CPHS Softball: State Tournament Preview

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team is headed to the OSSAA Class 6A State Tournament for the fourth straight year after winning their sixteenth Regional Championship last week.

SEE RELATED: CPHS Softball: Sandites win fourth-straight Regional Championship

The State Tournament was previously held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, but will be moving to The Ballfields at Firelake at 18160 Rangeline, Shawnee this year.

The Sandites (23-8) will take on Edmond North (27-3) in the quarterfinals Thursday at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have yet to meet this season, but the Sandites are the underdogs going off mutual opponents. Sand Springs had to battle back through the loser’s bracket at Regionals, while the Huskies are riding a fourteen-game win streak.

Edmond North has a 5-2 win over Durant (26-8) who defeated the Sandites 9-4. The Huskies are 2-0 against Jenks (24-11) with wins of 9-5 and 12-3, while the Trojans doubled Sand Springs 10-5. Edmond North won 6-2 against Moore (19-16) who defeated Sand Springs 4-3. Edmond North shut out Union (20-21) twice, 5-0 and 11-0. The Sandites went 2-1 against Union at Regionals, winning 10-0 and 13-7, but losing 1-3 in their first meeting.

Sand Springs has never won a State title, but came in runner-up in 2015 and 1992. They have only advanced past the quarterfinals a handful of times in school history. The Huskies won titles in 2004 and 2012.

The winner of the Sandites’ quarterfinal game will take on the winner of Yukon (22-8) vs. Broken Arrow (32-5) Friday at 1:30 p.m. The Tigers have a pair of 5-2 wins over the Sandites, who have yet to meet Yukon this year. Broken Arrow holds eleven State titles, most recently in 2009. Yukon has won five State titles, lastly in 2010.

The Millers split wins with Broken Arrow and have two wins over Moore who defeated the Sandites 4-3. They also have a win over Union.

On the north side of the bracket are Deer Creek (27-3) vs. Stillwater (21-10) and Owasso (25-9) vs. Westmoore (29-5). Deer Creek and Owasso won their lone State titles in 2003 and 1995, respectively. Westmoore and Stillwater have never won fast pitch titles. The State Championship game will be played Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

Sand Springs is 2-0 against Stillwater with wins of 13-3 and 8-0. They defeated Owasso 6-5 and Westmoore 2-1 but have yet to meet Deer Creek. The Antlers have wins of 6-3 and 4-3 against Broken Arrow and a 4-2 win over Jenks.

The Sandites are batting .353 this season with a .539 slugging average and .411 on-base percentage. They outscore their opponents 7.7 to 2.3 while allowing 4.8 hits and committing 1.26 errors per game.

Shawnee offers plenty of attractions for Sandites who make the weekend drive. The town is home to the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, the Pottawatomie County Museum, and the Citizen Pottawatomie Nation Cultural Heritage Center. Other fun activities can be found at the FireLake Family Resort Bowling Center, the BDC Gunroom, and the Brickhouse Saloon & Tap Room Grill.

Team Leaders

Batting Average
.480 Presnell
.457 Usher
.400 Taber
.375 Skaggs
.364 Horn
.325 Blair

Slugging Average
.859 Usher
.810 Presnell
.563 Skaggs
.538 Blair
.533 Luttrell
.533 Taber

On Base Percentage
.543 Presnell
.527 Horn
.524 Usher
.490 Skaggs
.417 Taber
.404 Luttrell

Hits
48 Presnell
42 Usher
36 Taber
30 Skaggs
26 Blair
24 Luttrell

Runs
44 Presnell
31 Usher
30 Taber
27 Skaggs
23 Luttrell
19 Horn

RBI
39 Usher
26 Presnell
25 Skaggs
24 Luttrell
24 Taber
20 Blair

Doubles
14 Presnell
11 Usher
9 Taber
8 Skaggs
7 Blair
7 Luttrell

Triples
2 Presnell
2 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 Taber
1 Usher

