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Tiger baseball dinner big hit
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:26 AM CST
All Shannon Dobson wanted was the Wildlife
Festival “to be a little bigger and better.”
Broken Arrow High School’s baseball coach
got that – and then some – last Friday night.
This sixth edition, a major fundraiser
sponsored by the BAHS Baseball Booster
Club, surpassed expectations.
An estimated record $15,000 was raised in
the three-hour dinner-auction at the BAHS
cafeteria, Dobson said.
Those proceeds will pay “for most” of the
Tigers’ spring break trip to Arizona in March,
Dobson said.
Nearly 600 tickets, which cost $10 each,
were sold with the auction raking in the
remainder.
Dobson got his first hint just a half hour into the festivities when he was told the high school dining
area was close to its 600 capacity limit.
The dinner menu included duck-k-bobs, fish and venison.
“There was plenty of food and it was good eating,” Dobson said. “We were sending leftovers
home with people.”
Among auction items were an autographed jersey from Texas Rangers’ slugger Josh Hamilton
and an autographed picture of Rangers’ third baseman Michael Young.
One highlight was a duck retrieving exhibition by Avery and Ted, a pair of Labrador retrievers
brought by Danny Hass and Ryder Keller.
Three former Tigers, Jackson Williams, Matt Klimas and Nick Pettus, were recognized along with
the 2006 BAHS team.
Williams and Klimas are catchers in the San Francisco organization and Pettus is pitching in the
Houston farm system.
Mark Brewer, a BAHS graduate and son of the late Jim Brewer, attended along with Luke Scott of
the Baltimore Orioles.
Brewer is the pitching coach for the Binghamton (N.Y.) Mets, the New York Met’s Double-A team.
Scott is a designated hitter-outfielder for the Orioles.
“It was a great night but it took a lot of work from a lot of people,” Dobson said. “This was a great
example of teamwork. Everybody, from parents to players, had their roles and everybody did their
jobs.”
Dobson singled out the efforts of Liz Biggs, Rochelle Buss, Pam Evans and Melinda Rolland.
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:26 AM CST
All Shannon Dobson wanted was the Wildlife
Festival “to be a little bigger and better.”
Broken Arrow High School’s baseball coach
got that – and then some – last Friday night.
This sixth edition, a major fundraiser
sponsored by the BAHS Baseball Booster
Club, surpassed expectations.
An estimated record $15,000 was raised in
the three-hour dinner-auction at the BAHS
cafeteria, Dobson said.
Those proceeds will pay “for most” of the
Tigers’ spring break trip to Arizona in March,
Dobson said.
Nearly 600 tickets, which cost $10 each,
were sold with the auction raking in the
remainder.
Dobson got his first hint just a half hour into the festivities when he was told the high school dining
area was close to its 600 capacity limit.
The dinner menu included duck-k-bobs, fish and venison.
“There was plenty of food and it was good eating,” Dobson said. “We were sending leftovers
home with people.”
Among auction items were an autographed jersey from Texas Rangers’ slugger Josh Hamilton
and an autographed picture of Rangers’ third baseman Michael Young.
One highlight was a duck retrieving exhibition by Avery and Ted, a pair of Labrador retrievers
brought by Danny Hass and Ryder Keller.
Three former Tigers, Jackson Williams, Matt Klimas and Nick Pettus, were recognized along with
the 2006 BAHS team.
Williams and Klimas are catchers in the San Francisco organization and Pettus is pitching in the
Houston farm system.
Mark Brewer, a BAHS graduate and son of the late Jim Brewer, attended along with Luke Scott of
the Baltimore Orioles.
Brewer is the pitching coach for the Binghamton (N.Y.) Mets, the New York Met’s Double-A team.
Scott is a designated hitter-outfielder for the Orioles.
“It was a great night but it took a lot of work from a lot of people,” Dobson said. “This was a great
example of teamwork. Everybody, from parents to players, had their roles and everybody did their
jobs.”
Dobson singled out the efforts of Liz Biggs, Rochelle Buss, Pam Evans and Melinda Rolland.
READY — Ryder Keller, left, and Danny Hass
demonstrated duck calls and the retrieving skills
of Ted, left, and Avery, during Broken Arrow High
School baseball’s Wildlife Festival last Friday.
Sponsored by the BAHS Baseball Booster Club,
more than $15,000 was raised.
PHOTO COURTESY JEFF JACKSON
demonstrated duck calls and the retrieving skills
of Ted, left, and Avery, during Broken Arrow High
School baseball’s Wildlife Festival last Friday.
Sponsored by the BAHS Baseball Booster Club,
more than $15,000 was raised.
PHOTO COURTESY JEFF JACKSON
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Baseball wins season opener
Bradley fans 13 in 8-0 victory over Stillwater
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 7:29 PM CST
Pitcher Archie Bradley had what he called “a
short off-season.”
On Tuesday, he went the distance for Broken
Arrow High School.
The junior right-hander struck out 13 – one shy
of his jersey number – and belted a home run
as the Tigers numbed Stillwater, 8-0, in the
BAHS season opener at Tiger Field.
In his Tiger debut after transferring from
Muskogee last summer, Bradley allowed only
four hits with one walk.
“It was a short off-season,” he said. “I worked
hard on my mechanics and felt strong at the
end, in the sixth and seventh innings.”
He registered a strike out in each inning,
including two in the seventh.
“His fastball was dominating and they couldn’t catch up with it,” BAHS catcher Mitchell Osburn
said. “Then, he’d mix in a curveball.”
Osburn, a senior, called the pitches and said he and Bradley had only one disagreement.
“Archie wanted to blow a fastball by the guy,” Osburn said, grinning. “I wanted a curveball. I got
the curve and we got the out.”
Bradley laughed and said, “I lost that one but he (Osburn) was right.”
The Tigers pounded out eight hits – four of those for extra bases, including a solo homer by
Dylan Delso – off two Stillwater pitchers.
With a 2-0 lead, Delso belted leadoff homer against SHS starter
Taylor Pierre to open the third inning.
Tyler McKinzie then singled and later scored on a wild pitch.
Then, Bradley belted a one-out homer to give BAHS a 4-0 lead.
As Bradley rounded first base, he pointed to the Tiger dugout.
“When I was on deck, I told Mason Hope ‘I am going to hit a homer just for you,’“ Bradley said,
smiling. “I looking for him.”
The Tigers jumped on Pierre for two runs in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by McKinzie and a
single by Nick Pettus.
Osburn ripped a double in the fourth to score Zack Mills, who had led off with a basehit.
BAHS put the game out of reach in the sixth on a two-run double by pinch hitter Tyler Kruse.
Tiger coach Shannon Dobson liked the power his club demonstrated but was impressed by the
little things.
“We did a good job executing at plate,” BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said. “We executed a hit-
and-run. Then, we bunted a guy into scoring position and later got him home.
“It could be hard to keep us from scoring. If we can do that, we can win a lot of games.”
The Tigers play Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Tulsa Memorial with Hope getting the start.
BROKEN ARROW 8, STILLWATER 0
Stillwater 000 000 0-0 4 1
Broken Arrow 202 120 x-8 8 1
Pierre, Jones and Zimmerman; Bradley and Osburn. W - Bradley. L - Pierre.
HR - BA: Delso, Bradley.
Bradley fans 13 in 8-0 victory over Stillwater
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 7:29 PM CST
Pitcher Archie Bradley had what he called “a
short off-season.”
On Tuesday, he went the distance for Broken
Arrow High School.
The junior right-hander struck out 13 – one shy
of his jersey number – and belted a home run
as the Tigers numbed Stillwater, 8-0, in the
BAHS season opener at Tiger Field.
In his Tiger debut after transferring from
Muskogee last summer, Bradley allowed only
four hits with one walk.
“It was a short off-season,” he said. “I worked
hard on my mechanics and felt strong at the
end, in the sixth and seventh innings.”
He registered a strike out in each inning,
including two in the seventh.
“His fastball was dominating and they couldn’t catch up with it,” BAHS catcher Mitchell Osburn
said. “Then, he’d mix in a curveball.”
Osburn, a senior, called the pitches and said he and Bradley had only one disagreement.
“Archie wanted to blow a fastball by the guy,” Osburn said, grinning. “I wanted a curveball. I got
the curve and we got the out.”
Bradley laughed and said, “I lost that one but he (Osburn) was right.”
The Tigers pounded out eight hits – four of those for extra bases, including a solo homer by
Dylan Delso – off two Stillwater pitchers.
With a 2-0 lead, Delso belted leadoff homer against SHS starter
Taylor Pierre to open the third inning.
Tyler McKinzie then singled and later scored on a wild pitch.
Then, Bradley belted a one-out homer to give BAHS a 4-0 lead.
As Bradley rounded first base, he pointed to the Tiger dugout.
“When I was on deck, I told Mason Hope ‘I am going to hit a homer just for you,’“ Bradley said,
smiling. “I looking for him.”
The Tigers jumped on Pierre for two runs in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by McKinzie and a
single by Nick Pettus.
Osburn ripped a double in the fourth to score Zack Mills, who had led off with a basehit.
BAHS put the game out of reach in the sixth on a two-run double by pinch hitter Tyler Kruse.
Tiger coach Shannon Dobson liked the power his club demonstrated but was impressed by the
little things.
“We did a good job executing at plate,” BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said. “We executed a hit-
and-run. Then, we bunted a guy into scoring position and later got him home.
“It could be hard to keep us from scoring. If we can do that, we can win a lot of games.”
The Tigers play Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Tulsa Memorial with Hope getting the start.
BROKEN ARROW 8, STILLWATER 0
Stillwater 000 000 0-0 4 1
Broken Arrow 202 120 x-8 8 1
Pierre, Jones and Zimmerman; Bradley and Osburn. W - Bradley. L - Pierre.
HR - BA: Delso, Bradley.
STRONG START — Junior Archie Bradley (14)
of Broken Arrow High School struck out 13 in
an 8-0 victory over Stillwater Tuesday. It was
BAHS's season opener.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
of Broken Arrow High School struck out 13 in
an 8-0 victory over Stillwater Tuesday. It was
BAHS's season opener.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Tigers, Hope tame Memorial
Junior allows two hits, fans 14
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, March 4, 2010 9:47 PM CST
Broken Arrow High School baseball coach Shannon
Dobson refers to the pitching mound as "the hill."
From Tulsa Memorial's perspective Thursday, it must
have appeared Broken Arrow right-hander Mason Hope
was pitching from a mountain.
The rangy Hope allowed just two hits and struck out 14
as the Tigers shutdown the Chargers, 3-0, in a
non-conference game at the Memorial diamond.
Hope, a junior, tossed the second shutout in three days
in the first week of Broken Arrow's season. On Tuesday,
junior Archie Bradley fanned 14 in an 8-0, season
opening victory against Stillwater.
"We got a good job from Hope on the hill," Dobson said.
"You can get a lot of wins when you play defense and
get good pitching."
Hope had faced the minimum 18 batters through the
first six innings, thanks to the BAHS defense.
Tyler Simms, Memorial's starting pitcher, had a one out
single in the bottom of the second and stole second.
But, Simms was thrown out by Tiger catcher Mitchell
Osburn when he tried to take third.
The next 14 Chargers were retired by Hope in order
and in that stretch, seven were strikeouts.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Chargers' Josh Sparks singled and Justin Robertson reached
on an error with one out. With the tying runs aboard, Hope polished off MHS by ending the game
with two strikeouts.
"My curve-ball," Hope said smiling, when asked which pitch was most effective. "It was good
today."
Five of his strikeouts were called third strikes and seven of his tally came in the last three innings.
He had strikeouts in six of the seven innings and ended six innings with strikeouts.
"I got stronger as the game went on," Hope said. "I guess I didn't stretch out very well before the
game."
Asked if he realized he had faced the minimum 18 batters going into the seventh, Hope chuckled.
"I don't usually think of those things," he said. "But, everybody in the dugout kept reminding me."
The Tigers staked Hope to his three-run advantage by scoring single tallies in the first three
innings against Simms.
Osburn singled home Alex Cochran, who had drawn a lead-off walk in the top of the first. Bradley
opened the Tiger second with a single and scored on a two-out base-hit by Zack Mills. BAHS's
final run came when Tyler McKinzie had a two-out double and Nick Pettus followed with a single.
"We hit the ball well at times but we didn't string things together," Dobson said. "That's something
we've got to do better. We got that three run lead and cruised."
The Tigers had eight hits - two each by Osburn, McKinzie and Mills - but only had two hits over
their last four at-bats.
BAHS hosts Rogers, Ark., Saturday at noon with Tyler Kruse scheduled to pitch.
BROKEN ARROW 3, TULSA MEMORIAL 0
Broken Arrow 111 000 0-3 8 1
Tulsa Memorial 000 000 0-0 2 0
Hope and Osburn; Simms, Peterson (4) and Robertson. W - Hope (1-0). L - Simms.
Junior allows two hits, fans 14
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, March 4, 2010 9:47 PM CST
Broken Arrow High School baseball coach Shannon
Dobson refers to the pitching mound as "the hill."
From Tulsa Memorial's perspective Thursday, it must
have appeared Broken Arrow right-hander Mason Hope
was pitching from a mountain.
The rangy Hope allowed just two hits and struck out 14
as the Tigers shutdown the Chargers, 3-0, in a
non-conference game at the Memorial diamond.
Hope, a junior, tossed the second shutout in three days
in the first week of Broken Arrow's season. On Tuesday,
junior Archie Bradley fanned 14 in an 8-0, season
opening victory against Stillwater.
"We got a good job from Hope on the hill," Dobson said.
"You can get a lot of wins when you play defense and
get good pitching."
Hope had faced the minimum 18 batters through the
first six innings, thanks to the BAHS defense.
Tyler Simms, Memorial's starting pitcher, had a one out
single in the bottom of the second and stole second.
But, Simms was thrown out by Tiger catcher Mitchell
Osburn when he tried to take third.
The next 14 Chargers were retired by Hope in order
and in that stretch, seven were strikeouts.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Chargers' Josh Sparks singled and Justin Robertson reached
on an error with one out. With the tying runs aboard, Hope polished off MHS by ending the game
with two strikeouts.
"My curve-ball," Hope said smiling, when asked which pitch was most effective. "It was good
today."
Five of his strikeouts were called third strikes and seven of his tally came in the last three innings.
He had strikeouts in six of the seven innings and ended six innings with strikeouts.
"I got stronger as the game went on," Hope said. "I guess I didn't stretch out very well before the
game."
Asked if he realized he had faced the minimum 18 batters going into the seventh, Hope chuckled.
"I don't usually think of those things," he said. "But, everybody in the dugout kept reminding me."
The Tigers staked Hope to his three-run advantage by scoring single tallies in the first three
innings against Simms.
Osburn singled home Alex Cochran, who had drawn a lead-off walk in the top of the first. Bradley
opened the Tiger second with a single and scored on a two-out base-hit by Zack Mills. BAHS's
final run came when Tyler McKinzie had a two-out double and Nick Pettus followed with a single.
"We hit the ball well at times but we didn't string things together," Dobson said. "That's something
we've got to do better. We got that three run lead and cruised."
The Tigers had eight hits - two each by Osburn, McKinzie and Mills - but only had two hits over
their last four at-bats.
BAHS hosts Rogers, Ark., Saturday at noon with Tyler Kruse scheduled to pitch.
BROKEN ARROW 3, TULSA MEMORIAL 0
Broken Arrow 111 000 0-3 8 1
Tulsa Memorial 000 000 0-0 2 0
Hope and Osburn; Simms, Peterson (4) and Robertson. W - Hope (1-0). L - Simms.
ON TARGET — Mason Hope of
Broken Arrow High School struck out
14 in the Tigers' 3-0 victory at Tulsa
Memorial Thursday. The Tigers host
Rogers, Ark., Saturday at noon.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Broken Arrow High School struck out
14 in the Tigers' 3-0 victory at Tulsa
Memorial Thursday. The Tigers host
Rogers, Ark., Saturday at noon.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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Tiger baseball improves to 3-0
Pettus gets nod after injury
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, March 6, 2010 3:14 PM CST
One of Broken Arrow High School luxuries in baseball
should be its pitching depth.
If that might was questioned Saturday, Nick Pettus
had the answer.
On short notice, Pettus got the start against Rogers,
Ark., in a non-conference game at Tiger Field.
“Let’s say,” Pettus said, grinning, “there wasn’t much
time.”
With starter Tyler Kruse injured in a non-baseball
incident, BAHS coach Shannon Dobson approached
Pettus.
“About 30 minutes before the game, he (Dobson)
told me ‘You’re on the bump today,’“ Pettus said.
The hard-throwing junior tamed Rogers on two hits
over six innings in an 8-1 victory that raised the
Tigers’ record to 3-0.
He gave up two of those hits and the only run in the first inning while he worked out the kinks.
“I wasn’t all that stretched out in the first inning,” Pettus said. “After that, I got loose and settled
down.”
Pettus was lifted for lefthander Mason Marquette after 75 pitches.
“I felt good,” Pettus said. “My arm was alive.”
Rogers (0-1) got a second-pitch double by Marshall Krupka to open the top of the first. Krupka
scored one out later on a single by Jake Rylee.
That was the first run scored against the Tigers. Archie Bradley and Mason Hope opened the
season with back-to-back shutouts.
“Not bad, one run in three games,” Dobson said. “That’s a good start.”
Over the next five innings, the Mountaineers had only three runners and two of those were wiped
off the base paths.
RHS’s Chris Quesada reached on a two-out error in the second but was thrown out trying to steal
by Tiger catcher Mitchell Osburn to end the inning.
In the fifth inning, Jarred Lunsford had a one-out single for the Mountaineers but was erased on
an inning-ending double play.
Krupka (“He’s a D-1 type player,” Dobson said) had a double in the sixth but was stranded.
Pettus finished his stint with six strikeouts and no walks while Marquette retired Rogers in order in
the top of the seventh.
BAHS tied the game at 1-1 in the second when Bradley reached on a two-out throwing error and
scored on a single by Jacob Evans.
The Tigers batted around and erupted for five runs in the third when Alex Cochran doubled and
scored on a triple by Dylan Delso.
An error and a hit batter by RHS starter Josh Sample loaded bases. A passed ball allowed Delso
to score.
Two pitches later, Bradley belted a three-run homer and the Tigers were in control, 6-1.
BAHS added two more in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Osburn and passed ball that let
Zack Mills, who had doubled, score.
BAHS continues this homestand hosting Sapulpa Monday, Muskogee Tuesday and Jenks
Thursday. All starts are 4:30 p.m.
BROKEN ARROW 8, ROGERS, ARK. 1
Rogers, Ark. 100 000 0-1 4 3
Broken Arrow 015 020 x-8 8 1
Sample, Carig (4) and Rylee; Pettus, Marquette (7) and Osburn and Delso (6). W - Pettus. L -
Sample. HR - BA: Bradley (2).
Pettus gets nod after injury
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, March 6, 2010 3:14 PM CST
One of Broken Arrow High School luxuries in baseball
should be its pitching depth.
If that might was questioned Saturday, Nick Pettus
had the answer.
On short notice, Pettus got the start against Rogers,
Ark., in a non-conference game at Tiger Field.
“Let’s say,” Pettus said, grinning, “there wasn’t much
time.”
With starter Tyler Kruse injured in a non-baseball
incident, BAHS coach Shannon Dobson approached
Pettus.
“About 30 minutes before the game, he (Dobson)
told me ‘You’re on the bump today,’“ Pettus said.
The hard-throwing junior tamed Rogers on two hits
over six innings in an 8-1 victory that raised the
Tigers’ record to 3-0.
He gave up two of those hits and the only run in the first inning while he worked out the kinks.
“I wasn’t all that stretched out in the first inning,” Pettus said. “After that, I got loose and settled
down.”
Pettus was lifted for lefthander Mason Marquette after 75 pitches.
“I felt good,” Pettus said. “My arm was alive.”
Rogers (0-1) got a second-pitch double by Marshall Krupka to open the top of the first. Krupka
scored one out later on a single by Jake Rylee.
That was the first run scored against the Tigers. Archie Bradley and Mason Hope opened the
season with back-to-back shutouts.
“Not bad, one run in three games,” Dobson said. “That’s a good start.”
Over the next five innings, the Mountaineers had only three runners and two of those were wiped
off the base paths.
RHS’s Chris Quesada reached on a two-out error in the second but was thrown out trying to steal
by Tiger catcher Mitchell Osburn to end the inning.
In the fifth inning, Jarred Lunsford had a one-out single for the Mountaineers but was erased on
an inning-ending double play.
Krupka (“He’s a D-1 type player,” Dobson said) had a double in the sixth but was stranded.
Pettus finished his stint with six strikeouts and no walks while Marquette retired Rogers in order in
the top of the seventh.
BAHS tied the game at 1-1 in the second when Bradley reached on a two-out throwing error and
scored on a single by Jacob Evans.
The Tigers batted around and erupted for five runs in the third when Alex Cochran doubled and
scored on a triple by Dylan Delso.
An error and a hit batter by RHS starter Josh Sample loaded bases. A passed ball allowed Delso
to score.
Two pitches later, Bradley belted a three-run homer and the Tigers were in control, 6-1.
BAHS added two more in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Osburn and passed ball that let
Zack Mills, who had doubled, score.
BAHS continues this homestand hosting Sapulpa Monday, Muskogee Tuesday and Jenks
Thursday. All starts are 4:30 p.m.
BROKEN ARROW 8, ROGERS, ARK. 1
Rogers, Ark. 100 000 0-1 4 3
Broken Arrow 015 020 x-8 8 1
Sample, Carig (4) and Rylee; Pettus, Marquette (7) and Osburn and Delso (6). W - Pettus. L -
Sample. HR - BA: Bradley (2).
RBI — Sophomore Jacob Evans
delivers an RBI single in the second
inning of Broken Arrow High
School's 8-1 victory Saturday over
Rogers, Ark.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
delivers an RBI single in the second
inning of Broken Arrow High
School's 8-1 victory Saturday over
Rogers, Ark.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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BAHS paddles Muskogee, 11-1
Unbeaten Tigers host Jenks Thursday
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:08 PM CST
Tyler McKinzie had “an off pre-game” before
Broken Arrow High School hosted Muskogee
Tuesday.
When the Frontier Valley Conference
baseball game started, McKinzie was
tuned in.
“I wasn’t very focused,” McKinzie said. “So, I
slapped myself in the face a couple of times
and I was focused.”
The junior went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and
two runs scored to help BAHS to an 11-1,
run-rule triumph over the Roughers at
Tiger Field.
With the victory, the Tigers improved to 4-0
and host Jenks in an FVC game Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
McKinzie delivered an RBI single in a six-run first inning and the Tigers cruised to the finish line.
The Tigers banged out six of their 11 hits in that opening frame as MHS starter Michael Walker
lasted only one-third of an inning.
Nick Pettus followed McKinzie with a two-run single and Tyler Rolland ensued with a two-run
double to cap BAHS’s scoring explosion.
“We did a good job swinging the bats in that first inning,” Tiger coach Shannon Dobson said. “We
put the ball in play and made things happen. That’s what we are supposed to do.”
McKinzie had a double in the second to score Dylan Delso, who had a walked, to make it 7-0, as
Muskogee went through five pitchers.
Dobson employed three pitchers, each working two innings. Mason Hope started while Tyler
Kjellsen and T.J. Law followed.
Kjellsen, who hadn’t pitched since last spring because of a back injury, struck out three, allowed
one hit and was charged with Muskogee’s lone run.
“KJ (as Kjellsen is best known) did a good job for his first time out,” Dobson said. “He threw
strikes.”
The Tigers added three more runs in the fourth when Jacob Evans drew a bases loaded walk and
Zack Mills had an RBI single.
BROKEN ARROW 11, MUSKOGEE 1
Muskogee 000 100- 1 4 3
Broken Arrow 610 301-11 11 0
Michael Walker, Trey Gatzman (1), Blake Brown (4), Jade Purdin (4), Chandler Heath (5) and
Josh Silver; Mason Hope, Tyler Kjellsen (3), T.J. Law (5) and Mitch Osburn and Dylan Delso (5).
W - Hope (2-0). L - Walker.
Unbeaten Tigers host Jenks Thursday
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:08 PM CST
Tyler McKinzie had “an off pre-game” before
Broken Arrow High School hosted Muskogee
Tuesday.
When the Frontier Valley Conference
baseball game started, McKinzie was
tuned in.
“I wasn’t very focused,” McKinzie said. “So, I
slapped myself in the face a couple of times
and I was focused.”
The junior went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and
two runs scored to help BAHS to an 11-1,
run-rule triumph over the Roughers at
Tiger Field.
With the victory, the Tigers improved to 4-0
and host Jenks in an FVC game Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
McKinzie delivered an RBI single in a six-run first inning and the Tigers cruised to the finish line.
The Tigers banged out six of their 11 hits in that opening frame as MHS starter Michael Walker
lasted only one-third of an inning.
Nick Pettus followed McKinzie with a two-run single and Tyler Rolland ensued with a two-run
double to cap BAHS’s scoring explosion.
“We did a good job swinging the bats in that first inning,” Tiger coach Shannon Dobson said. “We
put the ball in play and made things happen. That’s what we are supposed to do.”
McKinzie had a double in the second to score Dylan Delso, who had a walked, to make it 7-0, as
Muskogee went through five pitchers.
Dobson employed three pitchers, each working two innings. Mason Hope started while Tyler
Kjellsen and T.J. Law followed.
Kjellsen, who hadn’t pitched since last spring because of a back injury, struck out three, allowed
one hit and was charged with Muskogee’s lone run.
“KJ (as Kjellsen is best known) did a good job for his first time out,” Dobson said. “He threw
strikes.”
The Tigers added three more runs in the fourth when Jacob Evans drew a bases loaded walk and
Zack Mills had an RBI single.
BROKEN ARROW 11, MUSKOGEE 1
Muskogee 000 100- 1 4 3
Broken Arrow 610 301-11 11 0
Michael Walker, Trey Gatzman (1), Blake Brown (4), Jade Purdin (4), Chandler Heath (5) and
Josh Silver; Mason Hope, Tyler Kjellsen (3), T.J. Law (5) and Mitch Osburn and Dylan Delso (5).
W - Hope (2-0). L - Walker.
WATCHING — Tyler Rolland (20) of Broken
Arrow High School follows his two-run double into
the right field corner in the first inning Tuesday.
BAHS beat the Roughers, 11-1.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Arrow High School follows his two-run double into
the right field corner in the first inning Tuesday.
BAHS beat the Roughers, 11-1.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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Four-run surge carries Tigers
BAHS bests Jenks, 4-1
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:17 PM CST
Nick Pettus was “trying to back up the ball” when he laced a run-scoring double.
The Broken Arrow High School junior exercised patience at the plate in a key situation and it paid
dividends for the Tigers.
Pettus delivered a two-out double to cap a four-run third inning that carried the Tigers to a 4-1
victory over Jenks Tuesday in a showdown of unbeatens.
Right-handers Archie Bradley and Mason combined on a eight-hit, 10-strike out effort as BAHS
improved to 5-0.
The Tigers take their start west for spring break with five games next week in Glendale, Ariz.
Jenks suffered its first loss in five games.
Pettus’ RBI came against the Trojans reliever Hayden Erlich and it chased home Tyler McKinzie,
who had a two-run single.
A right-handed batter, Pettus' double went to the right centerfield wall.
“You’re not going to pull the ball against a guy like him (Argo),” Pettus said. “I just stayed back
and went with the pitch.”
McKinzie’s two-run single gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead, plating Cameron Walker, who had singled,
and Alex Cochran, who had doubled.
Broken Arrow’s fourth run scored on an error.
Bradley spotted the Trojans a run in the top of the third when Matt Brauer singled home Graham
McIntyre, who had singled.
The hard-throwing Bradley took that 4-1 lead into the sixth inning but when he hit Jenks leadoff
hitter David Menger, BAHS coach Shannon Dobson made a pitching change.
Hope, another junior, was summoned into a rare relief role and quickly smothered any Trojan
hopes and was credited with a save.
On his second pitch, Hope got Ryan Justus to bounce into a double play to Pettus at shortstop.
“The ball was hit perfectly,” said Pettus, who threw to first baseman Jacob Evans to complete the
double play.
Hope then walked Tyler Lein but fanned Jason Jeffries to end the sixth. Hope retired the side in
order in the seventh to end the game.
“I hadn’t relieved since a junior varsity game early last year,” Hope said, grinning. “I didn’t mind.”
Dobson said using Hope in this role was the plan.
“We determined if Archie had trouble, we’d go to Hope,” Dobson said. “Obviously, Archie didn’t
have his best stuff but he pitched through it.”
Bradley gave up eight hits and the earned run while striking out eight, walking two, hitting a batter
and uncorking a wild pitch.
BROKEN ARROW 4, JENKS 1
Jenks 001 000 0-1 8 3
Broken Arrow 004 000 x-4 5 1
Argo, Erhlich and Menger; Bradley, Hope (6) and Osburn. W - Bradley (2-0). L - Argo. Sv - Hope.
BAHS bests Jenks, 4-1
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:17 PM CST
Nick Pettus was “trying to back up the ball” when he laced a run-scoring double.
The Broken Arrow High School junior exercised patience at the plate in a key situation and it paid
dividends for the Tigers.
Pettus delivered a two-out double to cap a four-run third inning that carried the Tigers to a 4-1
victory over Jenks Tuesday in a showdown of unbeatens.
Right-handers Archie Bradley and Mason combined on a eight-hit, 10-strike out effort as BAHS
improved to 5-0.
The Tigers take their start west for spring break with five games next week in Glendale, Ariz.
Jenks suffered its first loss in five games.
Pettus’ RBI came against the Trojans reliever Hayden Erlich and it chased home Tyler McKinzie,
who had a two-run single.
A right-handed batter, Pettus' double went to the right centerfield wall.
“You’re not going to pull the ball against a guy like him (Argo),” Pettus said. “I just stayed back
and went with the pitch.”
