CPHS Softball: Mid-season statistics

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team is 15-9 overall and 7-3 in district action to start Week 7.

The team holds a .350 batting average, .512 slugging average, .408 on-base percentage, 2.40 earned run average, and 1.34 WHIP. They average 7 runs, 9 hits, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 sacrifice, 1 steal, 1 error, and 1 double play per game. The pitching crew averages 6 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 walk per game.

The Lady Sandites will play a pair of crucial home games this week: Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. against Owasso (18-8, 8-1), who currently leads the district standings, and Thursday at 5:00 p.m. against Jenks (17-7, 8-1), who is second in the district. Sand Springs is third in the district with losses to Owasso, Jenks, and Shawnee.

Batting Average
.551 Usher
.514 Lee
.373 Horn
.327 McNally
.326 Taff
.292 Skaggs
.265 Jones
.262 Tanner
.260 Hawkins
.250 Jordan
.241 Bechtold

Slugging Average
1.20 Usher
.657 Lee
.597 Horn
.442 Taff
.431 Skaggs
.379 Bechtold
.345 McNally
.300 Hawkins
.295 Tanner
.294 Jones
.250 Jordan

On-Base Percentage
.631 Usher
.552 Lee
.463 Horn
.397 Skaggs
.348 McNally
.333 Hawkins
.329 Tanner
.327 Taff
.323 Jordan
.279 Jones
.241 Bechtold

Runs
34 Lee
29 Usher
20 Horn
13 McNally
13 Skaggs
13 Tanner
13 Hawkins
9 Jones
9 Taff
5 Jordan
4 Bechtold
2 Crawford
2 Hammock
2 Burks
1 Pearson

Runs Batted In
43 Usher
16 McNally
15 Lee
14 Horn
10 Skaggs
10 Tanner
8 Taff
7 Bechtold
7 Hawkins
5 Jones
3 Crawford
2 Pearson
2 Jordan
1 Hammock

Hits
38 Usher
36 Lee
25 Horn
19 Skaggs
18 McNally
16 Tanner
14 Taff
13 Hawkins
9 Jones
7 Bechtold
7 Jordan
3 Crawford
1 Pearson

Singles
31 Lee
17 Usher
17 McNally
15 Horn
14 Skaggs
14 Tanner
11 Hawkins
8 Taff
8 Jones
7 Jordan
5 Bechtold
1 Crawford
1 Pearson

Doubles
7 Usher
6 Horn
5 Taff
3 Skaggs
2 Crawford
2 Hawkins
2 Tanner
1 Lee
1 McNally
1 Bechtold
1 Jones

Triples
4 Usher
3 Horn
3 Lee

Home Runs
10 Usher
2 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 Lee
1 Bechtold

Grand Slams
1 Bechtold

Sacrifices
8 McNally
6 Jones
5 Hawkins
5 Lee
4 Taff
4 Tanner
1 Crawford
1 Skaggs
1 Horn

Stolen Bases
10 Lee
6 Horn
5 Usher
4 McNally
3 Skaggs
3 Hawkins
2 Jordan
1 Jones
1 Tanner

Doubles Plays
7 Tanner
6 Lee
4 Jordan
3 Bechtold
2 Usher
2 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 Jones

Win-Loss Record
7-5 Taff
5-2 Bechtold
3-2 Crawford

Earned Run Average
1.05 Taff
3.10 Bechtold
6.06 Crawford

Walks+Hits/Innings Pitched
1.07 Taff
1.48 Bechtold
1.99 Crawford

Strikeouts
41 Taff
18 Crawford
18 Bechtold
1 Rector

CPHS Softball: Shawnee capitalizes on Sandite errors for 5-4 upset

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (15-9, 7-3) suffered a 5-4 upset loss to Shawnee (10-17, 4-5) Thursday afternoon after committing several key errors. Oklahoma State University-pledged junior Tatum Sparks was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate, batting in all five of Shawnee’s runs.

