CPHS Softball: Lady Sandites fall 9-3 to Tahlequah

Sand Springs Softball had a rough time at Union High School Tuesday night, dropping games to both the Union Redskins and the Tahlequah Lady Tigers. 

The Class 6A No. 17 ranked Charles Page High School slow pitch softball team (6-10) fell 13-3 to No. 2 Union in game one and 9-3 to No. 11 Tahlequah (16-11) in game two.

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Rogers State University-committed junior Kimi Presnell hit a lead-off triple to start the game and scored on a single from Sabrina Usher on the next play. That would be the only lead of the night for the Sandites.

Hailey Sams hit a home run in the bottom of the first to score Alexa Cacy and Emily Sampson for a 3-1 lead. An error and three walks gave the Tigers loaded bases and a free run in the second inning, then Sams hit a grand slam to make it 8-1.

Kinsey Skaggs singled and scored on a triple from Madison Lee, then Lee scored on a fly ball by Drew Hawkins in the top of the third. Betty Danner scored the last run of the game in the bottom of the third, and the game went scoreless for the next four innings. 

The Lady Sandites will return to action Thursday in Jenks with a 4:00 p.m. game against No. 6 Broken Arrow (10-6) and a 7:30 bout with the No. 10 Trojans (17-9) at 7:30 p.m.

CPHS Softball: Sabrina Usher hits home run in 13-3 loss at Union

The Class 6A No. 17 ranked Charles Page High School Slow Pitch Softball Team (6-9) suffered a 13-3 run-rule loss Tuesday afternoon at No. 2 Union High School (17-3).

Sabrina Usher kicked things off with a solo home run in the top of the second. The Sandites gave up a single and a double but Kimi Presnell caught a pop fly to strand two.

Union buried the Sandites in the bottom of the third with nine hits, two walks, and an error for a 9-1 lead.

Madelyn Blair doubled in the fourth and the Redskins walked two before Taber batted in Blair. Jensen Arnold scored on a pop fly from Makenna Skaggs but the inning came to a close soon after.

Union reloaded in the bottom of the fourth but the Sandites got off easy, giving up one run on a fielder's choice before Madelyn Blair caught a line drive and picked off a runner at first. Two hits and an error in the bottom of the fifth pushed it to 13-3 and the Redskins secured their fifth-straight win. 

CPHS Softball: Sandites run-rule Sapulpa twice, Clemons hits grand slam

Sand Springs swept a Highway 97 Rivalry double-header against Sapulpa Thursday afternoon, winning both games by run-rule.

Class 6A No. 14 ranked Charles Page High School (6-8) needed only three innings for a 17-5 win against No. 17 Sapulpa (6-8) in the first game and followed it up with a 15-5 victory in four innings in game two.

The visiting Sapulpans struck first with a solo home run from Kaylyn Hearon in the top of the second. That lead wouldn’t last long however as the Sandites buried them under sixteen runs in the bottom of the inning.

Madelyn Blair singled and walked in a run after three-straight walks. Rachel Jones batted in Makenna Skaggs and Felicity Horn. Kimi Presnell doubled to bring in Cameron Clemons and Jones. Then came the lumberjacks.

Sabrina Usher hit the first of many home runs. Jacie Taber scored on an error. Skaggs scored Blair and Elizabeth Luttrell with a homer, Clemons scored Horn with a homer, Usher scored Jones with a homer, and Jensen Arnold scored Jacie Taber on a double for a 16-1 lead.

Justise Wade scored Kali Husman and Alexis Cahwee scored Jessica Hobbs in the top of the third. Sapulpa loaded the bases with an error and Blakely Alden doubled to bring in Wade and Cahwee to make it 16-5 before the inning came to a close.

Horn secured the twelve-run victory for the Sandites in the bottom of the third with a double to score Blair. Jensen Arnold got the win on the mound.

The Chieftains had lots of opportunity in game two, but stranded loaded bases in the top of the first inning. Instead, it Jensen Arnold with the single to score Usher for the opening run. Usher scored on a hit from Jensen Arnold, Arnold scored on a hit from Blair, and Luttrell scored on a hit from Horn.

Clemons stole the show with her second home run of the afternoon, a grand slam scoring Blair, Skaggs, and Horn for a 7-0 lead.

The visitors made their way onto the scoreboard in the top of the second, loading the bases with two singles and a walk. Hearon singled in Trinity Mosquito, Husman, and Sierra Squires.

Usher hit her third home run of the day to score Madison Lee in the bottom of the second, then Mackenzie Hughes homered to score Wade in the top of the third.

Luttrell hit a lead off homer in the bottom of the third. Kinsey Skaggs singled in Horn, then Madison Lee scored Clemons and Skaggs to make it 13-5. 

Usher, Taber, and Arnold hit singles to load the bases in the bottom of the fourth, then Luttrell hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Usher. Blair secured the victory with a single to score Taber. Luttrell got the win on the mound in game two.

Sand Springs softball will return to action Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. with a road game against No. 2 Union (15-3). Sapulpa will host No. 10 Jenks (13-6) Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. 

