CPHS Softball Preview: Sandites to host Regional Tournament Tuesday with two rivals

The 2018 Fast Pitch Softball Team won the Sandites’ fourth-straight Regional Title.

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team wrapped up the regular season with a 19-11 record following a 2-0 loss to Oologah-Talala Thursday. They will host their fifth-straight Regional Tournament Tuesday.

SEE RELATED: CPHS Softball: Oologah beats Sand Springs 2-0 with 9th inning walk-off home run.

Tickets are $5.00 for both students and adults. All games will be played at the Sandite Softball Complex at 408 West 55th Street on the campus of Angus Valley Elementary School.

Sand Springs will play Enid at 12:00 p.m. and Sapulpa will play Choctaw at 2:00 p.m. The losers of the first games will play at 4:00 p.m. and the winners will play at 6:00 p.m.

The Teams

Sand Springs has won sixteen Regional titles, including four consecutive trips to State. They have never won a State Title, but made it to the finals in 2015, losing by a single run. They placed second in District 3.

The team holds a .335 batting average, .480 slugging average, .401 on-base percentage, 2.41 earned run average, and 1.28 WHIP. They average 7 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 sacrifice, 2 steals, 1 error, and 1 double play per game. The pitching crew averages 6 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 walk per game.

Enid (5-26) went 0-12 for last place in District 4 and they are riding a three-game losing streak. Their average score this season is a 9-3 loss. The Pacers haven’t had a winning season since 2013 and have never won a State Title. The Sandites won their last five games against the Pacers by run-rule.

Sapulpa (8-17) is Sand Springs’s chief rival in most sports, but hasn’t beaten the Sandites in softball in over a decade. They finished second to last in District 3 with a 2-10 record. They’re peaking at the right time, however, winning three of their last four games. Their average game this season is an 8-5 loss and they have never won a State Title.

Sand Springs - Choctaw Rivalry

Choctaw (15-12) finished third in District 4 and is coming off a win. They failed to qualify for State last season and average a 6-5 win this season.

The Yellowjackets are the only team at this Regional with a State Title, winning gold in 1994 and 2015. They beat the Sandites 4-3 in the 2015 finals, igniting a young rivalry between the two teams. Sand Springs is 3-2 against the Yellowjackets since then. The Sandites won 4-1 in the 2016 Broken Arrow Tournament, Choctaw won 4-3 at the 2017 UCO Tournament and 4-1 in the 2017 State Quarterfinals, and Sand Springs won 3-2 in the 2018 Broken Arrow Tournament. They have met once this season, with the Sandites winning 6-5 en route to a tournament title at Choctaw’s home tournament.

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Sand Springs Fast Pitch Softball Stats

Batting Average
.483 Lee
.482 Usher
.350 Rector
.345 Horn
.333 Taff
.303 McNally
.282 Jones
.275 Skaggs
.274 Hawkins
.244 Tanner
.241 Bechtold
.226 Jordan

Slugging Average
1.06 Usher
.632 Lee
.536 Horn
.433 Taff
.400 Skaggs
.379 Bechtold
.350 Rector
.323 Hawkins
.318 McNally
.308 Jones
.269 Tanner
.226 Jordan

On-Base Percentage
.581 Usher
.537 Lee
.434 Horn
.409 Rector
.385 Skaggs
.368 McNally
.350 Hawkins
.333 Taff
.308 Tanner
.294 Jordan
.286 Jones
.241 Bechtold

Runs
40 Lee
31 Usher
21 Horn
18 Skaggs
16 McNally
16 Hawkins
15 Tanner
9 Jones
9 Taff
5 Jordan
4 Bechtold
4 Rector
2 Crawford
2 Hammock
2 Burks
2 Harper
1 Pearson

Runs Batted In
47 Usher
18 McNally
16 Horn
15 Lee
12 Taff
10 Skaggs
10 Tanner
9 Hawkins
7 Bechtold
7 Jones
7 Rector
3 Crawford
2 Pearson
2 Jordan
1 Hammock

Hits
42 Lee
41 Usher
29 Horn
22 Skaggs
20 McNally
20 Taff
19 Tanner
17 Hawkins
11 Jones
7 Bechtold
7 Jordan
7 Rector
3 Crawford
2 Pearson

Singles
35 Lee
19 McNally
18 Usher
18 Horn
17 Tanner
16 Skaggs
14 Hawkins
14 Taff
10 Jones
7 Rector
7 Jordan
5 Bechtold
2 Pearson
1 Crawford

