CPHS Softball: Luttrell and Usher hit 4 homers apiece in double-header upsets of Owasso

The unranked Charles Page High School slow pitch softball team knocked off Class 6A No. 7 Owasso (4-6) in back-to-back games of a double-header on the Rams’ home turf Thursday evening to improve to 4-0 on the season.

Elizabeth Luttrell (2-0) got the win in game one, giving up thirteen hits and six walks in the 19-10 victory.

Sand Springs recorded twenty hits in the game, half of which were home runs. Luttrell and Sabrina Usher scored three home runs apiece, Reagan Rector hit two, and Mackenzie Bechtold and Rachael Jones hit one apiece.

Luttrell’s first homer gave the team a 2-0 lead in the top of the first but the Rams surged back for a 9-2 advantage with six hits, four walks, and two homers in the bottom of the inning. Bechtold and Jones hit back-to-back solo dingers to kick off the resurgent second inning. Rector scored three, Usher scored two to tie it, and Luttrell scored the final go-ahead run.

Game two was another come-from-behind victory, this time 17-10 with Aliyah Taff (2-0) on the mound. Taff threw twelve hits and five walks with one strikeout.

Sand Springs recorded twenty runs in the second game as well, this time with seven homers.

Bechtold took the first lead with a two-run single in the top of the first to score Felicity Horn and Luttrell. Owasso hit two homers for a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the inning, then added a grand slam in the third.

Avery Tanner hit an RBI single in the fourth, Usher and Skaggs hit two-run homers in the fifth to tie it, and Tanner hit a two run homer for the lead. Horn, Luttrell, and Bechtold went yard in the sixth and Rector scored three in the seventh.

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. when they travel to Barnsdall (7-6).

CPHS Softball: Sandites sweep Sapulpa, Sabrina Usher hits grand slam

The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School slow pitch softball team (2-0) kicked off the season with a pair of wins Tuesday afternoon at No. 19 Sapulpa (0-4). The Lady Sandites won 19-10 in game one and 20-5 in the second half of the Highway 97 Rivalry double-header.

Sand Springs outhit their foes 28 to 13 in the first game. Elizabeth Luttrell hit two home runs and got the win on the mound, while Sabrina Usher hit a grand slam. The second game was even more dominant as the Sandites outhit the home team 24 to 9 with home runs from Reagan Rector, Luttrell, Felicity Horn, and Rachel Jones. Aliyah Taff got the win on the mound in the second battle.

Horn was a perfect seven-for-seven at the plate over the two games with four singles, a double, a triple, a homer, seven runs, and six RBI. Rector was five-for-five in game one and Avery Tanner was three-for-three in game two.

Luttrell threw an impressive seven strikeouts, giving up thirteen hits and seven walks in game one. Game two only went five innings due to the ten-run mercy rule. Taff pitched four innings and threw eight hits, two strikeouts, and seven walks.

Sapulpa was first on the board with a solo home run from Jessica Hobbs in the bottom of the first, but the visitors piled on thirteen runs in the top of the second. The Sandites recorded thirteen hits in the inning, including back-to-back homers. Usher cleared the bases for a 9-1 lead, then Luttrell followed it up with a solo shot two pitches later. Tanner capped the onslaught with a two-run triple before the melee came to a close.

Hobbs hit a second homer in the bottom of the fourth and Sierra Hughes had a two-run triple. In the fifth Hobbs and Kalyn Hearon hit back-to-back homers to cut it to 15-9. Luttrell hit another dinger in the sixth.

The Sandites took a 5-0 lead in game two and never looked back, scoring runs in all five innings. They led 20-1 before the Chieftains tried to make a comeback in the bottom of the fifth.

Rector homered on the first at-bat of the game, then Jones cleared the fence in the second inning to make it 3-0. Luttrell went yard in the top of the third, followed by a double from Mackenzie Bechtold and a triple from Horn. Horn hit a homer in the fourth, and Sapulpa’s Takyah Jamerson hit one in the fifth.

Sandite Softball will return to action Thursday at 5:00 p.m. when they play a double header at No. 7 Owasso (4-4). Sapulpa will host 5A No. 18 Berryhill Thursday at 4:00 p.m.

CPHS Softball Season Stats

Batting
1.00 Horn
.857 Tanner
.667 Rector
.625 Skaggs
.625 Luttrell
.625 Jones
.571 Taff
.556 Usher
.500 Bechtold
.500 Lee
.400 Hawkins

Slugging
1.86 Horn
1.75 Luttrell
1.43 Tanner
1.13 Jones
.889 Usher
.857 Taff
.833 Bechtold
.667 Rector
.625 Skaggs
.625 Lee
.600 Hawkins

On Base %
1.00 Horn
.875 Tanner
.700 Rector
.667 Luttrell
.667 Skaggs
.625 Bechtold
.625 Hawkins
.625 Taff
.625 Jones
.556 Usher
.500 Lee

Runs
7 Horn
6 Luttrell
5 Jones
4 Tanner
4 Bechtold
3 Lee
2 Rector
2 Hawkins
2 Taff
2 Usher
1 Skaggs
1 Smith