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The Sandites bested Shawnee 7-1 last month, but the Wolves have been on the up-and-up lately, dealing Owasso (17-7, 8-1) their only district loss this past weekend to kick off a three-game win streak. Sand Springs was riding an eight-game win streak before Owasso snapped it 8-3 last Tuesday.

A walk, a single, and an error loaded the bases for Shawnee in the top of the third inning, and Sparks hit a 3RBI triple for the 3-0 lead.

Sand Springs stranded loaded bases in the bottom of the third and played from the hole till the fourth. Drew Hawkins scored on a passed ball, then Rogers State University-commit Sabrina Usher hit a 2RBI double to score Reagan Rector and Madison Lee.

The Wolves got right back out front in the top of the fifth as Hallie Wilson reached on an error and Sparks hit a home run. Jolee McNally batted in Lee to make it a one-run game in the sixth and the Sandites loaded the bases again in the seventh. Aliyah Taff had the opportunity to tag up and tie it but misread the play and stayed at third. Another quick fly out secured the Shawnee victory.

Taff (7-5, 11-11) got the loss with seven hits, five strikeouts, and one walk in seven innings. The visitors split time between Stormee Reed, Baylie Enright, and Anneca Anderson. Enright got the start but gave up two hits and a walk in the first inning before being relieved by Anderson. Anderson threw four hits, two strikeouts, and two walks in three innings and was credited with the win. Reed recorded a save in the final inning with one walk and no hits.

Sand Springs softball will return to action Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. with a home rematch against Owasso. Shawnee will continue its district road tour at Jenks (16-6, 8-1) Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

District 6A-3 Standings
8-1 Owasso (17-7)
8-1 Jenks (16-6)
7-3 Sand Springs (15-9)
4-5 Shawnee (10-17)
5-7 Muskogee (6-10)
1-8 Ponca City (7-16)
1-9 Sapulpa (5-16)

Upcoming District 6A-3 Schedule
9.20 Sapulpa @ Ponca City.
9.23 Owasso @ Jenks.
9.24 Owasso @ Sand Springs.
9.24 Shawnee @ Jenks.
9.26 Sapulpa @ Owasso.
9.26 Jenks @ Sand Springs.
9.28 Shawnee @ Ponca City.

CPHS Softball: Sandites roll Muskogee 13-4 in district road game

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (15-8, 7-2) won a district road game in Muskogee (5-9, 5-7) Tuesday afternoon, rolling over the Roughers 13-4 in a game that could have been much worse for the home team. Muskogee gave up fifteen hits and three walks, and committed six errors.

Muskogee was first on the board with a 2RBI single from D’Asia Brown to score Jordan Simmons and Shania Henry in the bottom of the first. Jaden Jordan batted in Avery Tanner in the third inning and Drew Hawkins scored on a hit from Jolee McNally to tie it. Isyss Patton hit a triple in the bottom of the third and scored on a single from Simmons to reclaim the Rougher advantage.

Sand Springs took their first lead in the top of the fifth. Hawkins doubled in Felicity Horn to tie it and scored on a single from Madison Lee to make it 4-3. Simmons hit an RBI single to score Katlyn Clark for the third tie and final Rougher run of the night in the bottom of the inning.

The game stayed all knotted up till the seventh when Sand Springs blew it wide open. McNally, Sabrina Usher, Hawkins, Jordan, and Lee hit singles and Tanner had a double. Two errors and a walk set up the visitors for a nine-run inning. Lee, McNally, Usher, Makenna Skaggs, Horn, Tanner, Hawkins, and Jordan scored runs in the inning.

Mackenzie Bechtold (5-2, 9-2) got the win in the pitcher’s circle with four hits and one walk in three innings. Aliyah Taff (7-4, 11-10) picked up her first save of the season with three hits, three strikeouts, and no walks in four innings.

Sand Springs softball will host a district battle with Shawnee (9-17, 3-5) Thursday at 5:00 p.m. They previously defeated the Wolves 7-1 last month. Muskogee will play Owasso (15-6) Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in the first round of the Tahlequah Sequoyah Fall Classic. They were swept 7-6 and 8-4 by the Rams in district action.

