EDMOND —
The Edmond Sandlot bounced back from an 11-run loss Saturday afternoon to win three straight games and claim the championship of the American Legion Majors State Baseball Tournament on Sunday.
Edmond fell 20-9 to the Oklahoma Outlaws Saturday afternoon at Oklahoma City University’s Jim Wade Stadium, before beating Three Rivers, 9-8, on Saturday night. The Sandlot then beat the Outlaws twice on Sunday, 11-9 and 1-0, to win the double elimination tournament.
Edmond now advances to the American Legion Mid-South Regional Aug. 8-12 in New Orleans. The American Legion World Series is Aug. 17-21 in Shelby, N.C.
The Oklahoma Outlaws’ Reggie Wright was named tournament MVP. Wright piled up a .500 batting average, .778 slugging percentage, 9 hits, 5 RBI, 4 stolen bases, two doubles and a triple.
Edmond Sandlot 9, Oklahoma Outlaws 20
Saturday’s winners bracket semifinal started promising for Edmond, as the Sandlot put up two runs in the opening inning against the Outlaws. The Outlaws got that back and more with a five-run second inning, then put up 11 runs in the fourth and fifth innings to put the game out of reach. The Outlaws would go on to take the win, 20-9, and advance to the finals.
Zac Cobble went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs, Quin Walbergh went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs and Isaac Hellbusch had three RBIs in the loss.
Edmond Sandlot 9, Three Rivers 8
In the losers bracket semifinal on Saturday night, the runs came late for Edmond, as they entered the sixth inning down 6-1 to Three Rivers.
Edmond got three runs in the sixth when Hellbusch’s home run drove in David Parrett and George Haaland. After giving up a run in the top of the seventh, the Sandlot put up another three runs when Cobble stole third base and scored on a throwing error, Hellbusch doubled home Walbergh and Daniel Costello tripled in Hellbusch to make it 7-7 entering the eight inning.
Edmond gave up one more in the eighth and were shut down in their half of the inning, and went into the ninth down by a run.
With one out in the ninth, Haaland doubled and Tyler Hampton entered as a pinch runner. After a pop-up put the Sandlot down to their last out, Costello singled to left and advanced to second on the throw, scoring Hampton to tie the game at 9. Drew Umbro then laced a single to left, scoring Costello to give Edmond the 9-8 win and advance them to the championship game.
Parrett was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and 2 runs, Hellbusch was 2-for-4 with 4 RBIs and 2 runs and Costello was 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs and 1 run.
Ben Heigle, Brad Altdoerffer and Hellbusch pitched for the Sandlot.
Edmond Sandlot 11, Oklahoma Outlaws 9
The bats were swinging on both sides in Sunday afternoon’s first game. Edmond struck first, putting up three runs with two outs on RBIs by Hellbusch, Costello and Umbro. The Sandlot gave back those runs, and the teams traded blows for the rest of the game, as Edmond entered the ninth inning with a 9-7 lead.
Edmond put some distance between themselves and the Outlaws with two runs on single-shot home runs by Parrett and Hellbusch. The Outlaws put up two runs in their half of the ninth before Walbergh, pitching in relief, retired the side to give Edmond the 11-9 win.
Hellbusch was 4-for-5 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs, Parrett went 2-for-6 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs and Umbro was 4-for-5 with 1 RBI.
Zac Loomis started and pitched 8 innings for Edmond. He struck out 11, and gave up 12 hits, 7 runs (5 earned) and 5 walks.
Edmond Sandlot 1, Oklahoma Outlaws 0
Hits and runs were more rare Sunday night, in the “if-necessary” game of the double elimination tournament.
The game was scoreless into the seventh inning, when Cobble singled with two outs and scored on a Parrett double to put Edmond up 1-0, which was enough to take the championship.
Edmond Santa Fe’sKyle Lacy and Deer Creek’s Heigle combined to pitch the shutout in Sunday’s final game. Lacy pitched 5 1/3 and allowed 4 hits and 4 walks while striking out 6. Heigle pitched 3 2/3, gave up 1 hit and 1 walk, and struck out 2.
Parrett went 3-for-4 with the RBI, and Cobble went 1-for-5 with the run.
