CPHS Baseball: Sandites' season ends with 7-2 Regional finals loss to Owasso

The Charles Page High School baseball team ended their season with a valiant stand at Owasso, but fell 7-2 in the Regional Championship finals.

Sand Springs (24-12) defeated Sapulpa twice to earn their way to the finals, and only needed to beat Owasso (28-8) one time to punch their ticket to the State Championship. Instead it was the home team with their seventeenth Regional title in the past twenty years. 

CD White batted in Connor Beichler with a single, Nate Ackenhausen doubled to score White, and the Rams took a two run lead in the first inning. Keaton Ranallo hit a lead off triple in the second and scored on a ground ball from Caleb Denny. Denny notched another RBI with a solo home run in the fourth.

Ty Steelman got the Sandites on the board in the bottom of the fourth, hitting a double and scoring on a single from Cal Watkins.

Beichler made it 5-1 on a single from Denny in the top of the sixth, then Denny and White both scored on a single from Cameron Thompson. 

Sand Springs tried to rally in the bottom of the seventh with back to back singles from Riley Rutledge and Braden Askew. Rutledge came in on a ground ball from Kyler Copeland, but that would be the last run of the season.

Brayden Lloyd got the win on the mound for Owasso with five hits, five strikeouts, and no walks in seven innings.

Tyler Ash (3-2) got the loss for Sand Springs and Steelman (3-0, 3-1) and Brock Youngblood (4-4, 10-12) also saw action. 

OHS 7 CPHS 2
Hits: OHS 12, CPHS 5.
Walks: OHS 4.
Strikeouts: OHS 4, CPHS 5.
Steals: OHS 2.
Left on Base: CPHS 2, OHS 8.
Errors: CPHS 1.
Double Plays: CPHS 3.

CPHS Baseball: Sandites head to Regional finals with 6-5 win over Sapulpa

A seventh inning rally gave Sand Springs a one-run lead on Sapulpa and it was enough to punch their ticket to the Regional Championship finals Thursday evening in Owasso.

The Charles Page High School baseball team (24-11) won a 6-5 rivalry bout with Sapulpa (23-11-1) to stay alive in the Regional playoffs. 

Sapulpa defeated Owasso (27-8) on Wednesday and Owasso defeated Sand Springs, making it anyone's game on day two. After eliminating the Chieftains from contention, the Sandites will now look to avenge an 11-5 loss against the host team. The winner will earn their way to the State Tournament next week at Oral Roberts University. 

Sand Springs jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with two walks and two singles in the top of the first inning. Riley Rutledge batted in Ty Steelman and scored on a hit from Kyler Copeland. 

Bennett Henderson got the Chieftains on the board with an RBI single in the second inning and Alan Shibley brought in Evan Casey in the third to tie it. 

Sapulpa took the lead in the fourth inning, loading the bases with a walk and a pair of singles. Casey and Gage Williams hit RBI singles and Henderson scored on a fielders choice for the 5-2 advantage. Steelman and Cal Watkins scored on a single from Rutledge in the top of the fifth.

 Things looked bleak in the top of the seventh as the first two batters flied out, but Rutledge and Braden Askew hit back to back doubles to tie it and Askew came in on a single from Tyler Ash for the lead.

Conner Dennis (3-2, 4-2) got the start on the mound and pitched eight hits, two strikeouts, and two walks over four innings. Brock Youngblood (4-4, 10-12) toss two hits, no walks, and one strikeout in the final three innings for the win.

CPHS 6 SHS 5
Hits: SHS 10, CPHS 9.
Walks: CPHS 5, SHS 2.
Strikeouts: SHS 3, CPHS 4.
Errors: CPHS 3.
Double Plays: CPHS 1, SHS 1.
Left on Base: CPHS 5, SHS 9.

CPHS Baseball: Sandites fall 11-5 to Owasso at Regionals, Adcock hits home run

After winning their first game of the day over their arch rivals from Sapulpa, the Charles Page High School baseball team (23-11) suffered an 11-5 defeat at the hands of Owasso (27-8) in the second round of the Regional Tournament. 

The host team was defeated 6-5 by the Chieftains (23-10-1) earlier in the day, leaving each team with one loss in a double-elimination tournament. 

The Sandites kicked the game off with a bang as John Miller (5-1) struck out the first three Owasso batters in the bottom of the first. Cale Savage gave his team the first lead with a second inning triple to score his younger brother, Cason Savage. 

Nate Ackenhausen, who also went the distance on the mound for Owasso, tied the game up with a solo home run in the bottom of the second. The Rams loaded the bases with walks from there, but Ty Steelman caught a line drive to strand the lot.

Owasso claimed the lead in the third as Ackenhausen singled to score CD White. The Rams picked up three walks and scattered four hits for a 7-1 advantage in the bottom of the fourth.

Kameron Adcock hit his second home run of the season in the fifth inning to tie Tyler Ash as the leading homer hitter on the team.