McKinzie’s two-run single gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead, plating Cameron Walker, who had singled,
and Alex Cochran, who had doubled.
Broken Arrow’s fourth run scored on an error.
Bradley spotted the Trojans a run in the top of the third when Matt Brauer singled home Graham
McIntyre, who had singled.
The hard-throwing Bradley took that 4-1 lead into the sixth inning but when he hit Jenks leadoff
hitter David Menger, BAHS coach Shannon Dobson made a pitching change.
Hope, another junior, was summoned into a rare relief role and quickly smothered any Trojan
hopes and was credited with a save.
On his second pitch, Hope got Ryan Justus to bounce into a double play to Pettus at shortstop.
“The ball was hit perfectly,” said Pettus, who threw to first baseman Jacob Evans to complete the
double play.
Hope then walked Tyler Lein but fanned Jason Jeffries to end the sixth. Hope retired the side in
order in the seventh to end the game.
“I hadn’t relieved since a junior varsity game early last year,” Hope said, grinning. “I didn’t mind.”
Dobson said using Hope in this role was the plan.
“We determined if Archie had trouble, we’d go to Hope,” Dobson said. “Obviously, Archie didn’t
have his best stuff but he pitched through it.”
Bradley gave up eight hits and the earned run while striking out eight, walking two, hitting a batter
and uncorking a wild pitch.
BROKEN ARROW 4, JENKS 1
Jenks 001 000 0-1 8 3
Broken Arrow 004 000 x-4 5 1
Argo, Erhlich and Menger; Bradley, Hope (6) and Osburn. W - Bradley (2-0). L - Argo. Sv - Hope.
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Freshmen sweep Jenks
Published:
Friday, March 12, 2010 8:32 AM CST
Ledger Staff Reports
Cody Ziegler’s grand slam highlighted a seven-run second inning that propelled Broken Arrow to
a 7-1 victory over Jenks and a doubleheader sweep of the Trojans in ninth grade baseball.
Ziegler went 2-for-3 and scored twice in a 7-1 victory in the first game.
Cade Bare and Ziegler each had two hits in the nightcap.
In the first game, Trey Cobb tossed a three-hitter with seven strikeouts and had two hits.
The Tigers are idle until March 22 when they enter the Owasso Invitational.
BROKEN ARROW 7-7, JENKS 1-1
Broken Arrow 000 330 1-7 5 1
Jenks 001 000 0-1 3 2
Cobb and Ziegler.
Second Game
Broken Arrow 070 00-7 8 0
Jenks 000 10-1 4 3
Monigold, Ziegler (5) and Ziegler and Langel (5).
Published:
Friday, March 12, 2010 8:32 AM CST
Ledger Staff Reports
Cody Ziegler’s grand slam highlighted a seven-run second inning that propelled Broken Arrow to
a 7-1 victory over Jenks and a doubleheader sweep of the Trojans in ninth grade baseball.
Ziegler went 2-for-3 and scored twice in a 7-1 victory in the first game.
Cade Bare and Ziegler each had two hits in the nightcap.
In the first game, Trey Cobb tossed a three-hitter with seven strikeouts and had two hits.
The Tigers are idle until March 22 when they enter the Owasso Invitational.
BROKEN ARROW 7-7, JENKS 1-1
Broken Arrow 000 330 1-7 5 1
Jenks 001 000 0-1 3 2
Cobb and Ziegler.
Second Game
Broken Arrow 070 00-7 8 0
Jenks 000 10-1 4 3
Monigold, Ziegler (5) and Ziegler and Langel (5).
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Tigers win ugly twice in Arizona
BAHS overcomes seven errors in spring break opener
Published:
Monday, March 15, 2010 9:26 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
PHOENIX, Ariz. — It’s a good thing pretty didn’t count for Broken Arrow High School Monday.
The unbeaten Tigers stumbled and sputtered their way to a 16-7 victory over Phoenix O’Connor
in BAHS’s first day of spring break.
BAHS beat Houston Christian, 8-2, in a later game and things weren't much prettier as Tiger
pitching issued seven walks.
The Tigers overcame seven errors – after committing only three in their first five games this
season – against O'Connor.
“It certainly wasn’t pretty all day,” BAHS assistant coach Doug Nold said. “At least they were ‘W's.
We'll take those."
O’Connor took advantage of BAHS’s sloppy fielding and sprinted to a 4-1 lead through three
innings.
The Tigers began to wakeup in the fourth when Jacob Evans drew a bases loaded walk and Zack
Mills had a two-run single to even the score at 4-4.
In the sixth, O’Connor’s pitching started to unravel with three hit batters and three walks. BAHS
sent 10 to the plate and its only hit was an RBI single by Mills.
Broken Arrow then exploded in the seventh with six more runs on six hits, highlighted by a three-
run homer by Archie Bradley after Tyler McKinzie had singled and Dylan Delso walked.
BAHS starter Nick Pettus waded through the shaky beginning and was credited with the victory.
The junior is 2-0.
BAHS 8, HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 2
The Tigers scored all of their runs in two innings and were aided by five Mustang errors.
Alex Cochran and Pettus each had two hits, combing for half of Broken Arrow's output.
BAHS scored five times in the second inning when Houston Christian committed three of its errors
and Dylan Delso delivered an RBI single.
The Tigers staked starter Mason Hope to an 8-1 cushion with three more runs in the third, keyed
by an RBI double by Cochran and a run-scoring single by Mitchell Osburn.
Hope struck out eight but walked five over six innings to raise his record to 2-0. Mason Marquette
worked the last two innings for the Tigers but walked to first two Mustangs he faced.
The Tigers play Montgomery Bell from Tennessee at 11 a.m. CDT and Regis, Colo., at 1:30 p.m.
CDT Tuesday.
"Hopefully, we'll come hooked up and ready to go from the start," Nold said.
+ BAHS and Houston Christian play against Wednesday at 11 a.m. CDT in the Tigers’ last spring
break contest.
+ Former Tiger Daniel Stone, now an athletic trainer at Arizona State University, attended the
BAHS-O'Connor opener.
+ On Sunday, the Tigers toured the Texas Rangers' spring training facility and got a tour from
Mike Boulanger, a hitting instructor with the American League club.
+ Rangers President Nolan Ryan posed for a team picture with the Tigers.
BROKEN ARROW 16, O’CONNOR 7
Broken Arrow 010 306 6-16 13 7
O’Connor 202 012 0- 7 9 2
Pettus, Kjellsen (6) and Delso; Anderson, Patinella (4), Silva (6) and Doolittle. W - Pettus (2-0). L
- Anderson. HR - BA: Bradley (3).
BROKEN ARROW 8, HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 2
Houston Christian 001 100 0-2 4 5
Broken Arrow 053 000 0-8 8 1
Mathis, Treu (4) and Petrazelka and Prieglass (5); Hope, Marquette (6) and Osburn. W - Hope (2-
0). L - Mathis.
BAHS overcomes seven errors in spring break opener
Published:
Monday, March 15, 2010 9:26 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
PHOENIX, Ariz. — It’s a good thing pretty didn’t count for Broken Arrow High School Monday.
The unbeaten Tigers stumbled and sputtered their way to a 16-7 victory over Phoenix O’Connor
in BAHS’s first day of spring break.
BAHS beat Houston Christian, 8-2, in a later game and things weren't much prettier as Tiger
pitching issued seven walks.
The Tigers overcame seven errors – after committing only three in their first five games this
season – against O'Connor.
“It certainly wasn’t pretty all day,” BAHS assistant coach Doug Nold said. “At least they were ‘W's.
We'll take those."
O’Connor took advantage of BAHS’s sloppy fielding and sprinted to a 4-1 lead through three
innings.
The Tigers began to wakeup in the fourth when Jacob Evans drew a bases loaded walk and Zack
Mills had a two-run single to even the score at 4-4.
In the sixth, O’Connor’s pitching started to unravel with three hit batters and three walks. BAHS
sent 10 to the plate and its only hit was an RBI single by Mills.
Broken Arrow then exploded in the seventh with six more runs on six hits, highlighted by a three-
run homer by Archie Bradley after Tyler McKinzie had singled and Dylan Delso walked.
BAHS starter Nick Pettus waded through the shaky beginning and was credited with the victory.
The junior is 2-0.
BAHS 8, HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 2
The Tigers scored all of their runs in two innings and were aided by five Mustang errors.
Alex Cochran and Pettus each had two hits, combing for half of Broken Arrow's output.
BAHS scored five times in the second inning when Houston Christian committed three of its errors
and Dylan Delso delivered an RBI single.
The Tigers staked starter Mason Hope to an 8-1 cushion with three more runs in the third, keyed
by an RBI double by Cochran and a run-scoring single by Mitchell Osburn.
Hope struck out eight but walked five over six innings to raise his record to 2-0. Mason Marquette
worked the last two innings for the Tigers but walked to first two Mustangs he faced.
The Tigers play Montgomery Bell from Tennessee at 11 a.m. CDT and Regis, Colo., at 1:30 p.m.
CDT Tuesday.
"Hopefully, we'll come hooked up and ready to go from the start," Nold said.
+ BAHS and Houston Christian play against Wednesday at 11 a.m. CDT in the Tigers’ last spring
break contest.
+ Former Tiger Daniel Stone, now an athletic trainer at Arizona State University, attended the
BAHS-O'Connor opener.
+ On Sunday, the Tigers toured the Texas Rangers' spring training facility and got a tour from
Mike Boulanger, a hitting instructor with the American League club.
+ Rangers President Nolan Ryan posed for a team picture with the Tigers.
BROKEN ARROW 16, O’CONNOR 7
Broken Arrow 010 306 6-16 13 7
O’Connor 202 012 0- 7 9 2
Pettus, Kjellsen (6) and Delso; Anderson, Patinella (4), Silva (6) and Doolittle. W - Pettus (2-0). L
- Anderson. HR - BA: Bradley (3).
BROKEN ARROW 8, HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 2
Houston Christian 001 100 0-2 4 5
Broken Arrow 053 000 0-8 8 1
Mathis, Treu (4) and Petrazelka and Prieglass (5); Hope, Marquette (6) and Osburn. W - Hope (2-
0). L - Mathis.
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Two more wins in Arizona
Tigers 4-0 in the desert; one more game Wednesday
Published:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:45 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Shannon Dobson had to be feeling better about his Broken Arrow High School
baseball team Tuesday.
His Tigers put together solid pitching and timely hits in victories over Montgomery Bell Academy
(10-0) and Regis, Colo., (7-2) in BAHS’s second day of its spring break round robin.
Now 4-0 in the desert and 9-0 on the season, the Tigers conclude their stay Wednesday in a
rematch with Houston Christian, which BAHS beat, 8-2, Monday.
The Texans will be looking for revenge but the Tigers are expecting to start right-hander Archie
Bradley (2-0) in the 11 a.m. CDT game.
On Monday, BAHS committed seven errors in a 16-7 victory over Phoenix O’Connor and wasn’t
sharp in its triumph over Houston Christian.
“We were more focused and played a lot better today,” BAHS assistant coach Doug Nold said.
“This was more like it.”
Tigers 10, Montgomery Bell Academy (Tenn.) 0
Sophomore Jacob Evans, in his first varsity outing, tossed a five-inning one-hitter for BAHS.
MBA’s lone hit was a fourth inning single, the same frame Evans issued his only walk.
Evans retired the first six MBA batters he faced and didn’t allow a base runner until the third on
an error behind him. He then got a double play and escaped unharmed.
“Jacob kept the ball down and worked ahead in the count,” Nold said.
The Tigers were aggressive at the plate and on the bases.
BAHS staked Evans to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI triple by Dylan Delso,
a run-scoring single by Bradley and an RBI double from Nick Pettus.
Alex Cochran, who walked, stole second and scored on Delso’s triple in the first, walked and
scored in the second on a double by Mitch Osburn.
A six-run fourth inning, ignited by pinch hitter Justin Jackson’s two-run double, evoked the run-
rule.
Bradley delivered a two-run single while Delso and Cochran and RBI base hits.
Courtesy runner Cameron Walker stole second and third in the same inning.
BROKEN ARROW 10, MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY 0
Montgomery Bell 000 00- 0 1 0
Broken Arrow 310 6x-10 8 1
Witherling and Hunt; Evans and Osburn. W - Evans (1-0). L - Witherling.
— — —
Tigers 7, Regis, Colo., 2
A five-run sixth inning snapped a 2-2 deadlock and propelled the BAHS victory.
Zack Mills capped the explosion with a two-run double. Bradley had an RBI single while Pettus
drove home one run on an fielder’s choice and Cochran had a sacrifice fly.
The surge earned Tyler McKinzie the victory.
McKinzie (1-0) worked around three walks in his five-plus innings “but he kept us in the game,”
Nold said.
Senior T.J. Law relieved McKinzie in the sixth and registered five strikeouts against the seven
batters he faced.
BROKEN ARROW 7, REGIS, Colo. 2
Broken Arrow 010 015 0-7 7 1
Regis 000 200 0-2 4 2
McKinzie, Law (6) and Delso; Lowry, Griffith (6), Davis (7) and Jackson and Wellman (6).
W - McKinzie (1-0). L - Lowry.
Tigers 4-0 in the desert; one more game Wednesday
Published:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:45 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Shannon Dobson had to be feeling better about his Broken Arrow High School
baseball team Tuesday.
His Tigers put together solid pitching and timely hits in victories over Montgomery Bell Academy
(10-0) and Regis, Colo., (7-2) in BAHS’s second day of its spring break round robin.
Now 4-0 in the desert and 9-0 on the season, the Tigers conclude their stay Wednesday in a
rematch with Houston Christian, which BAHS beat, 8-2, Monday.
The Texans will be looking for revenge but the Tigers are expecting to start right-hander Archie
Bradley (2-0) in the 11 a.m. CDT game.
On Monday, BAHS committed seven errors in a 16-7 victory over Phoenix O’Connor and wasn’t
sharp in its triumph over Houston Christian.
“We were more focused and played a lot better today,” BAHS assistant coach Doug Nold said.
“This was more like it.”
Tigers 10, Montgomery Bell Academy (Tenn.) 0
Sophomore Jacob Evans, in his first varsity outing, tossed a five-inning one-hitter for BAHS.
MBA’s lone hit was a fourth inning single, the same frame Evans issued his only walk.
Evans retired the first six MBA batters he faced and didn’t allow a base runner until the third on
an error behind him. He then got a double play and escaped unharmed.
“Jacob kept the ball down and worked ahead in the count,” Nold said.
The Tigers were aggressive at the plate and on the bases.
BAHS staked Evans to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI triple by Dylan Delso,
a run-scoring single by Bradley and an RBI double from Nick Pettus.
Alex Cochran, who walked, stole second and scored on Delso’s triple in the first, walked and
scored in the second on a double by Mitch Osburn.
A six-run fourth inning, ignited by pinch hitter Justin Jackson’s two-run double, evoked the run-
rule.
Bradley delivered a two-run single while Delso and Cochran and RBI base hits.
Courtesy runner Cameron Walker stole second and third in the same inning.
BROKEN ARROW 10, MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY 0
Montgomery Bell 000 00- 0 1 0
Broken Arrow 310 6x-10 8 1
Witherling and Hunt; Evans and Osburn. W - Evans (1-0). L - Witherling.
— — —
Tigers 7, Regis, Colo., 2
A five-run sixth inning snapped a 2-2 deadlock and propelled the BAHS victory.
Zack Mills capped the explosion with a two-run double. Bradley had an RBI single while Pettus
drove home one run on an fielder’s choice and Cochran had a sacrifice fly.
The surge earned Tyler McKinzie the victory.
McKinzie (1-0) worked around three walks in his five-plus innings “but he kept us in the game,”
Nold said.
Senior T.J. Law relieved McKinzie in the sixth and registered five strikeouts against the seven
batters he faced.
BROKEN ARROW 7, REGIS, Colo. 2
Broken Arrow 010 015 0-7 7 1
Regis 000 200 0-2 4 2
McKinzie, Law (6) and Delso; Lowry, Griffith (6), Davis (7) and Jackson and Wellman (6).
W - McKinzie (1-0). L - Lowry.
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Tigers suffer first loss
Houston Christian rally upends BAHS, 4-3
Published:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:11 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Broken Arrow High School came within one out of staying unbeaten.
Instead, Houston Christian scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday for a 4-3
victory over the Tigers.
The loss left BAHS 9-1 and ended the Tigers’ spring break with a 4-1 mark.
Also, the defeat spoiled a battle of Oklahoma unbeatens next Tuesday when the Tigers travel to
Owasso.
By winning, Houston Christian atoned for a 16-7 loss to the Tigers on Monday.
The Texans’ rally came against BAHS starter Archie Bradley.
After striking out the first two Houston Christian batters – the 8 and 9-hole hitters – in the
seventh, the junior walked C.J. Jarvis.
Jarvis, Houston Christian’s leadoff batter, had been 0-for-3 against Bradley.
Houston Christian kept the rally alive with a base hit and a double steal set the stage for the
game-winner.
Bradley (2-1) struck out 13 - equalling his season-best effort – walked just two.
The Tigers had a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth but couldn’t keep the offensive
momentum.
Two of Broken Arrow’s runs were unearned while Tyler McKinzie singled home Dylan Delso in the
fourth.
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 4, BROKEN ARROW 3
Broken Arrow 001 200 0-3 5 1
Houston Christian 000 101 2-4 6 1
Bradley and Osburn; Cecil and Trieglaff. W - Cecil. L - Bradley (2-0).
Houston Christian rally upends BAHS, 4-3
Published:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:11 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Broken Arrow High School came within one out of staying unbeaten.
Instead, Houston Christian scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday for a 4-3
victory over the Tigers.
The loss left BAHS 9-1 and ended the Tigers’ spring break with a 4-1 mark.
Also, the defeat spoiled a battle of Oklahoma unbeatens next Tuesday when the Tigers travel to
Owasso.
By winning, Houston Christian atoned for a 16-7 loss to the Tigers on Monday.
The Texans’ rally came against BAHS starter Archie Bradley.
After striking out the first two Houston Christian batters – the 8 and 9-hole hitters – in the
seventh, the junior walked C.J. Jarvis.
Jarvis, Houston Christian’s leadoff batter, had been 0-for-3 against Bradley.
Houston Christian kept the rally alive with a base hit and a double steal set the stage for the
game-winner.
Bradley (2-1) struck out 13 - equalling his season-best effort – walked just two.
The Tigers had a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth but couldn’t keep the offensive
momentum.
Two of Broken Arrow’s runs were unearned while Tyler McKinzie singled home Dylan Delso in the
fourth.
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 4, BROKEN ARROW 3
Broken Arrow 001 200 0-3 5 1
Houston Christian 000 101 2-4 6 1
Bradley and Osburn; Cecil and Trieglaff. W - Cecil. L - Bradley (2-0).
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TIGER-TROJAN CLASSIC STARTS THIS MORNING
BAHS has games at 4 & 6:30 p.m.
Published:
Friday, March 26, 2010 9:57 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
For at least one day, the Tiger-Trojan Classic gets a
break from the weather.
The annual baseball round robin hosted by Broken
Arrow and Jenks high schools starts this morning at
11 o'clock with four games at each facility. BAHS,
ranked No. 3 in Class 6A, plays at 4 & 6:30 p.m.
today at Tiger Field.
BAHS coach Shannon Dobson worked on his
rain-soaked facility until 8 p.m. Thursday and
was back at 6 o'clock this morning.
Originally scheduled for three days, the tournament
was reduced to Friday and Saturday.
TIGER-TROJAN CLASSIC
Friday Games
At Tiger Field: 11 a.m. - Bishop Kelley vs. Edmond Memorial; 1:30 p.m. - Bishop Kelley vs.
Edmond Santa Fe; 4 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Edmond Memorial; 6:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs.
Edmond Santa Fe.
At Jenks: Tulsa Memorial vs. Westmoore; 1:30 p.m. - Tulsa Memorial vs. Fort Smith Southside; 4
p.m. - Jenks vs. Westmoore; 6:30 p.m. - Jenks vs. Fort Smith Southside.
Saturday Games
At Tiger Field: 10 a.m. - Bishop Kelley vs. Fort Smith Southside; 12:30 p.m. - Bishop Kelley vs.
Westmoore; 3 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Fort Smith Southside; 5:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs.
Westmoore.
At Jenks: 10 a.m. - Tulsa Memorial vs. Edmond Santa Fe; 12:30 p.m. - Tulsa Memorial vs.
Edmond Memorial; 3 p.m. - Jenks vs. Edmond Santa Fe; 5:30 p.m. - Jenks vs. Edmond Memorial.
BAHS has games at 4 & 6:30 p.m.
Published:
Friday, March 26, 2010 9:57 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
For at least one day, the Tiger-Trojan Classic gets a
break from the weather.
The annual baseball round robin hosted by Broken
Arrow and Jenks high schools starts this morning at
11 o'clock with four games at each facility. BAHS,
ranked No. 3 in Class 6A, plays at 4 & 6:30 p.m.
today at Tiger Field.
BAHS coach Shannon Dobson worked on his
rain-soaked facility until 8 p.m. Thursday and
was back at 6 o'clock this morning.
Originally scheduled for three days, the tournament
was reduced to Friday and Saturday.
TIGER-TROJAN CLASSIC
Friday Games
At Tiger Field: 11 a.m. - Bishop Kelley vs. Edmond Memorial; 1:30 p.m. - Bishop Kelley vs.
Edmond Santa Fe; 4 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Edmond Memorial; 6:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs.
Edmond Santa Fe.
At Jenks: Tulsa Memorial vs. Westmoore; 1:30 p.m. - Tulsa Memorial vs. Fort Smith Southside; 4
p.m. - Jenks vs. Westmoore; 6:30 p.m. - Jenks vs. Fort Smith Southside.
Saturday Games
At Tiger Field: 10 a.m. - Bishop Kelley vs. Fort Smith Southside; 12:30 p.m. - Bishop Kelley vs.
Westmoore; 3 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Fort Smith Southside; 5:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs.
Westmoore.
At Jenks: 10 a.m. - Tulsa Memorial vs. Edmond Santa Fe; 12:30 p.m. - Tulsa Memorial vs.
Edmond Memorial; 3 p.m. - Jenks vs. Edmond Santa Fe; 5:30 p.m. - Jenks vs. Edmond Memorial.
FINISHING TOUCHES — Broken Arrow
High School coach Shannon Dobson
takes care of details around the
batter's box at Tiger Field Friday
morning. The Tiger-Trojan Classics
begins at 11 a.m. at the BAHS park.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
High School coach Shannon Dobson
takes care of details around the
batter's box at Tiger Field Friday
morning. The Tiger-Trojan Classics
begins at 11 a.m. at the BAHS park.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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Tigers upend No. 2 Santa Fe, 2-1
Bradley allows 1 hit, fans 13
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Friday, March 26, 2010 11:39 PM CDT
Dylan Delso wanted to atone for his error and he did in a big way.
What the Broken Arrow High School junior right fielder called “redemption” wasn’t particularly
personal.
But it was crucial.
Delso’s two-run homer in the third inning was the difference as third-ranked BAHS bested No. 2
Edmond Santa Fe, 2-1, Friday night in the Tiger-Trojan Classic.
He said he owed it to pitcher Archie Bradley, whose one-hit, 13-strike out performance would
have been wasted otherwise.
His dropped fly-ball in the second inning allowed Edmond Santa Fe to score an unearned run
and take a 1-0 lead.
Delso got his chance in the third inning against the previously unbeaten Wolves (11-1).
After Zack Mills drew a leadoff walk from Santa Fe’s Clayton Blackburn, Delso belted his home
run.
“It was for Archie,” Delso said. “He had our backs the whole game.”
The victory had atonement for the Tigers, who were coming off a 4-3 loss to Edmond Memorial.
BAHS was the visiting team in both games.
Now 10-2, BAHS completes its round robin Saturday playing Fort Smith Southside at 3 p.m. and
Westmoore at 5:30 p.m. at Tiger Field.
For Delso, there was some personal pride at stake after Blackburn fanned him in the first inning.
“I turned that into a positive,” Delso said. “I had seen his pitches and it became a chess game.”
After curveballs missed, the count was 2-0.
“I knew he would come with a fastball,” Delso said. “And, he did.”
In a game televised by Cox Cable, Bradley stepped into the spotlight.
The junior – in his best performance at BAHS – surrendered a second inning single and walked
just two.
“My arm felt live,” Bradley said, smiling. “With help from Casey (BAHS athletic trainer Paulk), I got
into my routine and it worked very well.”
Bradley was a 4-3 loser to Houston Christian in the Tigers’ last spring break game in Arizona on
March 17 – the last time BAHS even played.
In that game, Bradley struck out the first two batters he faced with a 3-2 lead. Then came a walk
and Houston Christian won on a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the seventh.
“I wanted to be in that situation,” Bradley said. “I wanted to win or lose the game.”
Against Santa Fe, Bradley fanned the first two Wolves in the seventh before walking Clair.
This time, Bradley emerged the victor when he got a game-ending ground out to third baseman
Tyler McKinzie.
Of his 13 strikeouts, 10 came against the first five in the Santa Fe batting order.
“Archie was dominating,” BAHS coach Dobson said.
The Tigers had seven hits against Blackburn, who stranded 12 runners, eight of those in scoring
position.
“We were getting hits but not when we had opportunities to break the game open,” Dobson said.
“When guys got on, he (Blackburn) really beared down and got out of trouble.”
BROKEN ARROW 2, EDMOND SANTA FE 1
Broken Arrow 002 000 0-2 8 2
Edmond Santa Fe 010 000 0-1 1 1
Bradley and Osburn. Blackburn, Sturges (7) and Hallman. W - Bradley (3-1). L - Blackburn. HR -
BA: Delso.
EDMOND MEMORIAL 4, BROKEN ARROW 3
Broken Arrow 010 200 0-3 3 1
Edmond Memorial 012 001 x-4 4 1
Hope, Law (6) and Osburn; Hill and Morgan. W - Hill. L - Hope.
Bradley allows 1 hit, fans 13
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Friday, March 26, 2010 11:39 PM CDT
Dylan Delso wanted to atone for his error and he did in a big way.
What the Broken Arrow High School junior right fielder called “redemption” wasn’t particularly
personal.
But it was crucial.
Delso’s two-run homer in the third inning was the difference as third-ranked BAHS bested No. 2
Edmond Santa Fe, 2-1, Friday night in the Tiger-Trojan Classic.
He said he owed it to pitcher Archie Bradley, whose one-hit, 13-strike out performance would
have been wasted otherwise.
His dropped fly-ball in the second inning allowed Edmond Santa Fe to score an unearned run
and take a 1-0 lead.
Delso got his chance in the third inning against the previously unbeaten Wolves (11-1).
After Zack Mills drew a leadoff walk from Santa Fe’s Clayton Blackburn, Delso belted his home
run.
“It was for Archie,” Delso said. “He had our backs the whole game.”
The victory had atonement for the Tigers, who were coming off a 4-3 loss to Edmond Memorial.
BAHS was the visiting team in both games.
Now 10-2, BAHS completes its round robin Saturday playing Fort Smith Southside at 3 p.m. and
Westmoore at 5:30 p.m. at Tiger Field.
For Delso, there was some personal pride at stake after Blackburn fanned him in the first inning.
“I turned that into a positive,” Delso said. “I had seen his pitches and it became a chess game.”
After curveballs missed, the count was 2-0.
“I knew he would come with a fastball,” Delso said. “And, he did.”
In a game televised by Cox Cable, Bradley stepped into the spotlight.
The junior – in his best performance at BAHS – surrendered a second inning single and walked
just two.
“My arm felt live,” Bradley said, smiling. “With help from Casey (BAHS athletic trainer Paulk), I got
into my routine and it worked very well.”
Bradley was a 4-3 loser to Houston Christian in the Tigers’ last spring break game in Arizona on
March 17 – the last time BAHS even played.
In that game, Bradley struck out the first two batters he faced with a 3-2 lead. Then came a walk
and Houston Christian won on a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the seventh.
“I wanted to be in that situation,” Bradley said. “I wanted to win or lose the game.”
Against Santa Fe, Bradley fanned the first two Wolves in the seventh before walking Clair.
This time, Bradley emerged the victor when he got a game-ending ground out to third baseman
Tyler McKinzie.
Of his 13 strikeouts, 10 came against the first five in the Santa Fe batting order.
“Archie was dominating,” BAHS coach Dobson said.
The Tigers had seven hits against Blackburn, who stranded 12 runners, eight of those in scoring
position.
“We were getting hits but not when we had opportunities to break the game open,” Dobson said.
“When guys got on, he (Blackburn) really beared down and got out of trouble.”
BROKEN ARROW 2, EDMOND SANTA FE 1
Broken Arrow 002 000 0-2 8 2
Edmond Santa Fe 010 000 0-1 1 1
Bradley and Osburn. Blackburn, Sturges (7) and Hallman. W - Bradley (3-1). L - Blackburn. HR -
BA: Delso.
EDMOND MEMORIAL 4, BROKEN ARROW 3
Broken Arrow 010 200 0-3 3 1
Edmond Memorial 012 001 x-4 4 1
Hope, Law (6) and Osburn; Hill and Morgan. W - Hill. L - Hope.
************************************************************
Pitching spurs Broken Arrow
KJ, Evans get victories Saturday
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, March 27, 2010 8:28 PM CDT
Tyler Kjellsen was three outs from a complete game
on this damp, chilly Saturday afternoon.
Broken Arrow High School coach Shannon Dobson
asked Kjsellen if he wanted to throw the seventh
inning.
"Of course," Kjellsen said. "Everybody wants a
complete game."
In his first start, the junior finished the task with a
four-hitter in a 4-2 triumph over Westmoore in the
last game of the Tiger-Trojan Classic.
Kjellsen's performance came on the heels of
sophomore Jacob Evans' solid effort in an 11-0,
run-rule victory over Fort Smith Southside at
Tiger Field.
