CPHS Baseball: Josh Cordell pitches 7 strikeouts in 3-0 playoff victory

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School baseball team (17-19) split games in the first day of the Regional Tournament at Jenks, falling 7-5 in a shootout with the host team (21-12), but winning a 3-0 shutout against Enid (22-13) to stay alive in the post-season. 

The Sandites will return to action Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. against Highway 97 rival, the Sapulpa Chieftains (14-21). The Sandites have split wins with Sapulpa this year, falling 1-0 in the season opener, but winning 6-5 in March. Sapulpa topped Enid 6-3 in the first round of Regionals before falling 9-0 to the Trojans.

If the Sandites top their rivals, they'll have to beat Jenks at 6:30 and again Saturday at 1:00 p.m. to earn their way to State.

Jenks 7 CPHS 5

(Hits: Jenks 11, CPHS 8. Errors: Jenks 1, CPHS 1. LOB: Jenks 8, CPHS 7.)

The Sandites had yet to meet the Trojans this season, but they knew going in that it would be a tough one. While Sand Springs finished district play second to last, the Trojans were the runners-up in their district. 

The home team wasted no time jumping out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning. Kyler Copeland batted in Cale Savage with a double in the second inning, but Jenks added two more runs for a 5-1 lead

Sand Springs wouldn't go down without a fight, landing four hits for three runs in the top of the third to cut it to a one-run deficit. Mack Thompson started things off with a double, stole third, then scored on a single from Braden Askew. Askew came in on a double from Savage, who scored his second run of the game on a double from Ty Steelman.

Thompson doubled once again in the top of the fourth, bringing in Garrett McCallie to tie the game.

The Trojans reclaimed their lead in the bottom of the fifth, however, and held on for the win.

Brock Youngblood (2-5) got the start on the mound, giving up six hits, five runs, and three earned runs with one strikeout. Braden Millican (2-0) relieved him midway through the second inning and pitched through the fifth. He recorded one strikeout against two hits, three walks, and no runs. Steelman (0-1) came in with the game tied and was stuck with the loss, giving up three hits, two runs, and two walks against two strikeouts. 

CPHS 3 Enid 0

(Hits: CPHS 3, Enid 1. Errors: CPHS 2, Enid 1. LOB: CPHS 6, Enid 3.)

In the consolation bracket the Sandites were pitted against a team that had already beaten them twice this season, both times by four runs. But they didn't let that intimidate them.

Senior pitcher Josh Cordell (6-3) led the way on the mound with seven strikeouts in seven innings, giving up only one hit and two walks for the shutout win. 

Sand Springs loaded the bases in the bottom of the second and Askew scored on a passed ball to get the Sandites on the board.

In the fifth inning Josh Taber singled, Treyce Tolbert walked, and both scored on an error. Cordell struck out all three batters in the top of the sixth, then the outfield did their job in the seventh to secure the win.

Sandite of the Week: Braden Askew pitches 13 strikeouts in 4-2 victory

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Charles Page High School baseball player Braden Askew was selected as Sandite of the Week for his outstanding performance on the mound last week in a 4-2 victory over the defending Home School National Champions.

The Northeastern Oklahoma Association of Homeschools (16-9) put up six hits in the seven inning game, but Askew's thirteen strikeouts were the most the Sandites have recorded in a single game this season.

Askew holds a (2-2) record in his first season on varsity with a 5.341 ERA and 1.806 WHIP over 39 innings pitched. He bats .238 with thirteen runs and thirteen RBI this year.

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CPHS Baseball ends regular season with three-straight wins

Senior pitcher Josh Cordell picked up two wins on the mound in the past week.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (16-18 overall, 4-10 district) kept busy last week, playing five games in as many days to wrap up the regular season on a high note and build some momentum before this week's Regional Playoff. 

The Sandites saw their winning record evaporate after eight-straight losses in the past couple of weeks. They started last week with back-to-back losses to the District Champions from Owasso (28-3, 13-1), but rebounded with a 10-0 shutout of Muskogee and followed it with wins over Tulsa NOAH and Booker T. Washington.