9/12/18 Owasso 8 CPHS 3

Owasso (15-6, 8-1) snapped the Sandites’ eight-game winning streak to move into first place in district standings. The Rams outhit the Sandites 12-5 with Avery Tallman in the pitcher’s circle. Tallman struck out three Sandites and walked none.

Jaycee Hampton scored on a single from Paige Knight, and Knight scored on a double from Payton Compton for an Owasso 2-0 first inning lead. In the second inning Callee Gregory and Knight hit singles to bring in Allene Dennis and Teagan Denny.

Tanner, Lee, and McNally loaded the bases in the third inning with a trio of singles. Tanner and Lee scored on a ground ball from Usher and Usher scored on an error to make it a one run game, but that was the last of the Sandite offense.

Dennis scored on a single from Gregory in the fourth, Madi Norton scored on a single from Compton in the sixth, then Compton and Annslee Leeviraphan scored on a single from Chloee Sams for the final points of the game.

Bechtold (4-2, 8-2) got the start and the loss for Sand Springs with six hits and one walk in two innings. Taff (7-4, 11-10) threw six hits, four walks, and one strikeout in four innings of relief.

CPHS Softball: Taff pitches no-hitter, Usher hits walkoff homer in 10-0 shutout of Ponca City

Charles Page High School junior Aliyah Taff (7-4, 11-10) pitched a no-hitter Tuesday afternoon against Ponca City (6-16, 1-8), helping her team to a 10-0 district victory. Taff was only one walk away from a perfect game, and struck out five batters in the Sandites’ first no-hitter since 2016.

Sand Springs (14-7, 6-1) picked up their eighth-straight win and fifth shutout of the season with seven hits, four walks, no errors, and five stolen bases. Of the team’s seven hits, five were for extra bases, including three doubles, a triple from Felicity Horn, and Sabrina Usher’s tenth home run of the season.

Taff and Makenna Skaggs both walked and scored on an error in the bottom of the second, then Taff hit a double in the third to bring in Usher.

Things really fell apart for the Wildcats in the fifth inning. Madison Lee reached third on an error and stole home to score. Jolee McNally walked, stole second, and scored on a double from Usher, then Usher stole home. Horn doubled in Skaggs and scored on an error for the 8-0 lead.

Finally, in the bottom of the sixth, Lee hit a single and came in on Usher’s walkoff home run for the run-rule win.

Sand Springs softball will return to action with a crucial district road game Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. when they take on Owasso (11-5, 5-0), the defending District and Regional Champions. Ponca will host Stillwater (7-10) in a non-district meeting Thursday at 5:00 p.m.

District 6A-3 Standings
5-0 Owasso (11-5)
7-1 Jenks (12-4)
6-1 Sand Springs (14-7)
4-6 Muskogee (4-8)
2-3 Shawnee (7-15)
1-8 Ponca City (6-16)
1-8 Sapulpa (4-13)

District 6A-3 Schedule
9.12 Sand Springs @ Owasso.
9.12 Muskogee @ Shawnee.
9.12 Sapulpa @ Bixby.
9.14 Owasso @ Shawnee (Double Header).
9.17 Sand Springs @ Muskogee.
9.17 Sapulpa @ Jenks.

CPHS Softball: Mid-season statistics

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team is 13-7 overall and 5-1 in district action four weeks into the season.

The team holds a .363 batting average, .534 slugging average, .419 on-base percentage, 2.14 earned run average, and 1.25 WHIP. They average 7 runs, 9 hits, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 sacrifice, 1 steal, 1 error, and 1 double play per game. The pitching crew averages 5 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 walk per game.

The Lady Sandites will play Ponca City (6-14, 1-6) in district action Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. at home.