BAHS won its last three games in the round robin -
all behind stellar pitching - and improved to 12-2 on
the season.
Better known as "KJ" to his teammates and coaches,
Kjellsen struck out five and walked just one but lost a
shutout bid in the top of the seventh.
The Jaguars (7-9) got their first two batters aboard in
the seventh when Brett Beasley walked and
Tory Hart doubled. With runners at second and third,
Kjellsen didn't come unraveled.
"I knew my defense would make the plays," Kjellsen
said. "I let them do their jobs."
Beasley scored on a groundout to shortstop
Nick Pettus and Hart scored on a sacrifice fly to
rightfielder Tyler Rolland. The game ended when
Kjsellen got Cameron Knight to ground out to third
baseman Tyler McKinzie.
Broken Arrow pushed across three runs in the fifth inning against Beasley to give Kjellsen a 4-0
cushion.
Batting around, Dylan Delso and Mitch Osburn had RBI singles and a wild pitch accounted for the
other tally.
The Tigers got their first run in the third when Mak Monckton drew a lead off walk and later
scored on a bases loaded ground out by Delso.
Kjellsen surrendered a game-opening single to Caleb St. Laurent but then retired the next 15
Jags in order before Knight singled in the sixth.
Tigers 11, Fort Smith Southside 0
Evans, a sophomore lefthander, gave up two hits over four innings and was staked to the
comfortable lead after two innings.
Evans fanned one, walked none and hit one batter to record the decision against the Rebels,
who had won their first three games in the Tiger-Trojan Classic. Of he 12 outs, only one ball left
the infield.
Southside's only scoring chance came in the second with no outs when Carl Neumeier was hit by
a pitch and went to third on a single by Daniel Young. Evans got a pop out and ground out to
Pettus at shortstop and a grounder to second baseman Zack Mills to end the threat.
"Coach Dobson told me Friday I was going to pitch," Evans said. "I was ready. My fastball was
working well and I was able to throw strikes."
Evans' life was made simpler when the Tigers scored seven runs in the second inning for an 11-0
lead.
RBI singles by Mills and Archie Bradley, bases loaded walks to Cameron Walker and Dillon
Robinson and two Southside errors opened the gates.
The Tigers jumped on SSHS starter Daniel Young for four runs in the first, keyed by an RBI single
by Delso and a bases loaded walk to Bradley.
Senior Bradley Thomas pitched the fifth inning for BAHS and retired Southside in order.
BAHS hosts Union Tuesday at 6 p.m. in a Frontier Valley Conference game.
Tiger-Trojan Classic
BROKEN ARROW 11, FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE 0
Southside 000 00- 0 2 3
Broken Arrow 470 0x-11 5 0
Young, Nichols (2), Ebihara (4) and Benson; Evans, Thomas (5) and Osburn.
W - Evans. L - Young.
BROKEN ARROW 4, WESTMOORE 2
Westmoore 000 000 2-2 4 3
Broken Arrow 001 030 x-6 4 1
Beasley and Knight; Kjellsen and Delso. W - Kjellsen. L - Beasley.
KJ, Evans get victories Saturday
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, March 27, 2010 8:28 PM CDT
Tyler Kjellsen was three outs from a complete game
on this damp, chilly Saturday afternoon.
Broken Arrow High School coach Shannon Dobson
asked Kjsellen if he wanted to throw the seventh
inning.
"Of course," Kjellsen said. "Everybody wants a
complete game."
In his first start, the junior finished the task with a
four-hitter in a 4-2 triumph over Westmoore in the
last game of the Tiger-Trojan Classic.
Kjellsen's performance came on the heels of
sophomore Jacob Evans' solid effort in an 11-0,
run-rule victory over Fort Smith Southside at
Tiger Field.
BAHS won its last three games in the round robin -
all behind stellar pitching - and improved to 12-2 on
the season.
Better known as "KJ" to his teammates and coaches,
Kjellsen struck out five and walked just one but lost a
shutout bid in the top of the seventh.
The Jaguars (7-9) got their first two batters aboard in
the seventh when Brett Beasley walked and
Tory Hart doubled. With runners at second and third,
Kjellsen didn't come unraveled.
"I knew my defense would make the plays," Kjellsen
said. "I let them do their jobs."
Beasley scored on a groundout to shortstop
Nick Pettus and Hart scored on a sacrifice fly to
rightfielder Tyler Rolland. The game ended when
Kjsellen got Cameron Knight to ground out to third
baseman Tyler McKinzie.
Broken Arrow pushed across three runs in the fifth inning against Beasley to give Kjellsen a 4-0
cushion.
Batting around, Dylan Delso and Mitch Osburn had RBI singles and a wild pitch accounted for the
other tally.
The Tigers got their first run in the third when Mak Monckton drew a lead off walk and later
scored on a bases loaded ground out by Delso.
Kjellsen surrendered a game-opening single to Caleb St. Laurent but then retired the next 15
Jags in order before Knight singled in the sixth.
Tigers 11, Fort Smith Southside 0
Evans, a sophomore lefthander, gave up two hits over four innings and was staked to the
comfortable lead after two innings.
Evans fanned one, walked none and hit one batter to record the decision against the Rebels,
who had won their first three games in the Tiger-Trojan Classic. Of he 12 outs, only one ball left
the infield.
Southside's only scoring chance came in the second with no outs when Carl Neumeier was hit by
a pitch and went to third on a single by Daniel Young. Evans got a pop out and ground out to
Pettus at shortstop and a grounder to second baseman Zack Mills to end the threat.
"Coach Dobson told me Friday I was going to pitch," Evans said. "I was ready. My fastball was
working well and I was able to throw strikes."
Evans' life was made simpler when the Tigers scored seven runs in the second inning for an 11-0
lead.
RBI singles by Mills and Archie Bradley, bases loaded walks to Cameron Walker and Dillon
Robinson and two Southside errors opened the gates.
The Tigers jumped on SSHS starter Daniel Young for four runs in the first, keyed by an RBI single
by Delso and a bases loaded walk to Bradley.
Senior Bradley Thomas pitched the fifth inning for BAHS and retired Southside in order.
BAHS hosts Union Tuesday at 6 p.m. in a Frontier Valley Conference game.
Tiger-Trojan Classic
BROKEN ARROW 11, FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE 0
Southside 000 00- 0 2 3
Broken Arrow 470 0x-11 5 0
Young, Nichols (2), Ebihara (4) and Benson; Evans, Thomas (5) and Osburn.
W - Evans. L - Young.
BROKEN ARROW 4, WESTMOORE 2
Westmoore 000 000 2-2 4 3
Broken Arrow 001 030 x-6 4 1
Beasley and Knight; Kjellsen and Delso. W - Kjellsen. L - Beasley.
SATURDAY WINNER — Sophomore
Jacob Evans (21) pitched Broken
Arrow High School to an 11-0 victory
over Fort Smith Southside Saturday
afternoon at Tiger Field.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Jacob Evans (21) pitched Broken
Arrow High School to an 11-0 victory
over Fort Smith Southside Saturday
afternoon at Tiger Field.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
COMPLETE GAME — Broken Arrow
High School's Tyler Kjellsen tossed
a four-hitter in a 4-2 victory over
Westmoore Saturday.
High School's Tyler Kjellsen tossed
a four-hitter in a 4-2 victory over
Westmoore Saturday.
************************************************************
Missed chances cost BAHS
Union upends Tigers, 3-2
By Duane DaPron
Special to the Ledger
Published:
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:45 PM CDT
Good pitching and good defense comprise two-thirds of the formula for winning baseball games.
But it was the other one-third – good hitting – that escaped Broken Arrow High School Tuesday
night.
The Tigers (12-3) squandered several scoring opportunities, stranding at least one runner in
every inning and 10 for the game, in falling 3-2 to Union at Tiger Field.
“We just didn’t take advantage of opportunities when we had them,” Tiger coach Shannon
Dobson said. "You have to do that in big games. We have to find a way to score runs.”
Broken Arrow starting pitcher Archie Bradley (3-2) turned in performance worthy of a victory. The
junior righthander allowed only six hits and three earned runs in six innings while striking out nine
and issuing no walks.
“He threw well overall, even on short rest,” Dobson said of Bradley’s outing. “He pounded the
zone. He certainly gave us a chance to win.”
But Union (12-4) took advantage of a pair of key two-out base hits to drive in all three of its runs
enroute to victory.
Justin Harris laced a two-run single to put the Redskins ahead to stay, 2-1 in the fifth inning.
Then Cole Webb, who pitched the first six innings for Union, aided his own cause by driving in
what proved to the winning run with a two-out infield hit in the sixth inning.
“Those two-out hits are always big hits,” Dobson said. “Those were back-breakers.”
Broken Arrow (12-3) grabbed an early lead with an unearned run in the fourth inning.
Bradley drew a walk with one out. With Nick Pettus at bat, courtesy runner Mak Monckton moved
all the way to third base on Union catcher Buddy Shanks errant pickoff throw to first base.
Pettus then drew the second walk of the inning and one of six issued by Webb (2-1) in the game.
Monckton came in to score on Tyler Rolland’s RBI fielder’s choice grounder. But Webb fanned
Cameron Walker to end the threat.
After Union had taken its 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth, the Tigers had a golden opportunity to tie
or take the lead in the bottom half of the inning.
After a leadoff single, Alex Cochran raced to third on a hit-and-run single by Zack Mills. But
designated hitter Dylan Delso lined to second base and Mills was doubled off first base.
Tyler McKinzie followed with a walk to put runners at first and third again. But Mitchell Osburn
popped out to second base to end the Tigers’ threat.
Broken Arrow threatened against Redskin reliever Cole Way in the seventh. Mills started the
frame with a single to left field and was forced out at second on Delso’s grounder.
Delso moved to second base on a Way wild pitch. After Way whiffed McKinzie, Osburn followed
with an RBI single to right field to knock in Delso and make it a 3-2 game. But Way fanned
Bradley to end the contest and pick up his second save.
BAHS plays Thursday at 4 p.m. at Muskogee and travels to Sapulpa at 1 p.m. Saturday.
GAME NOTES
• Cochran and Mills each had two hits for the Tigers.
• None of BAHS’s six hits went for extra bases.
• Mason Hope struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief.
• Hope and Bradley combined for 11 strikeouts.
• The two teams meet April 6 at 7 p.m. at Union.
UNION 3, BROKEN ARROW 2
Union 000 021 0-3 6 2
Broken Arrow 000 100 1-2 6 0
Webb, Way (7) and Shanks, Ogle (6). Bradley, Hope (7) and Osburn.
W: Webb (2-1). L: Bradley (3-2).
Union upends Tigers, 3-2
By Duane DaPron
Special to the Ledger
Published:
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:45 PM CDT
Good pitching and good defense comprise two-thirds of the formula for winning baseball games.
But it was the other one-third – good hitting – that escaped Broken Arrow High School Tuesday
night.
The Tigers (12-3) squandered several scoring opportunities, stranding at least one runner in
every inning and 10 for the game, in falling 3-2 to Union at Tiger Field.
“We just didn’t take advantage of opportunities when we had them,” Tiger coach Shannon
Dobson said. "You have to do that in big games. We have to find a way to score runs.”
Broken Arrow starting pitcher Archie Bradley (3-2) turned in performance worthy of a victory. The
junior righthander allowed only six hits and three earned runs in six innings while striking out nine
and issuing no walks.
“He threw well overall, even on short rest,” Dobson said of Bradley’s outing. “He pounded the
zone. He certainly gave us a chance to win.”
But Union (12-4) took advantage of a pair of key two-out base hits to drive in all three of its runs
enroute to victory.
Justin Harris laced a two-run single to put the Redskins ahead to stay, 2-1 in the fifth inning.
Then Cole Webb, who pitched the first six innings for Union, aided his own cause by driving in
what proved to the winning run with a two-out infield hit in the sixth inning.
“Those two-out hits are always big hits,” Dobson said. “Those were back-breakers.”
Broken Arrow (12-3) grabbed an early lead with an unearned run in the fourth inning.
Bradley drew a walk with one out. With Nick Pettus at bat, courtesy runner Mak Monckton moved
all the way to third base on Union catcher Buddy Shanks errant pickoff throw to first base.
Pettus then drew the second walk of the inning and one of six issued by Webb (2-1) in the game.
Monckton came in to score on Tyler Rolland’s RBI fielder’s choice grounder. But Webb fanned
Cameron Walker to end the threat.
After Union had taken its 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth, the Tigers had a golden opportunity to tie
or take the lead in the bottom half of the inning.
After a leadoff single, Alex Cochran raced to third on a hit-and-run single by Zack Mills. But
designated hitter Dylan Delso lined to second base and Mills was doubled off first base.
Tyler McKinzie followed with a walk to put runners at first and third again. But Mitchell Osburn
popped out to second base to end the Tigers’ threat.
Broken Arrow threatened against Redskin reliever Cole Way in the seventh. Mills started the
frame with a single to left field and was forced out at second on Delso’s grounder.
Delso moved to second base on a Way wild pitch. After Way whiffed McKinzie, Osburn followed
with an RBI single to right field to knock in Delso and make it a 3-2 game. But Way fanned
Bradley to end the contest and pick up his second save.
BAHS plays Thursday at 4 p.m. at Muskogee and travels to Sapulpa at 1 p.m. Saturday.
GAME NOTES
• Cochran and Mills each had two hits for the Tigers.
• None of BAHS’s six hits went for extra bases.
• Mason Hope struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief.
• Hope and Bradley combined for 11 strikeouts.
• The two teams meet April 6 at 7 p.m. at Union.
UNION 3, BROKEN ARROW 2
Union 000 021 0-3 6 2
Broken Arrow 000 100 1-2 6 0
Webb, Way (7) and Shanks, Ogle (6). Bradley, Hope (7) and Osburn.
W: Webb (2-1). L: Bradley (3-2).
************************************************************
Tigers break out of slump
BAHS pounds out 13 hits at Muskogee
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, April 1, 2010 9:06 PM CDT
MUSKOGEE — Broken Arrow High School
needed a remedy for its recent batting
miseries.
The Tigers did that Thursday.
With 13 hits – from nine different players –
BAHS pounded Muskogee, 12-0, in a
five-inning Frontier Valley Conference game.
For the last two weeks, the Tigers
squandered countless opportunities when
they couldn't pull the trigger with runners in
scoring position. That played a major role in
the only three losses this season.
BAHS didn't waste those changes on this
wind-blown afternoon scoring in all five of
its at-bats.
“It's a feel at the plate,” BAHS coach
Shannon Dobson said. “You go to the
plate confident and aggressive. For the
last six or seven games, we hadn't been
that way.”
Dobson is hopeful his club (13-3) is coming
out of its fog.
“This team has a chance to do something
good,” Dobson said. “Our pitching is going
to give us that opportunity to win. But, we've
got to generate offense and score runs.”
The Tigers pounced on Muskogee starter
John Singler for four runs in the first inning
and never looked back as the Roughers
dropped to 1-7.
Tyler McKinzie capped the first inning eruption with an RBI double, one of five extra basehits by
the Tigers.
Singler didn't help himself, though, with three wild pitches in the opening frame and a Muskogee
error only compounded matters after BAHS's Alex Cochran opened the game with a double.
Cochran scored on a fielders choice and Mitchell Osburn, who reached on the error, scored on a
wild pitch. Zack Mills reached on a walk and scored on another wild pitch before Dylan Delso
singled and scored on McKinzie's two-bagger.
After Mak Monckton singled and scored on an Osburn double in the second, Nick Pettus cracked
a two-run homer that hit the scoreboard on the left field fence.
BAHS added an unearned run the fourth when Delso reached and an error and McKinzie
delivered his second hit for his second RBI.
Batting around and scoring four runs in the fifth, the run-rule was enforced.
Osburn, Delso, McKinzie and Monckton each had two hits
Dobson began substituting in the third inning, using seven players off the bench. Two of those,
seniors Dillon Robinson and Taylor Schneeberger, each had singles.
“It's good when you get those guys some time,” Dobson said. “You never know when they will
come through big in a clutch situation.”
Mason Hope and T.J. Law combined on a two-hitter. Mason was the starter and winner. The
junior gave up both hits with three strikeouts and a walk.
Law worked the last two innings and faced the minimum six batters but needed a break.
With one out in the fourth, Schneeberger dropped a flyball by Singler in right field. When Singler
tried to reach second, he was thrown out by Schneeberger.
BAHS plays Saturday at 1 p.m. at Sapulpa and has a return game Tuesday at Union.
BROKEN ARROW 12, MUSKOGEE 0
Broken Arrow 412 14-12 13 1
Muskogee 000 00- 0 2 4
Hope, Law (4) and Delso; Singler, Sommers (5) and Silva. W – Hope (4-1). L – Singler. HR – BA:
Pettus (1).
BAHS pounds out 13 hits at Muskogee
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, April 1, 2010 9:06 PM CDT
MUSKOGEE — Broken Arrow High School
needed a remedy for its recent batting
miseries.
The Tigers did that Thursday.
With 13 hits – from nine different players –
BAHS pounded Muskogee, 12-0, in a
five-inning Frontier Valley Conference game.
For the last two weeks, the Tigers
squandered countless opportunities when
they couldn't pull the trigger with runners in
scoring position. That played a major role in
the only three losses this season.
BAHS didn't waste those changes on this
wind-blown afternoon scoring in all five of
its at-bats.
“It's a feel at the plate,” BAHS coach
Shannon Dobson said. “You go to the
plate confident and aggressive. For the
last six or seven games, we hadn't been
that way.”
Dobson is hopeful his club (13-3) is coming
out of its fog.
“This team has a chance to do something
good,” Dobson said. “Our pitching is going
to give us that opportunity to win. But, we've
got to generate offense and score runs.”
The Tigers pounced on Muskogee starter
John Singler for four runs in the first inning
and never looked back as the Roughers
dropped to 1-7.
Tyler McKinzie capped the first inning eruption with an RBI double, one of five extra basehits by
the Tigers.
Singler didn't help himself, though, with three wild pitches in the opening frame and a Muskogee
error only compounded matters after BAHS's Alex Cochran opened the game with a double.
Cochran scored on a fielders choice and Mitchell Osburn, who reached on the error, scored on a
wild pitch. Zack Mills reached on a walk and scored on another wild pitch before Dylan Delso
singled and scored on McKinzie's two-bagger.
After Mak Monckton singled and scored on an Osburn double in the second, Nick Pettus cracked
a two-run homer that hit the scoreboard on the left field fence.
BAHS added an unearned run the fourth when Delso reached and an error and McKinzie
delivered his second hit for his second RBI.
Batting around and scoring four runs in the fifth, the run-rule was enforced.
Osburn, Delso, McKinzie and Monckton each had two hits
Dobson began substituting in the third inning, using seven players off the bench. Two of those,
seniors Dillon Robinson and Taylor Schneeberger, each had singles.
“It's good when you get those guys some time,” Dobson said. “You never know when they will
come through big in a clutch situation.”
Mason Hope and T.J. Law combined on a two-hitter. Mason was the starter and winner. The
junior gave up both hits with three strikeouts and a walk.
Law worked the last two innings and faced the minimum six batters but needed a break.
With one out in the fourth, Schneeberger dropped a flyball by Singler in right field. When Singler
tried to reach second, he was thrown out by Schneeberger.
BAHS plays Saturday at 1 p.m. at Sapulpa and has a return game Tuesday at Union.
BROKEN ARROW 12, MUSKOGEE 0
Broken Arrow 412 14-12 13 1
Muskogee 000 00- 0 2 4
Hope, Law (4) and Delso; Singler, Sommers (5) and Silva. W – Hope (4-1). L – Singler. HR – BA:
Pettus (1).
FUN IN THE DUGOUT — Jacob Evans, left, and
Tyler Kruse, check out the video taken the Kruse
during Broken Arrow High School's baseball
game at Muskogee. The Tigers won, 12-0
Tyler Kruse, check out the video taken the Kruse
during Broken Arrow High School's baseball
game at Muskogee. The Tigers won, 12-0
GET BACK, MAK — Broken Arrow High School's
Mak Monckton (5) dives back as Muskogee first
baseman Matt Viera (2) awaits the throw
Thursday. BAHS beat the Roughers, 12-0
Mak Monckton (5) dives back as Muskogee first
baseman Matt Viera (2) awaits the throw
Thursday. BAHS beat the Roughers, 12-0
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BA freshmen win, 11-3
At Jenks Invitational
Published:
Friday, April 2, 2010 3:02 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
JENKS — Trey Cobb and Cody Ziegler combined to go 7-for-7 and pitch seven innings to power
Broken Arrow to an 11-3 victory over Owasso Thursday at the Jenks Freshman Invitational.
Cobb was 4-for-4 with two doubles and was the winning pitcher by going six innings with seven
strike outs and one hit.
Alex Felton and Greyson Estes each had two hits for the Tigers (6-2) while Cole Langel scored
three runs.
BROKEN ARROW 11, OWASSO 3
Broken Arrow 100 202 6-11 15 0
Owasso 000 010 2- 3 2 5
Cobb, Ziegler (7) and Ziegler and Cheatwood (7); Tieperman and Doss.
W – Cobb. L – Tieperman.
At Jenks Invitational
Published:
Friday, April 2, 2010 3:02 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
JENKS — Trey Cobb and Cody Ziegler combined to go 7-for-7 and pitch seven innings to power
Broken Arrow to an 11-3 victory over Owasso Thursday at the Jenks Freshman Invitational.
Cobb was 4-for-4 with two doubles and was the winning pitcher by going six innings with seven
strike outs and one hit.
Alex Felton and Greyson Estes each had two hits for the Tigers (6-2) while Cole Langel scored
three runs.
BROKEN ARROW 11, OWASSO 3
Broken Arrow 100 202 6-11 15 0
Owasso 000 010 2- 3 2 5
Cobb, Ziegler (7) and Ziegler and Cheatwood (7); Tieperman and Doss.
W – Cobb. L – Tieperman.
JV baseball cruises, 17-0
Three games scheduled Saturday
Published:
Friday, April 2, 2010 3:37 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Jordan Blount pitched a 1-hitter over five innings and Broken Arrow rode a six-run fourth inning to
rout Tulsa Memorial, 17-0, Thursday in the first round of the BA Junior Varsity Invitational at Tiger
Field.
Blount faced 17 batters – two over the minimum – and struck out four as the Tigers improved
to 8-1.
Alex Graham started the BAJV fourth with a single and scored on a triple by Dustin Dunkle.
“We did a good job keeping the ball out of that strong south wind,” Tiger assistant coach Taylor
Zeka said. “We kept the ball low and moved the base runners.”
•
After Friday's slate was rained out, tournament officials announced the winner's bracket will be
played Saturday at Tiger Field:
3 p.m. – Owasso vs. Union (winner advances to championship game)
5 p.m. – BA vs. Jenks (winner advances to championship game)
7 p.m. – Championship Game
BROKEN ARROW JV 17, TULSA MEMORIAL JV 0
Broken Arrow 224 63-17 15 0
Tulsa Memorial 000 00- 0 1 0
Jordan Blount and Justin Jackson.
Three games scheduled Saturday
Published:
Friday, April 2, 2010 3:37 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Jordan Blount pitched a 1-hitter over five innings and Broken Arrow rode a six-run fourth inning to
rout Tulsa Memorial, 17-0, Thursday in the first round of the BA Junior Varsity Invitational at Tiger
Field.
Blount faced 17 batters – two over the minimum – and struck out four as the Tigers improved
to 8-1.
Alex Graham started the BAJV fourth with a single and scored on a triple by Dustin Dunkle.
“We did a good job keeping the ball out of that strong south wind,” Tiger assistant coach Taylor
Zeka said. “We kept the ball low and moved the base runners.”
•
After Friday's slate was rained out, tournament officials announced the winner's bracket will be
played Saturday at Tiger Field:
3 p.m. – Owasso vs. Union (winner advances to championship game)
5 p.m. – BA vs. Jenks (winner advances to championship game)
7 p.m. – Championship Game
BROKEN ARROW JV 17, TULSA MEMORIAL JV 0
Broken Arrow 224 63-17 15 0
Tulsa Memorial 000 00- 0 1 0
Jordan Blount and Justin Jackson.
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GOTCHA — Sapulpa High School's
Brian Bartlett (14) can't dodge the tag
from Broken Arrow shortstop Nick
Pettus (8) in the fourth inning after
being caught in a rundown Saturday.
BAHS won the game, 9-0.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Brian Bartlett (14) can't dodge the tag
from Broken Arrow shortstop Nick
Pettus (8) in the fourth inning after
being caught in a rundown Saturday.
BAHS won the game, 9-0.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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Tigers smother Sapulpa, 9-0
Behind Schneeberger's 3 RBIs
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 3, 2010 4:01 PM CDT
Taylor Schneeberger wants to earn a starting job as
Broken Arrow High School baseball enters its stretch
run. He made a strong case for himself Saturday
afternoon.
The senior, playing right field, singled twice and
drove home three runs to help the Tigers to a 9-0
victory over Sapulpa in a non-conference game at
Tiger Field.
Schneeberger's efforts didn't go unnoticed with
coach Shannon Dobson.
“There's a guy,” Dobson said, pointing toward
Schneeberger, “who is taking advantage of his
opportunities. We've been on Taylor lately and
trying to push him. He's responded and found
ways to keep himself in the lineup.”
Two days earlier, Schneeberger had a pinch hit
single and scored in a 12-0 victory at Muskogee.
“All I can do is do my best and do my job,” Schneeberger said. “The rest will take care of itself.”
Schneeberger capped a three-run second inning with a two-run hit that scored Tyler McKinzie,
who had walked, and Archie Bradley, who had reached on an error.
In the fourth, Schneeberger singled home McKinzie, who had walked a second time, as the Tigers
built a 6-0 lead.
“When I get two strikes, it's time to battle up,” Schneeberger said. “I step up to the plate to give
the pitcher less room.”
For the last two game at least, the Tigers are getting hits with runners in scoring position, a facet
which had eluded BAHS in a two-week stretch.
“We had a more business-like approach at the plate and that's something we've talked about
lately,” Dobson said. “We have a good hitting club. We were aggressive.”
Mitch Osburn and Nick Pettus also had two hits while Bradley had a two-run double in the sixth
inning against four Chieftain pitchers.
BAHS lefthander Jacob Evans (3-0) and Mason Marquette combined on a five-hit shutout.
Evans worked the first five frames, giving up four hits with nine strikeouts.
GAME NOTES
• This game was scheduled for Sapulpa but wet grounds Saturday morning forced the game to be
moved to BAHS.
• Brian Bartlett had three of Sapulpa's five hits.
• Of Jacob Evans' nine strikeouts, seven came against nine batters in the third, fourth and fifth
innings.
• BAHS shot itself in the foot in the first three innings with base running errors, resulting in inning-
ending double plays in the second and third.
• Only four BAHS runs were earned around two Sapulpa errors.
• BAHS plays Tuesday at 7 p.m. At Union.
BROKEN ARROW 9, SAPULPA 0
Sapulpa 000 000 0-0 5 2
Broken Arrow 030 303 x-9 8 0
Strother, Long (3), Chambers (4), Taylor (5) and King; Evans, Marquette (6) and Osburn.
W – Evans (3-0). L – Strother.
Behind Schneeberger's 3 RBIs
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 3, 2010 4:01 PM CDT
Taylor Schneeberger wants to earn a starting job as
Broken Arrow High School baseball enters its stretch
run. He made a strong case for himself Saturday
afternoon.
The senior, playing right field, singled twice and
drove home three runs to help the Tigers to a 9-0
victory over Sapulpa in a non-conference game at
Tiger Field.
Schneeberger's efforts didn't go unnoticed with
coach Shannon Dobson.
“There's a guy,” Dobson said, pointing toward
Schneeberger, “who is taking advantage of his
opportunities. We've been on Taylor lately and
trying to push him. He's responded and found
ways to keep himself in the lineup.”
Two days earlier, Schneeberger had a pinch hit
single and scored in a 12-0 victory at Muskogee.
“All I can do is do my best and do my job,” Schneeberger said. “The rest will take care of itself.”
Schneeberger capped a three-run second inning with a two-run hit that scored Tyler McKinzie,
who had walked, and Archie Bradley, who had reached on an error.
In the fourth, Schneeberger singled home McKinzie, who had walked a second time, as the Tigers
built a 6-0 lead.
“When I get two strikes, it's time to battle up,” Schneeberger said. “I step up to the plate to give
the pitcher less room.”
For the last two game at least, the Tigers are getting hits with runners in scoring position, a facet
which had eluded BAHS in a two-week stretch.
“We had a more business-like approach at the plate and that's something we've talked about
lately,” Dobson said. “We have a good hitting club. We were aggressive.”
Mitch Osburn and Nick Pettus also had two hits while Bradley had a two-run double in the sixth
inning against four Chieftain pitchers.
BAHS lefthander Jacob Evans (3-0) and Mason Marquette combined on a five-hit shutout.
Evans worked the first five frames, giving up four hits with nine strikeouts.
GAME NOTES
• This game was scheduled for Sapulpa but wet grounds Saturday morning forced the game to be
moved to BAHS.
• Brian Bartlett had three of Sapulpa's five hits.
• Of Jacob Evans' nine strikeouts, seven came against nine batters in the third, fourth and fifth
innings.
• BAHS shot itself in the foot in the first three innings with base running errors, resulting in inning-
ending double plays in the second and third.
• Only four BAHS runs were earned around two Sapulpa errors.
• BAHS plays Tuesday at 7 p.m. At Union.
BROKEN ARROW 9, SAPULPA 0
Sapulpa 000 000 0-0 5 2
Broken Arrow 030 303 x-9 8 0
Strother, Long (3), Chambers (4), Taylor (5) and King; Evans, Marquette (6) and Osburn.
W – Evans (3-0). L – Strother.
Freshmen nab Jenks title
Published:
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
JENKS — Coach Andy Rice had that feeling Broken Arrow wasn’t toast in the final of the Jenks
Freshman Invitational.