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The Sandites will return to action this Thursday in Jenks for the Regional tournament. They will take on the 6A-3 District Runner-Up host team (19-12) at 11:30 a.m. On the opposite side of the bracket is Sapulpa (13-20) and Enid (22-11).

The Sandites have yet to meet Jenks this season. They are 1-1 against their Highway 97 rivals, losing their first meeting 1-0, but winning the second 6-5. The Plainsmen finished third in the Sandites' district, winning both meetings 4-0 and 5-1.

SEE RELATED: Sandite Baseball drops seventh-straight in 4-2 district battle at Owasso

Owasso 5 CPHS 0

(Hits: OHS 7, CPHS 3. Errors: OHS 0, CPHS 0. LOB: OHS 7, CPHS 3.)

The District Champs took the lead right out of the gate with a run from Connor Beichler in the first inning. The Sandites picked up hits from Mack Thompson in the first inning and Cale Savage in the second, but both were left stranded. 

Beichler scored another run in the top of the third off a double from Caleb Denny. Denny came in on a home run from Nate Wohlgemuth for the 4-0 advantage. Thompson added another single in the bottom of the inning but was left stranded once again. Owasso scored their fifth and final run in the fifth inning as Zach Jaccarino scored on a passed ball.

Cowley County Community College-signed senior Hunter Greathouse (3-6) got the start and the loss on the mound, pitching five hits, four runs, one strikeout, and three walks over three innings.

Riley Rutledge (0-0) pitched relief, recording two hits, one run, three strikeouts, and two walks in two innings.

CPHS 10 Muskogee 0

(Hits: CPHS 7, MHS 2. Errors: MHS 1, CPHS 0. LOB: MHS 6, CPHS 5.)

The Sandites recorded their fourth shutout and fifth ten-run victory of the season Tuesday evening in Muskogee (4-24, 0-14) on a make-up district game. Josh Cordell (5-3) got the start and the win on the mound with seven strikeouts in less than five innings. He walked three and only gave up one hit.

Savage got them in the swing of things with a second inning double, then scored on a single from Kyler Copeland. Courtesy-runner Garrett McCallie stole second and took third on a passed ball, then scored on a wild pitch. Josh Taber and Thompson drew walks and came in on a Treyce Tolbert double that caused the Roughers to change pitchers.

The change on the mound didn't help much as Sand Springs went back to work in the third inning. Braden Askew drew a walk and made it to third on a wild pitch, then scored on an error that landed Cal Watkins at first. Ty Steelman was hit by pitch and both runners scored on a single from Taber for the 7-0 lead.

Tolbert scored on a single from Savage in the fourth, Thompson scored on a passed ball in the sixth, and Tolbert scored yet again on a wild pitch to clench the run-rule victory.

Braden Millican (2-0) pitched the final inning and a half on the mound, giving up one hit and no walks.

CPHS 4 Tulsa NOAH 2

(Hits: NOAH 6, CPHS 5. Errors: NOAH 1, CPHS 1. LOB: NOAH 9, CPHS 5.)

Askew (2-2) didn't pitch his lowest-scoring game of the season, but he absolutely shattered his strikeout record. The Sandite previously recorded a 4-1 victory on the mound against Rogers, Arkansas with five strikeouts, but he more than doubled that performance with thirteen against the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools team (16-9).

The thirteen strikeouts was the most any Sandite or even multiple Sandites have recorded in a single game this season. Greathouse has the next two performances at ten strikeouts apiece, one of which was done in only five innings.

As impressive as Askew's performance was, the Jaguars had an equally incredible time on the mound behind Matt Merrill, who is signed with Pittsburg State University and is being scouted by the Dodgers and Mariners organizations. Merrill got the edge on Askew with fourteen strikeouts and only three walks to Askew's four. Askew gave up six hits and Merrill allowed five. But Askew was more consistent and pitched without a blemish, while Merrill threw three wild pitches and committed an error.

Watkins was the first to cross home plate, scoring on a double from Thompson in the top of the third. NOAH loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, but Merrill flied out to Tolbert in center field to save the inning.

The rest of Sand Springs's runs came in the fourth inning thanks to a series of Jaguar mistakes. Greathouse singled, but looked to be in danger of getting stranded after the next two batters struck out swinging. Rutledge came in clutch with an RBI double, then scored on a wild pitch for the 3-0 lead. Savage walked, took second and third on a pair of wild pitches, then scored on an error by Merrill. 

