CPHS Softball: Sandites beat Shawnee 7-1 in district action, Usher hits home run

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (8-7, 4-1) got back to a winning record Thursday evening in Shawnee with a 7-1 district victory over the Wolves (6-9, 2-2). Sabrina Usher hit her sixth home run of the season and scored three runs. 

The Sandites only outhit their hosts 7-4 but benefited from four errors and five walks. Aliyah Taff (4-4, 8-10) got the win in the circle with no walks, no earned runs,  and four strikeouts. 

Felicity Horn scored the first run of the evening on an error in the second inning thanks to an overthrown pickoff attempt by the catcher. Madison Lee reached on an error in the third inning and scored on Usher’s home run for the 3-0 lead. Horn and Makenna Skaggs both hit doubles, but Skaggs was caught advancing to home on Horn’s hit to end the inning. 

Usher was hit by pitch in the fifth and came in on a sacrifice hit from Skaggs. Taff hit a 2RBI single in the sixth to score Lee and Rachel Jones, then Usher scored the final run on an error to make it 7-0.

Shawnee averted the shutout in the bottom of the sixth when Oklahoma State University-commit Tatum Sparks reached on an error and scored on a sacrifice from Carly Torbett. 

Anneca Anderson got the loss for the Wolves with four hits, four walks, and five strikeouts in four innings. Stormee Reed also saw action, tossing three hits and two walks in three innings. 

Sand Springs will return to action Thursday at 5:00 p.m. with a district road game against their Highway 97 rivals from Sapulpa (4-9, 1-4). Shawnee will host Jenks (7-4, 2-1) Tuesday.

District 6A-3 Standings
4-0 Owasso (10-4)
4-1 Sand Springs (8-7)
2-1 Jenks (7-4)
2-2 Shawnee (6-9)
2-3 Muskogee (2-5)
1-4 Ponca City (4-9)
1-4 Sapulpa (4-9)

Upcoming 6A-3 Games
9.3 Jenks @ Shawnee.
9.3 Sapulpa @ Muskogee.
9.5 Sand Springs @ Sapulpa.
9.5 Muskogee @ Jenks.
9.9 Ponca City @ Jenks.
9.10 Owasso @ Muskogee.
9.10 Ponca City @ Sand Springs.
9.10 Jenks @ Sapulpa.