Batting Average
.611 Usher
.500 Lee
.414 Taff
.375 Horn
.349 McNally
.315 Skaggs
.281 Jones
.269 Bechtold
.256 Hawkins
.240 Tanner
.227 Jordan

Slugging Average
1.35 Usher
.643 Lee
.571 Horn
.552 Taff
.481 Skaggs
.423 Bechtold
.372 McNally
.313 Jones
.282 Hawkins
.260 Tanner
.227 Jordan

On-Base Percentage
.691 Usher
.549 Lee
.470 Horn
.406 Skaggs
.382 Taff
.358 McNally
.333 Hawkins
.320 Jordan
.293 Jones
.288 Tanner
.269 Bechtold

Runs
27 Lee
24 Usher
17 Horn
11 McNally
10 Skaggs
10 Tanner
9 Hawkins
9 Jones
8 Taff
4 Jordan
4 Bechtold
2 Crawford
2 Hammock
2 Burks
1 Pearson

Runs Batted In
35 Usher
13 Horn
13 Lee
12 McNally
10 Skaggs
7 Taff
7 Bechtold
6 Tanner
5 Hawkins
5 Jones
3 Crawford
2 Pearson
1 Hammock

Hits
33 Usher
28 Lee
21 Horn
17 Skaggs
15 McNally
12 Taff
12 Tanner
10 Hawkins
9 Jones
7 Bechtold
5 Jordan
3 Crawford
1 Pearson

Singles
24 Lee
15 Usher
14 Horn
14 McNally
12 Skaggs
11 Tanner
9 Hawkins
8 Taff
8 Jones
5 Bechtold
5 Jordan
1 Crawford
1 Pearson

Doubles
5 Usher
4 Taff
4 Horn
3 Skaggs
2 Crawford
1 Lee
1 McNally
1 Tanner
1 Hawkins
1 Bechtold
1 Jones

Triples
4 Usher
2 Horn
2 Lee

Home Runs
9 Usher
2 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 Lee
1 Bechtold

Grand Slams
1 Bechtold

Sacrifices
6 Jones
6 McNally
5 Hawkins
4 Taff
4 Lee
4 Tanner
1 Crawford
1 Skaggs

Stolen Bases
7 Lee
5 Horn
4 Usher
3 McNally
2 Skaggs
2 Hawkins
2 Jordan
1 Jones
1 Tanner

Doubles Plays
5 Tanner
4 Lee
3 Jordan
2 Usher
1 Bechtold
1 Horn
1 Skaggs
1 Jones

Win-Loss Record
6-4 Taff
4-1 Bechtold
3-2 Crawford

Earned Run Average
0.67 Taff
2.16 Bechtold
6.06 Crawford

Walks+Hits/Innings Pitched
1.07 Bechtold
1.08 Taff
1.99 Crawford

Strikeouts
27 Taff
18 Crawford
17 Bechtold
1 Rector

CPHS Softball: Sandites win Choctaw Tournament, beat State Champs 5-1

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Photo courtesy Of Becky Tanner.

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (13-7) went undefeated at the Choctaw/Carl Albert tournament this weekend, beating four quality teams to win the tournament title. The Sandites topped Tuttle 5-1, Stillwater 12-2, Choctaw 6-5, and Chickasha 7-3.

The pool play style tournament featured twelve teams playing four or five games apiece with no bracket. In the event of two undefeated teams, the Champion would be decided by run differential, but that tie-breaker wasn’t needed as Sand Springs was the only squad with a perfect weekend.

In the first game of the tournament Sand Springs defeated the defending 4A State Champions from Tuttle (18-2), snapping a sixteen-game win streak by the Tigers. Mackenzie Bechtold (3-1, 7-1) got the win in the circle with two strikeouts, five hits, and no walks. Madi Hicks took the loss with nine hits, two walks, and two strikeouts.

Tuttle was first on the board after Madi Surber hit a single, took third on an error, and came home on a sacrifice fly. That would be their only run of the game, however. The Sandites took the lead in the bottom of the third with two walks and three hits. Aliyah Taff batted in Madison Lee with a single and Jolee McNally scored on an error. McNally brought in Rachel Jones on a sacrifice fly in the fourth and on a single in the sixth, and Jones singled in Avery Tanner.