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

Triples
4 Usher
4 Lee
3 Horn

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

Grand Slams
1 Bechtold

Sacrifices
9 McNally
7 Hawkins
7 Jones
5 Lee
4 Taff
4 Tanner
1 Crawford
1 Skaggs
1 Horn

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

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

Win-Loss Record
11-6 Taff (15-12)
6-3 Bechtold (10-3)
3-2 Crawford

Earned Run Average
0.99 Taff
3.59 Bechtold
6.06 Crawford

Walks+Hits/Innings Pitched
0.95 Taff
1.56 Bechtold
1.99 Crawford

Strikeouts
50 Taff
23 Bechtold
18 Crawford
1 Rector

CPHS Softball: Oologah beats Sand Springs 2-0 with 9th inning walk-off home run

Oologah, OK - The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (19-11) played their longest game of the season Thursday evening, falling 2-0 to Oologah-Talala (29-2) in a nine-inning tune-up game to wrap up the regular season.

Aliyah Taff (11-6, 15-12) pitched one of her best games of the season Thursday evening, but Kenzie Chacon did her one better.

The junior Sandite only tossed four hits with one strikeout and no walks in the nine-inning game, and didn’t give up her first hit till the sixth inning. She only tossed two hits in the first seven innings.

Chacon, also a junior, only threw two hits with one walk and nine strikeouts. She also hit the a walk off home run over the right field fence to secure the win.

Both teams committed an error in the second, each stranding their runner. Taff recorded the first hit of the game in the top of the fourth, then Raigan McKee singled for the Mustangs in the sixth. Sabrina Usher hit a lead-off double in the seventh but was stranded on third.

Reagan Rector was stranded on a walk in the eighth and Morgan Bement was left dry after a single. Finally, in the bottom of the ninth, Raegan Maple hit a single with two outs on the board and came in on Chacon’s homer for Oologah’s ninth-straight win.

The Mustangs have one last regular season game left, Tuesday at Skiatook (17-10). Sand Springs and Oologah will both host Regional Tournaments. Oologah will host Locust Grove (11-11), Fort Gibson (17-8), and Bristow (22-5) on Thursday. Sand Springs will host Enid (5-26), Sapulpa (8-17), and Choctaw (14-12), on Thursday, beginning at noon.

CPHS Softball: Mid-season statistics

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team is 19-10 overall and wrapped up district play 9-3 with a 2-0 upset of Owasso to finish second in the district standings Monday night.

The team holds a .346 batting average, .496 slugging average, .412 on-base percentage, 2.45 earned run average, and 1.32 WHIP. They average 7 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 sacrifice, 2 steals, 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 travel to Oologah (28-2) Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in their final regular season game before hosting a Regional Tournament next week.

Batting Average
.506 Lee
.494 Usher
.358 Horn
.339 Taff
.317 McNally
.289 Jones
.286 Skaggs
.283 Hawkins
.253 Tanner
.241 Bechtold
.233 Jordan

Slugging Average
1.09 Usher
.663 Lee
.556 Horn
.446 Taff
.416 Skaggs
.379 Bechtold
.333 McNally
.333 Hawkins
.316 Jones
.280 Tanner
.233 Jordan

On-Base Percentage
.594 Usher
.558 Lee
.448 Horn
.398 Skaggs
.381 McNally
.359 Hawkins
.339 Taff
.318 Tanner
.303 Jordan
.292 Jones
.241 Bechtold

Runs
40 Lee
31 Usher
21 Horn
18 Skaggs
16 McNally
16 Hawkins
15 Tanner
9 Jones
9 Taff
5 Jordan
4 Bechtold
4 Rector
2 Crawford
2 Hammock
2 Burks
2 Harper
1 Pearson

Runs Batted In
47 Usher
18 McNally
16 Horn
15 Lee
12 Taff
10 Skaggs
10 Tanner
9 Hawkins
7 Bechtold
7 Jones
7 Rector
3 Crawford
2 Pearson
2 Jordan
1 Hammock

Hits
42 Lee
40 Usher
29 Horn
22 Skaggs
20 McNally
19 Taff
19 Tanner
17 Hawkins
11 Jones
7 Bechtold
7 Jordan
7 Rector
3 Crawford
2 Pearson

Singles
35 Lee
19 McNally
18 Usher
18 Horn
17 Tanner
16 Skaggs
14 Hawkins
13 Taff
10 Jones
7 Rector
7 Jordan
5 Bechtold
2 Pearson
1 Crawford

