CPHS Baseball: 14 game win streak comes to an end against Jenks

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (18-8, 4-4) won fourteen games in a row before their incredible streak came to a close this week.

After defeating Jenks High School 5-1 en route to a Spartan/Tiger Turf War championship last weekend, the Sandites dropped a pair of district games against the Trojans (14-12, 6-2) Monday and Tuesday evenings. 

4/16/2018 - JHS 7 CPHS 3
Hits: JHS 14 CPHS 5.
Walks: JHS 5, CPHS 5.
Strikeouts: JHS 5, CPHS 8.
Steals: JHS 1, CPHS 1.
Errors: JHS 3.
Left-on-Base: CPHS 8, JHS 11.

Both teams stranded a pair of runners each in the first inning of Monday's game, but the Trojans took the lead in the second as Jack Harding scored Josh Baker on a single. Torre Alavanja and Bryce Osmond scored in the second inning for a 3-0 lead before the Sandites made their way onto the board. 

Tyler Ash was hit by pitch in the bottom of the third, reached third base on an error, and scored on a sacrifice fly from Riley Rutledge, then Braden Askew singled to score Cal Watkins to keep the game close.

The Trojans made a statement in the fourth inning with two doubles and a single for a 5-2 lead, then Baker hit a single to bring in Alavanja and Osmond in the top of the sixth. 

Ty Steelman drew a walk in the seventh inning, took second on an error, and scored on a single from Watkins for the final run of the game. With two runners on base, Chris Spry took over on the mound and pitched three-straight strikeouts to secure the victory.

Tanner Lawrence got the win for Jenks with four hits, five strikeouts, and five walks in six innings. Braden Askew (3-3, 6-5) got the loss, giving up ten hits and three walks with three strikeouts over five innings. 

4/17/2018 - JHS 2 CPHS 1
Hits: JHS 6, CPHS 3.
Walks: JHS 5, CPHS 1.
Strikeouts: JHS 5, CPHS 10.
Steals: CPHS 1.
Errors: CPHS 2.
Double Plays: CPHS 1, JHS 1.
Left-on-Base: CPHS 1, JHS 6.

Tuesday's matchup was far closer and went into extra innings before the Trojans got the walkoff. 

Sand Springs took the initial lead as Rutledge drew a walk in the top of the first, stole second, and scored on a single from Askew. 

Jenks responded in the bottom of the first as Alavanja reached on an error, advanced on a single from Osmond, and scored on a single from Geo Blackshaw. 

The game was mostly uneventful from there till the bottom of the seventh when Jenks loaded the bases with two walks and a single. Watkins made a double play to Kyler Copeland to force extra innings. 

Jenks put it away in the bottom of the eighth with an error, a double, and a walk to load the bases. A strikeout and a force at home gave Sand Springs two outs, but Josh King drew four balls for the victory. 

Osmond, an Oklahoma State University-commit, pitched all eight innings for Jenks, giving up only three hits and one walk, while pitching ten strikeouts. Conner Dennis (3-1, 4-1) took the first loss of his career, throwing four hits, three walks, and four strikeouts. 

Sand Springs will host a doubleheader Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. when they resume a 14-0 third-inning lead in a rain-delayed district game against Muskogee (3-23, 1-9), followed by a full game. Jenks will play Southmoore (7-18, 2-6) Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

District 6A-3 Standings
10-0 Enid (22-4)
6-2 Jenks (14-12)
6-4 Broken Arrow (13-13)
4-4 Sand Springs (18-8)
3-7 Ponca City (7-19)
2-6 Southmoore (7-18)
1-9 Muskogee (3-23)

CPHS Baseball: Braden Askew signs with Connors State College

Charles Page High School senior Braden Askew signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play collegiate baseball for Connors State College. 

Connors State College is located in Warner, Oklahoma. The Cowboys compete in the National Junior College Athletics Association Division One and are currently 37-7 overall and 15-6 in conference play. 

Askew holds the second-highest batting average on his team at .383, the second-highest slugging percentage at .481, and the third-highest on-base percentage at .429. He leads the team in hits and runs batted in.

As a pitcher Askew is 3-3 in his senior campaign with a 3.43 earned run average and 1.38 WHIP. He throws 66% strikes and leads his team in strikeouts with 30. He holds a career record of 6-5. 

Sandite of the Week: Tyler Ash leads Sandites on the plate and the mound

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Tyler Ash was selected as our Sandite of the Week after helping the Sand Springs Baseball team extend their winning streak to fourteen at the Spartan/Tiger Turf War this past weekend.

The Sandites had a busy week, playing two district games and going 4-0 at the Bixby-Broken Arrow tournament for an 18-6, 4-2 record. 

Ash was five-of-nineteen at the plate over the six games, hitting two singles, one double, and two home runs. His homers came against Jenks and Bixby. Ash led his team offensively with six runs and six RBI. He also stole three bases over the course of the tournament.

In the Tournament finals the Sandites topped Booker T. Washington 11-3 and Ash went the distance on the mound, pitching three hits, five strikeouts, and no walks in five innings with zero earned runs. 

Overall this season Ash holds a .284 batting average, .432 slugging average, .418 on-base percentage, 4.27 earned run average, and a 2-1 record on the mound.

Sand Springs will take on Jenks (12-12, 4-2) in district action Monday at 6:00 p.m. at the Sandite Baseball Complex. The Sandites haven't lost a game since March 19th at the Best of the West Tournament in Peoria, Arizona. 

