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Spring break offered Verdigris baseball both reassurance and some turbulence.
The Cardinals [8-2] showed their offensive depth and late-game toughness in two victories before running into a Choctaw surge that snapped their momentum, finishing the three-game stretch with a 2-1 record.
VERDIGRIS 8, SEQUOYAH 0
Back-to-back extra-base hits in the sixth inning delivered the final blow as Verdigris pulled away for an 8-0 victory Monday over Sequoyah.
Mac West paced the Cardinals’ offense with 3 hits and 2 RBIs, while Barrett Marlow added 2 RBIs of his own. On the mound, Boston Acosta was dominant, striking out 7 over 6 shutout innings.
Verdigris opened the scoring in the first when Ethan Hushbeck raced home on a passed ball.
The Cardinals manufactured two more runs in the second. Conner Stump grounded into a fielder’s choice that scored Hunter Attaway before Korbin Ballinger laid down a sacrifice bunt that plated Stump for a 3-0 lead.
West extended the margin in the third with an RBI single to center that scored Ian Lane.
Verdigris continued to tack on runs.
Marlow singled in Bosten Sherman in the fourth, Acosta lifted a sacrifice fly to score Hushbeck in the fifth and the Cardinals sealed the shutout in the sixth when Marlow doubled home Ballinger before West followed with an RBI double to bring Marlow home.
VERDIGRIS 7, DALE 3
A tense pitchers’ duel turned decisively in Verdigris’ favor when the Cardinals erupted for 4 runs in the seventh to defeat Dale 7-3 Thursday at the Edmond Spring Break Festival.
West again led the way offensively with 3 hits, while Acosta and Heath Hutichison each drove in 2 runs.
Verdigris struck first in the opening inning as Marlow scored on a passed ball before Acosta’s sacrifice fly brought Lane home.
Hutichison added an RBI single in the fourth to make it 3-0, but Dale rallied.
Carver Crowson’s 2-run double cut the lead to one in the bottom half of the inning, and an error allowed the Pirates to tie the game at 3 in the fifth.
The Cardinals responded emphatically in the seventh.
West beat out a bunt single to score Marlow, Acosta doubled to center to drive in Hushbeck, Hutichison followed with a bunt single that plated West and Acosta later scored on a passed ball to cap the decisive rally.
Lane earned the win in relief, tossing 3 strong innings without allowing an earned run.
CHOCTAW 10, VERDIGRIS 3
Choctaw’s explosive fourth inning flipped the game completely as the Yellowjackets pulled away for a 10-3 victory later Thursday.
Acosta was a bright spot offensively, going 2-for-2, while the Cardinals’ early patience at the plate helped them build an initial lead.
Verdigris opened the scoring in the first with consecutive bases-loaded walks. Hutichison drew one to force in Marlow, and Stump followed with another to bring home Hushbeck for a 2-0 advantage.
Choctaw answered immediately as Logan Nei singled to score Titus Hawk in the bottom of the first, then tied the game in the second when Brodee Clifton scored on an error.
The Yellowjackets seized control in the fourth.
Josiah Kemp doubled to score Clifton, Broedy Taron followed with a 2-run double, Hawk scored on a wild pitch before Taron crossed on an error and Tripp Enright and Cash Hollingsworth delivered RBI singles to push the lead to 9-2.
Verdigris briefly stopped the bleeding in the fifth when Acosta singled home Hushbeck, but Choctaw added its final run in the sixth on Cayson Harris’ RBI single.
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The Cardinals [8-2] showed their offensive depth and late-game toughness in two victories before running into a Choctaw surge that snapped their momentum, finishing the three-game stretch with a 2-1 record.
VERDIGRIS 8, SEQUOYAH 0
Back-to-back extra-base hits in the sixth inning delivered the final blow as Verdigris pulled away for an 8-0 victory Monday over Sequoyah.
Mac West paced the Cardinals’ offense with 3 hits and 2 RBIs, while Barrett Marlow added 2 RBIs of his own. On the mound, Boston Acosta was dominant, striking out 7 over 6 shutout innings.
Verdigris opened the scoring in the first when Ethan Hushbeck raced home on a passed ball.
The Cardinals manufactured two more runs in the second. Conner Stump grounded into a fielder’s choice that scored Hunter Attaway before Korbin Ballinger laid down a sacrifice bunt that plated Stump for a 3-0 lead.
West extended the margin in the third with an RBI single to center that scored Ian Lane.
Verdigris continued to tack on runs.
Marlow singled in Bosten Sherman in the fourth, Acosta lifted a sacrifice fly to score Hushbeck in the fifth and the Cardinals sealed the shutout in the sixth when Marlow doubled home Ballinger before West followed with an RBI double to bring Marlow home.
VERDIGRIS 7, DALE 3
A tense pitchers’ duel turned decisively in Verdigris’ favor when the Cardinals erupted for 4 runs in the seventh to defeat Dale 7-3 Thursday at the Edmond Spring Break Festival.
West again led the way offensively with 3 hits, while Acosta and Heath Hutichison each drove in 2 runs.
Verdigris struck first in the opening inning as Marlow scored on a passed ball before Acosta’s sacrifice fly brought Lane home.
Hutichison added an RBI single in the fourth to make it 3-0, but Dale rallied.
Carver Crowson’s 2-run double cut the lead to one in the bottom half of the inning, and an error allowed the Pirates to tie the game at 3 in the fifth.
The Cardinals responded emphatically in the seventh.
West beat out a bunt single to score Marlow, Acosta doubled to center to drive in Hushbeck, Hutichison followed with a bunt single that plated West and Acosta later scored on a passed ball to cap the decisive rally.
Lane earned the win in relief, tossing 3 strong innings without allowing an earned run.
CHOCTAW 10, VERDIGRIS 3
Choctaw’s explosive fourth inning flipped the game completely as the Yellowjackets pulled away for a 10-3 victory later Thursday.
Acosta was a bright spot offensively, going 2-for-2, while the Cardinals’ early patience at the plate helped them build an initial lead.
Verdigris opened the scoring in the first with consecutive bases-loaded walks. Hutichison drew one to force in Marlow, and Stump followed with another to bring home Hushbeck for a 2-0 advantage.
Choctaw answered immediately as Logan Nei singled to score Titus Hawk in the bottom of the first, then tied the game in the second when Brodee Clifton scored on an error.
The Yellowjackets seized control in the fourth.
Josiah Kemp doubled to score Clifton, Broedy Taron followed with a 2-run double, Hawk scored on a wild pitch before Taron crossed on an error and Tripp Enright and Cash Hollingsworth delivered RBI singles to push the lead to 9-2.
Verdigris briefly stopped the bleeding in the fifth when Acosta singled home Hushbeck, but Choctaw added its final run in the sixth on Cayson Harris’ RBI single.
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