He watched his young Tigers rally from an early five-run deficit to overcome the host Trojans, 8-
7, last Saturday night.
Trailing 5-1, Trey Cobb belted a three-run homer and the Tigers were suddenly in striking
distance.
“When Trey did that, I felt we had regained the momentum and had put ourselves in a position to
win,” Rice said. “The kids battled all the way back. It would have been easy to fold our tent. This
says what kind of competitors we have on this team.”
Jenks rocked BA starter Caleb Monigold for five runs in the first inning “but stayed in there and
kept working,” Rice said.
The Tigers had taken an 8-5 lead into the top of the seventh when Jenks scored twice. Jeffrey
Deavenport relieved Monigold in the sixth and survived a two-run rally by the Trojans in the
seventh for the save.
Cobb went 3-for-4, including his three-run homer, whole Cole Langel, Alex Felton and Chase
Cheatwood each had two hits. Felton had three RBIs while Langel and Greyson Estes each
scored twice.
Broken Arrow got to the final by eliminating Union, 4-1, behind Cody Ziegler’s pitching and hitting.
Ziegler tossed a complete-game 1-hitter with five strike outs while going 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Langel was 3-for-4, including a double.
BROKEN ARROW 4, UNION 1
Union 000 000 1-1 1 2
Broken Arrow 102 100 x-4 8 1
McNally and Rosenburger; Ziegler and Langel. W – Ziegler (2-0). L – McNally.
•
BROKEN ARROW 8, JENKS 7
Jenks 500 000 2-7 11 3
Broken Arrow 103 013 x- 8 12 2
Maxey and Kanady; Monigold, Deavenport (6) and Ziegler. W – Monigold (2-1). Sv – Deavnport
(1). HR – Cobb (1).
Published:
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
JENKS — Coach Andy Rice had that feeling Broken Arrow wasn’t toast in the final of the Jenks
Freshman Invitational.
He watched his young Tigers rally from an early five-run deficit to overcome the host Trojans, 8-
7, last Saturday night.
Trailing 5-1, Trey Cobb belted a three-run homer and the Tigers were suddenly in striking
distance.
“When Trey did that, I felt we had regained the momentum and had put ourselves in a position to
win,” Rice said. “The kids battled all the way back. It would have been easy to fold our tent. This
says what kind of competitors we have on this team.”
Jenks rocked BA starter Caleb Monigold for five runs in the first inning “but stayed in there and
kept working,” Rice said.
The Tigers had taken an 8-5 lead into the top of the seventh when Jenks scored twice. Jeffrey
Deavenport relieved Monigold in the sixth and survived a two-run rally by the Trojans in the
seventh for the save.
Cobb went 3-for-4, including his three-run homer, whole Cole Langel, Alex Felton and Chase
Cheatwood each had two hits. Felton had three RBIs while Langel and Greyson Estes each
scored twice.
Broken Arrow got to the final by eliminating Union, 4-1, behind Cody Ziegler’s pitching and hitting.
Ziegler tossed a complete-game 1-hitter with five strike outs while going 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Langel was 3-for-4, including a double.
BROKEN ARROW 4, UNION 1
Union 000 000 1-1 1 2
Broken Arrow 102 100 x-4 8 1
McNally and Rosenburger; Ziegler and Langel. W – Ziegler (2-0). L – McNally.
•
BROKEN ARROW 8, JENKS 7
Jenks 500 000 2-7 11 3
Broken Arrow 103 013 x- 8 12 2
Maxey and Kanady; Monigold, Deavenport (6) and Ziegler. W – Monigold (2-1). Sv – Deavnport
(1). HR – Cobb (1).
Pictured left to right:
Front Row: Cody Zeigler, Nik Berg, Trey Robinson, Alex Felton, Greyson Estes and Wes Nail
Back Row: Coach Witcher, Kade Bare, Cole Langel, Trey Cobb, Hunter Hillenburg,
Jeffery Davenport, Chase Cheatwood, Caleb Monigold, Taylor Frank and Coach Rice
Front Row: Cody Zeigler, Nik Berg, Trey Robinson, Alex Felton, Greyson Estes and Wes Nail
Back Row: Coach Witcher, Kade Bare, Cole Langel, Trey Cobb, Hunter Hillenburg,
Jeffery Davenport, Chase Cheatwood, Caleb Monigold, Taylor Frank and Coach Rice
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Redskins topple BAHS again
Dobson displeased with sluggish offense in 5-2 loss
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 9:30 PM CDT
Shannon Dobson had a beef with an umpire after a close call went against Broken Arrow High
School.
But the Tiger coach's biggest beef was with team after a 5-2 loss at Union Tuesday night.
“We didn't take care of business,” Dobson said, after BAHS's second loss to the Redskins in a
week. “We were timid and didn't have any idea what we were doing at the plate. We're not going
to score runs that way and win many games against the better teams like Union.”
The lethargic Tigers had seven hits against UHS starter Mitch Bryant over the first six innings but
stranded only two base runners in falling to 14-4.
“We've got to do a better job at the plate,” Dobson said. “There's no doubt about that.”
Broken Arrow's only two runs came in the second inning when Taylor Schneeberger belted a two-
run homer after Archie Bradley had singled.
Bryant escaped trouble in the fourth by getting an inning-ending double play and picked off
Schneeberger in the fifth.
Meanwhile, Union (13-4) had its chances to deliver knock out punches against BAHS starter
Mason Hope in the first three-plus innings. Hope walked seven Redskins – two of them scored –
with five strike outs.
Two free passes in the fourth was enough and senior Mason Marquette was summoned from the
bullpen. The slender lefthander got a strike out and a ground out – sandwiched around a
intentional walk to load the bases – to wiggle out of a major league jam.
The Redskins had the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth against Marquette and couldn't
score.
That kept it 3-2 and set the stage for a controversial top of the sixth.
After Mitch Osburn's one-out single for the Tigers, courtesy runner Cameron Walker raced to
third base on a single by Dylan Delso.
From there, Dobson – who's known for taking risks – tried to have Walker steal home. The
homeplate umpire made what appeared to be an an open-handed gesture, which Dobson took
“as a safe call.”
Union catcher Tyler Ogle followed Walker into the BAHS dugout. When Ogle made a tag, Walker
was called out.
“I was safe,” Walker calmly said after the game. “Half my body and my arm slide across the plate.
He (Ogle) never tagged me.”
Dobson, who coaches third base, argued the call and agreed with Walker.
“From where I was, it looked like half of Cameron's body went over the plate,” Dobson said. “I saw
what I thought was a safe call. Then, all of sudden, Cam gets rung up.”
Dobson didn't dwell.
“You have to take that out of the picture,” he said. “The bottom line is we didn't take care of
business at the plate. We didn't put pressure on their defense.”
The Redskins put the game out of reach in the bottom of the sixth. With two outs, Taylor
Alsbaugh reached on an infield single and Cole Webb followed with a two-run homer off
Marquette.
Game Notes
• The starting time was pushed up one hour because of expected severe weather, which never
reached the area by game's end.
• UHS starter and winner Mitch Bryant struck out five and walked none over six innings.
• Reliever Cole Way got the save but left two runners aboard in the top of the seventh.
• Cole Webb had two hits and three RBIs for the Redskins.
• Dylan Delso and Taylor Schneeberger each had two hits for BAHS.
• Tiger pitchers Mason Hope and Mason Marquette combined to strand 10 Redskins, who left the
bases loaded twice.
• BAHS hosts a portion of the Old School Wooden Bat Tournament Thursday through Saturday
at Tiger Field.
UNION 5, BROKEN ARROW 2
Broken Arrow 020 000 0-2 7 2
Union 012 002 x-5 6 0
Hope, Marquette (4) and Osburn; Bryant, Way (7) and Ogle. W – Bryant. L – Hope. Sv – Way.
HR – BAHS: Schneeberger.
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OLD SCHOOL WOODEN BAT TOURNAMENT
At Broken Arrow
Thursday Games: 2:30 p.m. - Bartlesville vs. Tulsa Washington; 5 p.m. - Bartlesville vs. Tulsa
Memorial; 7:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Tulsa Memorial.
Friday Games: 2:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Bartlesville; 5 p.m. - Bartlesville vs. Fayetteville, Ark.;
7:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Fayetteville.
Saturday Games: 1:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Tulsa Washington. 4 p.m. - TBA; 6:30 p.m. - TBA.
At Sand Springs
Thursday Games: 2:30 p.m. - Sand Springs vs. Sapulpa; 5 p.m. - Sapulpa vs. Fayetteville, Ark.; 7:
30 p.m. - Sand Springs vs. Fayetteville, Ark.
Friday Games: 2:30 p.m. - Sand Springs vs. Tulsa Memorial; 5 p.m. - Sapulpa vs. Tulsa
Washington; 7:30 p.m. - Sand Springs vs. Tulsa Washington.
Saturday Games: 10 a.m. - Sapulpa vs. Tulsa Memorial; 1:30 p.m. - TBA; 4 p.m. - TBA.
Dobson displeased with sluggish offense in 5-2 loss
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 9:30 PM CDT
Shannon Dobson had a beef with an umpire after a close call went against Broken Arrow High
School.
But the Tiger coach's biggest beef was with team after a 5-2 loss at Union Tuesday night.
“We didn't take care of business,” Dobson said, after BAHS's second loss to the Redskins in a
week. “We were timid and didn't have any idea what we were doing at the plate. We're not going
to score runs that way and win many games against the better teams like Union.”
The lethargic Tigers had seven hits against UHS starter Mitch Bryant over the first six innings but
stranded only two base runners in falling to 14-4.
“We've got to do a better job at the plate,” Dobson said. “There's no doubt about that.”
Broken Arrow's only two runs came in the second inning when Taylor Schneeberger belted a two-
run homer after Archie Bradley had singled.
Bryant escaped trouble in the fourth by getting an inning-ending double play and picked off
Schneeberger in the fifth.
Meanwhile, Union (13-4) had its chances to deliver knock out punches against BAHS starter
Mason Hope in the first three-plus innings. Hope walked seven Redskins – two of them scored –
with five strike outs.
Two free passes in the fourth was enough and senior Mason Marquette was summoned from the
bullpen. The slender lefthander got a strike out and a ground out – sandwiched around a
intentional walk to load the bases – to wiggle out of a major league jam.
The Redskins had the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth against Marquette and couldn't
score.
That kept it 3-2 and set the stage for a controversial top of the sixth.
After Mitch Osburn's one-out single for the Tigers, courtesy runner Cameron Walker raced to
third base on a single by Dylan Delso.
From there, Dobson – who's known for taking risks – tried to have Walker steal home. The
homeplate umpire made what appeared to be an an open-handed gesture, which Dobson took
“as a safe call.”
Union catcher Tyler Ogle followed Walker into the BAHS dugout. When Ogle made a tag, Walker
was called out.
“I was safe,” Walker calmly said after the game. “Half my body and my arm slide across the plate.
He (Ogle) never tagged me.”
Dobson, who coaches third base, argued the call and agreed with Walker.
“From where I was, it looked like half of Cameron's body went over the plate,” Dobson said. “I saw
what I thought was a safe call. Then, all of sudden, Cam gets rung up.”
Dobson didn't dwell.
“You have to take that out of the picture,” he said. “The bottom line is we didn't take care of
business at the plate. We didn't put pressure on their defense.”
The Redskins put the game out of reach in the bottom of the sixth. With two outs, Taylor
Alsbaugh reached on an infield single and Cole Webb followed with a two-run homer off
Marquette.
Game Notes
• The starting time was pushed up one hour because of expected severe weather, which never
reached the area by game's end.
• UHS starter and winner Mitch Bryant struck out five and walked none over six innings.
• Reliever Cole Way got the save but left two runners aboard in the top of the seventh.
• Cole Webb had two hits and three RBIs for the Redskins.
• Dylan Delso and Taylor Schneeberger each had two hits for BAHS.
• Tiger pitchers Mason Hope and Mason Marquette combined to strand 10 Redskins, who left the
bases loaded twice.
• BAHS hosts a portion of the Old School Wooden Bat Tournament Thursday through Saturday
at Tiger Field.
UNION 5, BROKEN ARROW 2
Broken Arrow 020 000 0-2 7 2
Union 012 002 x-5 6 0
Hope, Marquette (4) and Osburn; Bryant, Way (7) and Ogle. W – Bryant. L – Hope. Sv – Way.
HR – BAHS: Schneeberger.
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OLD SCHOOL WOODEN BAT TOURNAMENT
At Broken Arrow
Thursday Games: 2:30 p.m. - Bartlesville vs. Tulsa Washington; 5 p.m. - Bartlesville vs. Tulsa
Memorial; 7:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Tulsa Memorial.
Friday Games: 2:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Bartlesville; 5 p.m. - Bartlesville vs. Fayetteville, Ark.;
7:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Fayetteville.
Saturday Games: 1:30 p.m. - Broken Arrow vs. Tulsa Washington. 4 p.m. - TBA; 6:30 p.m. - TBA.
At Sand Springs
Thursday Games: 2:30 p.m. - Sand Springs vs. Sapulpa; 5 p.m. - Sapulpa vs. Fayetteville, Ark.; 7:
30 p.m. - Sand Springs vs. Fayetteville, Ark.
Friday Games: 2:30 p.m. - Sand Springs vs. Tulsa Memorial; 5 p.m. - Sapulpa vs. Tulsa
Washington; 7:30 p.m. - Sand Springs vs. Tulsa Washington.
Saturday Games: 10 a.m. - Sapulpa vs. Tulsa Memorial; 1:30 p.m. - TBA; 4 p.m. - TBA.
A win without fanfare
Tigers escape Memorial in wood bat tournament
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, April 8, 2010 10:53 PM CDT
When Nick Pettus singled home the game winner for Broken Arrow High School in the bottom of
the eighth inning, there wasn't much cheering.
After the customary hand shaking, the Tigers were taken down the left field line by coach
Shannon Dobson.
For about 18 minutes, it wasn't a pep rally following BAHS's 4-3 victory over Tulsa Memorial in the
Old School Wooden Bat Tournament at Tiger Field.
Following Dobson's talk, BAHS players went about their post-game duties – like raking the mound
or smoothing the batters boxes – with little, if any, chatter.
As they exited the diamond – or even the park – players weren't talking much.
“We found a way to win,” Dobson said. “That's what you look for.”
But, it was the Tigers' sluggish performance – for a second straight game – that upset the BAHS
coach.
“The only thing I'm disappointed with is our execution,” Dobson said. “We didn't execute at the
plate getting hits when we had runners in scoring position. We weren't focused when it came to
signals or defense, either.”
BAHS (15-4) nearly came unraveled in the top of the fifth inning when two errors helped the
Chargers score three unearned runs to tie the game at 3-3 against senior Tyler Kjellsen, who hit
a batter and gave up one hit. The two errors accounted for two runs and the Chargers got the
other by pulling off a double steal.
After that, Kjellsen was nearly untouchable, allowing just one base runner – on an error – over
the last three innings.
“KJ was outstanding,” Dobson said. “He kept us in the game and gave us that chance to win.”
The Tigers finally ended the game in the bottom of the first extra inning against Memorial left
hander Jacob Peterson.
Peterson, the Chargers' starter, walked lead off batter Alex Cochran, who stole second, but
retired the next two batters. Cochran moved to third on a ground out by Corbin Ziegler.
A intentional walk to Dylan Delso, gave Pettus – who had committed one of the two errors in the
firth – a chance for redemption. Pettus ripped Peterson's first pitch into left field and Cochran
scored without a play.
After the seventh inning, Dobson asked Kjellsen if wanted to pitch the eighth.
“He said 'I want to finish it,'” Dobson said. “His pitch count was about 90 but he was getting
stronger as the game went on.”
Kjellsen had nine strike outs – six of those over the last three innings – without a walk.
BAHS got a run in the first when Mitch Osburn was hit by a Peterson pitch and Taylor
Schneeberger had a two-out single to score Osburn.
The Tigers added two more runs in the third when Delso singled home Osburn, who had reached
on an error. Cameron Walker, courtesy runner the catcher Delso, scored on a second Charger
error.
"Right now, we are going through one of those spells where everything is stressful," Dobson said.
"Once we get those things ironed out, we're going to be a hard team to beat."
Round robin play continues Friday with BAHS playing Bartlesville at 2:30 p.m. And Fayetteville,
Ark., at 7:30 p.m. Bartlesville and Fayetteville play at 5 p.m.
BROKEN ARROW 4, TULSA MEMORIAL 3
(8 Innings)
Tulsa Memorial 000 030 00-3 3 2
Broken Arrow 102 000 01-4 5 3
Peterson and Robertson; Kjellsen and Delso. W – Kjellsen. L – Peterson.
•
In a freshman game Tuesday, Nik Berg went 3-for-4 with two RBIs while Kade Bare and Cody
Ziegler each had two hits in an 8-3 Tiger triumph.
Bare doubled twice with four RBIs while Ziegler had a double and a triple for two RBIs.
Tigers escape Memorial in wood bat tournament
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, April 8, 2010 10:53 PM CDT
When Nick Pettus singled home the game winner for Broken Arrow High School in the bottom of
the eighth inning, there wasn't much cheering.
After the customary hand shaking, the Tigers were taken down the left field line by coach
Shannon Dobson.
For about 18 minutes, it wasn't a pep rally following BAHS's 4-3 victory over Tulsa Memorial in the
Old School Wooden Bat Tournament at Tiger Field.
Following Dobson's talk, BAHS players went about their post-game duties – like raking the mound
or smoothing the batters boxes – with little, if any, chatter.
As they exited the diamond – or even the park – players weren't talking much.
“We found a way to win,” Dobson said. “That's what you look for.”
But, it was the Tigers' sluggish performance – for a second straight game – that upset the BAHS
coach.
“The only thing I'm disappointed with is our execution,” Dobson said. “We didn't execute at the
plate getting hits when we had runners in scoring position. We weren't focused when it came to
signals or defense, either.”
BAHS (15-4) nearly came unraveled in the top of the fifth inning when two errors helped the
Chargers score three unearned runs to tie the game at 3-3 against senior Tyler Kjellsen, who hit
a batter and gave up one hit. The two errors accounted for two runs and the Chargers got the
other by pulling off a double steal.
After that, Kjellsen was nearly untouchable, allowing just one base runner – on an error – over
the last three innings.
“KJ was outstanding,” Dobson said. “He kept us in the game and gave us that chance to win.”
The Tigers finally ended the game in the bottom of the first extra inning against Memorial left
hander Jacob Peterson.
Peterson, the Chargers' starter, walked lead off batter Alex Cochran, who stole second, but
retired the next two batters. Cochran moved to third on a ground out by Corbin Ziegler.
A intentional walk to Dylan Delso, gave Pettus – who had committed one of the two errors in the
firth – a chance for redemption. Pettus ripped Peterson's first pitch into left field and Cochran
scored without a play.
After the seventh inning, Dobson asked Kjellsen if wanted to pitch the eighth.
“He said 'I want to finish it,'” Dobson said. “His pitch count was about 90 but he was getting
stronger as the game went on.”
Kjellsen had nine strike outs – six of those over the last three innings – without a walk.
BAHS got a run in the first when Mitch Osburn was hit by a Peterson pitch and Taylor
Schneeberger had a two-out single to score Osburn.
The Tigers added two more runs in the third when Delso singled home Osburn, who had reached
on an error. Cameron Walker, courtesy runner the catcher Delso, scored on a second Charger
error.
"Right now, we are going through one of those spells where everything is stressful," Dobson said.
"Once we get those things ironed out, we're going to be a hard team to beat."
Round robin play continues Friday with BAHS playing Bartlesville at 2:30 p.m. And Fayetteville,
Ark., at 7:30 p.m. Bartlesville and Fayetteville play at 5 p.m.
BROKEN ARROW 4, TULSA MEMORIAL 3
(8 Innings)
Tulsa Memorial 000 030 00-3 3 2
Broken Arrow 102 000 01-4 5 3
Peterson and Robertson; Kjellsen and Delso. W – Kjellsen. L – Peterson.
•
In a freshman game Tuesday, Nik Berg went 3-for-4 with two RBIs while Kade Bare and Cody
Ziegler each had two hits in an 8-3 Tiger triumph.
Bare doubled twice with four RBIs while Ziegler had a double and a triple for two RBIs.
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JV baseball finishes second
Published:
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:04 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Broken Arrow might have lost in the final of its own tournament, but just getting to the BA Junior
Varsity Invitational title game was something of a miracle.
It took a remarkable pitching performance by Josh Hemm – and a mammoth rally – to knock out
Jenks, 8-6, in nine innings in the semifinals.
In the championship, Union outslugged BAJV, 9-6, after the Redskins had bolted to a 6-0 lead.
A sophomore left-hander, Hemm tossed six shutout innings in relief as the Tigers rallied from a 6-
1 deficit.
Hemm struck out four, allowed four hits, walked only two and induced the Trojans into 12 fly outs.
“Jenks has some very good hitters but Josh kept them off balance with his breaking ball,” BAJV
coach Scot Welch said. “I was proud for Josh coming to a situation like that and making the best
of it. A lot of young pitchers would have shut down but Josh battled his way through.”
Alex Copeland was 3-for-6 and Julian Henderson was 2-for-3, including a double, to pace the
BAJV attack.
In the final, Union scored six unearned runs off two Tiger errors.
“We couldn’t string any hits together to give ourselves a chance to win,” Welch said. “We struck
out five times, which is not like us at all.”
Copeland had a two-run double in the fourth and finished the game 2-for-4.
BROKEN ARROW 8, JENKS 6
(9 innings)
Broken Arrow 100 023 02-8 8 2
Jenks 006 000 00-6 9 2
Tanner Meyer, Josh Hemm (4) and Justin Jackson. W – Hemm (3-0).
•
UNION 9, BROKEN ARROW 6
Broken Arrow 000 312 0-6 7 1
Union 222 021 x-9 10 2
Alex Graham, Jordan Blount (5) and Justin Jackson. L – Graham (0-1).
Published:
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:04 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Broken Arrow might have lost in the final of its own tournament, but just getting to the BA Junior
Varsity Invitational title game was something of a miracle.
It took a remarkable pitching performance by Josh Hemm – and a mammoth rally – to knock out
Jenks, 8-6, in nine innings in the semifinals.
In the championship, Union outslugged BAJV, 9-6, after the Redskins had bolted to a 6-0 lead.
A sophomore left-hander, Hemm tossed six shutout innings in relief as the Tigers rallied from a 6-
1 deficit.
Hemm struck out four, allowed four hits, walked only two and induced the Trojans into 12 fly outs.
“Jenks has some very good hitters but Josh kept them off balance with his breaking ball,” BAJV
coach Scot Welch said. “I was proud for Josh coming to a situation like that and making the best
of it. A lot of young pitchers would have shut down but Josh battled his way through.”
Alex Copeland was 3-for-6 and Julian Henderson was 2-for-3, including a double, to pace the
BAJV attack.
In the final, Union scored six unearned runs off two Tiger errors.
“We couldn’t string any hits together to give ourselves a chance to win,” Welch said. “We struck
out five times, which is not like us at all.”
Copeland had a two-run double in the fourth and finished the game 2-for-4.
BROKEN ARROW 8, JENKS 6
(9 innings)
Broken Arrow 100 023 02-8 8 2
Jenks 006 000 00-6 9 2
Tanner Meyer, Josh Hemm (4) and Justin Jackson. W – Hemm (3-0).
•
UNION 9, BROKEN ARROW 6
Broken Arrow 000 312 0-6 7 1
Union 222 021 x-9 10 2
Alex Graham, Jordan Blount (5) and Justin Jackson. L – Graham (0-1).
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Tigers get some hop back
In 2-0 victory over Arkansas state champions
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Friday, April 9, 2010 11:41 PM CDT
It wasn't winning Friday night that had Shannon Dobson smiling.
How the Tigers defeated four-time Arkansas champion Fayetteville, 2-0, is what mattered.
“Our guys had a hop in their step,” Dobson said after BAHS's third victory in two days in the Old
School Wooden Bat Tournament.
The victory raised Broken Arrow's record to 16-4 and the Tigers close out the round robin portion
of the tournament Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Hosting Tulsa Washington at Tiger Field. Placement
games will be played at 4 & 6:30 p.m.
BAHS's first two wins in this tournament, shared with Sand Springs, were extra-inning affairs. The
Tigers outlasted Bartlesville, 3-2, in nine innings earlier Friday after a 4-3, eight-inning victory
over Tulsa Memorial Thursday.
Broken Arrow had only five hits against three Fayetteville pitchers, Jauan Arnold, Matt Delano
and Cade Walter.
“We hit the ball well,” Dobson said. “We hit several right at them and those guys made some
great plays. We were pretty aggressive at the plate.”
That was evident in the Tigers' first at-bat when Mitch Osburn's hit-and-run single scored Zack
Mills, who had walked and stolen second.
Osburn was happy to have a second chance.
“I missed a bunt,” Osburn said. “I knew I had to do something.”
Broken Arrow's Archie Bradley stopped Fayetteville on five hits with 13 strikeouts and was backed
by an errorless defense.
“We got good pitching and good defense,” Dobson said. “When you get those two things, you
give yourself a good chance at winning.”
In one stretch, Bradley retired eight straight Fayetteville batters in the middle innings, five by
strike outs.
The Tigers got their other run in the fifth. Corbin Ziegler scored from first base on a fielding error
after Alex Cochran singled.
Fayetteville catcher Matt Stelte kept BAHS in check by throwing out three Tigers attempting to
steal.
Bradley flirted with disaster in the last two innings, leaving runners in scoring position both frames
but ended both threats with strike outs.
Dobson shuffled his lineup for the Fayetteville game.
"When you get stagnant, like we have, you have to do these things," Dobson said. "Sometimes,
it's good for the guys to see a game from different places."
BROKEN ARROW 2, FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. 0
Broken Arrow 100 010 0-2 4 0
Fayetteville 000 000 0-0 5 1
Bradley and Delso; Arnold, Delano, Walter and Stelte. W – Bradley. L – Arnold.
— — —
TIGERS 3, BARTLESVILLE 2
(9 Innings)
Dylan Delso's ninth-inning double scored courtesy runner Tyler Kjellsen to lift Broken Arrow High
School to a hard-earned 3-2 victory over Bartlesville Friday afternoon.
In the ninth, Jacob Evans reached on an error – the Bruins' sixth – and Kjellsen, who ran for
Evans, moved to second on a single by Mitch Osburn.
With two outs, Delso slammed Zach Merciez's first pitch off the right field wall to end the contest.
Tiger reliever Mason Marquette entered the game in the top of the ninth and escaped a bases
loaded jam to set the state for Delso's heroics. Marquette was credited with the victory.
Trailing 2-1, Broken Arrow forced extra innings when nine-hole hitter Corbin Ziegler drew a lead
off walk and courtesy runner Cameron Walker scored on the second of two sacrifice flies by Mitch
Osburn.
Down 2-0, BAHS got its first run in the bottom of the fifth when Evans reached on an error and
courtesy runner Mak Monckton scored on Osburn's first sacrifice fly.
Tyler Kruse got his first start for the Tigers and pitched 4.1 innings. The junior gave up six hits
and two earned runs on five strike outs and three walks.
Kruse was supposed to be BAHS's opening weekend starter but a severely sprained ankle kept
his sideline for nearly a month. Kruse's first action was pinch hit single against Tulsa Memorial
Thursday night.
Game Notes
• T.J. Law spelled BAHS starter Tyler Kruse. Over 3.2 innings, Law didn't allow a hit or a run with
three strikedouts and a walk.
• Bartlesville used three pitchers, who combined on a four-hitter with five strike outs and four
walks.
• All three BAHS runs were unearned.
• The Bruins stranded 11 base runners, leaving the bases loaded twice.
• BAHS completes its round robin portion against Tulsa Washington Saturday at 1:30 p.m. At
Tiger Field.
BROKEN ARROW 3, BARTLESVILLE 2
(9 innings)
Bartlesville 000 020 000-2 7 6
Broken Arrow 000 010 101-3 4 0
Behar, Lacey (6), Merciez (6) and Curtis; Kruse, Law (4), Marquette (9) and Osburn.
W – Marquette. L – Merciez.
In 2-0 victory over Arkansas state champions
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Friday, April 9, 2010 11:41 PM CDT
It wasn't winning Friday night that had Shannon Dobson smiling.
How the Tigers defeated four-time Arkansas champion Fayetteville, 2-0, is what mattered.
“Our guys had a hop in their step,” Dobson said after BAHS's third victory in two days in the Old
School Wooden Bat Tournament.
The victory raised Broken Arrow's record to 16-4 and the Tigers close out the round robin portion
of the tournament Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Hosting Tulsa Washington at Tiger Field. Placement
games will be played at 4 & 6:30 p.m.
BAHS's first two wins in this tournament, shared with Sand Springs, were extra-inning affairs. The
Tigers outlasted Bartlesville, 3-2, in nine innings earlier Friday after a 4-3, eight-inning victory
over Tulsa Memorial Thursday.
Broken Arrow had only five hits against three Fayetteville pitchers, Jauan Arnold, Matt Delano
and Cade Walter.
“We hit the ball well,” Dobson said. “We hit several right at them and those guys made some
great plays. We were pretty aggressive at the plate.”
That was evident in the Tigers' first at-bat when Mitch Osburn's hit-and-run single scored Zack
Mills, who had walked and stolen second.
Osburn was happy to have a second chance.
“I missed a bunt,” Osburn said. “I knew I had to do something.”
Broken Arrow's Archie Bradley stopped Fayetteville on five hits with 13 strikeouts and was backed
by an errorless defense.
“We got good pitching and good defense,” Dobson said. “When you get those two things, you
give yourself a good chance at winning.”
In one stretch, Bradley retired eight straight Fayetteville batters in the middle innings, five by
strike outs.
The Tigers got their other run in the fifth. Corbin Ziegler scored from first base on a fielding error
after Alex Cochran singled.
