Published: March 21, 2008 03:48 pm            

Thursday's Baseball Capsules

Thursday’s Games

At Vanoss Tournament

First Round

Stratford 6, Elmore City 5

ELMORE 111 011 0 — 5 7 6

STRATFORD 210 201 x — 6 5 2

Crull and Phillips. Tommy Lawson, Dalen Qualls (6) and Nick Lowry. WP-Qualls (2-1). LP-Crull. 2B-Chapman, Phillips (EC), Qualls (S). HL-Chapman 2-4, 3 RBIs; Balland 2-3 (EC); Qualls 1-2, 2 RBIs; Jordan Alberson 2-3, RS (S).

NOTEWORTHY: Jordan Alberson singled leading off the bottom of the sixth and scored the winning run on a one-out throwing error (Elmore City’s sixth of the game) to give Stratford the victory. Dalen Qualls got the win in relief of starter Tommy Lawson and also doubled and drove in two runs for the Bulldogs, who return to action in the winner’s bracket at 12:30 p.m. today.

COACHES QUOTE: “There was nothing pretty about it, but we won.” — Stratford coach Mark Qualls.

Team Record: Stratford 4-3.

Up Next: Stratford vs. Boswell today, 12:30 p.m. at Vanoss Tournament.

Editor's Note: No other scores were reported from the Vanoss Tournament.



Southern Oklahoma Spring Break Shootout

At Ardmore

Edmond Santa Fe 10, Latta 0

LATTA 000 00 — 0 5 4

SANTA FE 151 3x — 10 10 1

Reed Johnson, Tyler Poge (4) and Ryan Stoup. Santa Fe NA. HL-Wacey Henderson 1-2, Robert Simpson 1-2, Seyth Roebuck 1-2, Dalton Brown 1-2 (L).

NOTEWORTHY: Edmond Santa Fe (No. 3 in Class 6A) pounded out 10 hits and held Latta to five singles in the run-rule victory over the Panthers (No. 4 in Class 2A).

COACHES QUOTE: “They hit the ball real well, but we just made a lot of mental mistakes. We didn’t look real good. They put a lot of pressure on us, and we didn’t make plays on defense.” — Latta coach Eddie Collins.

Team Record: Latta 4-2.

Up Next: Latta vs. Guthrie, 1:15 p.m.; Latta vs. Ardmore, 8 p.m. today; Latta vs. Noble, 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Noble Energy Southern Oklahoma Spring Break Shootout in Ardmore.



Southern Oklahoma Spring Break Shootout

At Lone Grove

Game 1

McLoud 7, Byng 3

BYNG 300 000 0 — 3 5 2

MCLOUD 151 000 x — 7 7 1

Jordan Cowger and Wyatt Fisher. Waylon Moore and Mounge. WP-Moore. LP-Cowger (1-1). HL-Glen Mitchell 2-3, RS (B); Farrell 2-3, RS (M).

NOTEWORTHY: McLoud pitcher Waylon Moore pitched six shutout innings after giving up three runs in the top of the first. Byng managed just five hits, including two by Glen Mitchell.



Game 2

Blanchard 6, Byng 3

BYNG 100 011 0 — 3 5 3

BLANCHARD 011 031 x — 6 8 5

Dakota Abbott and Wyatt Fisher. Cox, Chase Stephens (7) and Smith. WP-Cox. LP-Abbott (1-2). HL-Glen Mitchell 2-3, RBI, RS (Byng); Shattey 2-3 (Bla).

NOTEWORTHY: Byng again managed just three runs and five hits in its second straight tournament setback. Blanchard snapped a 2-2 tie with a three-run fifth frame.

Team Record: Byng 3-8.

Up Next: Marlow vs. Byng, 1:15 p.m.; Lone Grove vs. Byng, 5:45 p.m. at Noble Energy Southern Oklahoma Spring Break Shootout in Lone Grove.





At Ripley Tournament

First Round

Caney 5, Stonewal 3

STONEWALL 000 100 2 — 3 8 4

CANEY 100 011 2 — 5 4 3

Jake Williams, J.P. Maples (7) and Bronson Gore. Aaron Chalk and Mack Fincher. WP-Chalk. LP-Maples (0-2). HR-Ethan McBride (C). 2B-Josh Scribner, Maples (S). HL-Scribner 3-4, RBI, Dakota McCollum 2-3, Maples 1-3, RBI, Williams 1-3 (S); McBride 1-4, 2 RBIs, Dustin Eagleberger 1-3, RBI, Landon Green 1-2 (C).

NOTEWORTHY: Ethan McBride hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh to give the Cougars the upset win over Stonewall (No. 6 in Class A). Stonewall had tied the game with two runs in the top of the seventh. Josh Scribner led the Stonewall offense, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The Longhorns out-hit Caney 8-4.

Team Record: Stonewall 3-4.

Up Next: Stonewall vs. Cashion-Grandfield today, 3 p.m. at Ripley Tournament.

        

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