CPHS Baseball: Sandites win 14th-straight for Tournament Championship

Ty Steelman was two-for-two at the plate against Booker T. Washington and scored three runs.

The Sand Springs juggernaut is showing no signs of slowing down and the Charles Page High School baseball team secured their fourteenth-straight victory in the Championship round of the Spartan/Tiger Turf War. 

The Sandites (18-6) easily handed Booker T. Washington (11-13) an 11-3 loss with a dominant performance at the plate and on the mound.

Riley Rutledge scored Tyler Ash on a double and came in on a ground ball by Kyler Copeland for a 2-0 first inning lead. Wes Omalley scored on an error to get the Hornets on the board in the second inning, but Ash responded by doubling in Kameron Adcock and Ty Steelman.

A pair of errors in the top of the third helped the Hornets cut it to a one-run deficit, but Sand Springs exploded in the bottom of the inning for a 10-3 advantage. 

Kameron Adcock hit a sacrifice fly to score Cale Savage, then Copeland, Lucas Adcock, and Ty Steelman loaded the bases with two singles and a walk. Cal Watkins singled to bring in Malachi Burks and Lucas Adcock, then Rutledge was hit by pitch to reload. Steelman scored on an error, then Braden Askew hit a double to score Watkins and Rutledge. 

Watkins was next up with a double in the fourth inning to bring in Steelman for the final run of the game. 

Ash (2-1) got the win on the mound, pitching three hits, five strikeouts, no walks, and no earned runs in five innings. 

Sand Springs Baseball will return to action Monday at 6:00 p.m. when they host Jenks (12-12, 4-2). The two teams are tied for third place in district action. Sand Springs previously defeated the Trojans 5-1 on Saturday.

CPHS 11 BTW 3

Hits: CPHS 9, BTW 3.
Walks: CPHS 6, BTW 0.
Strikeouts: CPHS 3, BTW 5.
Steals: CPHS 6.
Left-on-Base: BTW 3, CPHS 7.
Errors: BTW 3, CPHS 4.

District 6A-3 Standings

8-0 Enid (19-4)
6-4 Broken Arrow (13-13)
4-2 Jenks (12-12)
4-2 Sand Springs (18-6)
2-4 Southmoore (7-16)
1-7 Ponca City (5-19)
1-7 Muskogee (3-20)

CPHS Baseball: Sandites win 13 straight, Ash hits home run against Bixby

Tyler Ash hit two home runs Friday night in back-to-back games. 

In one of their biggest tests of the season, the Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (17-6) prevailed 7-4 over the Bixby Spartans (15-8) Friday night at the Spartan/Tiger Turf War. The Friday the 13th victory was their thirteenth win in a row.

Sand Springs was first on the board as Lucas Adcock scored on a wild pitch in the top of the second inning, but the Spartans took the lead in the bottom of the inning. 

Alex Bighorse scored on a wild pitch and Gage Conger singled to score Blake Williams for the 2-1 advantage, then Jaxson Crull scored on an error in the third inning.

The Sandites came from behind in the top of the fifth with four hits, two walks, and an error. Ty Steelman tripled to score Kameron Adcock, Tyler Ash singled to score Steelman, and Braden Askew doubled to score Ash. Riley Rutledge scored on the error for the 5-3 advantage.

Tucker Pawley scored on a single from Sam Hink in the bottom of the fifth, but that would be the last run of the night for the Spartans.

Ash, who hit his first varsity home run against Jenks just a few hours prior, repeated the feat to score Kameron Adcock in the top of the sixth and led the Sandites offensively with two hits, two runs, and three RBI. 

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Bixby went down swinging, hitting a pair of singles and loading the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but Ty Steelman pitched two strikeouts and Ash caught a fly ball in center field to bring the game to a close. 

It was a joint effort on the mound as Cale Savage (0-0, 1-1), John Miller (4-0), and Steelman (2-0, 2-1) each saw pitching action. Miller got the win, throwing two hits, three walks, and three strikeouts in three innings. Savage pitched two hits and three walks in two innings, and Steelman picked up his third save of the season with two hits and three strikeouts in two innings. 

Sand Springs Baseball will return to action in the championship round against Booker T. Washington (11-12) Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Broken Arrow High School. The Sandites previously defeated the Hornets 9-6 at the Tiger/Zebra Tournament in March. 

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CPHS Baseball: Sandites win 12 straight, Ash hits home run against Jenks

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (16-6) won their twelfth-straight game Friday evening in the second round of the Spartan/Tiger Turf War in Bixby. 

Though the 5-1 tournament win over Jenks High School (12-11) wont count for district standings, it was an important moral victory over a team the Sandites are currently tied with at 4-2 in District 6A-3.

The Trojans struck first with a pair of singles in the first inning, and Bryce Osmond scored on an error, but that was all that Jenks would muster.

A single and a pair of walks loaded the bases in the top of the fourth and the Sandites took the lead. Kyler Copeland batted in Cale Savage, Lucas Adcock scored on an error, and Malachi Burks stoke home to make it 3-1.

Savage scored again in the sixth inning on a ground ball from Kameron Adcock, then Tyler Ash hit a home run in the seventh.

Brock Youngblood (3-3, 9-11) went the distance on the mound, throwing five hits, one walk, and four strikeouts.

The Sandites will next take on the host team, Bixby High School (15-7) in the final round of pool play, and will host Jenks in a district rematch Monday at 6:00 p.m.