Fayetteville catcher Matt Stelte kept BAHS in check by throwing out three Tigers attempting to
steal.
Bradley flirted with disaster in the last two innings, leaving runners in scoring position both frames
but ended both threats with strike outs.
Dobson shuffled his lineup for the Fayetteville game.
"When you get stagnant, like we have, you have to do these things," Dobson said. "Sometimes,
it's good for the guys to see a game from different places."
BROKEN ARROW 2, FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. 0
Broken Arrow 100 010 0-2 4 0
Fayetteville 000 000 0-0 5 1
Bradley and Delso; Arnold, Delano, Walter and Stelte. W – Bradley. L – Arnold.
— — —
TIGERS 3, BARTLESVILLE 2
(9 Innings)
Dylan Delso's ninth-inning double scored courtesy runner Tyler Kjellsen to lift Broken Arrow High
School to a hard-earned 3-2 victory over Bartlesville Friday afternoon.
In the ninth, Jacob Evans reached on an error – the Bruins' sixth – and Kjellsen, who ran for
Evans, moved to second on a single by Mitch Osburn.
With two outs, Delso slammed Zach Merciez's first pitch off the right field wall to end the contest.
Tiger reliever Mason Marquette entered the game in the top of the ninth and escaped a bases
loaded jam to set the state for Delso's heroics. Marquette was credited with the victory.
Trailing 2-1, Broken Arrow forced extra innings when nine-hole hitter Corbin Ziegler drew a lead
off walk and courtesy runner Cameron Walker scored on the second of two sacrifice flies by Mitch
Osburn.
Down 2-0, BAHS got its first run in the bottom of the fifth when Evans reached on an error and
courtesy runner Mak Monckton scored on Osburn's first sacrifice fly.
Tyler Kruse got his first start for the Tigers and pitched 4.1 innings. The junior gave up six hits
and two earned runs on five strike outs and three walks.
Kruse was supposed to be BAHS's opening weekend starter but a severely sprained ankle kept
his sideline for nearly a month. Kruse's first action was pinch hit single against Tulsa Memorial
Thursday night.
Game Notes
• T.J. Law spelled BAHS starter Tyler Kruse. Over 3.2 innings, Law didn't allow a hit or a run with
three strikedouts and a walk.
• Bartlesville used three pitchers, who combined on a four-hitter with five strike outs and four
walks.
• All three BAHS runs were unearned.
• The Bruins stranded 11 base runners, leaving the bases loaded twice.
• BAHS completes its round robin portion against Tulsa Washington Saturday at 1:30 p.m. At
Tiger Field.
BROKEN ARROW 3, BARTLESVILLE 2
(9 innings)
Bartlesville 000 020 000-2 7 6
Broken Arrow 000 010 101-3 4 0
Behar, Lacey (6), Merciez (6) and Curtis; Kruse, Law (4), Marquette (9) and Osburn.
W – Marquette. L – Merciez.
SAFE — Mak Monckton (5) of Broken Arrow High School steals as Bartlesville second
baseman Trey Shigley takes the throw Friday afternoon. Broken Arrow won the game, 3-2, in
nine innings in the Old School Wooden Bat Tournament.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
baseman Trey Shigley takes the throw Friday afternoon. Broken Arrow won the game, 3-2, in
nine innings in the Old School Wooden Bat Tournament.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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ON TARGET — Broken Arrow High School's
Jacob Evans (21) was perfect through four
innings Saturday in the Tigers' 17-0 victory
against Tulsa Washington in the Old School
Wooden Bat Tournament.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Jacob Evans (21) was perfect through four
innings Saturday in the Tigers' 17-0 victory
against Tulsa Washington in the Old School
Wooden Bat Tournament.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
************************************************************
Tiger freshmen improve to 12-3
Published:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:29 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Putting together a 37-hit offensive, Broken Arrow ninth grade baseball won three games by
outscoring opponents, 32-10.
The Tigers, coached by Andy Rice, won a 20-10 slugfest with Metro Christian and then swept
Collinsville, 9-0, 13-0.
Against Metro Christian, BA bolted to an 11-0 lead after three innings and weathered a MCA
comeback. Cody Ziegler and Trey Cobb each had three hits and three RBIs. Taylor Frank, the
winning pitcher had two doubles and Nick Berg scored three runs.
In the 9-0 victory at Collinsville, Trey Cobb (5-0) tossed a 1-hitter with 13 strike outs while Berg
had three hits. Ziegler and Greyson Estes had two hits apiece.
Ziegler and Chase Cheatwood combined on a 1-hitter in the 13-0 triumph over the Cardinals.
Kade Bare, Frank and Estes each homered. Frank had five RBIs.
The Tigers (12-3) enter the Owasso Freshman Invitational Thursday through Friday.
BROKEN ARROW 20, METRO CHRISTIAN 10
Broken Arrow 353 0531-20 13 2
Metro Christian 000 240 4-10 8 6
Frank, Robinson and Ziegler; Lee and Cantrell. W – Frank (1-0). L – Lee.
BROKEN ARROW 9, COLLINSVILLE 0
Broken Arrow 203 22-9 11 0
Collinsville 000 00-0 1 0
Cobb and Ziegler; Ames and George. W – Cobb (5-0). L – Ames.
BROKEN ARROW 13, COLLINSIVLLE 0
Broken Arrow 841-13 13 2
Collinsville 000- 0 1 3
Ziegler and Cheatwood; Lister and George. W – Ziegler (3-0). L – Lister.
Homeruns - BA: Bare, Frank, Estes.
Published:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:29 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Putting together a 37-hit offensive, Broken Arrow ninth grade baseball won three games by
outscoring opponents, 32-10.
The Tigers, coached by Andy Rice, won a 20-10 slugfest with Metro Christian and then swept
Collinsville, 9-0, 13-0.
Against Metro Christian, BA bolted to an 11-0 lead after three innings and weathered a MCA
comeback. Cody Ziegler and Trey Cobb each had three hits and three RBIs. Taylor Frank, the
winning pitcher had two doubles and Nick Berg scored three runs.
In the 9-0 victory at Collinsville, Trey Cobb (5-0) tossed a 1-hitter with 13 strike outs while Berg
had three hits. Ziegler and Greyson Estes had two hits apiece.
Ziegler and Chase Cheatwood combined on a 1-hitter in the 13-0 triumph over the Cardinals.
Kade Bare, Frank and Estes each homered. Frank had five RBIs.
The Tigers (12-3) enter the Owasso Freshman Invitational Thursday through Friday.
BROKEN ARROW 20, METRO CHRISTIAN 10
Broken Arrow 353 0531-20 13 2
Metro Christian 000 240 4-10 8 6
Frank, Robinson and Ziegler; Lee and Cantrell. W – Frank (1-0). L – Lee.
BROKEN ARROW 9, COLLINSVILLE 0
Broken Arrow 203 22-9 11 0
Collinsville 000 00-0 1 0
Cobb and Ziegler; Ames and George. W – Cobb (5-0). L – Ames.
BROKEN ARROW 13, COLLINSIVLLE 0
Broken Arrow 841-13 13 2
Collinsville 000- 0 1 3
Ziegler and Cheatwood; Lister and George. W – Ziegler (3-0). L – Lister.
Homeruns - BA: Bare, Frank, Estes.
Tigers extend win streak to 5
BAHS beats Washington, Fayetteville Saturday
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 10, 2010 7:34 PM CDT
He's back!
And, Broken Arrow High School baseball has
felt Tyler Kruse's presence in a five-game
winning streak.
On Saturday, the junior had three hits and
two RBIs as the Tigers knocked off Tulsa
Washington (17-0) and Fayetteville, Ark.,
(6-3) to complete a five-game run through
the Old School Wooden Bat Invitational.
“I'm excited to be back,” said Kruse, who
missed the first 18 games because of a
severe ankle sprain.
Kruse delivered an RBI triple in a four-run
fourth inning against Fayetteville that
sparked the Tigers (19-4) to snap a 2-2
deadlock. That came with one out after
Tyler McKinzie opened the inning with a double.
“I went to the plate just wanting to hit the ball hard,” Kruse said. “I missed the first pitch, which was
a curve, but I got the fastball.”
As Kruse reached second base, he saw Tiger coach Shannon Dobson “waving me on” to third. “I
said 'Oh, here we go!'”
His lack of conditioning began to show about halfway to third base.
“I was getting tired,” Kruse said, grinning. “But, I got there.”
He got hits in four of the five games this weekend and pitched in the other.
“TK isn't 100 percent but we're glad to have him out there,” Dobson said. “He can make a
difference for us.”
Kruce later scored on a sacrifice by Alex Cochran in that pivotal fourth inning against Fayetteville,
which has won the big school Arkansas state championship the last four years.
Zack Mills completed the scoring for the Tigers with an RBI single that gave junior pitcher Mason
Hope breathing room.
Hope (5-2) pitched the first six innings with eight strike outs, five after the Tigers had taken a 6-2
lead.
Fayetteville (14-5) got an unearned run against Hope in the sixth before Tyler McKinzie pitched
the seventh for his first save of the season.
BAHS got its first run in the first when courtesy runner Cameron Walker scored on an error. In the
third, Cochran got a lead off walk and scored on a single by Mitch Osburn.
Dobson was pleased with his team's performances.
“We played with more energy, something we haven't done the last week,” Dobson said. “We
executed the little things that are so important when you get the playoffs.”
BAHS continues its home stand Tuesday against Enid at 5 p.m.
Game Notes vs. Fayetteville
• BAHS beat the Bulldogs, 2-0, Friday night.
• Fayetteville reliever T.J. Foster was charged with all four runs – three earned – in that fourth
inning.
• Foster and starter Bryce Roberts combined for seven strike outs.
BROKEN ARROW 6, FAYETTEVILLE 3
Fayetteville 101 001 0-3 6 2
Broken Arrow 101 400 x-6 4 2
Roberts, Foster (4) and Stelte; Hope, McKinzie (7) and Delso. W – Hope (5-2). L – Foster. Sv –
McKinzie (1).
— — —
TIGERS 17, TULSA WASHINGTON 0
BAHS pounded out 15 hits against the pitching-depleted Hornets in Saturday's first game.
The Tigers sent 10 to plate in the third and batted around in the fourth, scoring seven runs each
inning.
Mitch Osburn had two hits and Corbin Ziegler drove in three runs with a single and a bases
loaded walk.
Game notes vs. Washington
• BAHS starter Jacob Evans (4-0) had a perfect game through the first four innings with six strike
outs.
• Washington's only base runner came in the fifth on a hit batter by Tiger reliever Bradley
Thomas with one out.
• Washington pitchers hit BAHS batters eight times but got little help defensively.
• Only four Tiger runs were earned behind four Washington errors.
BROKEN ARROW 17, TULSA WASHINGTON 0
Tulsa Washington 000 00- 0 0 4
Broken Arrow 037 7x-17 15 0
Eaton, Cox (3), Burker (4) and Williamson; Evans, Thomas and Osburn.
W – Evans (4-0). L – Eaton.
BAHS beats Washington, Fayetteville Saturday
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 10, 2010 7:34 PM CDT
He's back!
And, Broken Arrow High School baseball has
felt Tyler Kruse's presence in a five-game
winning streak.
On Saturday, the junior had three hits and
two RBIs as the Tigers knocked off Tulsa
Washington (17-0) and Fayetteville, Ark.,
(6-3) to complete a five-game run through
the Old School Wooden Bat Invitational.
“I'm excited to be back,” said Kruse, who
missed the first 18 games because of a
severe ankle sprain.
Kruse delivered an RBI triple in a four-run
fourth inning against Fayetteville that
sparked the Tigers (19-4) to snap a 2-2
deadlock. That came with one out after
Tyler McKinzie opened the inning with a double.
“I went to the plate just wanting to hit the ball hard,” Kruse said. “I missed the first pitch, which was
a curve, but I got the fastball.”
As Kruse reached second base, he saw Tiger coach Shannon Dobson “waving me on” to third. “I
said 'Oh, here we go!'”
His lack of conditioning began to show about halfway to third base.
“I was getting tired,” Kruse said, grinning. “But, I got there.”
He got hits in four of the five games this weekend and pitched in the other.
“TK isn't 100 percent but we're glad to have him out there,” Dobson said. “He can make a
difference for us.”
Kruce later scored on a sacrifice by Alex Cochran in that pivotal fourth inning against Fayetteville,
which has won the big school Arkansas state championship the last four years.
Zack Mills completed the scoring for the Tigers with an RBI single that gave junior pitcher Mason
Hope breathing room.
Hope (5-2) pitched the first six innings with eight strike outs, five after the Tigers had taken a 6-2
lead.
Fayetteville (14-5) got an unearned run against Hope in the sixth before Tyler McKinzie pitched
the seventh for his first save of the season.
BAHS got its first run in the first when courtesy runner Cameron Walker scored on an error. In the
third, Cochran got a lead off walk and scored on a single by Mitch Osburn.
Dobson was pleased with his team's performances.
“We played with more energy, something we haven't done the last week,” Dobson said. “We
executed the little things that are so important when you get the playoffs.”
BAHS continues its home stand Tuesday against Enid at 5 p.m.
Game Notes vs. Fayetteville
• BAHS beat the Bulldogs, 2-0, Friday night.
• Fayetteville reliever T.J. Foster was charged with all four runs – three earned – in that fourth
inning.
• Foster and starter Bryce Roberts combined for seven strike outs.
BROKEN ARROW 6, FAYETTEVILLE 3
Fayetteville 101 001 0-3 6 2
Broken Arrow 101 400 x-6 4 2
Roberts, Foster (4) and Stelte; Hope, McKinzie (7) and Delso. W – Hope (5-2). L – Foster. Sv –
McKinzie (1).
— — —
TIGERS 17, TULSA WASHINGTON 0
BAHS pounded out 15 hits against the pitching-depleted Hornets in Saturday's first game.
The Tigers sent 10 to plate in the third and batted around in the fourth, scoring seven runs each
inning.
Mitch Osburn had two hits and Corbin Ziegler drove in three runs with a single and a bases
loaded walk.
Game notes vs. Washington
• BAHS starter Jacob Evans (4-0) had a perfect game through the first four innings with six strike
outs.
• Washington's only base runner came in the fifth on a hit batter by Tiger reliever Bradley
Thomas with one out.
• Washington pitchers hit BAHS batters eight times but got little help defensively.
• Only four Tiger runs were earned behind four Washington errors.
BROKEN ARROW 17, TULSA WASHINGTON 0
Tulsa Washington 000 00- 0 0 4
Broken Arrow 037 7x-17 15 0
Eaton, Cox (3), Burker (4) and Williamson; Evans, Thomas and Osburn.
W – Evans (4-0). L – Eaton.
Law's relief effort lifts Tigers, 5-4
BAHS rallies from 4-0 deficit against Enid
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:55 PM CDT
Been there. Done that.
When Broken Arrow High School coach Shannon
Dobson summoned T.J. Law, the senior knew his
task.
And, Law carried out his orders.
His 32/3 shutout innings in relief calmed the
stormy waters and helped the No. 3-ranked
Tigers rally from a four-deficit for a 5-4 victory
over Enid Tuesday in a non-conference game
at Tiger Field.
“T.J. Was outstanding,” Dobson said, after BAHS
improved to 20-4. “He's been that way all season.”
Law replaced starter Tyler Kjellsen in the top of
the fourth with one out and Plainsmen at first and
second base.
“I had been in this situation before,” the soft-
spoken Law said. “I knew what to do.”
Flashback to April 8: With BAHS trailing 2-0 in the
top of fourth, Law inherits a bases loaded, one jam.
He retires the first two batters he faces. Inning over.
Laws throws 3=2/3 shutout innings and BAHS
eventually wins, 3-2, in nine innings.
On Tuesday, Law got a double play to end the
Enid threat in the fourth and gave up only one
hit – a two-double in the fifth – with three strike
outs and no walks in his stint.
Law began warming up in the second inning when
Kjellsen was rocked for all four runs on four hits.
Kjellsen survived until the fourth when Enid got
back-to-back, one-out singles.
“I had a pretty good bullpen session,” Law said. “I was pretty loose.”
After Enid (11-9) bolted to its 4-0 lead, the Tigers began to chip away. In the bottom of the
second, Nick Pettus reached on a fielders choice and Alex Graham reached on critical error.
Alex Cochran, the Tigers' nine-hole hitter, got his opportunity on Enid's mistake.
“When I came to the plate, I heard my dad yell 'Look at the right side,'” Cochran said. “Then Don
Rice (public address announcer) said it was 'An RBI opportunity.'”
Cochran, a right-handed batter, glanced to right field and was amazed.
“They shaded me like I am a pull hitter, which I'm not,” said a smiling Cochran, who looped a two-
run trip into the right field corner to get the Tigers on the board.
Dobson said there wasn't panic in the BAHS dugout after the Tigers fell behind by the four runs.
“We have talked about and practiced these situations, being down like this,” Dobson said. “Our
guys didn't seem too worried and kept battling.”
Broken Arrow tied the score at 4-4 in the third on a double by Archie Bradley and consecutive
singles by Tyler Kruse, Tyler McKinzie and Nick Pettus.
Cochran triggered the go-ahead rally in the fourth with a leadoff bunt and scored two outs later
on a single by Dylan Delso.
Game Notes
• Enid's Tanner Leon went the distance for the Plainsmen. He scattered nine hits with one strike
out and two walks. Three of BAHS's five runs were earned.
• Plainsmen left fielder Brady Baugh robbed Archie Bradley of a run-scoring double in the first
inning and turned the catch into an inning-ending double play.
• BAHS starter Tyler Kjellsen gave up seven hits and was charged with all four EHS runs, which
were earned.
• Delso and Cochran each had two hits for the Tigers.
• BAHS hosts Bartlesville Thursday at 4:30 p.m. And play Owasso Friday at 7:30 p.m. At Drillers
Stadium.
BROKEN ARROW 5, ENID 4
Enid 040 000 0-4 8 1
Broken Arrow 022 100 x-5 9 0
Leon and Phillips; Kjellsen, Law (4) and Osburn. W – Law (1-0). L – Leon.
BAHS rallies from 4-0 deficit against Enid
By DOUG QUINN
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:55 PM CDT
Been there. Done that.
When Broken Arrow High School coach Shannon
Dobson summoned T.J. Law, the senior knew his
task.
And, Law carried out his orders.
His 32/3 shutout innings in relief calmed the
stormy waters and helped the No. 3-ranked
Tigers rally from a four-deficit for a 5-4 victory
over Enid Tuesday in a non-conference game
at Tiger Field.
“T.J. Was outstanding,” Dobson said, after BAHS
improved to 20-4. “He's been that way all season.”
Law replaced starter Tyler Kjellsen in the top of
the fourth with one out and Plainsmen at first and
second base.
“I had been in this situation before,” the soft-
spoken Law said. “I knew what to do.”
Flashback to April 8: With BAHS trailing 2-0 in the
top of fourth, Law inherits a bases loaded, one jam.
He retires the first two batters he faces. Inning over.
Laws throws 3=2/3 shutout innings and BAHS
eventually wins, 3-2, in nine innings.
On Tuesday, Law got a double play to end the
Enid threat in the fourth and gave up only one
hit – a two-double in the fifth – with three strike
outs and no walks in his stint.
Law began warming up in the second inning when
Kjellsen was rocked for all four runs on four hits.
Kjellsen survived until the fourth when Enid got
back-to-back, one-out singles.
“I had a pretty good bullpen session,” Law said. “I was pretty loose.”
After Enid (11-9) bolted to its 4-0 lead, the Tigers began to chip away. In the bottom of the
second, Nick Pettus reached on a fielders choice and Alex Graham reached on critical error.
Alex Cochran, the Tigers' nine-hole hitter, got his opportunity on Enid's mistake.
“When I came to the plate, I heard my dad yell 'Look at the right side,'” Cochran said. “Then Don
Rice (public address announcer) said it was 'An RBI opportunity.'”
Cochran, a right-handed batter, glanced to right field and was amazed.
“They shaded me like I am a pull hitter, which I'm not,” said a smiling Cochran, who looped a two-
run trip into the right field corner to get the Tigers on the board.
Dobson said there wasn't panic in the BAHS dugout after the Tigers fell behind by the four runs.
“We have talked about and practiced these situations, being down like this,” Dobson said. “Our
guys didn't seem too worried and kept battling.”
Broken Arrow tied the score at 4-4 in the third on a double by Archie Bradley and consecutive
singles by Tyler Kruse, Tyler McKinzie and Nick Pettus.
Cochran triggered the go-ahead rally in the fourth with a leadoff bunt and scored two outs later
on a single by Dylan Delso.
Game Notes
• Enid's Tanner Leon went the distance for the Plainsmen. He scattered nine hits with one strike
out and two walks. Three of BAHS's five runs were earned.
• Plainsmen left fielder Brady Baugh robbed Archie Bradley of a run-scoring double in the first
inning and turned the catch into an inning-ending double play.
• BAHS starter Tyler Kjellsen gave up seven hits and was charged with all four EHS runs, which
were earned.
• Delso and Cochran each had two hits for the Tigers.
• BAHS hosts Bartlesville Thursday at 4:30 p.m. And play Owasso Friday at 7:30 p.m. At Drillers
Stadium.
BROKEN ARROW 5, ENID 4
Enid 040 000 0-4 8 1
Broken Arrow 022 100 x-5 9 0
Leon and Phillips; Kjellsen, Law (4) and Osburn. W – Law (1-0). L – Leon.
SAVING THE TIGERS — Senior T.J. Law's
(23) stellar relief effort helped Broken
Arrow High School to a come-from-behind,
5-4 victory against Enid Tuesday at Tiger
Field.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
(23) stellar relief effort helped Broken
Arrow High School to a come-from-behind,
5-4 victory against Enid Tuesday at Tiger
Field.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
LAST OUT — Broken Arrow High School
catcher Mitch Osburn (6) throws out Enid's
Joe Black to secure the Tigers' 5-4 victory
Tuesday. BAHS now is 20-4 and hosts
Bartlesville at 4:30 p.m. Thursday
catcher Mitch Osburn (6) throws out Enid's
Joe Black to secure the Tigers' 5-4 victory
Tuesday. BAHS now is 20-4 and hosts
Bartlesville at 4:30 p.m. Thursday
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BAJV corrals Jenks championship
Published:
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:42 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
JENKS — Josh Hemm pitched Broken Arrow junior varsity into a tournament final the week before
the Tigers lost.
On Saturday, Hemm’s pitching got the Tigers the championship at the Jenks Junior Varsity
Invitational.
The sophomore left-hander tossed a seven-inning complete game with seven strikes, one walk
and six hits in a 6-4 triumph over Union.
“I knew Josh would give us a chance to win,” BAJV coach Scot Welch said. “I set up our pitching
for Josh to start the final because he’s earned that. He didn’t let anybody down.”
Just eight days before, Hemm tossed six shut out innings in relief to give BAJV a semifinal final
victory in the BA Invitational.
“He’s probably the best team player I’ve ever coached. He never says a word until it’s his time to
play. I am glad he’s on my team.”
Broken Arrow had a 3-2 lead when the Tigers scored three times on five hits in the top of the
sixth. One of those key hits was a single by Hemm.
Alex Copeland opened the Tiger sixth with a double and scored on Hemm’s base hit. Hemm then
scored on a single by Julian Henderson, who scored on a single by Tanner Meyer, who was 2-for-
3.
“Everybody did a good job of putting the ball in play,” Welch said. “We took what they gave us
and that meant getting one run at a time.”
• First Round: Logan King was 3-for-3 and pitched a complete game while Cope was 2-for-4,
including a double, with two RBIs in a 12-5 victory over Bartlesville.
• Second Round: Copeland was 3-for-4, Myer 2-for-4 and Brady Biggs added a double against
the host Trojans.
• Semifinals: Tanner Meyer gave up all nine runs in the first three innings against Bixby but didn’t
allow a base runner over the last four innings in a 15-9 BAJV victory. Cole Langel and Copeland
each had three hits.
Jenks JV Invitational
BROKEN ARROW 12, BARTLESVILLE 5
Bartlesville 000 230- 5 6 0
Broken Arrow 054 03x-12 11 0
King, Gillette (4) and Henderson.
BROKEN ARROW 8, JENKS 3
Broken Arrow 201 320-8 10 3
Jenks 010 002-3 3 1
Blount and King.
Semifinal
BROKEN ARROW 15, BIXBY 9
Broken Arrow 810 004 2-15 15 6
Bixby 324 000 0- 9 10 3
Meyer and King.
Championship
BROKEN ARROW 6, UNION 4
Broken Arrow 020 103 0-6 8 2
Union 001 101 1-4 6 3
Hemm and King. W – Hemm.
Published:
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:42 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
JENKS — Josh Hemm pitched Broken Arrow junior varsity into a tournament final the week before
the Tigers lost.
On Saturday, Hemm’s pitching got the Tigers the championship at the Jenks Junior Varsity
Invitational.
The sophomore left-hander tossed a seven-inning complete game with seven strikes, one walk
and six hits in a 6-4 triumph over Union.
“I knew Josh would give us a chance to win,” BAJV coach Scot Welch said. “I set up our pitching
for Josh to start the final because he’s earned that. He didn’t let anybody down.”
Just eight days before, Hemm tossed six shut out innings in relief to give BAJV a semifinal final
victory in the BA Invitational.
“He’s probably the best team player I’ve ever coached. He never says a word until it’s his time to
play. I am glad he’s on my team.”
Broken Arrow had a 3-2 lead when the Tigers scored three times on five hits in the top of the
sixth. One of those key hits was a single by Hemm.
Alex Copeland opened the Tiger sixth with a double and scored on Hemm’s base hit. Hemm then
scored on a single by Julian Henderson, who scored on a single by Tanner Meyer, who was 2-for-
3.
“Everybody did a good job of putting the ball in play,” Welch said. “We took what they gave us
and that meant getting one run at a time.”
• First Round: Logan King was 3-for-3 and pitched a complete game while Cope was 2-for-4,
including a double, with two RBIs in a 12-5 victory over Bartlesville.
• Second Round: Copeland was 3-for-4, Myer 2-for-4 and Brady Biggs added a double against
the host Trojans.
• Semifinals: Tanner Meyer gave up all nine runs in the first three innings against Bixby but didn’t
allow a base runner over the last four innings in a 15-9 BAJV victory. Cole Langel and Copeland
each had three hits.
Jenks JV Invitational
BROKEN ARROW 12, BARTLESVILLE 5
Bartlesville 000 230- 5 6 0
Broken Arrow 054 03x-12 11 0
King, Gillette (4) and Henderson.
BROKEN ARROW 8, JENKS 3
Broken Arrow 201 320-8 10 3
Jenks 010 002-3 3 1
Blount and King.
Semifinal
BROKEN ARROW 15, BIXBY 9
Broken Arrow 810 004 2-15 15 6
Bixby 324 000 0- 9 10 3
Meyer and King.
Championship
BROKEN ARROW 6, UNION 4
Broken Arrow 020 103 0-6 8 2
Union 001 101 1-4 6 3
Hemm and King. W – Hemm.
JENKS WINNERS — Broken Arrow High School won the Jenks Junior Varsity Invitational.
Team members are, front row, from left, Jamon Davison, Alex Copeland, Aaron Mason, Zak
Monckton, Brady Biggs and Julian Henderson. Back row, from left, trainer Marina Lee, coach
Taylor Zeka, Cole Langel, Tanner Meyer, Grayson Gillette, Logan King, Jordan Blount, Josh
Hemm, Tyler Ellman and coach Scot Welch. Not pictured is Dustin Dunkle
Team members are, front row, from left, Jamon Davison, Alex Copeland, Aaron Mason, Zak
Monckton, Brady Biggs and Julian Henderson. Back row, from left, trainer Marina Lee, coach
Taylor Zeka, Cole Langel, Tanner Meyer, Grayson Gillette, Logan King, Jordan Blount, Josh
Hemm, Tyler Ellman and coach Scot Welch. Not pictured is Dustin Dunkle
First inning dooms Tigers
Owasso knocks off BAHS, 4-1
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 17, 2010 12:41 AM CDT
Broken Arrow High School had a chance to move
up Class 6A baseball’s ladder Friday night.
That opportunity slipped away in one inning
– the first – at Drillers Stadium.
Owasso’s Dylan Bundy – riding a three-run gift in
the opening frame – stymied the No. 3-ranked
Tigers on three hits as kingpin Owasso knocked
off BAHS, 4-1, in a high school showcase game.
The loss snapped a six-game winning by the
Tigers, now 21-5, while the Rams – who have
won the last three big-school championships –
improved to 21-4 in what will be the only regular
season meeting between the Frontier Valley
Conference teams.
Owasso rocked BAHS starter Archie Bradley for
three runs in the top of the first inning and that
was all the cushion needed for Bundy, who
struck-out 16 Tigers.
“We were over anxious in that first inning,” BAHS
coach Shannon Dobson said.
Bradley (4-3) hit two batters – one of those
scored – and gave up two hits while an error
allowed another run.
“Archie’s motor was running,” Dobson said.
“He didn’t settle down until the second.”
This might have been a lesson for the Tigers.
“We’ve got to learn when you get into these kind
of atmospheres,” Dobson said, “you’ve got to
play within yourself.”
When Justin Steelmon was hit by a Bradley pitch to load the bases, Payton Allen followed with an
RBI single to give the Rams a 1-0 lead.
An error by shortstop Nick Pettus allowed Bundy, who had reached on an infield single, to score
to make it 2-0.
With the bases loaded a second time, Bradley walked Corey Sole to force home the third Ram
run.
Broken Arrow’s lone run came in the third when Alex Cochran, who had walked, reached home
from second base on a flyball by Mitch Osburn.
On that play, Owasso center fielder Ryan Wilson made a stellar catch. When Wilson fell, Cochran
alertly tagged up and scored easily.
The Rams made it 4-1 in the sixth when Bradley walked a pair around two outs.
Dobson spelled Bradley with Mason Hope, who gave up a single to Steelmon.