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

Triples
4 Usher
4 Lee
3 Horn

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

Grand Slams
1 Bechtold

Sacrifices
9 McNally
7 Hawkins
7 Jones
5 Lee
4 Taff
4 Tanner
1 Crawford
1 Skaggs
1 Horn

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

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

Win-Loss Record
11-5 Taff (15-11)
6-3 Bechtold (10-3)
3-2 Crawford

Earned Run Average
0.94 Taff
3.59 Bechtold
6.06 Crawford

Walks+Hits/Innings Pitched
0.99 Taff
1.56 Bechtold
1.99 Crawford

Strikeouts
49 Taff
23 Bechtold
18 Crawford
1 Rector

CPHS Softball: Sand Springs beats Collinsville 5-4 in extra innings

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (19-10) went to extra innings for the first time this season and came out on top of a 5-4 upset of Collinsville (22-6) on Senior Night.

Click here to view our photo gallery from the game.

The game matched two District Runners-Up, both defending Regional Champions, each with one game left in the regular season. Collinsville outhit the Sandites 11-10 and the teams committed two errors apiece in the closely-fought ballgame.

Collinsville never trailed, taking a 1-0 lead in the second inning with an RBI single from Kenley Hardesty to score Bailee Campbell, then Fallin Sexton scored on an error in the third.

Rachael Jones got the home team on the board in the bottom of the third with an RBI single to score Madison Lee, but Korynn Tindel put the visitors up 3-1, scoring on a single from Mackenzie Crow in the fourth inning.

The Sandite offense got rolling in the bottom of the fourth as Reagan Rector singled in Drew Hawkins and Jolee McNally hit a sacrifice bunt to score Makenna Skaggs for the tie. They loaded the bases in the sixth inning with an error and two walks, but stranded the side on a fly out.

Allisa Jones batted in Sexton to reclaim the Cardinal lead in the seventh, but Felicity Horn hit a double and scored on an error to send the game to extra innings. The Sandites quickly retired the side and Lee hit a double before scoring on a sacrifice fly from Jones for the win.

Mackenzie Bechtold (6-3, 10-3) got the win in the pitcher’s circle with eleven hits, four strikeouts, and two walks. Elizabeth Aman took the loss with ten hits, one strikeout, and five walks.

Sand Springs Softball will travel to Oologah High School (28-2) Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and Collinsville will host Bartlesville (8-19) Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. in their final games of the regular season. Both teams will host Regional Tournaments next week.

CPHS Softball: Sandites upset District Champs 2-0 to earn home Regional

Owasso didn’t have much to prove Monday evening at the Sandite Softball Complex, but for Charles Page High School it was a crucial game with major post-season implications. The Lady Sandites rose to the occasion with a 2-0 payback win against the Rams, who had beaten Sand Springs 8-3 last month.

Click here to view our photo gallery from the game.

Owasso (21-11, 10-2) already had the District Title on lock, but the win positioned the Sandites (18-10, 9-3) at second in the standings, edging out Jenks (18-9, 9-3) on run differential for the right to host a Regional Tournament. Sand Springs has hosted and won four consecutive Regional Championships. Owasso has hosted five straight Regional playoffs, and has won the past three.

Sand Springs took the lead right out of the gate as Madison Lee hit a leadoff triple in the bottom of the first before scoring on a wild pitch. They had plenty of chances to score after that, but didn’t knock in the second run till the fifth.

The Sandites stranded two in the third and one in the fourth before Makenna Skaggs hit a double and scored on an RBI single from Raegan Rector. They loaded the bases later that inning but stranded the side after two forces at home and a ground ball to first. They stranded another runner in the sixth.

The visitors stranded two in the first, three in the third and one in the fourth with only four total hits. It was their lowest hitting performance of the season in seven-inning games.

Aliyah Taff (10-5, 14-11) got the win on the mound with two strikeouts and no walks. Lily Shaw got the start and the loss, giving up five hits and one walk with three strikeouts. Avery Tallman pitched four hits, no walks, and one strikeout in two innings of relief.

Sand Springs will play two non-district tune up games this week before Regionals. They will host Collinsville (22-5) Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. for Senior Night, then will travel to Oologah (26-2) Thursday at 5:00 p.m.

Owasso will host a double-header Saturday, playing Lone Grove (22-3) at 12:00 p.m. and Stillwater (9-14) at 3:00 p.m.