The Sandites’ next game only lasted four innings as they run-ruled Stillwater (5-10) with eleven hits and seven Pioneer errors. Aliyah Taff (5-4, 9-10) only gave up two hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Lee, Sabrina Usher, Taff, Horn, and Jones had two runs apiece, and Bechtold and Tanner scored one each. Lee led the offense with three hits and two RBI. Sand Springs took a 7-0 lead in the first inning, added a run in both the second and third, then drove in three more in the fourth for the 12-0 lead before letting the Pioneers on the board.

On Saturday the girls edged out Choctaw (10-6) in a game that saw almost identical performances from the two teams. Both had three errors and two walks, but Choctaw actually outhit the Sandites 7 to 5. The two teams have had a heated rivalry in recent years since the Yellowjackets beat the Sandites 4-3 in the 2015 State Championship game.

Both teams put up three runs apiece in the second inning. Horn and Jones scored on RBI singles from Hawkins and Tanner, and Hawkins scored on an error. The Yellowjackets tied it immediately with three hits, a walk, and an error.

Bechtold got the start at pitcher and threw through the tie before being relieved by Taff in the third inning. Choctaw took the lead on an error but Usher secured the victory with a three-run homer in the fourth.

Taff got the win with two hits and one walk in three innings. Bechtold tossed five hits, one walk, and one strikeout in two innings. Emma Jackson took the loss with five hits, three walks, and three strikeouts.

In the final game of the tournament the Sandites took an early lead and never trailed against Chickasha (13-5) despite committing two errors and giving up five walks.

Usher batted in McNally in the first inning, Lee brought in Tanner in the second, then Usher hit a three-run homer to score Lee and Jaden Jordan. Lee batted in Tanner again in the fourth, then stole home for the final Sandite run.

The Fighting Chicks got on the board in the top of the fifth after a wild pitch sailed into the dugout, giving Analise Eaton time to steal three bases and score. Allyson Arthur scored on a catcher’s error and Alli Bordwine came in on a single from Valerie Ingraham for the final run of the game.

Freshman Nataley Crawford (3-2) got the win with two hits and four walks in four innings. Raegan Rector (0-0, 0-1) made her season debut midway through the fifth with one hit, one walk, and one strikeout.

Sand Springs softball will return to action Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. with a district home game against Ponca City (6-14, 1-6). The Sandites are 5-1 in district action, tied for second place.

Game Results
Sand Springs 12-2 Stillwater
Sand Springs 6-5 Choctaw
Sand Springs 5-1 Tuttle
Sand Springs 7-3 Chickasha
Mustang 3-1 Washington
Mustang 3-1 Carl Albert
Mustang 8-0 Norman
Newcastle 9-1 Mustang
Newcastle 4-3 Carl Albert
Newcastle 12-3 Cache
Washington 3-2 Newcastle
Washington 10-3 Shawnee
Washington 3-1 Cache
Tuttle 4-3 Choctaw
Tuttle 7-4 Shawnee
Tuttle 3-2 Stillwater
Carl Albert 11-6 Norman
Carl Albert 15-0 Cache
Chickasha 5-4 Shawnee
Chickasha 5-3 Stillwater
Choctaw 5-4 Chickasha
Choctaw 8-6 Norman
Cache 4-1 Norman
Shawnee 5-3 Stillwater
Stillwater 5-4 Washington

Tournament Record (Run Differential, Runs Allowed)
4-0 Sand Springs (19, 11)
3-1 Newcastle (17, 10)
3-1 Mustang (4, 11)
3-1 Tuttle (1, 14)
3-2 Washington (7, 14)
2-2 Carl Albert (17, 13)
2-2 Choctaw (1, 20)
2-2 Chickasha (-2, 19)
1-3 Shawnee (-9, 25
1-3 Cache (-24, 31)
1-4 Stillwater (-14, 29)
0-4 Norman (-18, 31)