The Rams pushed their lead to 11-2 in the sixth with two walks and three singles before the Sandites tried to rally.

Sand Springs loaded the bases with singles from Cale Savage, Adcock, and Steelman. Savage scored on a sacrifice fly by Cal Watkins, then Adcock came in on a single from Riley Rutledge. Steelman scored the final run of the game on a ground ball by Ash.

Kyler Copeland walked to load the bases with a pair of outs, but Jacob Snodgrass flied out to left field to bring the game to a close. 

The Sandites struggled in the bull pen and went through five pitchers over the course of the game. John Miller was credited with his first loss of the season, but Rutledge (1-0) and Seth Villines (1-0) both saw action and Michael Miller and Kiefer Massey made their varsity pitching debuts. 

The Sandites and Chieftains will play a rematch at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday with the winner playing Owasso for the ticket to State at 12:30 p.m.

OHS 11 CPHS 5
Hits: OHS 11, CPHS 9.
Walks: OHS 10, CPHS 4.
Strikeouts: CPHS 4, OHS 5.
Steals: OHS 3.
Errors: OHS 1, CPHS 1.
Left-on-Base: OHS 10, CPHS 8.

CPHS Baseball: Sandites top Sapulpa 8-6 at Regional Playoffs

Owasso - The Charles Page High School baseball team (23-10) kicked off the Regional Tournament Wednesday afternoon with an 8-6 victory over their arch-rivals.

The Sapulpa Chieftains (23-10-1) upset the host team from Owasso High School (26-8) in the first round of the tournament, but followed the 6-5 victory with a loss to the Sandites.

Sapulpa jumped out to an early lead with a 2RBI home run from Gage Williams and held a 2-0 advantage till the bottom of the fifth. 

Sand Springs loaded the bases with singles from Cal Watkins and Riley Rutledge, and a walk from Braden Askew. Watkins and courtesy runner Garrett McCallie came in on a single from Tyler Ash to tie the game.

Ty Steelman (3-0) took over for Braden Askew (4-3) in the top of the sixth as the Chieftains reclaimed the lead with two hits, a walk, and a pair of sacrifice flies. Cody Rossman and Bennett Henderson batted in Ethan Williams and Kyle Alcorn, respectively, for a 4-2 lead.

The Sandites put the game away in the bottom of the inning with eight hits and six runs to make it 8-4. Cale Savage doubled in Jacob Snodgrass, Watkins singled to score Kameron Adcock, and Rutledge doubled in Steelman for their first lead of the day. Ash batted in Watkins and Rutledge and scored on a single from Kyler Copeland for their final runs of the game.

Evan Casey walked and Gage Williams singled in the top of the seventh and both scored on a double from Ethan Williams, but Savage sent a ground ball to first base to secure the win.

Askew pitched seven hits, two strikeouts, and one walk in the first five innings. Steelman got the win with three hits and two walks in the final two innings. 

Sand Springs will return to action right away with a game against Owasso. The double-elimination tournament will continue Thursday with a rematch of Sand Springs vs Sapulpa. 

CPHS 8 SHS 6
Hits: CPHS 16, SHS 10.
Walks: SHS 3, CPHS 2.
Strikeouts: SHS 2, CPHS 7.
Steals: CPHS 4.
Left-on-Base: SHS 6, CPHS 9.

Sandite of the Week: Meghan Charles qualifies for State Tournament as freshman

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Sand Springs freshman Meghan Charles has been on a roll this season and her persistence has paid off with a trip to the OSSAA 6A State Tournament.

After leading her team with a single-round score of 88 strokes at the East Regional last week, Charles punched her ticket to Hillcrest Country Club.

The girls' State Tournament will by held May 2nd and 3rd in Bartlesville. Charles will tee off at 9:08 a.m. Wednesday.

CPHS Golf: Carson Griggs and Meghan Charles qualify for State Tournament

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The Charles Page High School golf team qualified two for the OSSAA 6A State Tournament.

University of Denver-signed senior Carson Griggs was the top individual qualifier at the East Regional on Bailey Ranch Golf Course, shooting a 148 over two rounds. Kyler Gaylor scored 176, Danny Pittman shot 190, J.T. Bristow scored 204, and Nate Campbell shot 216.

Freshman standout Meghan Charles was the number-four qualifier in Muskogee with a single round score of 88. Emily Charles shot 99, Elizabeth Moore shot 113, and Adele Downey shot 122. 

Owasso and Edmond Memorial will be the top contenders for the State title in boys' competition as the East and West Regional Champions, respectively. 

Bixby and Edmond North won the girls' Regionals, but only by a few strokes over Jenks and Norman making it anyone's game at State. 

The girls' State Tournament will by held May 2nd and 3rd at Hillcrest Country Club in Bartlesville. Charles will tee off at 9:08 a.m. Wednesday.

Griggs will tee off at 8:00 a.m. May 7th at Forest Ridge Golf Club in Broken Arrow. This is his fourth trip to the State Tournament, and he came in Runner-Up as a junior.