Final District 6A-3 Standings
10-2 Owasso (21-11)
9-3 Sand Springs (18-10)
9-3 Jenks (18-9)
6-6 Shawnee (12-18)
5-7 Muskogee (8-14)
2-10 Sapulpa (7-17)
1-11 Ponca City (8-21)

CPHS Softball: Sandites run-rule Jenks 11-1, Usher hits home run against Jay

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (17-10, 8-3) went 2-1 this past weekend, splitting games at the Tahlequah Tournament on Friday before winning an 11-1 district game against Jenks (17-9, 8-3) on Saturday. The payback win over the Trojans positioned the Sandites to potentially take second in the district.

Jenks previously beat Sand Springs 9-6 in August, but the Sandites outhit the Trojans 8-4 and benefited from three Jenks errors and eight walks for the lopsided run-rule win. Aliyah Taff (9-5, 13-11) got the win in the pitcher’s circle with two walks and three strikeouts in six innings. Jordyn Pipkin took the loss for the Trojans with seven hits, two strikeouts, and three walks.

The Trojans took their first and only lead in the top of the third with a solo home run from Pipkin, but Sand Springs loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning and took the lead with a pair of Trojan mistakes. Sabrina Usher was hit by pitch to walk in Makenna Skaggs, and Reagan Rector scored on an error.

Sand Springs blew the game wide open in the fifth. Taff hit a 2RBI single to score Rector and Madison Lee and Jolee McNally scored on an error. Drew Hawkins hit an RBI single to score Brooklyn Harper, Rector hit a 2RBI single to score Avery Tanner and Hawkins, and Skaggs scored on a wild pitch for the 9-1 lead.

In the sixth inning Taff hit a double and courtesy runner Harper scored on a wild pitch. Tanner received a walk, stole second base, took third on the wild pitch, and scored the game winner on a bunt from Hawkins.

Jenks and Sand Springs are tied 8-3 in district action with one game left, and Sand Springs has the edge on run differential. The two teams are vying for the right to host a Regional Tournament, and it’ll come down to their Monday evening games. If both teams win, or both teams lose, Sand Springs will host. If Jenks can hold off Shawnee (12-17, 6-5) at 6:00 p.m. and Sand Springs falls to Owasso (21-10, 10-1) at 5:00 p.m., then the Trojans will get the home playoff. Sand Springs has hosted and won four-straight Regional Tournaments.

On Friday the Sandites played two games at the festival-style Tahlequah Tournament. They won 9-1 against Jay (6-19) in game one, but fell 7-0 to Moore (20-8). The games ran on a timer and only lasted four innings apiece.

Taff got the win against Jay with three hits, one strikeout, and one walk in four innings. Marsis Foreman took the loss with seven hits, one strikeout, and eight walks in three innings.

Jay scored their lone run in the top of the first as Foreman singled and stole home. Usher hit her 11th home run of the season to bring in Lee and McNally in the bottom of the inning, and Felicity Horn hit an RBI single to bring in Skaggs.

Sand Springs loaded the bases in the second and Taff hit a 2RBI single to score Lee and McNally. Usher scored on a ground ball from Horn. Hawkins scored on a single from Rector in the third inning, and Rector scored the final run of the game on a ground ball from McNally.

Mackenzie Bechtold (5-3, 9-3) took the loss against Moore, throwing eight hits, one strikeout, and one walk in four innings. Morgan Max got the win with one hit, five strikeouts, and three walks in three innings. Ashlynn Haley pitched two hits and a strikeout in one inning.

Horn, Tanner and Hawkins were the only Sandites to notch hits against the Lions, and Horn and Hawkins had doubles.

Tahlequah Tournament Results
Silo 5-4 Moore
Silo 3-2 Piedmont
Silo 3-2 Tuttle
Silo 10-2 Poteau
Silo 11-1 Inola
Moore 7-0 Sand Springs
Moore 6-5 Tahlequah
Moore 10-1 Sallisaw
Tuttle 9-2 Muskogee
Tuttle 9-2 Coweta
Tuttle 4-3 Glenpool
Checotah 8-1 Tahlequah
Checotah 4-2 Beggs
Piedmont 2-1 Muskogee
Piedmont 9-3 Glenpool
Hilldale 8-5 Henryetta
Hilldale 3-0 Piedmont
Sand Springs 9-1 Jay
Inola 8-1 Jay
Poteau 10-4 Tahlequah
Coweta 2-1 Union
Union 7-6 Sallisaw
Beggs 2-1 Ft. Gibson
Ft. Gibson 1-0 Henryetta

District 6A-3 Standings
10-1 Owasso (21-10)
8-3 Sand Springs (17-10)
8-3 Jenks (17-9)
6-5 Shawnee (12-17)
5-7 Muskogee (8-14)
2-10 Sapulpa (7-17)
1-11 Ponca City (8-21)