Silo, Leedey claim fall baseball championships

A three-run fifth inning propelled Silo to a 5-3 victory against Roff and the Class A fall baseball state championship Saturday at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

It’s the 10^th time Silo has claimed a state baseball championship and their fourth in the fall, this one coming over a deep and talented field of schools, some of whom didn’t even reach the Class A state tournament.

Silo had opened the tournament with a 10-2 triumph over Binger-Oney, the defending champions in both fall and spring baseball. They then knocked off Rattan 8-2 in the semifinals.

In the Class B tournament, perennial contender Leedey reached the top of the mountain for the first time in 26 years, knocking off Red Oak 10-6 in the championship game.

The Bison went 35-2 this season and rolled through a tough state tournament field, beating Fort Cobb-Broxton 2-0 in the semifinals and winning 4-2 over Boswell in the quarterfinals.

Red Oak had won a 12-9, extra-inning game earlier in the day against Asher to reach the finals.

Fall Baseball regionals roll starting Thursday

It’s regional time in fall baseball, with 16 teams in each class vying for the final eight spots to reach the state tournament next weekend.

The top two finishers in each regional advance to state. Regional tournaments are slated for play Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday.

Oklahoma Fall Baseball District Tournament update

Fall baseball districts are in full swing, with a number of games already in the books and some district titles already decided.

Here are the scores that we’ve been able to track down through Thursday’s games. Teams have until Saturday to complete district play with regionals to take place next week. Listings are for the 16 district tournaments in Class A followed by the 16 Class B district events.

 

Class A

1 Roff 15, Turner 0; Roff 9, Stonewall 1

2 Binger-Oney d. Calumet 8-0, 9-0

3 Byng 10, Stuart 0; Byng 8, Vanoss 2

4 Silo 4, Colbert 0; Silo 13, Achille 0

5 Rattan 14, Clayton 1, Rattan 12, Soper 1

6 Dale 9, New Lima 1; Dale 9, Amber-Pocasset 0; Amber-Pocasset 10, New Lima 2

7 Sterling 12, Riverside 0; Ninnekah 8, Riverside 0

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9 Calera 16, Rock Creek 0; Calera 7, Latta 0

10 Wright City 10, Fort Towson 0; Wright City 7, Haworth 2;

11 Wister 11, Howe 1; Cameron 3, Wister 1; Cameron 2, Howe 0

12 Okay 4, Crowder 3; Crowder 14, Oktaha 3

13 Okarche 14, Cheyenne/Reydon/Arnett 4; Arapaho-Butler/Hydro-Eakly 4, Canute 3; Arapaho-Butler/Hydro-Eakly 16, Okarche 1; Canute 11, Cheyenne/Reydon/Arnett 4

14 Navajo 6, Blair 5; Fletcher 5, Blair 0; Fletcher 2, Navajo 1

15 Preston 11, Olive 1; Olive 17, Frontier 7; Preston 6, Glencoe 5

16 Dover/Lomega 12, Drummond 10; Dover/Lomega 2, Ripley 1

 

Class B

1 Leedey 14, Vici 4; Vici 5, Fargo 4; Leedey 14, Fargo 0

2 Red Oak 12, McCurtain 2; Red Oak 10, McCurtain 0; Red Oak 12, Braggs 0; McCurtain 3, Braggs 2

3 Lookeba-Sickles 10, Wanette 0; Wanette 15, Earlsboro 14;

4 Pittsburg 5, Calvin 4; Asher 5, Calvin 4; Asher 12, Pittsburg 0; Asher 12, Pittsburg 0

5 Coleman 23, Milburn 0; Coleman 17, Mill Creek 0

6 Ft Cobb-Broxton 8, Verden 0; Verden 12, Geronimo 2; Ft Cobb-Broxton 15, Geronimo 0

7 Erick 11, Sentinel 7; Hammon 7, Sentinel 0; Hammon 22, Erick 3

8 Moss 12, Indianola 0; Moss 10, Kinta 0; Kinta 3, Indianola 0

9 Bennington 10, Eagletown 4; Bennington 11, Boswell 10; Boswell 12, Eagletown 1

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11 Varnum 20, Wilson 1; Varnum 15, Butner 3;

12 Mason 17, Oilton 1; Shidler 12, Oilton 0; Shidler 9, Mason 1; Shidler 9, Mason 0

13 Tupelo 12, Whitesboro 0; Tupelo 8, Smithville 0;

14 Granite 16, Big Pasture 1; Olustee 12, Chatanooga 4; Olustee 15, Granite 5; Chattanooga 7, Granite 6; Chattanooga 10, Big Pasture 2; Olustee 20, Chattanooga 2

15 Mulhall-Orlando 11, Carney 1; Mulhall-Orlando 13, Cimarron 12

16 Leflore 12, Panola 0; Buffalo Valley 5, Leflore 2; Buffalo Valley 22, Panola 0

 

As games are played and results available this list will be updated throughout the weekend.

Roff captures Dale Tournament

The first week of fall baseball has produced several strong matchups, and a strong field for tournament play in Dale this weekend.

Play began Thursday in the Dale Tournament. Here’s the schedule, including Thursday games already played. We’ll update results as we receive them.

First round, Thursday

Dale 10, Latta 1; Roff 6, Okarche 0; Tushka 12, Rattan 3; Asher 13, Oktaha 1

Semifinals, Friday

Rattan d. Oktaha; Okarche d. Latta, 10-2; Tushka d. Asher, 9-6; Roff d. Dale, 2-0

Finals, Saturday

5^th place, Rattan 5, Okarche 3;  3^rd place, Dale 3, Asher 0.; 1^st place,Roff 9, Tushka 1

Roff started its season with a strong 7-0 victory against Asher Monday in a matchup of teams that figure to be in the state championship hunt.

Also picking up solid opening-day wins were Leedey, 11-3 at Okarche, Latta, 4-0 against Coleman and Olustee, which knocked off Blair 8-0. Colbert and Calera also started strong, each scoring close wins against Silo, Calera winning 4-3 and Colbert by a 3-2 margin.

Prep diamond seasons are right around the corner

It still feels like the dead of summer, but competition is right around the corner for fastpitch softball and baseball players across the state. Practice already is underway and games can begin Monday, Aug. 11.

The center of the softball world, at least for Class 6A, has in recent years been Moore. Westmoore and Moore have many years of strong tradition in the sport but were joined by the district’s newest school, Southmoore, last year, as the Sabercats scored their first state championship, taking down the Lady Lions in the finals.

Southmoore brings back almost its entire roster, save its top pitcher, Katelyn Brown. While those shoes will be tough to fill, the team has many faces who have experienced what it takes to reach the top of the mountain.