Home Runs
9 Usher
6 Presnell
4 Blair
3 Luttrell
2 Taber

Sacrifices
14 Skaggs
5 Horn
4 Luttrell
4 Taber

Stolen Bases
15 Presnell
11 Taber
8 Usher
7 Horn

Double Plays
10 Luttrell
9 Presnell
4 Lee

Pitching

W/L Record
8-3 Blair
6-0 Taber
4-0 Bechtold
4-4 Taff

Earned Run Average
0.23 Taber
1.36 Taff
1.58 Blair
1.88 Bechtold

WHIP
.923 Bechtold
.978 Taber
1.301 Blair
1.306 Taff

Strikeouts
41 Blair
28 Taber
21 Bechtold
16 Taff

Strike Percentage
68% Taff
67% Blair
65% Bechtold
62% Taber

CPHS Softball: Sandites headed to the 'Ship

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team is headed to the OSSAA Class 6A State Tournament for the fourth straight year after winning their sixteenth Regional Championship Wednesday evening.

The Sandites defeated Enid 18-0 in the first round, but fell 3-1 to Union in game two. In the loser’s bracket they brutalized Enid once again, this time 16-0 for a rematch with Union, which they won 10-0 to force a tie-breaker game. They won that bout 13-7 to earn their ticket to Shawnee.

The Sandites had their best hitting performance of the season in the first game with Enid, batting .586 as a team with seventeen hits. Jacie Taber got the win on the mound with seven strikeouts, two walks and no hits in three innings. Mackenzie Bechtold pitched two innings of relief and threw three strikeouts, one walk, and no hits.

SEE RELATED: CPHS Softball: Sandites shut out Enid 18-0 in playoff no-hitter, Usher hits home run

Madelyn Blair pitched the seven inning loss to Union, tossing eight hits, four strikeouts, and no walks. SEE RELATED: CPHS Softball: Sandites upset 3-1 by Union, play Wednesday at noon

The rematch with Enid was only a hair less impressive than the first game as Bechtold shut out the Pacers with six strikeouts and no walks to only one hit. The girls had their second-best batting average of the season at .545 and their second-best slugging average at 1.00 with nine doubles. Taber and Usher hit home runs and Usher was a perfect four-for-four at the plate. Taber was three-of-four and led the team with four RBI.

Taber got the 10-0 shutout win over Union with four strikeouts, three hits, and two walks. Sand Springs dominated their foes with twelve hits, including five doubles. Felicity Horn was three-for-three at bat. Taber had a team-high two runs, and Usher and Horn led in RBI with three apiece. The game started uneventfully with one run in the third, and one in the fourth. But the Sandites exploded in the bottom of the fifth for the run-rule victory.

The final game was the longest of the season for Sand Springs, and it was an absolute slugfest. The two teams combined for twenty runs, 21 hits, sixteen walks, four errors, and stranded seventeen total runners. Blair got the start on the mound, throwing seven hits and two walks before being relieved by Taber midway through the third. Taber finished out with three hits, one strikeout, and four walks for the win. The Sandites never trailed, but Union threatened throughout. SEE RELATED: CPHS Softball: Sandites win fourth-straight Regional Championship

The State Tournament was previously held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, but will be moving to The Ballfields at Firelake at 18160 Rangeline, Shawnee this year.

Deer Creek (27-3) won their Regional 3-0 and are riding an eleven game win streak. They won their lone State title in 2003.
Edmond North (27-3) won their Regional 3-0 and are riding a fourteen game win streak. The Huskies won State titles in 2004 and 2012.
Owasso (25-9) won their Regional 2-0. Their only State title was won in 1995.
Broken Arrow (32-5) won their Regional 2-0. The Tigers hold eleven State titles, most recently in 2009.
Westmoore (28-5) will play Southmoore (22-11) Thursday for the Regional title.
Yukon (21-8) will play Mustang (17-11) Thursday for the Regional title.
Jenks (24-9), Bartlesville (15-15), and Stillwater (17-9) will begin their Regional Tournament Thursday.

This article will be updated at the conclusion of the Regional playoffs.

