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Sunday, June 1, 2008
Baseball
Central Oklahoma, OK
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By: Francisco Ojeda
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Photo(s) By: Meagan Thompson
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The champions:
Owasso (6A), Bixby (5A), Bishop McGuinness (4A), Sperry (3A), Silo (2A), Fort-Cobb Broxton (A), Red Oak (A)
How it happened:
Owasso – The Rams beat Moore 5-2 to win their seventh state title in the past 11 years.
Bixby – The Spartans upset top-ranked Chickasha 4-1 in the state title game to capture their first championship since 1978.
Bishop McGuinness – The Fighting Irish scored the first four runs of the game to beat Tuttle 4-1 in the state title game.. McGuinness beat Mannford 2-1 in the quarterfinals and Weatherford 6-3 in the semifinals to advance to the title game.
Sperry – The team captured its second title in three years, pounding out 20 hits to beat Beggs 15-2.
Silo – Silo scored 10 runs in the fifth inning to run rule Oktaha 13-2 in the state title game.
Fort-Cobb-Broxton – The Mustangs finished this year with a state title after finishing runner-up a year ago. They got two runs in the third inning, one in the fifth and a strong pitching performance from Londan Davis to beat Sterling 3-1 in the title game. Ft. Cobb-Broxton won its quarterfinal game by one run, the semifinal game by 16 runs and ended it with a title.
Red Oak – The Eagles collected 12 hits to run rule Roff 15-5 to capture their first ever state championship.
Who surprised:
Moore – The Lions are not known to have a strong baseball program. That was until this past year. Moore made it to the state title game for the first time in 22 years. The Lions grabbed an early 1-0 lead against powerhouse Owasso, but could not hold on and lost 5-2 in the title game. Moore played Jenks three times in the semifinals, winning the last two to advance to the title game.
Who impressed:
Kennedy Winn, Chickasha – he drove in Chickasha’s only run in the title game. Pitched strong game despite loss. Allowed one run in the semifinals with seven innings of four hit ball while striking out six.
Blake Heintzelman, Moore – In the quarterfinals, he had three hits and scored three runs. In the semifinal loser’s bracket game against Broken Arrow, he had five RBI’s, including a three-run homerun. The senior All-Stater was a catalyst in the two semifinal wins against Jenks as well.
Corey Hawk, Tuttle – He collected two hits and three RBI’s in a quarterfinal win and pitched the Tigers to a victory in the semifinals.
Dillon Overton, Weatherford – He pitched the Eagles to a win in the quarterfinals. Despite a loss in the semifinals, he had a double, scored a run and drove in a run.
Tyler Martin, Bethel – He pitched the Wildcats to a 6-4 victory over Hartshorne in the quarterfinals. He allowed nine hits and struck out six. At the plate, he had two hits and drove in three runs.
Chad James, Yukon: He pitched a complete game in the quarterfinals, allowing two runs while also scoring the game winning run in a 3-2 win over Enid to help the Millers to the semifinals.
Who starred:
Londan Davis, Ft. Cobb-Broxton – He carried his team to the title game with several strong pitching performances. He pitched four shutout innings to get the win in the semifinals. Then, he followed that up the next day in the state title game by pitching all seven innings, striking out nine while allowing one run in a 3-1 win over Sterling. At the plate, he had one run batted in and a run scored against Sterling as well.
Levi Lewis, Ft. Cobb-Broxton – He pitched in relief to pick up the win in the quarterfinals, hit two homeruns in the semifinals and added an RBI in the state championship game victory.
Kyle Wormington, Moore – He pitched two complete game victories, one in the quarterfinals and the other in the semifinals loser’s bracket. Both were against Broken Arrow. He also collected a save in one of the semifinal victories over Jenks. He also pitched well in a complete game loss against Owasso in the title game.
Travis Cunningham, Bishop McGuinness – He drove in the game-winning run in the top of the seventh to beat Mannford 2-1 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he had a triple and scored two runs, including the go ahead run in the bottom of the sixth in a 6-3 win over Weatherford.
Andrew Boaz, Bishop McGuinness – He collected two wins, including a complete game in the quarterfinals and a win in the state championship game. He allowed just two runs in those two starts.
Story to know:
The McGuinness baseball team was the final team to capture a state title for the Fighting Irish. It ended a remarkable year for the athletic program. They became the first school to win eight state championships in one season. McGuinness also became the second school to win the three most popular sports – football, baseball and boy’s basketball. Carl Albert was the first to do it last year.
Players to watch next season:
Dillon Overton, Weatherford; Ryan Stringer, Clinton; Kyle Ahmad, Bishop McGuinness; Chad James, Yukon; Trevor Nelson, Dale; Heath Wilda, Chickasha; Jeden Chappell, Guthrie; T.J. Realmuto, Carl Albert.
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