Steelman came in on an error in left field and Tolbert singled to score Tyler Ash.

Rutledge gave up a single walk in the bottom of the seventh, but struck out the next three batters to secure the victory. 

The Sandites were scheduled to host the Roughers the following evening but were rained out in the bottom of the second inning while leading 2-0. Josh Cordell (3-1) struck out two, walked three, and gave up no hits. Savage scored the first run on a single from Kyler Copeland, then Garrett McCallie scored the second on a wild pitch.

Because the game has district implications, it will have to be finished at some point this season.

CPHS Baseball: Sandites run-rule Tulsa Memorial 14-3

CPHS senior Mack Thompson scored two runs and three RBI on a double and a triple. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

Runs: CPHS 14, Memorial 3
Hits: CPHS 15, Memorial 5
Errors: CPHS 2, Memorial 2
LOB: CPHS 6, Memorial 7

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (11-7 overall, 2-4 district) steamrolled the Tulsa Memorial Chargers (3-12) in a Saturday afternoon non-district home game with eight runs in the fourth inning.

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Sophomore Cale Savage got the start on the mound in his career pitching debut and gave up two walks against four strikeouts in the first three innings with three hits.

Treyce Tolbert landed the first hit of the game in the bottom of the first with a double, but was left stranded. The Sandites got on the board in the bottom of the second as Garrett McCallie and Ty Steelman scored on a single from Riley Rutledge. 

The Chargers tied it up in the top of the third as Brody Gibbs scored on an error and Connor Peterson doubled to score Dylan Harris. Brock Youngblood (2-2) took over on the mound and gave up a walk to load the bases, but struck out the next two batters to end the inning.

Sand Springs got back in the lead right away as Hunter Greathouse, Youngblood, and Cal Watkins loaded the bases. Greathouse scored on a catcher's error, then Watkins and courtesy runner McCallie came in on a single from Steelman. Steelman stole his way around the bases and came in on a single from Rutledge for the 6-2 advantage.

Mack Thompson launched a double into left field in the bottom of the fourth, then came in on a single from Tolbert who in turn scored on a sacrifice from Greathouse. Watkins walked, Steelman singled, and Rutledge was hit by pitch to load the bases, then Wakins and Steelman scored on a single from Kyler Copeland. Josh Taber was hit by pitch to reload the bases, then Thompson rounded out the batting order and tripled to score all three. Tolbert doubled to bring in Thompson, then Greathouse singled, but the pair were left stranded. 

Memorial tacked on one last run with a single from Taylor Ogden to score Harris, but Younbglood struck out the next batter to clench the victory.

Youngblood got the win on the mound with three strikeouts, two walks, and two hits.

The Sandites will return to action Monday evening at 5:30 in a district battle at Muskogee (2-12, 0-6).

CPHS Baseball: Sandites win Highway 97 Rivalry 6-5 over Sapulpa

CPHS sophomore Cale Savage scored one run and two RBI in a 6-5 win over Sapulpa. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (10-7) hosted their arch-rivals from Sapulpa (9-6) Friday evening at the Sandite Baseball Complex and came from behind for a 6-5 payback win. 

Runs: CPHS 6, Sapulpa 5.
Hits: CPHS 11, Sapulpa 4.
Errors: CPHS 1.
LOB: CPHS 10, Sapulpa 7.

The Chieftains previously defeated the Sandites 1-0 in the season debut.

The Sandites jumped on their foes early with four runs in the first inning. Mack Thompson doubled and scored on a sacrifice by Treyce Tolbert. Hunter Greathouse and Braden Askew both singled, then Greathouse came home on a single from Cale Savage. Cal Watkins scored both Savage and courtesy runner Garrett McCallie with a double.

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The Chieftains got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth as Alan Shibley tripled to score Wyatt Sellers, then came in on a sacrifice by Andrew Merrihew. They tied it up in the next inning as Ethan Williams sacrificed to score Hayden Bullinger and Merrihew walked on loaded bases to score Sellers. 