Team Leaders

Batting Average
.480 Presnell
.457 Usher
.400 Taber
.375 Skaggs
.364 Horn
.325 Blair

Slugging Average
.859 Usher
.810 Presnell
.563 Skaggs
.538 Blair
.533 Luttrell
.533 Taber

On Base Percentage
.543 Presnell
.527 Horn
.524 Usher
.490 Skaggs
.417 Taber
.404 Luttrell

Hits
48 Presnell
42 Usher
36 Taber
30 Skaggs
26 Blair
24 Luttrell

Runs
44 Presnell
31 Usher
30 Taber
27 Skaggs
23 Luttrell
19 Horn

RBI
39 Usher
26 Presnell
25 Skaggs
24 Luttrell
24 Taber
20 Blair

Doubles
14 Presnell
11 Usher
9 Taber
8 Skaggs
7 Blair
7 Luttrell

Triples
2 Presnell
2 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 Taber
1 Usher

Home Runs
9 Usher
6 Presnell
4 Blair
3 Luttrell
2 Taber

Sacrifices
14 Skaggs
5 Horn
4 Luttrell
4 Taber

Stolen Bases
15 Presnell
11 Taber
8 Usher
7 Horn

Double Plays
10 Luttrell
9 Presnell
4 Lee

Pitching

W/L Record
8-3 Blair
6-0 Taber
4-0 Bechtold
4-4 Taff

Earned Run Average
0.23 Taber
1.36 Taff
1.58 Blair
1.88 Bechtold

WHIP
.923 Bechtold
.978 Taber
1.301 Blair
1.306 Taff

Strikeouts
41 Blair
28 Taber
21 Bechtold
16 Taff

Strike Percentage
68% Taff
67% Blair
65% Bechtold
62% Taber

CPHS Softball: Sandites win fourth-straight Regional Championship

After a 3-1 upset to Union in the second round of the 6A Regional Championship, the Charles Page High School softball team rattled off three-straight wins to earn their fourth-straight and sixteenth total Regional title Wednesday evening at the Sandite Softball Complex.

Sand Springs (23-8) defeated Enid 16-0 in the loser’s bracket and paid back their earlier loss with a 10-0 five-inning run-rule victory over Union (20-21) earlier in the day. With both teams holding one loss in the double-elimination tournament, they went to a do-or-die Championship match that the Sandites won 13-7.

Rogers State University-commit Kimi Presnell hit a home run on the first at-bat of the game and that set the pace for the shootout to come. Madelyn Blair hit a full count single with two outs to keep the inning alive. Jacie Taber reached on an error and scored alongside courtesy runner Drew Hawkins off a double from Felicity Horn for the 3-0 lead before Union came in to bat.

Delaney Mills hit a single in the bottom of the inning but was too ambitious and got put out on the throw to second. Madelyn Blair hit one Redskin for a walk, but the runner was left stranded as Sand Springs came in for another successful offensive. Jenson Arnold singled and Madison Lee ran courtesy. Presnell drew a walk and a fielder’s choice advanced Lee to third, setting up a full count RBI double from Sabrina Usher.

Hailey McPherson hit a single in the bottom of the second, but Presnell made a double play on the next at-bat with a tag and a throw to first. Kallie Lund and Jordan Carroll hit singles, but both were stranded as Elizabeth Luttrell caught a ground ball for the force at first.

Taber hit a home run in the top of the third for a 5-0 lead. Lund walked three-straight, setting up Presnell for a sacrifice fly to score Felicity Horn, but a force at first stranded two to keep the Redskins alive.

Union finally began to battle back in the bottom of the third with back to back doubles from Mills and Lauryn Adams, the latter scoring the former. Adrianna Young singled but was put out on a fielder’s choice. Then McPherson scored Adams and Unique Robinson on a home run to cut the deficit to 6-4.

Taber took over pitching from there and the inning ended with no further scores after Cameron Clemons caught a line drive at third and Usher made a throw to second to avert a steal. Blair finished with eight hits and two walks.