RBI
7 Tanner
6 Horn
5 Lee
5 Usher
4 Taff
3 Luttrell
3 Jones
3 Rector
1 Bechtold
1 Hawkins
1 Skaggs

Hits
7 Horn
6 Tanner
6 Rector
5 Usher
5 Luttrell
5 Jones
5 Skaggs
4 Lee
4 Taff
3 Bechtold
2 Hawkins

Singles
5 Skaggs
4 Horn
4 Usher
3 Tanner
3 Lee
2 Rector
2 Luttrell
2 Taff
1 Bechtold
1 Hawkins

Doubles
2 Tanner
2 Taff
2 Bechtold
1 Horn
1 Jones
1 Lee
1 Hawkins

Triples
1 Tanner
1 Horn

Home Runs
3 Luttrell
1 Horn
1 Jones
1 Usher
1 Rector

Grand Slams
1 Usher

ERA
8.75 Luttrell
8.75 Taff

Strikeouts
7 Luttrell
2 Taff

WHIP
2.63 Luttrell
3.75 Taff

K%
55.6 Luttrell
47.8 Taff

Record
1-0 Luttrell
1-0 Taff

CPHS Softball: Elizabeth Luttrell signs with Cowley County College

Charles Page High School senior Elizabeth Luttrell signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball for Cowley County Community College.

Luttrell was a three-year starting first baseman for the Lady Sandites and finished her career with a .356 batting average, .548 slugging average, .426 on-base percentage, 78 hits, 62 runs, 72 RBI, and nine home runs. She was given an All-District Honorable Mention for the 2018 season.

Cowley College is located in Arkansas City, Kansas and competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II. The Tigers went 42-16 last season under third-year Head Coach Jenny Hoyt.

The Lady Sandites won four-straight Regional Championships during Luttrell’s career, as well as the 2018 Bixby Tournament title and 6A Academic State Titles in 2016 and 2018. They made four State Tournament appearances and one State finals appearance in 2015.

CPHS Softball: Madelyn Blair signs with University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Charles Page High School senior pitcher Madelyn Blair signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball for the defending NAIA National Champions, the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.

Blair was a four-year starter for the Lady Sandites, pitching and playing infield. She finished her senior season with a .353 batting average, .576 slugging average, .372 on-base percentage, 30 hits, 16 runs, 20 RBI, and 4 home runs. On the mound she went 8-3 with a 1.6 ERA, 1.3 WHIP, and 41 strikeouts in 75 innings. In her career she amassed a 27-8 record.

USAO is located in Chickasha and competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. They are coming off a 57-5 record, SAC Conference Runner-Up finish, and NAIA National Title under fifth-year Head Coach Jadyn Wallis.

The Lady Sandites won four-straight Regional Championships during Blair’s career, as well as the 2018 Bixby Tournament title and 6A Academic State Titles in 2016 and 2018. They made four State Tournament appearances and one State finals appearance in 2015.

Blair was named to the Academic All-Conference team all four years of her career, made the All-District team in 2016, 2017, and 2018, and the All-Region and All-State teams for the 2018 season.

CPHS Softball: Cameron Clemons signs with Northeastern State University

Charles Page High School senior Cameron Clemons signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball for Northeastern State University.

Clemons played third base for the Lady Sandites for four years and amassed a .269 career batting average, .353 slugging average, and .328 on-base percentage with 74 hits, 67 runs, 60 RBI, and 1 home run. She was named to the 2018 All-Regional team and received an All-District Honorable Mention.

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and competes in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The RiverHawks went 30-26 last season under sixth-year Head Coach Clay Davis. Also on the RiverHawk roster is CPHS Class of 2016 graduate Jessica Schuler.

The Lady Sandites won four-straight Regional Championships during Clemons’s career, as well as the 2018 Bixby Tournament title and 6A Academic State Titles in 2016 and 2018. They made four State Tournament appearances and one State finals appearance in 2015.

CPHS Softball: Kimi Presnell signs with Rogers State University

Charles Page High School senior Kimi Presnell signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball for Rogers State University.

Presnell was a four-year starter for the Lady Sandites at second base. As a senior she amassed a .462 batting average, .808 slugging average, and .529 on-base percentage with 48 hits, 44 runs, 26 RBI, 6 home runs, and 15 stolen bases.

RSU is located in Claremore, Oklahoma and competes in the National Collegiate Athletics Association Division II in the Heartland Conference. They will be joining the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in Fall of 2019. The Hillcats went 39-20 last season for a Conference Championship, led by fourth-year Head Coach Andrea Vaughan. It was their best record ever at the NCAA Division II level and Vaughan was named Conference and NCAA Division II Coach of the Year.

The Lady Sandites won four-straight Regional Championships during Presnell’s career, as well as the 2018 Bixby Tournament title and 6A Academic State Titles in 2016 and 2018. They made four State Tournament appearances and one State finals appearance in 2015.

Presnell was named to the All-District team in 2017 and 2018, was District Defensive Player of the Year in 2018 and made the All-Region and All-State teams this season.