Both teams stranded loaded bases in the fifth, then Sapulpa took the lead in the top of the sixth with a double from Williams to score Shawn Holland. 

The lead was short-lived, however, as Tolbert scored on a passed ball and Greathouse score on a single from Savage. 

Braden Askew (1-2) got the start on the mound, pitching three hits, one strikeout, and five walks in a little under five innings. Josh Cordell (3-1) got the win with one strikeout, two walks, and one hit in just over one inning. Braden Millican (1-0) pitched the final inning and recorded the save with no hits, no walks, and no strikeouts. 

CPHS Baseball: Treyce Tolbert scores 2RBI home run to top Bixby 6-5

CPHS Senior Treyce Tolbert hit a 2RBI home run to give Sand Springs the lead. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (9-7 overall, 2-4 district) picked up their second district win of the season Tuesday night, 6-5 over the Bixby Spartans (6-10, 2-3). The teams split wins with Bixby beating Sand Springs 3-1 the night before.

The Spartans took a significant lead early in the game, but the Sandites battled right back before Treyce Tolbert switched the score with a 2RBI home run in the bottom of the fifth. 

Josh Taber made the first hit of the game in the bottom of the first but was left stranded, then Bixby put the Sandites on their toes in the top of the second. Senior pitcher Hunter Greathouse (2-2) hit the first two batters with the pitch, then gave up a single to Matthew Henderson to load the bases with no outs. He made up for it right away, however, striking out Jake Bennett and Coby Tillman. Tre Waggnor grounded out on the next play and the Sandites saved the inning.

They wouldn't be as fortunate the next time around, however.

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Bixby started the third inning with three-straight walks, then Cole Parker and Tucker Pawley scored on an error at shortstop. Nic Swanson scored on a sacrifice by Jeremy Goodwin, then Henderson hit a double.

Brock Youngblood (1-2) took over on the mound and gave up a single to Bennett to score Justin Smith, then struck out Tillman and caught a pop up from Waggnor to bring an end to the melee.

Next, it was the Sandites' turn to wreak havoc at the plate.

Ty Steelman walked, took second on a sacrifice from Kameron Adcock, then scored on a single from Taber. Mack Thompson brought in Taber with a double, then Tolbert scored Thompson with a double. Youngblood made his first plate appearance of the season and hit a single to score Tolbert to cut the deficit to 5-4.

It was a no-hitter for both teams in the fourth inning, but in the fifth Thompson drew a walk and scored on Tolbert's home run for the lead. 

Youngblood got the win on the mound, giving up only two hits with no walks and five strikeouts.

The Sandites will return to action Friday with a Highway 97 Rivalry game against Sapulpa (9-5) at 4:30 p.m. Sapulpa previously defeated the Sandites 1-0 in their season-opener. 

Sandites fall 3-1 to Bixby, will play home rematch Tuesday at 5:00

Runs: BHS 3 CPHS 1
Hits: BHS 6 CPHS 3
Errors: BHS 1
LOB: BHS 4, CPHS 3

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School Varsity Baseball team (8-7 overall, 1-4 district) saw their four-straight win streak come to a close Monday night in a district road game at Bixby High School (6-9, 2-2). The Sandites managed just three hits and were unable to overcome an early Spartan lead.

The home team scored all three of their runs in the first inning, loading the bases with a pair of singles and a walk. Matthew Henderson was hit by pitch to score Coby Tillman, Nic Swanson outran a fielder's choice, and Tucker Pawley singled to score Justin Smith.

The Sandites scored their lone run of the game in the top of the fifth as Braden Askew doubled and came home on a sacrifice from Cale Savage. 

Josh Cordell (2-1) got his first loss on the mound this season, giving up six hits with one strikeout. 

Bixby will travel to Sand Springs Tuesday for a rematch at 5:00 p.m.