CPHS Softball: Lady Sandites fall to Southmoore and Tahlequah at Jenks Festival

The Charles Page High School slow pitch softball team (4-8) went 0-2 at the Jenks Festival Tuesday, falling by run-rule to No. 11 ranked Tahlequah (9-7) and No. 3 Southmoore (16-3).

In the first game of the day the No. 14 Lady Sandites were drilled 19-0 by Southmoore. Sand Springs recorded only six hits to Southmoore's 23 in the lopsided defeat.

The Sabercats took a 9-0 lead in the top of the fourth and more than doubled that in the fifth. Jaycee Kievet hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth and Karli Petty capped things off with a grand slam for the final runs of the game. 

Tahlequah started out a lot closer as the Sandites only trailed 3-2 before the Tigers rallied with nine runs in the bottom of the fourth. 

The Tigers scored two in the first inning and one in the second. Sabrina Usher doubled in the top of the second and came in on a single from Kinsey Skaggs to get Sand Springs on the board. Elizabeth Luttrell doubled to score Kimi Presnell in the third.

Tahlequah loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth and things began to come unraveled as the Tigers notched eight hits, two walks, and two errors for a 12-2 advantage. 

Jacie Taber hit a single to bring in Sabrina Usher in the top of the fifth, but Hailey Sams hit a 2 RBI triple in the bottom of the inning to bring the game to a close. 

Sand Springs Softball will return to action Thursday with a Highway 97 Rivalry double-header against No. 17 Sapulpa (5-5) at home, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Sand Springs Softball grads making waves at college level

CPHS graduate Sydney Pennington is one of the leading batters for Oklahoma State University this season.

Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate Sydney Pennington has been tearing it up this season as a true freshman at Oklahoma State University. The No. 27 ranked Cowgirls (28-11) are currently third in the Big 12 with a 7-2 record.

Pennington holds a .306 batting average, .515 slugging average, and .342 on-base percentage. She has recorded 41 hits, seven doubles, seven home runs, 22 runs, and 35 RBI on 134 at-bats and holds a .961 fielding percentage as an infielder. She is fifth in the Big 12 in RBI. Mallory Goodman (2014) has also seen one at-bat with the Cowgirls.

Jessica Collins (2017) has played thirty games this year at Connors State College (23-9). The Cowgirls are 10-8 in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference. The freshman is .411 at the plate with 37 hits, seven doubles, a team-high seven home runs, 21 runs, and a team-high 29 RBI on ninety at-bats. She has pitched four innings and holds a 3.5 ERA, and is .909 in the field.

Stella Millican (2016) has seen action in nineteen games this season with Mid American Christian University. The Evangels are 23-9 overall and fourth in the Sooner Athletic Conference with an 8-6 record. The sophomore is .300 at the plate with nine hits, three doubles, four RBI, and four runs on thirty at-bats. She is .971 in the field, alternating between catcher and first base. 

Kennedy "Goose" Salyers (2016) has played 42 games this year at Southeastern Oklahoma State University (26-17). The Savage Storm is currently third in the Great American Conference with a 20-10 record. Salyers is batting .239 with 28 hits, four doubles, one triple, sixteen runs, and thirteen RBI on 117 at-bats. She holds a .913 fielding percentage as an outfielder.

Jessica Schuler (2016) has played all 43 games this season at Northeastern State University (25-18). The RiverHawks are 11-7 for sixth place in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association standings. Schuler is .289 at the plate with 39 hits, eight doubles, nine home runs, fifteen runs, and a team-high 35 RBI on 135 at-bats. She is a perfect 1.00 in the field as a first baseman. 

CPHS Senior Destanie Garrett is signed with Southwestern Christian University for the upcoming school year. Three juniors have made verbal commitments. Kimi Presnell committed to Rogers State University, Cameron Clemons committed to Southern Arkansas University, and Jacie Taber committed to the University of Northern Iowa.

CPHS Softball: Usher and Arnold hit two home runs apiece, beat Kellyville 13-0

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The Class 6A No. 14 ranked Charles Page High School Slow Pitch Softball Team (4-6) avenged a season opening loss to 5A No. 8 Kellyville (12-7) Monday evening, ravaging the Ponies 13-0 in only three innings.

Sabrina Usher hit a solo home run in the first inning and Madelyn Blair singled to score Jensen Arnold for a 2-0 lead.

In the second inning Cameron Clemons doubled to score Felicity Horn, then Jacie Taber scored Clemons and Usher on a home run. Jensen Arnold followed it up with another home run to make it 7-0.

In the bottom of the third Kimi Presnell hit a double to score Makenna Skaggs, Clemons scored on an error, and Usher hit another home run to score Presnell. Taber reached on an error and scored on a second home run from Arnold for the run-rule victory. 

The Lady Sandite junior varsity squad won their game 5-2 over Kellyville.

Sand Springs Softball will return to action Tuesday morning at the Jenks Festival. They will play No. 3 Southmoore (14-3) at 10:00 a.m. and No. 11 Tahlequah (8-5) at 2:00 p.m.