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State Champions 6A - Broken Arrow 5A - Lawton MacArthur 4A - Tuttle 3A - Washington 2A - Ringling A - Depew B -- Sasakwa Top Teams These teams shined this season: Tuttle - The Tigers won their second straight Class 4A state championship. They lost a lot of talent to graduation from last year' title run, but had enough contributions to come out on top. Tuttle trailed 5-0 in the title game to Fort Gibson, but battled back and got a game-winning solo homerun from sophomore Nicole Workman in the bottom of the seventh to win 8-7. Tuttle came from behind in all three state tournament games, winning two in eight innings and one in the bottom of the seventh. Each win was by one run. Washington - A move up a class suited Washington just fine. The Warriors moved up to 3A a year ago and in just their second season in the class they won the state championship. They beat Adair 5-2 in the title game behind a strong offense, led by senior catcher Caitlyn Marcum. She was one of seven seniors as the experience was a big reason the Warriors won the title. Lawton MacArthur - The Highlanders won their first state fast-pitch title. They did it with a young team that had a lot of power and good pitching. MacArthur ended the season 32-5 and beat Shawnee 2-1 in the title game. The Highlanders had several freshmen come up with big contributions. Hammering Heroes These players came up with big hits when their teams needed them the most: The Broken Arrow trio of Chelsea Lyon, Stephanie Brewer and Megan Sullivan - The trio combine for three home runs in the championship game against the Lady Jaguars ace Kaci Quintero. Quintero had pitched 28 consecutive scoreless innings until the BA bombers came to the plate. Lyon also knocked a two-run single up the middle after her home run in the first. Nicole Workman, Tuttle - The sophomore was hampered by a shoulder injury much of the year. But she overcame that in the Class 4A state championship. She pitched five solid innings in relief. At the plate, she got three hits and hit the game-winning solo home run in the bottom of the seventh in Tuttle's 8-7 win. Workman also pitched in relief and got the win in Tuttle's 3-2 eighth inning win in the semifinals. Caitlyn Marcum, Washington - The senior catcher finished her career in fine fashion. The talented hitter had three hits, connected on a home run, scored a run and had an RBI double to lift the Warriors to a 5-2 win in the Class 3A state championship over Adair. She led the team in extra base hits this season. Lacey Stonebraker, Tuttle - The junior hit game-winning two run single in the bottom of the eighth inning in the quarterfinal win against Piedmont 3-2. She also had RBI double in come from behind win in the semifinals. Tough to Hit These pitchers were tough to hit: Kaci Quintero, Westmoore - The senior pitcher collected three straight shutouts in the 6A state tournament in 28 innings to lead the Jaguars to the state championship game. Westmoore finished runner-up in 6A for the second straight year. Quintero, who finished 26-3 this season, also had 22 strikeouts in a 13 inning win in the state tournament. Ashley Brokeshoulder, Shawnee - Brokeshoulder, who finished 25-8, led Shawnee to a 5A state runner-up finish in the team's third trip to the state tournament. The pitching standout for the Wolves since she was a freshman, Brokeshoulder allowed just six hits in pitching two shutouts to help Shawnee to the state title game. Chelsea Jones, El Reno - She stood out on the mound and at the plate. The sophomore won 22 games this year with an earned run average of below .50. She also batted nearly .500 this season. Kalynn Schrock, Choctaw - Schrock collected two wins in the 6A state tournament. She also had 25 strikeouts in a 1-0 loss to Westmoore in 13 innings. Amanda McClelland, Lawton MacArthur - She collected several wins in the 5A state tournament, none more important than allowing just one run in the 2-1 state championship victory over Shawnee. Not Forgotten These players did the little things to help their team: Caitlin Sill, Tuttle - The freshman pitcher helped the Tigers win the 4A state title. She had the game-winning RBI groundout in the eighth inning of the semifinals to catapult Tuttle into the title game. Kelsey Roberson, Washington - The strong-armed shortstop made several acrobatic defensive plays in the field and collected several hits to help Washington to the 3A state championship. Breyonna Phillips, Westmoore - The senior second baseman led the Jaguars offense all season, and did it again in the 6A state tournament. She had a game-winning two-run single in a 2-0 win over Choctaw in the state tournament. Sidni Boyer, Shawnee - She led the team in batting average and runs scored. In the state tournament, she collected three hits in the semifinals to help Shawnee finish runner-up in 5A. Great Performance These players may not have led their teams to state titles, but they played well: Tessa Peirce, Bethel - She had two hits, including a homerun, for Bethel in a 4A quarterfinal loss. Tara Nall, El Reno - The senior batted .490 this year with six home runs and nearly 40 RBIs as the Indians were ranked No.1 most of the season. Drew Wright, Moore - The power hitter had several key hits to help Moore reach the 6A state semifinals. She was the catalyst of one of the best offenses in the state. Kayla Ratliff, Mustang - The junior first baseman had an impressive state tournament with several hits to help the Broncos advance to the 6A state semifinals. Kayla Lowe, Piedmont - The sophomore right fielder had two hits, including a double, and made several good plays in the field in the Wildcats 4A quarterfinal loss. Ali Manship, Harrah - The senior was the offensive and defensive leader for the Panthers as they advanced to the 4A state tournament with a 31-4 record.