Union had a pitching change on the way as well after walking two to load the bases. Lund finished the game with six hits, seven walks, and one strikeout. Things didn’t improve, however. Blair walked in, Luttrell batted in Horn and Clemons, and Presnell doubled in Raegan Rector to make it 10-4.

The Redskins scored one on a wild pitch and one on an error in the bottom of the inning to claw their way back into it. McPherson hit an RBI single to make it 10-7 before Blair caught an infield fly to end the melee.

Usher and Taber kicked off the next Sandite offensive with a pair of singles and Horn walked to load the bases. Clemons batted in Usher with a sacrifice fly, but the Sandites stranded two with a strikeout.

The Sand Springs infield showed off in the bottom of the inning with line drive catches from Clemons and Presnell. Taber walked one, but Blair caught a pop fly for the final out. Union started the sixth hot with two fly outs, but Usher hit a 2RBI homer to score Skaggs and make it 13-7.

The Sandites had their only scoreless inning in the seventh, but they held the Redskins scoreless as well to secure the win after three long hours. Taber gave up four hits and four walks with one strikeout.

CPHS Softball: Sandites upset 3-1 by Union, play Wednesday at noon

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team was upset 3-1 Tuesday evening in the second round of the Regional Tournament, but it’s not an unusual place for the Lady Sandites. This will mark the third time that the current class of seniors has had to battle back through the consolation bracket to make their way to State.

There are six seniors on the current squad of Sandites. Jacie Taber, Cameron Clemons, Jensen Arnold, Madelyn Blair, Kimi Presnell, and Elizabeth Luttrell have the opportunity to be only the fourth class in town history to make it to the State Tournament every year of their careers.

In 2015 the Sandites went 31-9, falling 4-3 to Choctaw in the State Championship finals. To get there they had to win four straight games at Regionals after falling 2-1 to Claremore in the opening round. In 2016 they fell 9-7 to Stillwater in the second round of Regionals, but won out for a quarterfinal appearance.

Sand Springs (20-8) will be hoping the past repeats itself Wednesday at noon when they play a rematch with Enid (3-23). The Sandites throttled the Pacers 18-0 in the first round of the tournament, outhitting their foes 17-0.

SEE RELATED: CPHS Softball: Sandites shut out Enid 18-0 in playoff no-hitter, Usher hits home run

Enid won the consolation bout 6-4 over Putnam City North (5-27). The winner of that game will play Union at 2:00 p.m. If the Redskins win that match they’ll win the region, but if they lose it’ll go to a seventh game at 4:00 p.m.

The Sandites hold fifteen Regional Championships, but haven’t won four-straight since 1997.

Blair (8-3, 27-8), a University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma-commit, got the loss on the mound against Union, throwing eight hits, four strikeouts, and no walks.

Union won the game right out of the gate as Delaney Mills hit a triple on the first at-bat of the night and scored on an error with Lauryn Adams at bat. Adams took second on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice hit from Adrianna Young. Adams hit a triple in the third inning and scored the Redskins’ final run on a single from Unique Robinson.

Sand Springs finally averted the shutout in the bottom of the sixth as Sabrina Usher drew a walk and scored on a single from Clemons. The Sandites had no difficulty getting on base with seven singles and a walk, but they stranded all but Usher.

CPHS Softball: Sandites shut out Enid 18-0 in playoff no-hitter, Usher hits home run

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (20-7) couldn’t have gotten off to a better start at the 6A Regionals Tuesday afternoon, run-ruling the Enid Pacers 18-0 in the first round of the home tournament.

Missouri State University-committed senior Jacie Taber (4-0, 33-10) threw seven strikeouts, two walks, and no hits in three innings on the mound, and junior Mackenzie Bechtold (3-0) struck out three, walked one, and gave up no hits in two innings of relief.

The Sandites scored eighteen runs on seventeen hits, batting .586 as a team. Sabrina Usher hit her seventh home run of the season. They also committed no errors.