The Jaguars tried to battle back in the bottom of the fifth after Evan Jacoby walked and Sam Replogle singled. Askew hung two strikeouts on the board before Merrill singled in both runners. Merrill was left stranded after a third strikeout, however, and the Jags wouldn't score again.

CPHS 5 BTW 4

(Hits: BTW 8, CPHS 7. Errors: BTW 1, CPHS 1. LOB: CPHS 5, BTW 4.)

Cordell got off to another impressive start on the mound against Booker T. Washington (9-26), pitching two strikeouts in the first inning.

Taber got the Sandites on the board that same inning thanks to a pair of sacrifices. The senior drew a walk, took second on an error and third on a fly out from Thompson before scoring on a ground out by Tolbert.

Next to cross the plate was Tolbert on a single from Greathouse in the bottom of the third.

The Hornets cut into the deficit in the top of the fourth as Connor O'Malley doubled and scored on a sacrifice on the next play. Sand Springs had a quick answer in the bottom of the inning as Savage scored on a single from Watkins. Watkins came in soon after on a single from Braden Cook for the 4-1 lead.

Booker T. added a run from Easton Cope behind the bat of Ben Curry in the top of the fifth. Greathouse retaliated with a single to score Thompson in the bottom of the inning. Ramsey Gates hit the final run of the game on a solo homer, and the Sandites held on for the win.

Cordell got the win with six strikeouts and no walks against four hits and one run in four innings. Brock Youngblood (2-5) pitched three innings in relief and gave up three runs and four hits against two strikeouts and no walks. 

McKinney Animal Hospital donates All-State Player sign to CPHS Baseball Complex

Sand Springs has a rich tradition of producing some of the best baseball teams in the State, despite not having won a State Tournament yet. Between Sand Springs High School and Charles Page High School, the Sandites have produced twenty-one All-State players, all of which were honored in a special ceremony Tuesday evening at the Sandite Baseball Complex.

Jason and Dr. Kayla Shipman, owners of the McKinney Animal Hospital in Sand Springs, donated a brand new sign to the Sandites, recognizing all the All-State players to come from Sand Springs. Jason played for the Sandites and graduated in 1996. 

Eugene "Knute" Palmer, Class of 1950, was the first Sandite ever to be named to the All-State team. Palmer was the Commander Mills Outstanding Player as a senior. The football team Co-Captain achieved All-Conference honors for both football and basketball, and was an All-State Honorable Mention for football. The basketball team went 27-1-1 his senior year for the Verdigris Valley Conference Championship. 

Sgt. Bill Bigby, Class of 1951, was a tri-sport athlete for the Sandites, playing for the football team, and the Verdigris Valley Conference Champion basketball team. As a senior he was named the Most Versatile Athlete. Bigby attended the University of Oklahoma, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, then returned to graduate from the University of Tulsa. A dedicated member of the community, Bigby served as a City Councilman, little league baseball and basketball coach, and Mayor of Sand Springs. He was Chairman of the Freeholders of the City of Sand Springs which first chartered the City as a Council-Manager form of government in 1969. 

Charles Hughes, Class of 1952, was a dual-sport athlete, serving as Captain of the State Runner-Up football team and was a left-handed pitcher on the baseball team. The football team tied Ada 20-20 in the State Championship, but Ada was awarded the Title on red-zone penetrations. Overtime had not yet made its way into high school football. Hughes received a baseball scholarship to Anderson University in Indiana, then signed with the St. Louis Cardinals Farm Club before being drafted in the Army in 1955. In the Army, he continued his baseball career in Germany. After a shoulder injury put an end to his baseball career, Hughes enrolled in cosmetology school and went on to found the Scissors Family Hair Salon chain, which had ten locations at its peak. He also served on the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology.

Bill Miller, Class of 1952, was a member of the Sand Springs High School baseball team from 1949 to 1952.