The Tigers made it interesting in the bottom of the seventh by loading the bases with one out.
Cochran, the nine-hole hitter, narrowly missed tying the game when his looping liner into the right
field corner was only inches foul.
Bundy ended the game by fanning Cochran and Zack Mills.
“We didn’t put the ball in play and put any pressure on their defense,” Dobson said.
Game Notes
• Owasso’s Dylan Bundy struck out every Tiger.
• Bundy walked four and hit a batter.
• BAHS starter Archie Bradley had five strike outs, five walks, two wild pitches and three hit batters
in 52/3 innings.
• The Tigers host Sand Springs Tuesday at 6 p.m.
OWASSO 4, BROKEN ARROW 1
Owasso 300 001 0-4 3 0
Broken Arrow 000 001 0-1 3 2
Bundy and Sole; Bradley, Hope (6) and Osburn. W - Bundy. L - Bradley (4-3).
Owasso knocks off BAHS, 4-1
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 17, 2010 12:41 AM CDT
Broken Arrow High School had a chance to move
up Class 6A baseball’s ladder Friday night.
That opportunity slipped away in one inning
– the first – at Drillers Stadium.
Owasso’s Dylan Bundy – riding a three-run gift in
the opening frame – stymied the No. 3-ranked
Tigers on three hits as kingpin Owasso knocked
off BAHS, 4-1, in a high school showcase game.
The loss snapped a six-game winning by the
Tigers, now 21-5, while the Rams – who have
won the last three big-school championships –
improved to 21-4 in what will be the only regular
season meeting between the Frontier Valley
Conference teams.
Owasso rocked BAHS starter Archie Bradley for
three runs in the top of the first inning and that
was all the cushion needed for Bundy, who
struck-out 16 Tigers.
“We were over anxious in that first inning,” BAHS
coach Shannon Dobson said.
Bradley (4-3) hit two batters – one of those
scored – and gave up two hits while an error
allowed another run.
“Archie’s motor was running,” Dobson said.
“He didn’t settle down until the second.”
This might have been a lesson for the Tigers.
“We’ve got to learn when you get into these kind
of atmospheres,” Dobson said, “you’ve got to
play within yourself.”
When Justin Steelmon was hit by a Bradley pitch to load the bases, Payton Allen followed with an
RBI single to give the Rams a 1-0 lead.
An error by shortstop Nick Pettus allowed Bundy, who had reached on an infield single, to score
to make it 2-0.
With the bases loaded a second time, Bradley walked Corey Sole to force home the third Ram
run.
Broken Arrow’s lone run came in the third when Alex Cochran, who had walked, reached home
from second base on a flyball by Mitch Osburn.
On that play, Owasso center fielder Ryan Wilson made a stellar catch. When Wilson fell, Cochran
alertly tagged up and scored easily.
The Rams made it 4-1 in the sixth when Bradley walked a pair around two outs.
Dobson spelled Bradley with Mason Hope, who gave up a single to Steelmon.
The Tigers made it interesting in the bottom of the seventh by loading the bases with one out.
Cochran, the nine-hole hitter, narrowly missed tying the game when his looping liner into the right
field corner was only inches foul.
Bundy ended the game by fanning Cochran and Zack Mills.
“We didn’t put the ball in play and put any pressure on their defense,” Dobson said.
Game Notes
• Owasso’s Dylan Bundy struck out every Tiger.
• Bundy walked four and hit a batter.
• BAHS starter Archie Bradley had five strike outs, five walks, two wild pitches and three hit batters
in 52/3 innings.
• The Tigers host Sand Springs Tuesday at 6 p.m.
OWASSO 4, BROKEN ARROW 1
Owasso 300 001 0-4 3 0
Broken Arrow 000 001 0-1 3 2
Bundy and Sole; Bradley, Hope (6) and Osburn. W - Bundy. L - Bradley (4-3).
DIVING HOME — Broken Arrow High School's
Alex Cochran (1) scores from second base
on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Osburn in the sixth
inning during the Tigers' 4-1 loss to Owasso
at Drillers Stadium.
JEFF JACKSON/BA LEDGER
Alex Cochran (1) scores from second base
on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Osburn in the sixth
inning during the Tigers' 4-1 loss to Owasso
at Drillers Stadium.
JEFF JACKSON/BA LEDGER
OUT — Owasso High School's Joe Lindsay
(12) is tagged out at homeplate by Broken
Arrow pitcher Mason Hope (11) in the sixth
inning Friday night. Owasso beat the Tigers,
4-1, at Drillers Stadium
(12) is tagged out at homeplate by Broken
Arrow pitcher Mason Hope (11) in the sixth
inning Friday night. Owasso beat the Tigers,
4-1, at Drillers Stadium
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Walks as good as hits
Tigers run-rule Bartlesville, 12-1
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 17, 2010 12:14 AM CDT
Walks, baseball strategists say, are as good as hits.
If that’s the case, Broken Arrow High School
sophomore Zack Mills would have had a stellar
Thursday afternoon.
It wasn’t too bad for the second baseman, no matter
what.
Mills – had three walks translated into at least
singles – would have been 3-for-4.
Instead, Mills scored twice off those free passes as
the No. 3-ranked Tigers run-ruled Bartlesville, 12-1,
at Tiger Field.
The victory pushed BAHS to 21-4 on the season
and into Friday’s 7:30 p.m. show-down against
defending state champion Owasso at Drillers Stadium.
Mills wasn’t complaining.
“Of course,” he said, “I’d rather hit. But, I was getting on and helping my team. That’s what
matters.”
The second walk Mills drew from Bruins starter Skyler Storm was part of a five-run fourth inning.
Mills got an RBI on that at-bat, forcing home Nick Pettus to snap a 1-1 deadlock.
From there, the Tigers went on a rampage.
Mitch Osburn followed with a sacrifice fly to plate Tyler Rolland. When Dylan Delso delivered a
two-run double, the Tigers began pulling away and Archie Bradley ensued with an RBI single to
chase Storm, a slow-throwing lefthander.
“Against that kind of pitching, you have to make adjustments,” BAHS coach Shannon Dobson
said. “Our guys did that in the fourth inning.”
Meanwhile, BAHS righthander Tyler Kruse (1-0) tossed a three-hitter in the five-inning, non-
conference contest.
The Bruins scored the only run – which was unearned – in the first inning on two of those three
hits.
After that, Kruse faced only 13 batters – one over the minimum – over the final four innings.
The Tigers batted around for a second straight inning in the bottom of the fifth and scored six
more times before the run-rule was enforced.
Mills walked and scored while Delso had an RBI single and Kruse had a two-run double.
BAHS’s first run came in the second inning on a single by Kruse to score courtesy runner Dillon
Robinson.
Game Notes
• BAHS pitcher Tyler Kruse had seven strike outs and no walks.
• Bartlesville Skyler Storm gave up the first six runs – all earned – on six hits and five walks while
hitting four batters.
• Five of Broken Arrow's runs resulted from walks.
• Dylan Ketchum had two of Bartlesville’s three hits.
• Dylan Delso and Tyler McKinzie each had two hits for the Tigers.
BROKEN ARROW 12, BARTLESVILLE 1
Bartlesville 100 00- 1 1 1
Broken Arrow 010 56-12 9 1
Storm, Merciez (4) and Gregg; Kruse and Delso. W - Kruse (1-0). L - Storm.
Tigers run-rule Bartlesville, 12-1
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 17, 2010 12:14 AM CDT
Walks, baseball strategists say, are as good as hits.
If that’s the case, Broken Arrow High School
sophomore Zack Mills would have had a stellar
Thursday afternoon.
It wasn’t too bad for the second baseman, no matter
what.
Mills – had three walks translated into at least
singles – would have been 3-for-4.
Instead, Mills scored twice off those free passes as
the No. 3-ranked Tigers run-ruled Bartlesville, 12-1,
at Tiger Field.
The victory pushed BAHS to 21-4 on the season
and into Friday’s 7:30 p.m. show-down against
defending state champion Owasso at Drillers Stadium.
Mills wasn’t complaining.
“Of course,” he said, “I’d rather hit. But, I was getting on and helping my team. That’s what
matters.”
The second walk Mills drew from Bruins starter Skyler Storm was part of a five-run fourth inning.
Mills got an RBI on that at-bat, forcing home Nick Pettus to snap a 1-1 deadlock.
From there, the Tigers went on a rampage.
Mitch Osburn followed with a sacrifice fly to plate Tyler Rolland. When Dylan Delso delivered a
two-run double, the Tigers began pulling away and Archie Bradley ensued with an RBI single to
chase Storm, a slow-throwing lefthander.
“Against that kind of pitching, you have to make adjustments,” BAHS coach Shannon Dobson
said. “Our guys did that in the fourth inning.”
Meanwhile, BAHS righthander Tyler Kruse (1-0) tossed a three-hitter in the five-inning, non-
conference contest.
The Bruins scored the only run – which was unearned – in the first inning on two of those three
hits.
After that, Kruse faced only 13 batters – one over the minimum – over the final four innings.
The Tigers batted around for a second straight inning in the bottom of the fifth and scored six
more times before the run-rule was enforced.
Mills walked and scored while Delso had an RBI single and Kruse had a two-run double.
BAHS’s first run came in the second inning on a single by Kruse to score courtesy runner Dillon
Robinson.
Game Notes
• BAHS pitcher Tyler Kruse had seven strike outs and no walks.
• Bartlesville Skyler Storm gave up the first six runs – all earned – on six hits and five walks while
hitting four batters.
• Five of Broken Arrow's runs resulted from walks.
• Dylan Ketchum had two of Bartlesville’s three hits.
• Dylan Delso and Tyler McKinzie each had two hits for the Tigers.
BROKEN ARROW 12, BARTLESVILLE 1
Bartlesville 100 00- 1 1 1
Broken Arrow 010 56-12 9 1
Storm, Merciez (4) and Gregg; Kruse and Delso. W - Kruse (1-0). L - Storm.
LANDING — Broken Arrow High School's
Tyler Rolland scores as Bartlesville catcher
Nate Gregg (14) handles the throw in the
fourth inning Thursday. Broken Arrow won
the game, 12-1.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Tyler Rolland scores as Bartlesville catcher
Nate Gregg (14) handles the throw in the
fourth inning Thursday. Broken Arrow won
the game, 12-1.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Evans stymies Sand Springs, 4-0
Sophomore lefty now 5-0
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:18 AM CDT
Jacob Evans continued his magical pitching tour Tuesday.
The Broken Arrow High School sophomore stymied
Sand Springs, 4-0, with a two-hitter and six strike outs
at Tiger Field.
A lefthander, Jacobs raised his record to 5-0 and hasn’t
allowed an earned run – not even a run – in 25 innings.
“Jacob was outstanding,” Tiger coach Shannon Dobson
said after BAHS improved to 22-5. “He’s done that every
time we’ve called his number.”
This one, however, might have been special in his young
career.
His grandfather, Everett Evans of Fayetteville, Ark., was
there.
“When I saw him walk in with my dad (Kevin Evans), that
was pretty special,” Jacob Evans said, smiling. “It made
me happy.”
Evans allowed the Sandites (14-12) only three base
runners on singles by Alex Hackerott and Trey Hunt
and a walk to Will Simms.
“Things were working for me,” Evans said. “I just did what I am supposed to do – throw strikes.”
The Tigers’ offense – which has struggled in the last two weeks – didn’t provide much cover for
Evans, who had a 2-0 lead through five and a half innings.
“Hitting is contagious,” Dobson said. “But, we’re still not coming around yet with the bats.”
Shortstop Nick Pettus gave Evans breathing room with a two-run homer off SSHS starter Eddie
Phillips in the sixth inning.
The junior’s second homer of the season followed a leadoff single by Tyler McKinzie.
“I didn’t go to the plate to hit a home run,” Pettus said. “I had two strikes and I just wanted to go
the other way. When I hit it, I didn’t know it was gone.”
Broken Arrow got its first run against Phillips in the third when Alex Cochran walked and reached
second on an error. Cochran scored on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Osburn.
In the fourth, Phillips walked McKinzie, who scored on a ground out by Pettus for the two-run
cushion.
BAHS is home Thursday at 5 p.m. against Norman North and hosts Edmond Memorial Friday at 7
p.m.
Game Notes
• BAHS entered the game with a .299 team batting average and only had four hits.
• The Tigers’ four hits came from the 6-7-8-9 hole hitters Tyler McKinzie, Nick Pettus, Dylan
Robinson and Alex Cochran.
• Pettus' homer was only the eighth by the Tigers this season.
• Of Jacob Evans’ six strike outs, four came in the last two innings. Three of those were swinging.
BROKEN ARROW 4, SAND SPRINGS 0
Sand Springs 000 000 0-0 2 2
Broken Arrow 001 102 x-4 4 0
Phillips, Kirkland and Stiner; Evans and Delso.
W - Evans (5-0). L - Phillips. HR - BA: Pettus (2).
Sophomore lefty now 5-0
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:18 AM CDT
Jacob Evans continued his magical pitching tour Tuesday.
The Broken Arrow High School sophomore stymied
Sand Springs, 4-0, with a two-hitter and six strike outs
at Tiger Field.
A lefthander, Jacobs raised his record to 5-0 and hasn’t
allowed an earned run – not even a run – in 25 innings.
“Jacob was outstanding,” Tiger coach Shannon Dobson
said after BAHS improved to 22-5. “He’s done that every
time we’ve called his number.”
This one, however, might have been special in his young
career.
His grandfather, Everett Evans of Fayetteville, Ark., was
there.
“When I saw him walk in with my dad (Kevin Evans), that
was pretty special,” Jacob Evans said, smiling. “It made
me happy.”
Evans allowed the Sandites (14-12) only three base
runners on singles by Alex Hackerott and Trey Hunt
and a walk to Will Simms.
“Things were working for me,” Evans said. “I just did what I am supposed to do – throw strikes.”
The Tigers’ offense – which has struggled in the last two weeks – didn’t provide much cover for
Evans, who had a 2-0 lead through five and a half innings.
“Hitting is contagious,” Dobson said. “But, we’re still not coming around yet with the bats.”
Shortstop Nick Pettus gave Evans breathing room with a two-run homer off SSHS starter Eddie
Phillips in the sixth inning.
The junior’s second homer of the season followed a leadoff single by Tyler McKinzie.
“I didn’t go to the plate to hit a home run,” Pettus said. “I had two strikes and I just wanted to go
the other way. When I hit it, I didn’t know it was gone.”
Broken Arrow got its first run against Phillips in the third when Alex Cochran walked and reached
second on an error. Cochran scored on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Osburn.
In the fourth, Phillips walked McKinzie, who scored on a ground out by Pettus for the two-run
cushion.
BAHS is home Thursday at 5 p.m. against Norman North and hosts Edmond Memorial Friday at 7
p.m.
Game Notes
• BAHS entered the game with a .299 team batting average and only had four hits.
• The Tigers’ four hits came from the 6-7-8-9 hole hitters Tyler McKinzie, Nick Pettus, Dylan
Robinson and Alex Cochran.
• Pettus' homer was only the eighth by the Tigers this season.
• Of Jacob Evans’ six strike outs, four came in the last two innings. Three of those were swinging.
BROKEN ARROW 4, SAND SPRINGS 0
Sand Springs 000 000 0-0 2 2
Broken Arrow 001 102 x-4 4 0
Phillips, Kirkland and Stiner; Evans and Delso.
W - Evans (5-0). L - Phillips. HR - BA: Pettus (2).
AH, HOMEPLATE — Broken Arrow High School's Nick Pettus (8) touches homeplate after
hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning Tuesday to help the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over
Sand Springs
hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning Tuesday to help the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over
Sand Springs
ON TARGET — Sophomore Jacob
Evans (25) raised his record to 5-0
in a 4-0 victory over Sand Springs
Tuesday. In 25 innings, Evans has
not given up a run.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Evans (25) raised his record to 5-0
in a 4-0 victory over Sand Springs
Tuesday. In 25 innings, Evans has
not given up a run.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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BA baseball roundup
Published:
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 8:48 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Freshmen fall in Owasso final
OWASSO — Owasso did most of its damage in the third inning and rolled to an 11-5 victory over
Broken Arrow Gold in the final of the Owasso Freshmen Invitational.
The host Rams scored five times that inning as BA committed five errors in the contest.
Trey Robinson was 2-for-3 with two doubles to pace the BA offense.
Gold won its first two games by beating Jenks (13-7) and Union (5-1).
The Tigers pounded out 18 hits – three each by Nick Berg, Cole Langel and Taylor Frank –
against Jenks. Frank had two doubles and four RBIs while Alex Felton and Greyson Estes had
two hits apiece.
Against Union, Trey Cobb tossed a three-hitter with nine strike outs for the Tigers. Cody Ziegler
was 2-for-2 with a double and a triple.
Owasso Invitational
BROKEN ARROW 13, JENKS 7
Broken Arrow 140 320 3-13 18 2
Jenks 001 203 1- 7 11 4
Deavenport, Monigold and Ziegler. W - Deavenport. L - Liley.
BROKEN ARROW 5, UNION 1
Union 000 010 0-1 3 1
Broken Arrow 002 003 x-5 5 1
Cobb and Ziegler. W - Cobb.
OWASSO 11, BROKEN ARROW 3
Broken Arrow 000 111- 3 5 5
Owasso 105 032-11 5 1
Ziegler and Langel. L - Ziegler.
— — —
Junior Varsity wins pair
Pitching efforts by Grayson Gillette and Jordan Blount helped BA Black beat Bartlesville (3-0) and
Enid (5-2) in a pair of junior varsity games.
Gillette had five strike outs over four innings in the shutout against Bartlesville while Logan King
slammed the door over the last three frames.
Against Enid, Blount overcame a shaky start for a complete-game victory on a 1-hitter.
Jacob Evans was 4-for-4 with three RBIs and Brady Biggs reached base three times and scored
once.
BROKEN ARROW 3, BARTLESVILLE 0
Bartlesville 000 000 0-0 2 2
Broken Arrow 001 200 x-3 2 1
Gillette, King (5) and Jackson. W - Gillette. Sv - King.
BROKEN ARROW 5, ENID 2
Enid 110 000-2 2 1
Broken Arrow 110 300-5 9 2
Blount and King. W - Blount.
Published:
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 8:48 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Freshmen fall in Owasso final
OWASSO — Owasso did most of its damage in the third inning and rolled to an 11-5 victory over
Broken Arrow Gold in the final of the Owasso Freshmen Invitational.
The host Rams scored five times that inning as BA committed five errors in the contest.
Trey Robinson was 2-for-3 with two doubles to pace the BA offense.
Gold won its first two games by beating Jenks (13-7) and Union (5-1).
The Tigers pounded out 18 hits – three each by Nick Berg, Cole Langel and Taylor Frank –
against Jenks. Frank had two doubles and four RBIs while Alex Felton and Greyson Estes had
two hits apiece.
Against Union, Trey Cobb tossed a three-hitter with nine strike outs for the Tigers. Cody Ziegler
was 2-for-2 with a double and a triple.
Owasso Invitational
BROKEN ARROW 13, JENKS 7
Broken Arrow 140 320 3-13 18 2
Jenks 001 203 1- 7 11 4
Deavenport, Monigold and Ziegler. W - Deavenport. L - Liley.
BROKEN ARROW 5, UNION 1
Union 000 010 0-1 3 1
Broken Arrow 002 003 x-5 5 1
Cobb and Ziegler. W - Cobb.
OWASSO 11, BROKEN ARROW 3
Broken Arrow 000 111- 3 5 5
Owasso 105 032-11 5 1
Ziegler and Langel. L - Ziegler.
— — —
Junior Varsity wins pair
Pitching efforts by Grayson Gillette and Jordan Blount helped BA Black beat Bartlesville (3-0) and
Enid (5-2) in a pair of junior varsity games.
Gillette had five strike outs over four innings in the shutout against Bartlesville while Logan King
slammed the door over the last three frames.
Against Enid, Blount overcame a shaky start for a complete-game victory on a 1-hitter.
Jacob Evans was 4-for-4 with three RBIs and Brady Biggs reached base three times and scored
once.
BROKEN ARROW 3, BARTLESVILLE 0
Bartlesville 000 000 0-0 2 2
Broken Arrow 001 200 x-3 2 1
Gillette, King (5) and Jackson. W - Gillette. Sv - King.
BROKEN ARROW 5, ENID 2
Enid 110 000-2 2 1
Broken Arrow 110 300-5 9 2
Blount and King. W - Blount.
************************************************************
Good deal for Tigers, Hope
Junior fans 11 in 5-0 victory over Norman North
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:24 PM CDT
Mason Hope made good on a deal he made with his
Broken Arrow High School teammates Thursday.
“I told them ‘Get me a couple of runs. I will hold them
to zero and we’ll get the win,’“ Hope said.
It was a win-win proposition.
The Tigers got Hope two runs in the first inning and
the junior right-hander did the rest.
Hope struck out 11 and allowed just one hit as
Broken Arrow bested Norman North, 5-0, in a
non-conference baseball game at Tiger Field.
BAHS improved to 23-5 and hosts Edmond Memorial
Friday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night.
The game was delayed nearly 20 minutes in the
top of the fourth inning when home-plate umpire
Robert Stay was hit by a foul tip just below his right
elbow.
Stay, a veteran umpire, had a massive knot on his
arm. From the direct blow, the seams from the
baseball were clearly imprinted in his skin.
Taken into the BAHS dugout, Stay refused to leave
the game. He switched with partner Dave Gibson,
who had been calling the bases.
When play resumed, Stay called two innings with an
ice pack taped to his arm by BAHS student trainer
Allye Evans.
Evans got Stay a sling to wear the last two innings.
“It brought tears to my eyes while I was in the
dugout,” Stay said.
Hope bided the delay by playing catch and didn’t
miss a beat. He needed only two pitches to fan
Dakota Shadoau to end the fourth.
Norman North (17-14) managed only two base
runners as Hope improved to 6-2 in baffling style.
“I just felt really good,” Hope said. “It was a mindset.
I wasn’t very happy with the way I’ve pitched lately
and wanted to do something about that.”
Shadoau was the Timberwolves’ only base runner,
doubling in the second and walking in the seventh.
“Mason was just outstanding,” BAHS coach
Shannon Dobson said. “He had better command
of his pitches than he’s had lately and he found a
rhythm.”
The Tigers, whose team batting average had
dipped under .300, were aggressive at the plate.
BAHS had only seven hits but four of those were for extra bases – an RBI triple and a double by
Mitch Osburn, an RBI double by Alex Cochran and a two-bagger by Zack Mills.
Three of those hits off NNHS starter and loser Ryan Allen were back-to-back-to-back in the first
inning.
Mills’ double came in that first inning and Osburn followed with his triple.
“Honestly, I thought it was gone when I hit it,” said Osburn, the Tiger catcher. “But, I was running
out of wind at the end (the triple). I was tired.”
Courtesy runner Cameron Walker for Osburn then scored on a single by Cochran.
Those two runs – just as Hope had asked – were enough.
Hope had six of his strike outs in the first two innings, sandwiched around Shadoua’s harmless
double.
“My curveball was really working,” Hope said. “There were a couple I really snapped off.”
The Tigers tacked on a run in the third when Mills walked, Osburn doubled and Archie Bradley
delivered a sacrifice fly.
BAHS added to more runs in the fourth when Tyler McKinzie singled, stole second and scored on
a double by Cochran – who was returned to leadoff slot in the Tigers’ batting order.
Game Notes
• North’s Ryan Allen (2-2) gave up all seven hits and five runs over 3/13 innings.
• Timberwolves reliever Matt Southard and Patrick Dobry combined to hold BAHS hitless over the
balance of the game.
• Aside from the 11 strikeouts, Hope allowed just one flyball, one pop up and eight grounders.
• The only two Timberwolves who didn’t fan were Chase Kuwitsky and Conner Russell, the 8-9
hole hitters.
• After hosting Edmond Memorial Friday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night, the Tigers host Moore
Saturday at noon.
BROKEN ARROW 5, NORMAN NORTH 0
Norman North 000 000 0-0 1 0
Broken Arrow 201 200 x-2 7 0
Allen, Southard (4), Dobry (5) and Simpson. Hope and Osburn. W - Hope (5-2). L - Allen.
Junior fans 11 in 5-0 victory over Norman North
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:24 PM CDT
Mason Hope made good on a deal he made with his
Broken Arrow High School teammates Thursday.
“I told them ‘Get me a couple of runs. I will hold them
to zero and we’ll get the win,’“ Hope said.
It was a win-win proposition.
The Tigers got Hope two runs in the first inning and
the junior right-hander did the rest.
Hope struck out 11 and allowed just one hit as
Broken Arrow bested Norman North, 5-0, in a
non-conference baseball game at Tiger Field.
BAHS improved to 23-5 and hosts Edmond Memorial
Friday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night.
The game was delayed nearly 20 minutes in the
top of the fourth inning when home-plate umpire
Robert Stay was hit by a foul tip just below his right
elbow.
Stay, a veteran umpire, had a massive knot on his
arm. From the direct blow, the seams from the
baseball were clearly imprinted in his skin.
Taken into the BAHS dugout, Stay refused to leave
the game. He switched with partner Dave Gibson,
who had been calling the bases.
When play resumed, Stay called two innings with an
ice pack taped to his arm by BAHS student trainer
Allye Evans.
Evans got Stay a sling to wear the last two innings.
“It brought tears to my eyes while I was in the
dugout,” Stay said.
Hope bided the delay by playing catch and didn’t
miss a beat. He needed only two pitches to fan
Dakota Shadoau to end the fourth.
Norman North (17-14) managed only two base
runners as Hope improved to 6-2 in baffling style.
“I just felt really good,” Hope said. “It was a mindset.
I wasn’t very happy with the way I’ve pitched lately
and wanted to do something about that.”
Shadoau was the Timberwolves’ only base runner,
doubling in the second and walking in the seventh.
“Mason was just outstanding,” BAHS coach
Shannon Dobson said. “He had better command
of his pitches than he’s had lately and he found a
rhythm.”
The Tigers, whose team batting average had
dipped under .300, were aggressive at the plate.
BAHS had only seven hits but four of those were for extra bases – an RBI triple and a double by
Mitch Osburn, an RBI double by Alex Cochran and a two-bagger by Zack Mills.
Three of those hits off NNHS starter and loser Ryan Allen were back-to-back-to-back in the first
inning.
Mills’ double came in that first inning and Osburn followed with his triple.
“Honestly, I thought it was gone when I hit it,” said Osburn, the Tiger catcher. “But, I was running
out of wind at the end (the triple). I was tired.”
Courtesy runner Cameron Walker for Osburn then scored on a single by Cochran.
Those two runs – just as Hope had asked – were enough.
Hope had six of his strike outs in the first two innings, sandwiched around Shadoua’s harmless
double.
“My curveball was really working,” Hope said. “There were a couple I really snapped off.”
The Tigers tacked on a run in the third when Mills walked, Osburn doubled and Archie Bradley
delivered a sacrifice fly.
BAHS added to more runs in the fourth when Tyler McKinzie singled, stole second and scored on
a double by Cochran – who was returned to leadoff slot in the Tigers’ batting order.
Game Notes
• North’s Ryan Allen (2-2) gave up all seven hits and five runs over 3/13 innings.
• Timberwolves reliever Matt Southard and Patrick Dobry combined to hold BAHS hitless over the
balance of the game.
• Aside from the 11 strikeouts, Hope allowed just one flyball, one pop up and eight grounders.
• The only two Timberwolves who didn’t fan were Chase Kuwitsky and Conner Russell, the 8-9
hole hitters.
• After hosting Edmond Memorial Friday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night, the Tigers host Moore
Saturday at noon.
BROKEN ARROW 5, NORMAN NORTH 0
Norman North 000 000 0-0 1 0
Broken Arrow 201 200 x-2 7 0
Allen, Southard (4), Dobry (5) and Simpson. Hope and Osburn. W - Hope (5-2). L - Allen.
UMPIRE DOWN — Homeplate umpire
Robert Stay, on the ground, was hit
below the right elbow with a fouled pitch
Thursday. He's tended, from left, by
umpiring partner Dave Gibson, BAHS
student trainer Allye Evans and BAHS
coach Shannon Dobson.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Robert Stay, on the ground, was hit
below the right elbow with a fouled pitch
Thursday. He's tended, from left, by
umpiring partner Dave Gibson, BAHS
student trainer Allye Evans and BAHS
coach Shannon Dobson.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
ROUNDING THIRD — Broken Arrow High
School coach Shannon Dobson waves
Zack Mills (4) to score in the first inning
Thursday in the Tigers' 5-0 victory over
Norman North
School coach Shannon Dobson waves
Zack Mills (4) to score in the first inning
Thursday in the Tigers' 5-0 victory over
Norman North
ON TARGET — Junior Mason Hope (11)
of Broken Arrow High Schools struck out
11 and allowed Norman North just one hit
in a 5-0 victory Thursday at Tiger Field
of Broken Arrow High Schools struck out
11 and allowed Norman North just one hit
in a 5-0 victory Thursday at Tiger Field
No. 3 Tigers edge Edmond Memorial, 8-5
Tigers home Saturday at noon against Moore
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Friday, April 23, 2010 10:56 PM CDT
Shannon Dobson saw something in his Broken Arrow High School baseball team Friday night.
An 8-5 victory over No. 4 Edmond Memorial brought something out of his No. 3-ranked Tigers.
“We played with a little emotion,” Dobson said. “It’s the first time we’ve played with that. It was
good to see us get hooked up.”
In a non-conference game that at times was edgy, the Tigers improved to 23-5 and host Moore
Saturday at noon at Tiger Field.
BAHS banged out 16 hits offs and batted around in the fourth inning to score four times to take a
6-1 lead.
It was in the fourth when there were some sparks.
BAHS’s Archie Bradley was ejected for running over Memorial catcher Matt Morgan trying to
score from second base.
Dobson – who argued the call – said Bradley’s ejection won’t have extended punishment and will
pitch against Moore Saturday.