Taber got off to a hot start with three strikeouts and a walk in the top of the first. Kimi Presnell drew a walk, stole second, and scored on a sacrifice hit from Jenson Arnold for the first run of the game. Sabrina Usher was hit by pitch and scored soon after on a hit from Madelyn Blair for a 2-0 lead.

With one out and one on base in the second, Taber got her fourth strikeout and Usher got a pickoff at first to bring the Sandites in for another successful offensive.

Taber hit a standup triple and scored on a single from Presnell. Presnell stole two and scored on an error that allowed Skaggs to make it to third. Usher brought her in a on a home run for a 6-0 lead.

Drew Hawkins scored on an error, Taber singled in Blair, and Felicity Horn and Taber scored runs on back-to-back passed balls. Presnell scored Elizabeth Luttrell on a double and came in on a passed ball. Arnold scored Skaggs and Usher on a single to make it 14-0.

Taber struck out the side in order in the top of the third. Luttrell batted in Taber and Reagan Rector with a double, then scored on a double from Skaggs, who in turn scored on a single from Usher for the final run of the game.

Sand Springs will return to action at 6:00 p.m. against the winner of Union (19-19) vs. Putnam City North (5-24). Enid (2-22) will play the loser of Union/PCN at 4:00 p.m. for a chance to battle back through the consolation bracket.

CPHS 18 Enid 0
Hits: CPHS 17, Enid 0.
Walks: CPHS 5, Enid 3.
Strikeouts: CPHS 1, Enid 10.
Errors: CPHS 0, Enid 3.
Steals: CPHS 8, Enid 0.

CPHS Softball: Sandites host Regional Championship Tuesday and Wednesday

The three-time defending Regional Champions will look for their fourth-straight ticket to State this week.

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (19-7) ended their regular season Thursday with a 6-4 loss to Oologah-Talala (26-6) after committing five errors in their Regional tune-up game. On Tuesday they’ll look to rebound with a noon battle against Enid (2-21).

The Sandites actually outhit the Mustangs 9-6, but couldn’t get past their own mistakes. Jacie Taber (3-0, 32-10) walked one and Cameron Clemons made an error at third in the top of the first, setting up a 2RBI single by Bailie Runner.

Sabrina Usher tied the game in the bottom of the third with her sixth home run of the season, bringing in Kimi Presnell who singled. It wouldn’t take long for the Mustangs to jump back out front, however. With Aliyah Taff (4-4, 4-6) taking over pitching duties in the fourth, the Sandites gave up two singles and two errors, letting Oologah take a 4-2 lead.

Madelyn Blair hit her fourth home run of the year in the bottom of the sixth, but Oologah took advantage of two singles and two errors in the seventh for the 6-3 advantage. Jenson Arnold doubled in Usher in the bottom of the inning, but that would be the last run of the game.

The Sandites should have an easy start to the Regional Tournament Tuesday. Enid has won only two games and has been shutout ten times. The two teams haven’t met yet this season, but the Sandites are 8-1 against mutual opponents with an average score of 10-2, while the Pacers are 0-9 with an average of 1-12.

On the other side of the bracket is Union (19-19) vs. Putnam City North (5-24) at 2:00 p.m. The Sandites have a pair of 10-0 shutouts against Putnam North, but have yet to meet Union this season.

Sand Springs is 5-4 against mutual opponents with the Redskins, with an average score of 4-3. The Redskins are 3-9 with an average score of 5-7. The Sandites have a 3-0 win over Ft. Gibson, who beat Union 10-9. Union split wins with Moore, while the Sandites fell 4-3 in their only meeting. Sand Springs beat Owasso 6-5, who beat Union 4-0 and 10-4. The Sandites also beat Westmoore 2-1, who Union lost 10-0 to.

The losers of the first two games will play an elimination match at 4:00 p.m and the winners will play at 6:00 p.m. The consolation winner will play the Game 4 loser Wednesday at noon, and the winner of that game will play the top team at 2:00 p.m. A seventh game will be played at 4:00 p.m. if necessary.

