OSSAA Fast Pitch State Championships
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Devon Park
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It was a great two weeks of championship high school play in Oklahoma as Week 2 concluded with the Big School titles being awarded.
Last week, titles were given in the Small School divisions of Class A, B, 2A… click HERE to read those recaps.
Yesterday, we recapped the semi-final games of the Big School divisions played Friday in Classes 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A and, on Saturday, those divisions saw the championships finalized.
Here’s how those title games went down…
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Lone Grove dominated Washington with a 13-2 victory in 3A on Saturday at Devon Park, largely thanks to an explosive eight-run third inning.
Washington struck first in the second inning when Raelee Adkins hit a two-run homer, but Lone Grove quickly tied it in the bottom half of the inning with a Jorden Rigney double.
The game swung heavily in Lone Grove’s favor in the third inning, as they scored eight runs, highlighted by Kadence Lampkin’s two-run homer to center.
Lone Grove’s Braylee Spence dominated on the mound, striking out 12 batters and giving up only two hits over five innings while the offense racked up 11 hits, with Jocelyn Morton going 3-for-3 and Rigney and Hunter Gardner each driving in three runs.
KJ Tudor led the defense with 12 chances, as Lone Grove played error-free baseball.
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In Class 5A, Piedmont and Pryor advanced with strong offensive play, pushing past their semifinal opponents…
Marley Teasley dominated in the circle, striking out 11 batters and allowing just three hits over seven scoreless innings to lead Weatherford to a 5-0 win over Purcell in 4A action on Saturday.
Weatherford broke the scoreless tie in the fourth inning with Karson McPherson’s RBI single. Harlie Chism powered the offense, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and stealing two bases.
Teasley didn’t allow a walk and Ella Resendiz pitched seven innings for Purcell, giving up five runs (three earned) and striking out nine. Weatherford’s defense was sharp, with no errors, and Kaitlyn Bryant led the field with 12 chances.
Purcell’s Miaca Martinez, Hannah Whitaker, and Kenna Esparza each had a hit, and the team turned a double play.
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Pryor built a commanding six-run lead in the second inning and held off a strong push from Piedmont to earn a 7-4 win on Saturday.
Zariah Diaz got Pryor on the board in the first inning with an RBI single, and the offense exploded in the second with five more runs.
Nevaeh Chupp’s two-run double, followed by RBI singles from Payton Jackson and Kenzi Bennett, extended the lead.
Coda Taylor pitched a complete game for Pryor, allowing four runs on six hits, striking out four, and walking one. Although Piedmont chipped away at the lead, scoring runs on a line out and two singles, Taylor and Pryor’s defense held strong.
Pryor collected 10 hits, with Rhymee Rutherford, Tayla Vance, and Jackson each getting two hits. Bennett and Chupp led with two RBIs apiece, while Diaz was flawless in the field, handling seven chances without an error.
Olivia Palumbo was stellar in the circle for Washington, tossing a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out three and walking one.
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Pryor built a commanding six-run lead in the second inning and held off a strong push from Piedmont to earn a 7-4 win on Saturday.
Zariah Diaz got Pryor on the board in the first inning with an RBI single, and the offense exploded in the second with five more runs.
Nevaeh Chupp’s two-run double, followed by RBI singles from Payton Jackson and Kenzi Bennett, extended the lead.
Coda Taylor pitched a complete game for Pryor, allowing four runs on six hits, striking out four, and walking one. Although Piedmont chipped away at the lead, scoring runs on a line out and two singles, Taylor and Pryor’s defense held strong.
Pryor collected 10 hits, with Rhymee Rutherford, Tayla Vance, and Jackson each getting two hits. Bennett and Chupp led with two RBIs apiece, while Diaz was flawless in the field, handling seven chances without an error.
— Brentt Eads/Line Drive Softbal3
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