CPHS Baseball: Sandites best Union 5-3, fall 8-4 to Sapulpa

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (18-7) split a pair of non-district tune-up games this past weekend, winning 5-3 against Union (10-18), but falling 8-4 to their rivals from Sapulpa (17-15).

On Friday they gave up a 3-0 lead to the Redskins, but shut out their guests in the remaining six innings. Kiefer Massey (1-0) got his first win of the season, throwing one hit, two strikeouts, and one walk in two innings.

Seth Villines (4-0, 5-0) got the start on the mound with three hits and three walks in three innings. All three hits came in the top of the first. Malachi Burks got the home team on the board, scoring on a sacrifice fly from Cal Watkins in the bottom of the first inning.

Jacob Snodgrass and Michael Miller scored on an error in the second to tie it at 3-3. Burks sacrificed to bring in Ryan Seabolt in the fourth and Brycen Peterman hit a double to score John Miller in the final run of the game.

John (2-1, 7-2) and Michael Miller pitched one inning each in relief. Michael Miller threw two strikeouts and a walk, while John Miller threw three strikeouts and was credited with his second save of the season.

On Saturday the Sandites headed south on Highway 97 to take on their biggest rivals. Cale Savage batted in Burks with an RBI single in the top of the first. Back-to-back doubles from Evan Casey and Alan Shibley tied it up in the bottom of the third, but back-to-back doubles from Watkins and Kyler Copeland put the visitors back out front at 3-1 in the fourth.

Ben Banker (6-0, 7-0) got the start on the mound, throwing six hits, three walks, and one strikeout in three innings, but Sebastian Cassidy (3-3) was stuck with the loss. Cassidy threw three hits, one strikeout, and three walks in two innings.

Things began to fall apart in the bottom of the fourth. Alex Wright singled, advanced on a pair of errors, and scored on a passed ball. Cassidy took over with two runners on base and the Chieftains took a 5-3 lead before the inning came to a close.

Villines scored the Sandites’ final run on a sacrifice fly from Savage in the fifth. Sapulpa doubled down in the sixth, loading the bases with two singles and a walk. Watkins (1-0) took over pitching duties, but the Chieftains scored one on a sacrifice and two on an error before a strikeout concluded the inning.

CPHS Season Stats

Batting Avg.
(Min. 20 AB)
.391 Watkins
.357 Burks
.348 Snodgrass
.347 Savage
.324 Murray
.314 Massey
.299 Copeland
.294 Villines
.278 Sartin
.261 Campbell
.250 Seabolt
.212 Ash
.204 Peterman

Slugging Avg.
.506 Watkins
.464 Snodgrass
.458 Savage
.441 Murray
.414 Burks
.351 Copeland
.350 Seabolt
.324 Villines
.314 Massey
.306 Sartin
.261 Campbell
.259 Peterman
.250 Ash

On-Base %
.477 Burks
.469 Sartin
.457 Savage
.455 Massey
.450 Watkins
.416 Snodgrass
.415 Villines
.410 Murray
.379 Copeland
.370 Campbell
.354 Ash
.290 Peterman
.250 Seabolt

Hits
34 Watkins
25 Burks
25 Savage
24 Snodgrass
23 Copeland
11 Ash
11 Murray
11 Massey
11 Peterman
10 Sartin
10 Villines
6 Campbell
5 Seabolt
2 Berg
1 J. Miller
1 M. Miller
1 Blair

Singles
23 Watkins
21 Burks
19 Copeland
19 Snodgrass
17 Savage
11 Massey
9 Ash
9 Villines
8 Peterman
8 Murray
6 Sartin
6 Campbell
3 Seabolt
2 Berg
1 J. Miller
1 Blair

Doubles
11 Watkins
6 Savage
4 Sartin
4 Burks
4 Copeland
3 Snodgrass
3 Peterman
2 Murray
2 Ash
2 Seabolt
1 Villines
1 M. Miller

Triples
1 Murray
1 Snodgrass
1 Savage

Home Runs
1 Snodgrass
1 Savage

Sacrifices
5 Peterman
5 Murray
4 Burks
4 Savage
3 Copeland
2 Ash
2 Watkins
1 Snodgrass
1 Massey
1 Villines
1 M. Miller

Stolen Bases
21 Watkins
17 Burks
9 Snodgrass
9 Savage
5 Peterman
4 Murray
4 Ash
3 Sartin
3 Campbell
3 Massey
2 J. Miller
2 M. Miller
1 Seabolt
1 Villines

Runs
25 Watkins
21 Burks
20 Murray
20 Savage
14 Ash
13 Snodgrass
12 Peterman
10 Campbell
10 Massey
9 Villines
7 Sartin
6 M. Miller
4 J. Miller
2 Seabolt

RBI
29 Watkins
20 Savage
15 Snodgrass
11 Peterman
8 Sartin
8 Burks
7 Ash
7 Copeland
7 Massey
5 Murray
5 Seabolt
4 Campbell
3 J. Miller
2 Villines
1 Blair
1 Cassity
1 B. Banker

Double Plays
16 Savage
10 Watkins
8 Villines
3 Campbell
3 Peterman
2 M. Miller
1 Sartin

ERA
*Minimum 15 IP
1.66 B. Banker
1.73 Villines
1.85 J. Miller
3.39 Skaggs
3.99 Cassity

Win-Loss Record
6-0 B. Banker
4-0 Villines
3-1 Skaggs
3-3 Cassity
2-1 J. Miller
1-0 Watkins
1-0 Massey
0-1 Peterman
0-1 Berg

Saves
2 M. Miller
2 Watkins
2 J. Miller
1 Peterman
1 Berg

WHIP
1.33 Villines
1.45 Skaggs
1.48 Cassity
1.53 B. Banker
1.58 J. Miller

Strike %
64.7 Skaggs
63.7 B. Banker
61.7 J. Miller
61.2 Cassity
61.2 Villines

Strikeouts
31 B. Banker
27 Skaggs
25 J. Miller
22 Cassity
20 Villines
8 Peterman
6 Berg
6 M. Miller
4 Ash
4 Watkins
4 Massey
1 J. Banker

Average Team Box Score

CPHS
Batting: .307
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Slugging: .377
BB: 3
HBP: 1
Strikeouts: 5
OBP: .412
Stolen Bases: 3
Errors: 1
ERA: 2.86
WHIP: 1.62
K: 62%

Opponents
Batting: .254
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Slugging: .322
BB: 4
HBP: 1
Strikeouts: 6
OBP: .359
Stolen Bases: 1
Errors: 2
ERA: 4.61
WHIP: 1.96
K: 60%