The Sandites hold fifteen Regional titles and have won three years straight to advance to the State Tournament. They lost in the quarterfinals the past two years but advanced to the Championship round in 2015, falling 4-3 to Choctaw. The Class of 2019 has a chance to be only the fourth team in school history to go to State every year.

Season Stats

Batting Average (at-bats)
.500 Taff (2)
.470 Presnell (83)
.406 Skaggs (64)
.400 Usher (75)
.365 Taber (74)
.317 Blair (63)
.290 Luttrell (62)
.286 Horn (42)
.274 Arnold (62)
.232 Clemons (69)
.231 Lee (13)
.000 Tanner (2)
.000 Rector (5)
.000 Hawkins (13)

Slugging Average
.819 Presnell
.787 Usher
.594 Skaggs
.587 Blair
.500 Luttrell
.405 Horn
.405 Taber
.371 Arnold
.304 Clemons
.154 Lee
.000 Rector
.000 Hawkins
.000 Taff
.000 Tanner

On Base Percentage
.537 Presnell
.524 Skaggs
.500 Taber
.474 Horn
.471 Usher
.378 Luttrell
.372 Taber
.368 Blair
.333 Lee
.303 Arnold
.278 Hawkins
.257 Clemons
.000 Rector
.000 Tanner

Runs
37 Presnell
21 Usher
20 Skaggs
20 Taber
19 Luttrell
14 Horn
13 Clemons
10 Hawkins
9 Blair
8 Rector
6 Lee
2 Tanner
1 Arnold
1 McNally

Hits
39 Presnell
30 Usher
27 Taber
26 Skaggs
20 Blair
18 Luttrell
17 Arnold
16 Clemons
12 Horn
3 Lee
1 Taff

Singles
18 Presnell
18 Skaggs
18 Taber
13 Arnold
12 Usher
11 Luttrell
9 Blair
8 Clemons
8 Horn
3 Lee
1 Taff

Doubles
12 Presnell
10 Usher
6 Blair
6 Taber
5 Skaggs
5 Clemons
4 Luttrell
3 Arnold
3 Horn

Triples
2 Presnell
2 Skaggs
1 Clemons
1 Usher

Home Runs
6 Usher
5 Presnell
4 Blair
3 Luttrell
1 Arnold
1 Skaggs

Grand Slams
1 Luttrell

Runs Batted In
27 Usher
22 Skaggs
21 Presnell
18 Blair
18 Taber
17 Luttrell
14 Clemons
9 Arnold
7 Horn
1 Hawkins
1 Taff

Base on Balls
17 Skaggs
11 Horn
10 Luttrell
10 Presnell
5 Usher
4 Blair
3 Arnold
3 Clemons
3 Hawkins
2 Lee
2 Taber

Hit By Pitch
5 Usher
4 Horn
2 Hawkins
2 Presnell
1 Blair
1 Skaggs

Sacrifice Flys
2 Clemons
2 Luttrell
2 Skaggs
2 Taber
1 Arnold

Sacrifice Hits
9 Skaggs
5 Clemons
4 Horn
2 Arnold
2 Taber

Steals-Caught Stealing
11-0 Taber
10-1 Presnell
6-0 Horn
3-0 Lee
3-0 Luttrell
3-0 Skaggs
3-1 Usher
2-1 Clemons
1-0 Blair
1-0 Hawkins
1-0 McNally

Double Plays
8 Luttrell
7 Presnell
4 Lee
2 Horn
2 Usher
1 Clemons
1 Hawkins
1 Tanner

Pitching

Win-Loss Record
8-2 Blair
4-4 Taff
3-0 Bechtold
3-0 Taber
0-1 Rector

Innings Pitched
66 Blair
36 Taff
19 Bechtold
18 Taber
1 Rector

Earned Run Average
0.00 Rector
0.39 Taber
1.17 Blair
1.36 Taff
2.58 Bechtold

Walks+Hits/Innings Pitched
0.67 Taber
1.16 Bechtold
1.23 Blair
1.31 Taff
4.00 Rector

Strike Percentage
68% Taff
67% Rector
66% Blair
63% Bechtold
63% Taber