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Workman's blasts cranks UCO's engine; Bronchos cruise to 5-2 win
Nicole Workman’s solo home run gave Central Oklahoma a lead it would never relinquish and the No. 19-ranked Bronchos went on to topple Winona State 5-2 in the first game of the NCAA Division II Central Super Regional Friday night at the Edmond North High School Softball Complex.
Workman blasted her 14th homer of the season to lead off the second inning, with UCO adding three runs in the third and one more in the fifth to take a commanding 5-0 lead before the Warriors created some anxious moments in their final at bat.
WSU scored two runs and had runners on second and third on with just one out in the top of the seventh, but Kalynn Shrock got the final two batters to close out her fourth straight complete-game outing of the postseason and put the Bronchos in control of the best-of-three series. -
Richters rip competition at KickingBird
The KickingBird 2-man scramble was won by Jeff and Josh Richter, finishing with a 57.9 on May 11.
Jeff Jester and Kevin Wright wrapped up second-place honors with a 59.9 and Rick Morales and Ronnie Roberts placed third (60.1).
In the second flight, the top score was 60.4 by Jerry Bernhardt and Ted Carter. Picking up silver was the tandem of Jerry Fuller and Ramona Jacobi (61.2) and the third-place squad was Dyke Hoppe and Mark VanSickle at 62.0.
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Eagles' season finished; Lopez earns national honor
Southeastern, Fla. eliminated Oklahoma Christian 4-0 om the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series in Mason, Ohio today to advance to the tournament semifinals, while OC closes at 26-26.
OC would have advanced to the semifinals with a win, but completed a terrific turnaround from an 8-34 season in 2012. The Eagles made only the second national-tournament appearance in the program's history, with the other coming in 1972, when OC finished third in the NAIA World Series. -
Multiple baseball camps offered in Edmond
Edmond Schools baseball coaches Kyle Roberts (Edmond Memorial), Jeff Shafer (Edmond Santa Fe) and Karl King (Edmond North) will instruct the Edmond All-Star Baseball Camps starting May 28 at Edmond North High School.
A pair of all-skills camps will take place for kids ages 5 and older from May 28-31 and June 3-6. Times are the same, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
On June 7, a pitcher/catcher camp will be offered for ages 8 and older with the identical time frame. Cost is $35 for the pitcher/catcher camp and $125 for the all-skills camp.
For further inquiries, contact Karl King at 863-3570. -
Arthur Hills eating up Bronchos
Central Oklahoma’s struggles continued at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Friday.
The Bronchos made 10 double bogeys and two triple bogeys en route to a season-high 329 score on the rugged 6,228-yard, par-72 Arthur Hills Legends Course at LPGA International, leaving UCO in 10th place with a three-round total of 975.
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Bronchos will make 12th appearance in national golf championship Monday
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Online registration for 2013 UCO Endeavor Games now open
Registration is now open online for athletes and volunteers for the 2013 University of Central Oklahoma Endeavor Games, June 6-9, the nation’s largest multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities.
Athletes of all ages or sporting experience are invited to register for the event. Community members are also encouraged to register to volunteer with more than 300 volunteer opportunities available.
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Deer Creek drops Carl Albert again for state title
They did it again.
The Deer Creek girls soccer team knocked off rival Carl Albert in the Class 5A state soccer title game for the second consecutive season.
The Lady Antlers, led by freshman Lauren Haivala’s two goals, topped the Titans 2-1 May 10 at Noble High School.
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UCO to host US women's sitting volleyball team's exhibition matches against Russia
The University of Central Oklahoma will host five exhibition matches of the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team versus the Russian National Women Sitting Volleyball Team beginning tonight at 10. Matches continue on Saturday at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. and a single match on Sunday at 9 a.m.
This will be the first time the Paralympic silver medaling Team USA has faced Russia since 2011. According to Head Coach Bill Hamiter, these matches will serve as preparation for the Sitting Volleyball World Championships in 2014.
Team USA will be available after each match to meet with fans and sign autographs.
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Impact-making Graves inks with OBU
When a basketball team goes 80-3 over the years a player was there, that athlete has made a profound impact on that particular program.
Not only did she/he leave a legacy athletically to have that type of success in Class 6A, but left a mark in a leadership capacity as well.
Cameerah Graves, Edmond Santa Fe’s standout guard who led 6A in assists her senior season with 129, signed a letter of intent with Oklahoma Baptist University last week. - More Sports Headlines
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