Billy Wooten, Class of 1953, was a four-year starting catcher for the Sandites. In the 1953 State tournament in Tahlequah the Sandites ran out of pitchers and Wooten filled in. He struck out the first thirteen batters he faced. Wooten signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953 and amassed a 3-1 record on the mound in the 1954 season with their Ardmore farm team. 

Richard Luce, Class of 1956, was a tri-sport athlete for the Sandites, competing in football and basketball as well as baseball. He was also the Senior Class president. During his senior season Luce batted .412 and once hit three home runs during a double-header. He played for Oklahoma Baptist University for four seasons and made the Shawnee Oklahoma All-Star team in 1959.

Dennis Stanford, Class of 1969, was a dual-sport athlete, also playing on the 1966 State Championship football team, for which he earned All-Conference and All-State honors in 1968. The center-fielder continued his baseball career at Crowder Junior College where he earned All-District honors, and the University of Tulsa where he earned All-Conference honors in 1972 and 1973. Stanford retired from the Union School District after twenty years. 

Tom Hudspeth, Class of 1972, played short stop for the Sandites from 1970 through 1972. He passed away in 2013. 

Mike Moore, Class of 1981, was the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year in 1981 and played in the Oklahoma-California series that year. He earned All-American honors at Conners State College and led the nation with 89 stolen bases. He also played for Southwestern Oklahoma State. Moore never hit below .400 in his high school or college career. After college, Moore played a year for the Cheena Reds in the Mexican League before pursuing a career in coaching. He has coached at NorthArk Community College, Weslaco (Texas), Crowder, and Sapulpa. He is currently the Head Coach at Jay High School. He has amassed a career coaching record of 479-209.

Randall King, Class of 1983, was the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year in 1983 and played on the Oklahoma-California Series. He continued his career at Northeastern State University, and is currently the Head Softball Coach at Broken Arrow High School. He has guided the Tigers to three Fast Pitch State Championships and one Slow Pitch State Championship as Head Coach, and was an assistant coach for five Fast Pitch State Championships. He celebrated his 400th career win as the Fast Pitch Head Coach in 2016 during his 13th season at the helm. He was named the All-World Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2014. He holds a 408-101 career fast pitch record.

Kurt Burgess, Class of 1987, compiled a 14-1 record on the mound his senior year with 123 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.06. He also batted .427 with 6 home runs and 39 RBI. He was named the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year in 1987 and played in the Oklahoma-California Series. He continued his career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Oral Roberts University. He earned All-American honors at ORU in 1991 with a record of 15-1 and signed with the Atlanta Braves organization that year. He played six seasons with the Braves' farm teams, ending his career in 1996 with the Richmond Braves. In June of 1993 he was named Pitcher of the Month for the entire Atlanta Braves organization.

Doug Vineyard, Class of 1988, batted .438 his junior year and .444 his senior year, helping lead the Sandites to the State Semifinals both seasons. He was an American Legion All-Star both years and was All-Metro in 1988. He is currently the Vice President of Operations at Hargrove Manufacturing in Sand Springs.

Jay Fleischman, Class of 1988, made All-State in baseball, football, and wrestling, won the 1988 State Championship at 178 pounds, and pursued a collegiate football career at Oklahoma State University. He was named the 1980s Oklahoma High School Football All-Decade Team and lettered all four years at OSU. He started as a true freshman in the 1988 Holiday Bowl, playing alongside Barry Sanders and Mike Gundy. In 1989 he led the Cowboys with four interceptions, and recorded 73 tackles and 55 unassisted tackles in 1990. He currently serves as an assistant coach on both the CPHS wrestling and football teams.

Scott Watkins, Class of 1988, pitched a 13-3 record his senior year with 118 strikeouts and three no-hitters. He played collegiately for Oral Roberts University, Seminole State, and Oklahoma State University. While at OSU, he was named the Big 8 Newcomer of the Year, the Big 8 Pitcher of the Year, and Second Team All-American. In 1992 Watkins was drafted and signed in the 23rd round by the Minnesota Twins. In '95 he was named a AAA All-Star and the Pacific Coast League Rolaids Relief Award Winner. He made his major league debut with the Twins in August of that year. His career also included stents with the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers. While with the Rangers, Watkins played for the Tulsa Drillers and Oklahoma City Redhawks in 1998. He retired from professional baseball in 2002 and has been an assistant coach for the Sandites since 2004. 