BAHS Athletic Director Ken Ellett, who was at the game, telephoned David Jackson of the
Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association to discuss the situation.
“Since there wasn’t fighting or cursing, Archie can play,” Ellett said after his conversation with
Jackson.
In the fifth, Broken Arrow’s Nick Pettus was allowed to score on an interference call.
But it was the Broken Arrow bats which created most of the electricity.
Led by senior Dillon Robinson going 3-for-4, Pettus joined the hit parade with a 3-for-4 effort.
Robinson had an RBI single in that four-run fourth inning while Pettus scored twice.
Mitch Osburn and Tyler McKinzie had run-scoring singles in the fourth while two errors kept the
inning alive for the Tigers.
BAHS tacked on three more runs in the fifth on a one out, RBI single by Alex Cochran that chased
Honeycutt.
Cameron Walker, who replaced Bradley in right field, singled home another run in his only plate
appearance.
Memorial’s Preston Harraman’s pinch hit, three-homer off BAHS reliever T.J. Law in top of the
sixth, cut the BAHS lead to 8-5.
Lefthander Mason Marquette pitched the top of the seventh for the Tigers and was credited with
a save.
Game Notes
• Memorial is 24-5.
• Memorial starter Brad Honeycutt was charged with all eight runs but only four were earned
around the two fielding miscues.
• BAHS starter Tyler Kruse got the victory and now is 2-0. Kruse gave up two runs - neither
earned – with two strike outs and no walks.
• Alex Cochran, Mitch Osburn and Tyler McKinzie had two hits each for the Tigers.
• Austin Beck-Hill was 3-for-3 for the Bulldogs.
BROKEN ARROW 8, EDMOND MEMORIAL 5
Edmond Memorial 001 013 0-5 7 2
Broken Arrow 011 430 x-8 15 2
Honeycutt, Flener (6), Fieth (7) and Morgan; Kruse, Law (5), Marquette (6) and Osburn. W -
Kruse (2-0). L - Honeycutt. Sv - Marquette (1). HR - EM: Harraman.
Tigers home Saturday at noon against Moore
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Friday, April 23, 2010 10:56 PM CDT
Shannon Dobson saw something in his Broken Arrow High School baseball team Friday night.
An 8-5 victory over No. 4 Edmond Memorial brought something out of his No. 3-ranked Tigers.
“We played with a little emotion,” Dobson said. “It’s the first time we’ve played with that. It was
good to see us get hooked up.”
In a non-conference game that at times was edgy, the Tigers improved to 23-5 and host Moore
Saturday at noon at Tiger Field.
BAHS banged out 16 hits offs and batted around in the fourth inning to score four times to take a
6-1 lead.
It was in the fourth when there were some sparks.
BAHS’s Archie Bradley was ejected for running over Memorial catcher Matt Morgan trying to
score from second base.
Dobson – who argued the call – said Bradley’s ejection won’t have extended punishment and will
pitch against Moore Saturday.
BAHS Athletic Director Ken Ellett, who was at the game, telephoned David Jackson of the
Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association to discuss the situation.
“Since there wasn’t fighting or cursing, Archie can play,” Ellett said after his conversation with
Jackson.
In the fifth, Broken Arrow’s Nick Pettus was allowed to score on an interference call.
But it was the Broken Arrow bats which created most of the electricity.
Led by senior Dillon Robinson going 3-for-4, Pettus joined the hit parade with a 3-for-4 effort.
Robinson had an RBI single in that four-run fourth inning while Pettus scored twice.
Mitch Osburn and Tyler McKinzie had run-scoring singles in the fourth while two errors kept the
inning alive for the Tigers.
BAHS tacked on three more runs in the fifth on a one out, RBI single by Alex Cochran that chased
Honeycutt.
Cameron Walker, who replaced Bradley in right field, singled home another run in his only plate
appearance.
Memorial’s Preston Harraman’s pinch hit, three-homer off BAHS reliever T.J. Law in top of the
sixth, cut the BAHS lead to 8-5.
Lefthander Mason Marquette pitched the top of the seventh for the Tigers and was credited with
a save.
Game Notes
• Memorial is 24-5.
• Memorial starter Brad Honeycutt was charged with all eight runs but only four were earned
around the two fielding miscues.
• BAHS starter Tyler Kruse got the victory and now is 2-0. Kruse gave up two runs - neither
earned – with two strike outs and no walks.
• Alex Cochran, Mitch Osburn and Tyler McKinzie had two hits each for the Tigers.
• Austin Beck-Hill was 3-for-3 for the Bulldogs.
BROKEN ARROW 8, EDMOND MEMORIAL 5
Edmond Memorial 001 013 0-5 7 2
Broken Arrow 011 430 x-8 15 2
Honeycutt, Flener (6), Fieth (7) and Morgan; Kruse, Law (5), Marquette (6) and Osburn. W -
Kruse (2-0). L - Honeycutt. Sv - Marquette (1). HR - EM: Harraman.
************************************************************
Big inning carries BAHS, 5-3
Tigers hold off Westmoore
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 24, 2010 4:37 PM CDT
There was a reason Broken Arrow High School played three games in as many days.
Coach Shannon Dobson wanted to expose his team to a post-season climate.
His No. 3-ranked Tigers got a taste of the regional and state tournaments.
It was made sweeter by winning each game, capped by a 5-3 triumph over Westmoore Saturday
at Tiger Field.
Dobson is hopeful his team learned a lesson in preparation.
Coming off “an emotional” 8-5 win Friday night against No. 4 Edmond Memorial.
“We didn’t play with that same energy after an emotional game,” Dobson said. “When you get to
the playoffs, you’re going to have to play at high level every game, every day.”
Now 25-5, the Tigers host Bishop Kelley at 6:30 p.m. Monday to start the last week of the regular
season.
BAHS scored all five of its runs against Westmoore in the fourth inning by batting around.
RBI singles by Nick Pettus and Mak Monckton were vital while two errors by Jaguars kept the
inning alive.
Senior Dillon Robinson, who had a career night by going 3-for-4 against Edmond Memorial, did
the next best thing to getting a hit – he reached base.
Robinson was hit by a pitch from Caleb Jenkins, stole second and scored on Pettus’ single.
“Dillon is gaining his confidence at the plate and we’re trying to find a place for him in the lineup,”
Dobson said.
Robinson is making his bid with a new approach at the plate.
“I am taking more time with my at-bats. I am not rushing or just hacking,” Robinson said. “Now, I
am seeing the ball better and seeing if it’s a fastball or a curve.”
For a second time in two days, senior Mason Marquette registered his second save for the Tigers.
The lefthander didn’t protect a three-run cushion when he entered the game but accomplished
his task.
“It was OK,” Marquette said. “I gave up a hit and walk, though. Walks will kill you.”
Marquette gave up a one out double to Alex Tolbert, who advanced to third on a wild pitch and
scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Terrell.
“I like those kind of situations,” Marquette said. “You have to focus and hook up.”
Westmoore (17-17) pushed across unearned runs in the fifth and sixth innings against BAHS
starter and winner Archie Bradley (5-3).
Game Notes
• The first six runs of the game were unearned because of three errors by both teams.
• All five runs allowed by Westmoore’s Caleb Jenkins were unearned.
• BAHS starter Archie Bradley fanned seven, walked two, had two wild pitches and allowed seven
hits.
BROKEN ARROW 5, WESTMOORE 3
Westmoore 000 011 1-3 8 2
Broken Arrow 000 500 x-5 5 2
Jenkins, Prine (4) and Knight; Bradley, Marquette (7) and Delso. W - Bradley (5-3). L - Jenkins.
Tigers hold off Westmoore
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, April 24, 2010 4:37 PM CDT
There was a reason Broken Arrow High School played three games in as many days.
Coach Shannon Dobson wanted to expose his team to a post-season climate.
His No. 3-ranked Tigers got a taste of the regional and state tournaments.
It was made sweeter by winning each game, capped by a 5-3 triumph over Westmoore Saturday
at Tiger Field.
Dobson is hopeful his team learned a lesson in preparation.
Coming off “an emotional” 8-5 win Friday night against No. 4 Edmond Memorial.
“We didn’t play with that same energy after an emotional game,” Dobson said. “When you get to
the playoffs, you’re going to have to play at high level every game, every day.”
Now 25-5, the Tigers host Bishop Kelley at 6:30 p.m. Monday to start the last week of the regular
season.
BAHS scored all five of its runs against Westmoore in the fourth inning by batting around.
RBI singles by Nick Pettus and Mak Monckton were vital while two errors by Jaguars kept the
inning alive.
Senior Dillon Robinson, who had a career night by going 3-for-4 against Edmond Memorial, did
the next best thing to getting a hit – he reached base.
Robinson was hit by a pitch from Caleb Jenkins, stole second and scored on Pettus’ single.
“Dillon is gaining his confidence at the plate and we’re trying to find a place for him in the lineup,”
Dobson said.
Robinson is making his bid with a new approach at the plate.
“I am taking more time with my at-bats. I am not rushing or just hacking,” Robinson said. “Now, I
am seeing the ball better and seeing if it’s a fastball or a curve.”
For a second time in two days, senior Mason Marquette registered his second save for the Tigers.
The lefthander didn’t protect a three-run cushion when he entered the game but accomplished
his task.
“It was OK,” Marquette said. “I gave up a hit and walk, though. Walks will kill you.”
Marquette gave up a one out double to Alex Tolbert, who advanced to third on a wild pitch and
scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Terrell.
“I like those kind of situations,” Marquette said. “You have to focus and hook up.”
Westmoore (17-17) pushed across unearned runs in the fifth and sixth innings against BAHS
starter and winner Archie Bradley (5-3).
Game Notes
• The first six runs of the game were unearned because of three errors by both teams.
• All five runs allowed by Westmoore’s Caleb Jenkins were unearned.
• BAHS starter Archie Bradley fanned seven, walked two, had two wild pitches and allowed seven
hits.
BROKEN ARROW 5, WESTMOORE 3
Westmoore 000 011 1-3 8 2
Broken Arrow 000 500 x-5 5 2
Jenkins, Prine (4) and Knight; Bradley, Marquette (7) and Delso. W - Bradley (5-3). L - Jenkins.
HURRY BACK — Broken Arrow High School's Alex Cochran (1) beats a throw to Westmoore first
baseman Brett Beasley (8) Saturday. Cochran had singled in the first inning but was nearly
picked off by Westmoore right fielder Tory Hart.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
baseman Brett Beasley (8) Saturday. Cochran had singled in the first inning but was nearly
picked off by Westmoore right fielder Tory Hart.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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Freshmen improve to 18-4
Published:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:43 AM CDT
Trey Cobb tossed a 1-hitter with 13 strike outs as Broken Arrow belted Bishop Kelley, 5-1, in
ninth grade baseball.
The Tigers (18-4) were sparked by Cody Ziegler going 2-for-4 and Nick Berg scoring twice.
The victory over the Comets was preceded by wins over Tulsa Washington (7-2) and
Pryor (13-5).
Caleb Monigold pitched a no-hitter against Pryor while three Tiger errors accounted for the two
unearned runs.
Cobb was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, Taylor Frank had two RBIs and Berg scored twice.
Greyson Estes was 3-for-4 while Jeff Deavenport, Ziegler and Cobb each had two hits in the run-
rule triumph at Pryor.
Coach Joey Witcher’s team hosts Stillwater Tuesday at 7 p.m. and closes out the season
Thursday at Jenks at 4:30 p.m.
BROKEN ARROW 5, BISHOP KELLEY 1
Broken Arrow 201 011 0-5 8 2
Bishop Kelley 000 000 1-1 1 3
Cobb and Ziegler. W - Cobb.
BROKEN ARROW 7, TULSA WASHINGTON 2
Tulsa Washington 000 020 0-2 0 2
Broken Arrow 501 001 x-7 7 3
Monigold and Ziegler. W - Monigold.
BROKEN ARROW 13, PRYOR 5
Broken Arrow 122 230 3-13 14 2
Pryor 030 000 2- 5 6 2
Deavenport, Nail (6) and Ziegler. W - Deavenport.
Published:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:43 AM CDT
Trey Cobb tossed a 1-hitter with 13 strike outs as Broken Arrow belted Bishop Kelley, 5-1, in
ninth grade baseball.
The Tigers (18-4) were sparked by Cody Ziegler going 2-for-4 and Nick Berg scoring twice.
The victory over the Comets was preceded by wins over Tulsa Washington (7-2) and
Pryor (13-5).
Caleb Monigold pitched a no-hitter against Pryor while three Tiger errors accounted for the two
unearned runs.
Cobb was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, Taylor Frank had two RBIs and Berg scored twice.
Greyson Estes was 3-for-4 while Jeff Deavenport, Ziegler and Cobb each had two hits in the run-
rule triumph at Pryor.
Coach Joey Witcher’s team hosts Stillwater Tuesday at 7 p.m. and closes out the season
Thursday at Jenks at 4:30 p.m.
BROKEN ARROW 5, BISHOP KELLEY 1
Broken Arrow 201 011 0-5 8 2
Bishop Kelley 000 000 1-1 1 3
Cobb and Ziegler. W - Cobb.
BROKEN ARROW 7, TULSA WASHINGTON 2
Tulsa Washington 000 020 0-2 0 2
Broken Arrow 501 001 x-7 7 3
Monigold and Ziegler. W - Monigold.
BROKEN ARROW 13, PRYOR 5
Broken Arrow 122 230 3-13 14 2
Pryor 030 000 2- 5 6 2
Deavenport, Nail (6) and Ziegler. W - Deavenport.
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Evans keeps win streak alive
Sophomore lefty gives up first run in win over Kelley
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Monday, April 26, 2010 9:57 PM CDT
Jacob Evans lost one zero Monday but kept another.
The Broken Arrow High School pitcher gave up his first runs in six starts.
But, the left-hander didn’t give up his first decision.
Evans (6-0) battled his way through hard-hitting Bishop Kelley for a 5-2 victory at Tiger Field.
In 25 previous innings, opponents hadn’t scored on Evans.
That was string was snapped in the top of the first when Kelley (22-9) pushed across an
unearned run.
The first earned run against Evans came with two outs in the fifth inning.
Evans admitted the scoreless spree was beginning to weigh on him.
“It was on my mind,” he said. “After they got that first run, I settled down. I didn’t have my best
stuff but I did what I am supposed to do – throw strikes.”
“Jacob didn’t have his best stuff,” BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said. “But, he was good.”
The Comets, Evans said, were the highest caliber team he’d drawn in his first season on the
varsity.
His opponent, Kelley senior lefty Michael Freeman, congratulated Evans, who allowed only three
hits.
“We were running in poles and he stopped me,” Evans said. “He told me his team had been
hitting the ball real well and I had done a good job.”
Freeman, who lives in Broken Arrow, gave up only five hits and just two unearned runs around
four Comet errors.
“Offensively, we did what we had to do,” Dobson said. “We’re not a team that going to pound the
ball and hit a lot home runs.
“Instead, we bunted, hit-and-ran and stole some bases. We manufactured runs and that’s how we
are going to have to do it.”
The Tigers got their first run on a double steal when courtesy runner Cameron Williams took
second and Zack Mills raced home.
In the second, Tyler Kruse singled, stole second and later scored on a groundout by Nick Pettus
to make it 2-0.
BAHS tacked on a third run in the third when Alex Cochran scored on a wild pitch after stealing
third base.
Two Comet errors in the fifth opened the doors for Broken Arrow’s last two runs on RBI singles
from Mitch Osburn and Kruse.
Game Notes
• BAHS junior Archie Bradley sat out the Kelley game. Bradley had been ejected during the
Edmond Memorial game last Friday night for running over the Bulldog catcher. Though he
pitched on Saturday, BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said “it was our decision” to bench Bradley
for the Kelley game.
• Kelley’s Michael Freeman gave up four walks, three of those to Tiger leadoff hitter Zack Mills.
• Freeman and BAHS junior catcher Justin Jackson are cousins.
• BAHS plays at Stillwater Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Tigers will start junior Mason Hope, who’s father,
Pat Hope, was a dominating pitcher for Stillwater in the mid-1980s.
• The Tigers host Jenks at 5 p.m. Thursday in what could be the regulars season finale. BAHS
was scheduled to host Tulsa Washington Saturday but the Hornets withdrew.
• Broken Arrow hosts a Class 6A regional beginning May 4 with Sand Springs, Ponca City and
Muskogee.
BROKEN ARROW 5, BISHOP KELLEY 2
Bishop Kelley 100 010 0-2 3 4
Broken Arrow 111 020 x-5 5 3
Freeman and Smith; Evans and Osburn.
W - Evans (6-0). L - Freeman (3-2).
Sophomore lefty gives up first run in win over Kelley
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Monday, April 26, 2010 9:57 PM CDT
Jacob Evans lost one zero Monday but kept another.
The Broken Arrow High School pitcher gave up his first runs in six starts.
But, the left-hander didn’t give up his first decision.
Evans (6-0) battled his way through hard-hitting Bishop Kelley for a 5-2 victory at Tiger Field.
In 25 previous innings, opponents hadn’t scored on Evans.
That was string was snapped in the top of the first when Kelley (22-9) pushed across an
unearned run.
The first earned run against Evans came with two outs in the fifth inning.
Evans admitted the scoreless spree was beginning to weigh on him.
“It was on my mind,” he said. “After they got that first run, I settled down. I didn’t have my best
stuff but I did what I am supposed to do – throw strikes.”
“Jacob didn’t have his best stuff,” BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said. “But, he was good.”
The Comets, Evans said, were the highest caliber team he’d drawn in his first season on the
varsity.
His opponent, Kelley senior lefty Michael Freeman, congratulated Evans, who allowed only three
hits.
“We were running in poles and he stopped me,” Evans said. “He told me his team had been
hitting the ball real well and I had done a good job.”
Freeman, who lives in Broken Arrow, gave up only five hits and just two unearned runs around
four Comet errors.
“Offensively, we did what we had to do,” Dobson said. “We’re not a team that going to pound the
ball and hit a lot home runs.
“Instead, we bunted, hit-and-ran and stole some bases. We manufactured runs and that’s how we
are going to have to do it.”
The Tigers got their first run on a double steal when courtesy runner Cameron Williams took
second and Zack Mills raced home.
In the second, Tyler Kruse singled, stole second and later scored on a groundout by Nick Pettus
to make it 2-0.
BAHS tacked on a third run in the third when Alex Cochran scored on a wild pitch after stealing
third base.
Two Comet errors in the fifth opened the doors for Broken Arrow’s last two runs on RBI singles
from Mitch Osburn and Kruse.
Game Notes
• BAHS junior Archie Bradley sat out the Kelley game. Bradley had been ejected during the
Edmond Memorial game last Friday night for running over the Bulldog catcher. Though he
pitched on Saturday, BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said “it was our decision” to bench Bradley
for the Kelley game.
• Kelley’s Michael Freeman gave up four walks, three of those to Tiger leadoff hitter Zack Mills.
• Freeman and BAHS junior catcher Justin Jackson are cousins.
• BAHS plays at Stillwater Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Tigers will start junior Mason Hope, who’s father,
Pat Hope, was a dominating pitcher for Stillwater in the mid-1980s.
• The Tigers host Jenks at 5 p.m. Thursday in what could be the regulars season finale. BAHS
was scheduled to host Tulsa Washington Saturday but the Hornets withdrew.
• Broken Arrow hosts a Class 6A regional beginning May 4 with Sand Springs, Ponca City and
Muskogee.
BROKEN ARROW 5, BISHOP KELLEY 2
Bishop Kelley 100 010 0-2 3 4
Broken Arrow 111 020 x-5 5 3
Freeman and Smith; Evans and Osburn.
W - Evans (6-0). L - Freeman (3-2).
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Tigers win in extra inning, 8-3
Hope fans 11 as BAHS improves to 27-5
Published:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:07 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
STILLWATER — Broken Arrow High School coach Shannon Dobson talks about his team
needing to manufacture runs.
He knows, and the Tigers should too, BAHS isn’t a power-hitting team.
As a club, Broken Arrow has only eight homers in 32 games.
On Tuesday night, the Tigers bought into Dobson’s plea to manufacture runs.
BAHS pieced together four singles in the top of the eight inning and scored five times to escape
Stillwater with an 8-3 victory at Couch Park.
The Tigers had 11 hits but only one of those was for extra bases as Broken Arrow improved to
27-5.
BAHS closes out the regular season Thursday at 7 p.m. at Jenks in a Frontier Valley Conference
game.
The five-run explosion in the top of the eighth was spurred by base hits from Dylan Delso, Dillon
Robinson, Zack Mills and Tyler Kruse. A walk to Tyler Rolland was sandwiched in there.
The free pass to Rolland loaded the bases when Mills singled home Delso and Kruse followed
with a two-RBI single to snap a 3-3 deadlock.
Broken Arrow then got help from the Pioneers when an error and a wild pitch accounted for the
other two runs.
“We finally put those hits together,” BAHS assistant Doug Nold said. “We started that a couple
times earlier in the game but we’d make a silly base running mistake.”
Rolland had a single and scored in the third and delivered an RBI hit in the sixth. Mills and Kruse,
like Rolland, also had two hits.
It was a special night for Tiger righthander Mason Hope, who pitched in the same ballpark where
his father, Pat Hope, pitched for Stillwater in the mid-1980s.
Young Hope made his mark in this aging arena with 11 strikeouts and was credited with the
victory.
“It was pretty cool,” Mason Hope said. “It was something I didn’t think about during the game. After
the game, Dad told me I did a good job.”
Stillwater scratched out an run in the bottom of the seventh on a two single.
“That was kind of frustrating,” Hope said. “I didn’t throw the right pitch. I should have snapped off
a curveball. But, the guy earned it.”
Hope gave up only four hits through his seven innings. Mason Marquette worked the bottom of
the eighth.
After the Jenks game, BAHS hosts a Class 6A regional May 6-8, facing Muskogee at 4 p.m. in a
first round game.
BROKEN ARROW 8, STILLWATER 3 (8 innings)
Broken Arrow 001 011 05-8 11 0
Stillwater 200 000 10-3 5 2
Hope and Delso; Cassell, Smith (6), Jones (8) and Zapata.
W - Hope (7-2). L - Cassell.
Hope fans 11 as BAHS improves to 27-5
Published:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:07 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
STILLWATER — Broken Arrow High School coach Shannon Dobson talks about his team
needing to manufacture runs.
He knows, and the Tigers should too, BAHS isn’t a power-hitting team.
As a club, Broken Arrow has only eight homers in 32 games.
On Tuesday night, the Tigers bought into Dobson’s plea to manufacture runs.
BAHS pieced together four singles in the top of the eight inning and scored five times to escape
Stillwater with an 8-3 victory at Couch Park.
The Tigers had 11 hits but only one of those was for extra bases as Broken Arrow improved to
27-5.
BAHS closes out the regular season Thursday at 7 p.m. at Jenks in a Frontier Valley Conference
game.
The five-run explosion in the top of the eighth was spurred by base hits from Dylan Delso, Dillon
Robinson, Zack Mills and Tyler Kruse. A walk to Tyler Rolland was sandwiched in there.
The free pass to Rolland loaded the bases when Mills singled home Delso and Kruse followed
with a two-RBI single to snap a 3-3 deadlock.
Broken Arrow then got help from the Pioneers when an error and a wild pitch accounted for the
other two runs.
“We finally put those hits together,” BAHS assistant Doug Nold said. “We started that a couple
times earlier in the game but we’d make a silly base running mistake.”
Rolland had a single and scored in the third and delivered an RBI hit in the sixth. Mills and Kruse,
like Rolland, also had two hits.
It was a special night for Tiger righthander Mason Hope, who pitched in the same ballpark where
his father, Pat Hope, pitched for Stillwater in the mid-1980s.
Young Hope made his mark in this aging arena with 11 strikeouts and was credited with the
victory.
“It was pretty cool,” Mason Hope said. “It was something I didn’t think about during the game. After
the game, Dad told me I did a good job.”
Stillwater scratched out an run in the bottom of the seventh on a two single.
“That was kind of frustrating,” Hope said. “I didn’t throw the right pitch. I should have snapped off
a curveball. But, the guy earned it.”
Hope gave up only four hits through his seven innings. Mason Marquette worked the bottom of
the eighth.
After the Jenks game, BAHS hosts a Class 6A regional May 6-8, facing Muskogee at 4 p.m. in a
first round game.
BROKEN ARROW 8, STILLWATER 3 (8 innings)
Broken Arrow 001 011 05-8 11 0
Stillwater 200 000 10-3 5 2
Hope and Delso; Cassell, Smith (6), Jones (8) and Zapata.
W - Hope (7-2). L - Cassell.
BAHS hosting baseball regional
Starting Tuesday at Tiger Field
View a printable bracket here.
Published:
Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:42 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Second-ranked Broken Arrow High School hosts a four-team Class 6A baseball regional
beginning Tuesday at Tiger Field.
Regional champions advance to the May 13-15 state tournament. BAHS is seeking its sixth state
tournament berth in coach Shannon Dobson's eight seasons.
The Tigers (27-5), close out the regular season Thursday at 7 p.m. with a Frontier Valley
Conference game at Jenks.
CLASS 6A REGIONAL
At Broken Arrow High School
May 4 Schedule
Game 1 - Ponca City vs. Sand Springs, 1:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Broken Arrow vs. Muskogee, 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 6:30 p.m.
May 5 Schedule
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7:30 p.m.
May 7 Schedule
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
Starting Tuesday at Tiger Field
View a printable bracket here.
Published:
Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:42 AM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Second-ranked Broken Arrow High School hosts a four-team Class 6A baseball regional
beginning Tuesday at Tiger Field.
Regional champions advance to the May 13-15 state tournament. BAHS is seeking its sixth state
tournament berth in coach Shannon Dobson's eight seasons.
The Tigers (27-5), close out the regular season Thursday at 7 p.m. with a Frontier Valley
Conference game at Jenks.
CLASS 6A REGIONAL
At Broken Arrow High School
May 4 Schedule
Game 1 - Ponca City vs. Sand Springs, 1:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Broken Arrow vs. Muskogee, 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 6:30 p.m.
May 5 Schedule
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7:30 p.m.
May 7 Schedule
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
Jenks drops Tigers, 5-4
In baseball's last regular season game
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:55 PM CDT
JENKS — Shannon Dobson’s reaction to Broken Arrow High School’s 5-4 loss at Jenks Thursday
night in the regular season finale perhaps was uncharacteristic.
The eighth-year Tiger coach took the Frontier Valley Conference setback – which snapped a five-
game streak – in stride.
“You go into every game wanting to win,” Dobson said. “But, this wasn’t the end of the world.”
It was a game that had a bearing on either team, with both schools hosting Class 6A regional
tournament starting Tuesday.
“Our guys were looking ahead to next week, I know that,” Dobson said. “They are ready to start
the playoffs.”
BAHS (27-6) plays Muskogee Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Tiger Field. The other first round game pits
Sand Springs against Ponca City at 1 p.m.
Jenks (26-7) entertains Bartlesville, Muskogee and Shawnee with regional champions advancing
to the state tournament May 13-15.
Dobson said Broken Arrow’s game plan was “to get ready for next” with a pitching-by-committee
approach.
Junior Archie Bradley, whose could start the regional opener, pitched the first two innings.
Junior Tyler McKinzie – in only his third mound appearance – worked a pair while Tyler Kjellsen
and T.J. Law got one inning each.
“We wanted it this way, getting guys some innings,” Dobson said.
Bradley gave up an unearned run in the first inning, was saddled with the loss and now is 5-4.
Jenks, which used four hurlers, built a 5-0 lead with a four-run fourth inning against McKinzie and
it appeared the Trojans would cruise to the finish line.
Instead, the Tigers awoke from a slumber against Jenks starter Ben Moore with all four runs in
the top of the sixth.
Moore had a no-hitter through the first three innings and had given up just three hits going into
the sixth.
Dylan Delso reached on an error and Bradley doubled to put Tigers into scoring position. Tyler
Rolland followed with a two-run double to get BAHS on the scoreboard.
Then junior Justin Jackson, who had only nine at-bats all season, drilled a two-run homer off
Moore and suddenly the Tigers had sliced the gap to 5-4.
“All I was trying to do was score the runner from second,” Jackson said. “When I hit it, I didn’t think
it was gone. But, when I rounded first, I saw the umpire signalling home run. That was an amazing
feeling.”
Gaylen Keys relieved Moore and smothered the Tiger threat.
“I was happy to so our guys battle back like that,” Dobson said. “They didn’t give in when we were
down five runs.”
Game Notes
• Only two of Jenks’ five runs were earned around three Tiger errors.
• In two innings, BAHS starter Archie Bradley struck out six, walked one and allowed two hits.
• The Trojans scored four runs – only two earned – against Tyler McKinzie.
• The four BAHS pitchers combined for 12 strike outs.
• Every batter in the Jenks lineup fanned at least once.
• Senior Cameron Walker had a pair of doubles for the Tigers.
• Jenks’ Ethan Nance was credited with a save, retiring the only two Tigers he faced in the
seventh with runners at first and third.
• Junior pitcher Tyler Kruse did not travel because of a sprained ankle.
• Senior centerfielder Alex Cochran “has been suspended” for 14 days, BAHS coach Shannon
Dobson said, for a non-baseball incident. If the Tigers win the regional tournament, Dobson said
Cochran could return to the team May 12. Cochran, a two-year starter, is BAHS’s leading hitter
with a .357 average.
• McKinzie started in center and and Cameron Walker moved into that spot in the third when
McKinzie pitched.
JENKS 5, BROKEN ARROW 4
Broken Arrow 000 004 0-4 7 3
Jenks 100 400 x-5 7 3
Bradley, McKinzie (3), Kjellsen (5), Law (6) and Osburn. Moore, Keys (6), Griffin Lafitte (7), Ethan
Nance (7) and Menger. W - Moore. L - Bradley. Sv - Nance. HR - BA: Jackson (1).
