CPHS Baseball: Sandites shut out Hilldale 5-0 in scrimmage, Ash strikes out seven

The Charles Page High School baseball team played their second scrimmage of the season Tuesday evening and prevailed 5-0 over Hilldale High.

Tyler Ash pitched seven strikeouts and no hits in three innings, Kieffer Massey pitched three strikeouts and one hit, and Bryce Peterman threw two strikeouts and two hits. Sand Springs recorded seven hits and only three strikeouts in the shutout win.

Malahi Burks got the Sandites on the board in the bottom of the third, scoring on a single from Cal Watkins. Watkins was next across home plate on a single from Ethan Sartin.

Michael Miller singled in Ryan Seabolt in the fourth then scored on a passed ball, and Seth Villines scored on a single from Watkins.

The Sandites defeated Booker T. Washington 10-0 on Monday and have yet to give up a run. They will travel to scrimmages at Metro Christian Academy on Friday and Union High School on Saturday. The season won’t officially begin till Friday, March 1st.

CPHS Baseball: Sandites beat Washington 10-0 in scrimmage, pitch no-hitter with 15 strikeouts

Tyler Ash recorded the first hit and first run of the season for Sand Springs.

Three Charles Page High School pitchers combined for a no-hitter in a 10-0 preseason win over Booker T. Washington high school Monday afternoon at the Sandite Baseball Complex.

Ben Banker struck out six, John Miller struck out four, and Jaxon Skaggs struck out five in the ten-run scrimmage shutout. The Sandites scored in six of seven innings, scattered twelve hits, and committed no errors.

Kiefer Massey grounded out on loaded bases to score Tyler Ash in the bottom of the first, then Jacob Snodgrass singled to score Malachi Burks and Cal Watkins. Burks singled in Brycen Peterman in the second for a 4-0 lead.

Banker struck out the side in the top of the third and Kyler Copeland sacrificed to score Ethan Sartin in the bottom of the inning. Seth Villines scored on an error in the fourth and Massey made it 7-0 in the fifth on a sacrifice from Ryan Seabolt.

Skaggs struck out the side in the sixth, and the Sandites added three more runs in the seventh. Copeland doubled to bring in Massey and Snodgrass before coming in on a grounder from Miller.

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday at home at 4:30 p.m. against Hilldale High School from Muskogee.

CPHS Baseball: Tyler Ash & John Miller sign with Eastern Oklahoma State College

Charles Page High School seniors Tyler Ash and John Miller signed letters of intent Wednesday morning to play baseball for Eastern Oklahoma State College.

Ash is entering his third year on the varsity team and played Center Field and Pitcher as a junior. In his career he has amassed a .268 batting average, .375 slugging average, and .410 on-base percentage with 30 hits, 30 runs, 26 RBI, 2 home runs, and 19 stolen bases. On the mound he holds with a 3-2 record, 3.77 earned run average and 1.46 WHIP with 24 strikeouts in 26 innings.

Miller played his first year of varsity baseball last year and earned an impressive 5-1 record on the mound with a 2.13 ERA, 1.1 WHIP, and 25 strikeouts in 26.1 innings. He saw limited action as a batter, hitting .385 with a .462 slugging average, .467 OBP, 5 hits, 2 runs, 4 RBI, and 1 stolen base.

EOSC is a public community college in Wilburton, Oklahoma competing in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region II. The Mountaineers went 44-17 last season but will be under new leadership going forward with first-year Head Coach and Athletic Director Matt Parker. Parker was named the 2018 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after taking Oklahoma Wesleyan to a 53-8 record last season.

Ash and Miller will begin their senior season February 11th with a home scrimmage against Booker T. Washington. The Sandites are coming off a 24-12 finish under first-year Head Coach James Garrison. After a 4-6 start to the season they won fourteen games in a row and earned the first place trophy at the Spartan/Tiger Turf War. They went 2-2 at the Regional Championship and were eliminated by State Semifinalist Owasso.

CPHS Baseball: Cale Savage signs with Northern Oklahoma College

Charles Page High School senior Cale Savage signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play baseball for Northern Oklahoma College at Enid.

Savage plays First and Third base and pitches for the Sandites and is entering his third year on the varsity team. He holds a .317 batting average, .433 slugging average, and .433 on-base percentage with 52 hits, 27 runs, 41 RBI, 1 home run, and 15 steals. He mostly pitches in relief and holds a 1-1 record with a 3.1 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, and 11 strikeouts in 15.2 innings. He was given an All-State Honorable Mention in 2017.

Northern Oklahoma College is based out of Tonkawa with satellite campuses in Enid and Stillwater. The Enid school has its own athletics program established in 2001 competing in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region Two. The Jets have won three Conference Championships, four Regionals Championships, three District Championships, and placed third at the NJCAA World Series in 2002 and 2018. They went 48-16 last season under Head Coach Raydon Leaton, who has led the team since its inception.

Savage will begin his senior season February 11th with a home scrimmage against Booker T. Washington. The Sandites are coming off a 24-12 finish under first-year Head Coach James Garrison. After a 4-6 start to the season they won fourteen games in a row and earned the first place trophy at the Spartan/Tiger Turf War. They went 2-2 at the Regional Championship and were eliminated by State Semifinalist Owasso.

CPHS Baseball: Cal Watkins signs with Seminole State College

Charles Page High School senior Cal Watkins signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play baseball for Seminole State College.

Watkins is a third-year Shortstop for the varsity team. As a junior he batted .339 with a .393 slugging average, .419 on-base percentage, 38 hits, 32 runs, 15 RBI, and 17 steals. He was named to the Academic All-Frontier Valley Conference team last season.

Seminole went 41-12 last year and will be led by first-year Head Coach Mack Chambers in the coming season. The Trojans have won 37 Region 2 Titles and 15 South Central District Titles.

Watkins will begin his senior season February 11th with a home scrimmage against Booker T. Washington. The Sandites are coming off a 24-12 finish under first-year Head Coach James Garrison. After a 4-6 start to the season they won fourteen games in a row and earned the first place trophy at the Spartan/Tiger Turf War. They went 2-2 at the Regional Championship and were eliminated by State Semifinalist Owasso.

CPHS Baseball: Kyler Copeland signs with College of the Ozarks

Charles Page High School senior catcher Kyler Copeland signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play baseball for The College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.

This is Copeland’s third season on the varsity squad. As a junior he batted .272 with a .283 slugging average, .362 on-base percentage, 25 hits, 1 run, 16 RBI, and 1 steal.

The College of the Ozarks is a private Christian college competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The Bobcats went 35-20 last season under fourth-year Head Coach Neale Richardson.

Copeland will begin his senior season February 11th with a home scrimmage against Booker T. Washington. The Sandites are coming off a 24-12 finish under first-year Head Coach James Garrison. After a 4-6 start to the season they won fourteen games in a row and earned the first place trophy at the Spartan/Tiger Turf War. They went 2-2 at the Regional Championship and were eliminated by State Semifinalist Owasso.