Chabon Childers, Class of 1989, played outfield for the Sandites and led the Tulsa Metro with 59 RBI his junior season. As a senior he batted .550 for five home runs and 36 RBI. He was named the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year that season and was a member of the 1989 Oklahoma Sunbelt Team. He continued his career at Oklahoma State University and made the All-Big 8 Second Team in 1993. He is currently an assistant coach with the Broken Arrow High School team.

Ray Tarr, Class of 1996, was a three-time All-Metro and All-Conference selection and was a member of the 1995 and 1996 Oklahoma Sunbelt Teams. He batted over .400 his senior season with 46 RBI and 8 home runs, including a game-winning three-run homer against No. 1 Westmoore in the 1996 State Tournament. He continued his career at Independence Community College and St. Gregory's University, and was named an All-Conference catcher all four years. He is currently a firefighter and paramedic with the Tulsa Fire Department.

Jared Shipman, Class of 1997, was the Tulsa Metro Player of the Year as a senior and played in the 1996 Sooner State Games and 1997 Oklahoma Sunbelt team. He set a school record with 256 career strikeouts, including 110 in just 73 innings his senior year. He also threw a school record 18 strikeouts in a win over Jenks, who went on to win the State Championship. 18 strikeouts in seven innings still stands among the top-five performances of all-time at any classification of Oklahoma High School baseball. Shipman played collegiate ball at Conners State and Oral Roberts University. He holds a degree in construction management from OSU and is the son-in-law of Head Coach Bill Hutson

Jeff Blevins, Class of 1998, earned All-Conference and All-Metro honors his sophomore, junior, and senior years. As a senior he was the Oklahoma Player of the Year Runner-Up, batting .477 with 8 homers and 50 RBI. He attended Texarkana College in 1999 and 2000, earning All-Conference honors both seasons. During his sophomore year he hit .353 with 5 homers and 60 RBI, highlighted by a school-record 26-game hitting streak. He played for the University of Nebraska from 2001 to 2002, earning All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention at third base both seasons. The Huskers qualified for back-to-back College World Series appearances during his career there. As a senior he batted .307 with 7 homers and 50 RBI and held a .946 fielding average.

Matt Hillis, Class of 2009, set the CPHS record for stolen bases his senior year at 45. He also had 6 homers, including one in Drillers Stadium in a game against Memorial. He played collegiate ball for Cowley County Community College and finished with a .250 batting average, including 2 homers. As an outfielder he maintained a .929 fielding percentage.

Kylar Robertson, Class of 2012, made the New Balance All-American team his senior year, batting .440 with 6 home runs and 34 RBI. He played two seasons at Eastern Oklahoma State College where he earned All-Conference honors and was on the Dean & President's Honor Rolls. As a redshirt freshman he batted .269 with 37 runs, 45 RBI, and 12 homers. As a sophomore he batted .338 for 28 runs, 38 RBI, and 7 homes. He was .994 as a catcher. He currently plays for Southeastern Missouri State University. Last season he batted .238 for 12 runs, 12 RBI, and 2 homers as the Redhawks won the Ohio Valley Conference.

Alex Hackerott, Class of 2012, made the New Balance All-American team his senior year and was the 2012 Tulsa Metro Pitcher of the Year. He amassed a 28-7 career record in high school with 243 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.97. He held an 8-1 record his senior season with an 0.44 ERA and threw back-to-back no-hitters in the Bixby Tournament. He batted .428 with 88 RBI in his career and was .438 as a senior. As a junior he pitched a 10-1 record. He played four season with Oklahoma State University and finished with a 7-1 career record and 2.66 ERA. In 2014 he was an Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree. In 2015 he made the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. He will graduate this May with a degree in finance. 

One notable name missing from the All-State roster is arguable the best baseball player ever to come from Sand Springs, Jerry Adair. The Class of 1955 star lettered three times in football, basketball, and baseball. He was named to the All-State football team but at that time players could only make All-State in one sport. He turned down his football honors, hoping to make All-State in basketball, which he did. Because he played for the All-State basketball team, he was ineligible for All-State baseball. Adair was the starting quarterback for the Sandites, was named the All-State Most Outstanding Player for basketball, and signed with Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) for both basketball and baseball. He led his team in batting as a junior with a .438 average and was the first-ever player from OSU named to the All-Big 8 Team. He was also named to the All-American Second Team. Adair signed with the Baltimore Orioles in '58 and also played stents for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Hankyu Braves in the Japan Pacific League. He retired from baseball in 1971 and passed away from liver cancer in 1987. The Jerry Adair Baseball Complex in Sand Springs is named in his honor.

Sandite Baseball drops seventh-straight in 4-2 district battle at Owasso

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (13-17 overall, 3-9 district) are on a rough streak lately, dropping their last seven-straight games.

They look to break that streak Tuesday night with a district home game against Owasso (26-2, 12-1) at 7:00 p.m.

Bartlesville 5 CPHS 2

(Hits: BHS 7, CPHS 4. Errors: CPHS 3, BHS 1. LOB: BHS 6, CPHS 6.)

The Sandites took on the Bruins (10-12, 5-6) in a double-header last Tuesday, dropping both games by three runs apiece.

Bartlesville jumped on their visitors early in the first game, scoring in the first inning with a single from AJ Archambo to bring in Garrett Meidl. Hunter Greathouse smacked a double in the top of the second, but the next three batters struck out to leave the Sandite stranded. Grant Yardley scored on an error at first base, then Brennan Longacre came in on a sacrifice for the 3-0 lead.

The Sandites took advantage of a trio of walks to load the bases in the third inning, then Greathouse singled to bring in Braden Cook and Mack Thompson. Those would be their only runs of the game, however. Bartlesville tacked on runs in the third and sixth and held on for the 5-2 victory.

Brock Youngblood (2-5) got the loss on the mound, giving up seven hits, one walk, and five runs over six innings. Only one of the runs was earned, however,.

Bartlesville 7 CPHS 4

(Hits: BHS 13, CPHS 6. Errors: BHS 4, CPHS 0. LOB: CPHS 11, BHS 10.)

The Bruins took yet another early lead in game two, with runs from Meidl and John Cone in the first inning. Treyce Tolbert took advantage of an error to get the Sandites on the board in the bottom of the inning, then Greathouse scored on an error in the third to tie it up. 

Cone added another run in the fourth inning along with Derek Hill to reclaim the advantage at 4-2, then Yardley and Lukas Rietfors added another pair of runs in the fifth and Meidl scored the final Bruin run in the sixth.

Sand Springs tried to stage a comeback in the bottom of the seventh with three straight singles including a hit by Braden Millican to score Greathouose. Garrett McCallie came in on a hit from Riley Rutledge on the next play, but the hitting stalled out for a 7-4 defeat.

The Sandites went through a trio of pitchers, with the loss going to starter Josh Cordell (3-3), who pitched nine hits, four runs, two strikeouts, and two walks over four innings. Braden Askew (1-2) pitched three hits, three runs, two strikeouts, and one walk over two innings, then Cale Savage (1-1) pitched one hit in the seventh.

Cascia Hall 4 CPHS 2

(Hits: CPHS 6, CSHS 5. Errors: CSHS 1, CPHS 0. LOB: CPHS 4, CSHS 4.)

The Sandites traveled to 3A No. 15 Cascia Hall (11-13) for a non-district game Thursday and fell 4-2 despite outhitting their hosts and committing less errors.

The home team struck first with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first and two more in the third.

The Sandites found their feet for a pair of runs in the fifth as Cal Watkins singled in McCallie, then scored on a double from Kyler Copeland. 

Savage got the start and the loss on the mound, giving up four hits, four runs, and three walks. Rutledge pitched the final four innings and gave up only one hit, two walks, and no runs with four strikeouts. 

Owasso 4 CPHS 2

(Hits: OHS 8, CPHS 5. Errors: OHS 1, CPHS 0. LOB: OHS 6, CPHS 5.)

Sand Springs put up a tough fight Monday evening in Owasso, but the District Champions took an early lead and fended off a fifth inning comeback-attempt for the 4-2 victory.

Zach Jaccarino got his team on the board in the bottom of the second, then Connor Beichler singled in Jake Enzbrenner for the 2-0 lead.

The Sandites battled back in the top of the fifth as Josh Taber singled and came in on a hit from Tolbert. Thompson was hit by pitch, took second on Tolbert's single, then scored on an error to tie it up, but Tolbert was left stranded on the next play.

That action was undone in the bottom of the inning as Caleb Denny hit a two-run homer for the final scores of the game. 

Youngblood went the distance on the mound, giving up eight hits, four runs, and three walks against three strikeouts.

CPHS Baseball: Sandites drop three games in a row

CPHS senior Hunter Greahouse hit a 3RBI double in a 9-8 loss to Broken Arrow Friday. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (13-13 overall, 3-6 district) had a rough time last week, dropping three straight games, two by a single run. They fell 9-2 and 8-7 to district-foe Union (21-6, 8-2), then were defeated 9-8 by Broken Arrow (23-5).

They will return to action Monday evening in Bartlesville (8-11, 3-5), then will host the Bruins Tuesday evening.

Union 9 CPHS 2

(Hits: Union 7, CPHS 5. Errors: CPHS 5, Union 1. LOB: Union 8, CPHS 5).

Union hosted the Sandites Monday evening and came back from a 2-0 first inning deficit to win 9-2 thanks to a series of Sandite errors. 

Mack Thompson was the first to cross home plate, reaching on a double and scoring on a double from Treyce Tolbert. Tolbert came in on the next play thanks to an error at shortstop. Those would be the only runs of the game for Sand Springs.

Cowley County Community College-signed senior Hunter Greathouse (3-5) got the start and loss on the mound, despite not giving up a single earned run in his five innings. Union tied it up in the top of the second, then took a 5-2 lead in the third. Greathouse struck out six batters and walked six before being relieved by Braden Millican (2-0).

Union 8 CPHS 7

(Hits: Union 11, CPHS 7. Errors: Union 1, CPHS 0. LOB: CPHS 6, Union 5).

The Sandites cleaned up their defense big time in their Tuesday night home game, but even without committing any errors, they were still trumped by the Redskins. 

Union was first on the board this time, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first. Sand Springs cut into that deficit in the top of the fourth with a double from Braden Askew to score Greathouse. Askew came in on a grounder from Cal Watkins, then Millican walked and scored on a single from Ty Steelman.

The Redskins had an equally successful time at the plate in the bottom of the fourth, loading the bases with two walks and a single before scoring four runs with back-to-back doubles.

Sand Springs tried to battle back in the top of the fifth as Thompson scored on a Greathouse single, Tolbert scored on a passed ball, then Greathouse scored on yet another double from Askew. Askew came home soon after on a hit from Watkins, but it would be the last run of the game.

Josh Cordell (3-2) got the start and the loss on the mound, pitching four strikeouts, three walks, and nine hits over four innings. Brock Youngblood (2-3) pitched relief and gave up two hits against four strikeouts.

BAHS 9 CPHS 8

(Hits: CPHS 10, BAHS 10. Errors: CPHS 2, BAHS 1. LOB: CPHS 7, BAHS 7).

Broken Arrow and Sand Springs were as close as two teams can be without tying. Both had ten hits, both stranded seven runners, but the Tigers got the walk off win in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI double.

Thompson scored on a Tolbert double to start the game off, but Broken Arrow took advantage of an error and a passed ball to take the lead in the bottom of the first, then added an RBI single in the second to make it 3-1.

Sand Springs tied it up in the top of the third as Greathouse singled in Thompson and scored on a single from Watkins. 

Thompson and Kyler Copeland singled and Taber walked to load the bases in the top of the fourth, then Taber and courtesy runner Garrett McCallie scored on hits from Greathouse and McCallie, respectively. 

The Tigers added a run in the bottom of the fifth, but Greathouse hit a 3RBI double in the sixth for the 8-4 advantage. 

Broken Arrow added two more runs in the sixth, then tied it up with a two-run homer in the seventh before getting the walkoff run on a double.

Askew (0-2) got the start on the mound, giving up five walks, seven hits, and four earned runs in five innings. Three other pitchers also saw action, and Greathouse was stuck with the loss after giving up three earned runs in the seventh.