In baseball's last regular season game
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:55 PM CDT
JENKS — Shannon Dobson’s reaction to Broken Arrow High School’s 5-4 loss at Jenks Thursday
night in the regular season finale perhaps was uncharacteristic.
The eighth-year Tiger coach took the Frontier Valley Conference setback – which snapped a five-
game streak – in stride.
“You go into every game wanting to win,” Dobson said. “But, this wasn’t the end of the world.”
It was a game that had a bearing on either team, with both schools hosting Class 6A regional
tournament starting Tuesday.
“Our guys were looking ahead to next week, I know that,” Dobson said. “They are ready to start
the playoffs.”
BAHS (27-6) plays Muskogee Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Tiger Field. The other first round game pits
Sand Springs against Ponca City at 1 p.m.
Jenks (26-7) entertains Bartlesville, Muskogee and Shawnee with regional champions advancing
to the state tournament May 13-15.
Dobson said Broken Arrow’s game plan was “to get ready for next” with a pitching-by-committee
approach.
Junior Archie Bradley, whose could start the regional opener, pitched the first two innings.
Junior Tyler McKinzie – in only his third mound appearance – worked a pair while Tyler Kjellsen
and T.J. Law got one inning each.
“We wanted it this way, getting guys some innings,” Dobson said.
Bradley gave up an unearned run in the first inning, was saddled with the loss and now is 5-4.
Jenks, which used four hurlers, built a 5-0 lead with a four-run fourth inning against McKinzie and
it appeared the Trojans would cruise to the finish line.
Instead, the Tigers awoke from a slumber against Jenks starter Ben Moore with all four runs in
the top of the sixth.
Moore had a no-hitter through the first three innings and had given up just three hits going into
the sixth.
Dylan Delso reached on an error and Bradley doubled to put Tigers into scoring position. Tyler
Rolland followed with a two-run double to get BAHS on the scoreboard.
Then junior Justin Jackson, who had only nine at-bats all season, drilled a two-run homer off
Moore and suddenly the Tigers had sliced the gap to 5-4.
“All I was trying to do was score the runner from second,” Jackson said. “When I hit it, I didn’t think
it was gone. But, when I rounded first, I saw the umpire signalling home run. That was an amazing
feeling.”
Gaylen Keys relieved Moore and smothered the Tiger threat.
“I was happy to so our guys battle back like that,” Dobson said. “They didn’t give in when we were
down five runs.”
Game Notes
• Only two of Jenks’ five runs were earned around three Tiger errors.
• In two innings, BAHS starter Archie Bradley struck out six, walked one and allowed two hits.
• The Trojans scored four runs – only two earned – against Tyler McKinzie.
• The four BAHS pitchers combined for 12 strike outs.
• Every batter in the Jenks lineup fanned at least once.
• Senior Cameron Walker had a pair of doubles for the Tigers.
• Jenks’ Ethan Nance was credited with a save, retiring the only two Tigers he faced in the
seventh with runners at first and third.
• Junior pitcher Tyler Kruse did not travel because of a sprained ankle.
• Senior centerfielder Alex Cochran “has been suspended” for 14 days, BAHS coach Shannon
Dobson said, for a non-baseball incident. If the Tigers win the regional tournament, Dobson said
Cochran could return to the team May 12. Cochran, a two-year starter, is BAHS’s leading hitter
with a .357 average.
• McKinzie started in center and and Cameron Walker moved into that spot in the third when
McKinzie pitched.
JENKS 5, BROKEN ARROW 4
Broken Arrow 000 004 0-4 7 3
Jenks 100 400 x-5 7 3
Bradley, McKinzie (3), Kjellsen (5), Law (6) and Osburn. Moore, Keys (6), Griffin Lafitte (7), Ethan
Nance (7) and Menger. W - Moore. L - Bradley. Sv - Nance. HR - BA: Jackson (1).
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Pitching key for Tigers
When BAHS hosts regional starting Tuesday
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By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Monday, May 3, 2010 4:23 PM CDT
Could it be an ambush?
What surprises are in store when No. 3-ranked Broken Arrow High School hosts a Class 6A
regional baseball tournament?
It appears the 27-6 Tigers have an easy road to the state tournament.
BAHS has beaten Muskogee (9-14) twice and Sand Springs (17-16) once during the regular
season. The Tigers and Ponca City (16-14) have not played.
But, Shannon Dobson knows better than to expect a cakewalk. The eighth-year coach hopes his
team doesn’t learn the hard way.
“We tell our kids to take one game at a time, one inning at a time,” Dobson said. “Play the now
and don’t look at a bigger picture. That’s when you get in trouble.”
BAHS, ranked No. 3 by www.okrankings.com, is 27-6 and seeking its sixth state tournament berth
in Dobson’s eight seasons. Under Dobson’s watch, BAHS is 214-85.
Pitching has been the Tigers’ strong suit with a staff earned run average of 1.48.
Dobson hasn’t decided on a pitching rotation for the regional.
“We feel confident with anybody we send out there,” Dobson said. “If there is a slip up, we believe
we have enough depth in our staff to get us through.”
Junior Archie Bradley (5-4, 1.43 earned run average) has been the Tiger lead pitcher.
If Dobson follows conventional thinking of throwing the best in the first round, Bradley would get
the call against Muskogee – where he played last year before transferring to Broken Arrow.
In the stable, the Tigers have junior Mason Hope (7-2, 1.53) and sophomore Jacob Evans (6-0,
0.22).
Senior T.J. Law (1-0, 1.37) has proven he’s a quality starter, as has senior senior Tyler Kjellsen
(2-0, 2.37) while senior Mason Marquette (1-0, 1.85) has emerged in a relief role.
Broken Arrow’s depth was weakened last week. Junior pitcher-first baseman Tyler Kruse re-
injured the ankle that kept him out of the lineup the first three weeks.
The Tigers will have to rely on its pitching staff because BAHS hasn’t been an imposing offensive
club.
Broken Arrow has a 304 team batting average and will be without leading hitter and centerfielder
Alex Cochran in the regional.
The Tigers have hit only nine home runs – led by Bradley with three – in 837 at-bats.
Regional champions advance to the state tournament May 13-15.
CLASS 6A REGIONAL
At Broken Arrow High School
Tuesday’s Games
Game 1 - Ponca City (16-14) vs. Sand Springs (17-16), 1:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Broken Arrow (27-6) vs. Muskogee (8-13), 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
When BAHS hosts regional starting Tuesday
View a printable bracket here.
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Monday, May 3, 2010 4:23 PM CDT
Could it be an ambush?
What surprises are in store when No. 3-ranked Broken Arrow High School hosts a Class 6A
regional baseball tournament?
It appears the 27-6 Tigers have an easy road to the state tournament.
BAHS has beaten Muskogee (9-14) twice and Sand Springs (17-16) once during the regular
season. The Tigers and Ponca City (16-14) have not played.
But, Shannon Dobson knows better than to expect a cakewalk. The eighth-year coach hopes his
team doesn’t learn the hard way.
“We tell our kids to take one game at a time, one inning at a time,” Dobson said. “Play the now
and don’t look at a bigger picture. That’s when you get in trouble.”
BAHS, ranked No. 3 by www.okrankings.com, is 27-6 and seeking its sixth state tournament berth
in Dobson’s eight seasons. Under Dobson’s watch, BAHS is 214-85.
Pitching has been the Tigers’ strong suit with a staff earned run average of 1.48.
Dobson hasn’t decided on a pitching rotation for the regional.
“We feel confident with anybody we send out there,” Dobson said. “If there is a slip up, we believe
we have enough depth in our staff to get us through.”
Junior Archie Bradley (5-4, 1.43 earned run average) has been the Tiger lead pitcher.
If Dobson follows conventional thinking of throwing the best in the first round, Bradley would get
the call against Muskogee – where he played last year before transferring to Broken Arrow.
In the stable, the Tigers have junior Mason Hope (7-2, 1.53) and sophomore Jacob Evans (6-0,
0.22).
Senior T.J. Law (1-0, 1.37) has proven he’s a quality starter, as has senior senior Tyler Kjellsen
(2-0, 2.37) while senior Mason Marquette (1-0, 1.85) has emerged in a relief role.
Broken Arrow’s depth was weakened last week. Junior pitcher-first baseman Tyler Kruse re-
injured the ankle that kept him out of the lineup the first three weeks.
The Tigers will have to rely on its pitching staff because BAHS hasn’t been an imposing offensive
club.
Broken Arrow has a 304 team batting average and will be without leading hitter and centerfielder
Alex Cochran in the regional.
The Tigers have hit only nine home runs – led by Bradley with three – in 837 at-bats.
Regional champions advance to the state tournament May 13-15.
CLASS 6A REGIONAL
At Broken Arrow High School
Tuesday’s Games
Game 1 - Ponca City (16-14) vs. Sand Springs (17-16), 1:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Broken Arrow (27-6) vs. Muskogee (8-13), 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
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Tigers cruise in regional opener
BAHS, Ponca City meet Wednesday at 5 p.m.
View a printable bracket here.
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 10:08 PM CDT
Third-ranked Broken Arrow High School
didn’t have much trouble with Muskogee
Tuesday in the Class 6A baseball
regional.
How the Tigers performed in a 12-0
run-rule impressed coach Shannon
Dobson.
About the only thing that went wrong for
the Tigers was losing the coin flip and
being the visiting team.
BAHS (28-6) spanked five Rougher
pitchers for 11 hits – nine of those
singles – and sophomore Jacob Evans
tossed a two-hitter as the energized Tigers beat
Muskogee for a third time this season.
“There was a good feeling,” Dobson said. “The kids
showed up ready to play. We had a good approach.”
With the victory, the Tigers roared into Wednesday’s
5 p.m. winners bracket game against Ponca City, a
come-from-behind 4-3 winner over Sand Springs.
The Roughers then eliminated Sand Springs, 9-5, and
await the BAHS-Ponca City loser at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Tiger Field.
Junior Archie Bradley will get the start for the Tigers,
who haven’t played Ponca City this season.
In two regular season games against Muskogee, BAHS
manhandled the Roughers, 11-1 and 12-1.
If Dobson was concerned his team might look past the
Roughers, those doubts were erased early.
When BAHS scored twice in the top of the first, the
tone was established.
“We talked it didn’t matter who we played,” Dobson
said. “It was important we played our game and gave ourselves a chance to win.”
The Tigers, who entered the post-season with a .304 team batting average, had eight hits and a
5-0 lead after two at-bats.
“We executed and played within ourselves, which is very important,” Dobson said. “We did the
little things that win games.”
Meanwhile, the lefthanded Jacobs (7-0) posted his sixth shutout with five strikeouts.
The Roughers had two scoring threats but both were squashed by the BAHS defense.
In third, after the Tigers had stretched their lead to 11-0, an error and a walk gave Muskogee a
scoring chance.
When Muskogee’s Mitch Stevenson singled – the first hit off Evans – Blake Brown, who had
walked, was thrown out at homeplate by Tiger rightfielder Mak Monckton to end the inning.
A walk and a basehit by Greg Hardy gave Muskogee another scoring chance in the fourth.
But Evans got Josh Silver to ground into an inning-ending double play.
“It’s so easy to relax and lose some of your focus when you get a big lead like that (11-0),”
Dobson said. “But, when runners got on, Jacob really bore down and got the job done.”
Like icing on a cake, Evans struck out the Roughers in fifth to end the game.
Game Notes
• Archie Bradley, playing against his former school, had RBI singles in the first and second
innings and an RBI groundout in the third.
• Zack Mills and Tyler Rolland also had two hits apiece for the Tigers.
• Mak Monckton and Tyler Rolland each on run-scoring doubles, the only extra base hits by
BAHS.
• BAHS sent 12 batters to the plate in the third inning.
• Seven different Tigers had hits.
• Eight of Broken Arrow’s 12 runs were earned.
• In 37 innings, Jacob Evans has allowed 15 hits and one earned run.
BROKEN ARROW 12, MUSKOGEE 0
Broken Arrow 237 00-12 11 2
Muskogee 000 00- 0 2 3
Evans and Osburn; Singler, Viera (2), Rubio (3), Bowden (3), Gatzman (4) and Silver. W - Jacobs
(7-0). L - Singler.
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CLASS 6A REGIONAL
At Broken Arrow High School
Tuesday’s Games
Game 1 - Ponca City 5, Sand Springs 4
Game 2 - Broken Arrow 12, Muskogee 0
Game 3 - Muskogee 9, Sand Springs 5 (Sand Springs eliminated)
Wednesday’s Games
Game 4 - Ponca City vs. Broken Arrow, 5 p.m.
Game 5 - Muskogee vs. Loser Game 4, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
BAHS, Ponca City meet Wednesday at 5 p.m.
View a printable bracket here.
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 10:08 PM CDT
Third-ranked Broken Arrow High School
didn’t have much trouble with Muskogee
Tuesday in the Class 6A baseball
regional.
How the Tigers performed in a 12-0
run-rule impressed coach Shannon
Dobson.
About the only thing that went wrong for
the Tigers was losing the coin flip and
being the visiting team.
BAHS (28-6) spanked five Rougher
pitchers for 11 hits – nine of those
singles – and sophomore Jacob Evans
tossed a two-hitter as the energized Tigers beat
Muskogee for a third time this season.
“There was a good feeling,” Dobson said. “The kids
showed up ready to play. We had a good approach.”
With the victory, the Tigers roared into Wednesday’s
5 p.m. winners bracket game against Ponca City, a
come-from-behind 4-3 winner over Sand Springs.
The Roughers then eliminated Sand Springs, 9-5, and
await the BAHS-Ponca City loser at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Tiger Field.
Junior Archie Bradley will get the start for the Tigers,
who haven’t played Ponca City this season.
In two regular season games against Muskogee, BAHS
manhandled the Roughers, 11-1 and 12-1.
If Dobson was concerned his team might look past the
Roughers, those doubts were erased early.
When BAHS scored twice in the top of the first, the
tone was established.
“We talked it didn’t matter who we played,” Dobson
said. “It was important we played our game and gave ourselves a chance to win.”
The Tigers, who entered the post-season with a .304 team batting average, had eight hits and a
5-0 lead after two at-bats.
“We executed and played within ourselves, which is very important,” Dobson said. “We did the
little things that win games.”
Meanwhile, the lefthanded Jacobs (7-0) posted his sixth shutout with five strikeouts.
The Roughers had two scoring threats but both were squashed by the BAHS defense.
In third, after the Tigers had stretched their lead to 11-0, an error and a walk gave Muskogee a
scoring chance.
When Muskogee’s Mitch Stevenson singled – the first hit off Evans – Blake Brown, who had
walked, was thrown out at homeplate by Tiger rightfielder Mak Monckton to end the inning.
A walk and a basehit by Greg Hardy gave Muskogee another scoring chance in the fourth.
But Evans got Josh Silver to ground into an inning-ending double play.
“It’s so easy to relax and lose some of your focus when you get a big lead like that (11-0),”
Dobson said. “But, when runners got on, Jacob really bore down and got the job done.”
Like icing on a cake, Evans struck out the Roughers in fifth to end the game.
Game Notes
• Archie Bradley, playing against his former school, had RBI singles in the first and second
innings and an RBI groundout in the third.
• Zack Mills and Tyler Rolland also had two hits apiece for the Tigers.
• Mak Monckton and Tyler Rolland each on run-scoring doubles, the only extra base hits by
BAHS.
• BAHS sent 12 batters to the plate in the third inning.
• Seven different Tigers had hits.
• Eight of Broken Arrow’s 12 runs were earned.
• In 37 innings, Jacob Evans has allowed 15 hits and one earned run.
BROKEN ARROW 12, MUSKOGEE 0
Broken Arrow 237 00-12 11 2
Muskogee 000 00- 0 2 3
Evans and Osburn; Singler, Viera (2), Rubio (3), Bowden (3), Gatzman (4) and Silver. W - Jacobs
(7-0). L - Singler.
— — —
CLASS 6A REGIONAL
At Broken Arrow High School
Tuesday’s Games
Game 1 - Ponca City 5, Sand Springs 4
Game 2 - Broken Arrow 12, Muskogee 0
Game 3 - Muskogee 9, Sand Springs 5 (Sand Springs eliminated)
Wednesday’s Games
Game 4 - Ponca City vs. Broken Arrow, 5 p.m.
Game 5 - Muskogee vs. Loser Game 4, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
IN A CLOUD OF DUST — Tyler Rolland of Broken Arrow
High School barrels into third base as Muskogee third
baseman Chris Sommers (5) can't snag a high throw
Tuesday
High School barrels into third base as Muskogee third
baseman Chris Sommers (5) can't snag a high throw
Tuesday
SAFE — Broken Arrow High School's
Zack Mills (4) slides under the tag of
Muskogee catcher Josh Silver as
BAHS's Archie Bradley (14) gets a close
look. The Tigers won, 12-0, and play
Ponca City at 5 p.m. Wednesday at
Tiger Field.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Zack Mills (4) slides under the tag of
Muskogee catcher Josh Silver as
BAHS's Archie Bradley (14) gets a close
look. The Tigers won, 12-0, and play
Ponca City at 5 p.m. Wednesday at
Tiger Field.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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One game from state tournament
Tigers face Muskogee Thursday for regional title
By Duane DaPron - View a printable bracket here.
Special to the Ledger
Published:
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 9:08 PM CDT
Considering the depth and quality of his pitching
staff, give Broken Arrow High School coach
Shannon Dobson five runs and he like his team’s
chances – no matter the opponent.
Well, the Tigers needed only one at-bat
Wednesday to reach Dobson’s magical run total
and Archie Bradley turned in yet another stellar
performance on the mound in BAHS’s 10-0
run-rule victory against Ponca City in a Class
6A regional at Tiger Field.
The Tigers (29-6) need just one win to advance
to next week’s state tournament.
Broken Arrow plays Muskogee, a 5-4 winner
over Ponca City in an elimination game, at
4 p.m. Thursday. A Tiger loss would force the
if-necessary game at 6:30 p.m.
“Winning regionals is our goal now but that’s just a
stepping stone to what we want to accomplish,” Bradley
said, following his two-hit, 11-strikeout complete-game
outing.
Bradley helped his own cause at the plate by swatting a
two-run homer – his fourth of the season – to cap a five-run
Tiger uprising in the first inning.
“That homer might have been a little wind-aided,” Bradley
said with a chuckle about his clout off Ponca City starter
Nick White (6-4).
With a gusty north wind, the round-tripper easily cleared
the wall in left center field.
“I was sitting on a curve ball and that’s what he (White)
threw,” Bradley said.
Bradley’s home run wasn’t the Tigers’ only big hit of the
game.
Tyler McKinzie drove in three runs with a bases-clearing
double in the third inning off Wildcat reliever Chris Lawe.
Leading 8-0, Cameron Walker stroked his first homer of the
season – a two-run shot with two out in the top of the fifth
inning – to give BAHS the margin it needed to end the game early.
Bradley (6-4) made sure that would happen by fanning the side in the bottom of the fifth inning.
He whiffed the side in the second inning and registered at least one strikeout in every inning.
Bradley allowed Ross Nichols’ leadoff double in the second inning and a one-out single up the
middle to Eric Ailey in the fourth inning. He did not issue a walk.
“When you have a guy on the mound like Archie and he is throwing like he was today, he is hard
to beat,” Dobson said.
“I thought our kids came out focused and did what they had to do to win. We had some key big
hits. We were able to get ahead in the counts at the plate and be successful. This time of year it’s
great when you can score runs like we did.”
Mitchell Osburn’s RBI single and a two-run single by Dylan Delso preceded Bradley’s homer in
the first inning.
Delso’s double was sandwiched by Osburn’s infield single and an intentional walk to Bradley to
load the bases before McKinzie’s three-run double in the third.
McKinzie’s two-out walk set the stage for Walker’s game-clinching homer in the fifth inning
“We didn’t have a lot of big innings during the regular season but we are beginning to come
together now as a team,” Bradley said.
The Tigers have now outscored two post-season opponents, 22-0.
But despite being the only unbeaten team left in the double-elimination event, Dobson realizes
his team still has to get one more win to keep playing next week.
The Broken Arrow mentor remembers the Tigers sat in the same position a year ago before
being swept two games at home on the final day of regionals by Edmond Memorial.
“At this point of the season, you can’t take anything for granted,” Dobson said.
BROKEN ARROW 10, PONCA CITY 0
Broken Arrow 503 02-10 8 0
Ponca City 000 00- 0 2 1
Bradley and Osburn. White, Lawe (2) and Ailey, Nichols (2). W - Bradley (6-4). L - White (6-4).
HR - BA: Bradley (4), Walker (1).
— — —
CLASS 6A REGIONAL
At Broken Arrow High School
Tuesday’s Games
Game 1 - Ponca City 5, Sand Springs 4
Game 2 - Broken Arrow 12, Muskogee 0
Game 3 - Muskogee 9, Sand Springs 5 (Sand Springs eliminated)
Wednesday’s Games
Game 4 - Broken Arrow 10, Ponca City 0
Game 5 - Muskogee 5, Ponca City 4 (Ponca City eliminated)
Thursday’s Games
Game 6 - Broken Arrow vs. Muskogee, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
Tigers face Muskogee Thursday for regional title
By Duane DaPron - View a printable bracket here.
Special to the Ledger
Published:
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 9:08 PM CDT
Considering the depth and quality of his pitching
staff, give Broken Arrow High School coach
Shannon Dobson five runs and he like his team’s
chances – no matter the opponent.
Well, the Tigers needed only one at-bat
Wednesday to reach Dobson’s magical run total
and Archie Bradley turned in yet another stellar
performance on the mound in BAHS’s 10-0
run-rule victory against Ponca City in a Class
6A regional at Tiger Field.
The Tigers (29-6) need just one win to advance
to next week’s state tournament.
Broken Arrow plays Muskogee, a 5-4 winner
over Ponca City in an elimination game, at
4 p.m. Thursday. A Tiger loss would force the
if-necessary game at 6:30 p.m.
“Winning regionals is our goal now but that’s just a
stepping stone to what we want to accomplish,” Bradley
said, following his two-hit, 11-strikeout complete-game
outing.
Bradley helped his own cause at the plate by swatting a
two-run homer – his fourth of the season – to cap a five-run
Tiger uprising in the first inning.
“That homer might have been a little wind-aided,” Bradley
said with a chuckle about his clout off Ponca City starter
Nick White (6-4).
With a gusty north wind, the round-tripper easily cleared
the wall in left center field.
“I was sitting on a curve ball and that’s what he (White)
threw,” Bradley said.
Bradley’s home run wasn’t the Tigers’ only big hit of the
game.
Tyler McKinzie drove in three runs with a bases-clearing
double in the third inning off Wildcat reliever Chris Lawe.
Leading 8-0, Cameron Walker stroked his first homer of the
season – a two-run shot with two out in the top of the fifth
inning – to give BAHS the margin it needed to end the game early.
Bradley (6-4) made sure that would happen by fanning the side in the bottom of the fifth inning.
He whiffed the side in the second inning and registered at least one strikeout in every inning.
Bradley allowed Ross Nichols’ leadoff double in the second inning and a one-out single up the
middle to Eric Ailey in the fourth inning. He did not issue a walk.
“When you have a guy on the mound like Archie and he is throwing like he was today, he is hard
to beat,” Dobson said.
“I thought our kids came out focused and did what they had to do to win. We had some key big
hits. We were able to get ahead in the counts at the plate and be successful. This time of year it’s
great when you can score runs like we did.”
Mitchell Osburn’s RBI single and a two-run single by Dylan Delso preceded Bradley’s homer in
the first inning.
Delso’s double was sandwiched by Osburn’s infield single and an intentional walk to Bradley to
load the bases before McKinzie’s three-run double in the third.
McKinzie’s two-out walk set the stage for Walker’s game-clinching homer in the fifth inning
“We didn’t have a lot of big innings during the regular season but we are beginning to come
together now as a team,” Bradley said.
The Tigers have now outscored two post-season opponents, 22-0.
But despite being the only unbeaten team left in the double-elimination event, Dobson realizes
his team still has to get one more win to keep playing next week.
The Broken Arrow mentor remembers the Tigers sat in the same position a year ago before
being swept two games at home on the final day of regionals by Edmond Memorial.
“At this point of the season, you can’t take anything for granted,” Dobson said.
BROKEN ARROW 10, PONCA CITY 0
Broken Arrow 503 02-10 8 0
Ponca City 000 00- 0 2 1
Bradley and Osburn. White, Lawe (2) and Ailey, Nichols (2). W - Bradley (6-4). L - White (6-4).
HR - BA: Bradley (4), Walker (1).
— — —
CLASS 6A REGIONAL
At Broken Arrow High School
Tuesday’s Games
Game 1 - Ponca City 5, Sand Springs 4
Game 2 - Broken Arrow 12, Muskogee 0
Game 3 - Muskogee 9, Sand Springs 5 (Sand Springs eliminated)
Wednesday’s Games
Game 4 - Broken Arrow 10, Ponca City 0
Game 5 - Muskogee 5, Ponca City 4 (Ponca City eliminated)
Thursday’s Games
Game 6 - Broken Arrow vs. Muskogee, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
SLIDING HOME — Dillon Robinson (7) of
Broken Arrow High School scores as Ponca
City catcher Eric Ailey (4) takes a late throw.
The Tigers beat Ponca City, 10-0, and play
Muskogee Thursday at 4 p.m. for the regional
championship.
JEFF JACKSON/BA LEDGER
Broken Arrow High School scores as Ponca
City catcher Eric Ailey (4) takes a late throw.
The Tigers beat Ponca City, 10-0, and play
Muskogee Thursday at 4 p.m. for the regional
championship.
JEFF JACKSON/BA LEDGER
BIG BANG — Broken Arrow High
School’s Cameron Walker watches
his two-run homer in the fifth inning
Wednesday against Ponca City. It
was Walker’s first homer of the
season in a 10-0 Tiger victory.
School’s Cameron Walker watches
his two-run homer in the fifth inning
Wednesday against Ponca City. It
was Walker’s first homer of the
season in a 10-0 Tiger victory.
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| 2010 6A Baseball Regional Champions Good Luck at State |
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CELEBRATE — Broken Arrow High School baseball players create
a man-made mountain Thursday after a 5-1 victory over Muskogee
qualified the Tigers for next week's Class 6A state tournament.
JEFF JACKSON/BA LEDGER
a man-made mountain Thursday after a 5-1 victory over Muskogee
qualified the Tigers for next week's Class 6A state tournament.
JEFF JACKSON/BA LEDGER
RUN — Dillon Robinson (7) of Broken
Arrow High School slides home as
Muskogee catcher Josh Silver awaits a
throw in the Tigers' 5-1 victory in the
regional final.
JEFF JACKSON/BA LEDGER
Arrow High School slides home as
Muskogee catcher Josh Silver awaits a
throw in the Tigers' 5-1 victory in the
regional final.
JEFF JACKSON/BA LEDGER
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Baseball assigned to Bixby
Tigers play Norman North Wednesday at 4 p.m.
View a printable bracket here.
Monday, May 10, 2010 12:20 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Third-ranked Broken Arrow High School plays Putnam City North at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Bixby in
first round game of the Class 6A state baseball tournament.
The Tigers (30-6) are pooled with Edmond Santa Fe (34-3) and Union (27-10), which play the
1 p.m. game at Bixby High School. The first round losers play at 6:30 p.m. in an elimination game.
Putnam North is 29-7.
In the other pool, defending state champion Owasso (30-5) plays Norman North (23-17) at 1 p.m.
and Jenks (31-7) meets Edmond Memorial (28-9) at 4 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person.
Pool winners advance to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
CLASS 6A STATE TOURNAMENT
Pool A: Edmond Santa Fe, Union, Putnam City North, Broken Arrow.
Pool B: Owasso, Norman North, Jenks Edmond Memorial.
POOL A PAIRINGS
At Bixby High School
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Edmond Santa Fe vs. Union, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Broken Arrow vs. Putnam City North, 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Edmond Santa Fe-Union loser vs. Broken Arrow-Putnam City North loser, (elimination
game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
— — —
POOL B PAIRINGS
At Claremore Legion Field
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Owasso vs. Norman North, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Jenks vs. Edmond Memorial, 4:30 p.m.
Game 3 - Owasso-Norman loser vs. Jenks-Edmond Memorial loser, 6:30 p.m. (elimination game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
Tigers play Norman North Wednesday at 4 p.m.
View a printable bracket here.
Monday, May 10, 2010 12:20 PM CDT
Ledger Staff Reports
Third-ranked Broken Arrow High School plays Putnam City North at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Bixby in
first round game of the Class 6A state baseball tournament.
The Tigers (30-6) are pooled with Edmond Santa Fe (34-3) and Union (27-10), which play the
1 p.m. game at Bixby High School. The first round losers play at 6:30 p.m. in an elimination game.
Putnam North is 29-7.
In the other pool, defending state champion Owasso (30-5) plays Norman North (23-17) at 1 p.m.
and Jenks (31-7) meets Edmond Memorial (28-9) at 4 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person.
Pool winners advance to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
CLASS 6A STATE TOURNAMENT
Pool A: Edmond Santa Fe, Union, Putnam City North, Broken Arrow.
Pool B: Owasso, Norman North, Jenks Edmond Memorial.
POOL A PAIRINGS
At Bixby High School
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Edmond Santa Fe vs. Union, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Broken Arrow vs. Putnam City North, 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Edmond Santa Fe-Union loser vs. Broken Arrow-Putnam City North loser, (elimination
game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
— — —
POOL B PAIRINGS
At Claremore Legion Field
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Owasso vs. Norman North, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Jenks vs. Edmond Memorial, 4:30 p.m.
Game 3 - Owasso-Norman loser vs. Jenks-Edmond Memorial loser, 6:30 p.m. (elimination game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
Tigers capture baseball regional
BAHS cinches state tournament berth
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, May 6, 2010 8:10 PM CDT
When Broken Arrow High School captured the
regional baseball title Thursday afternoon, the
Tigers had a massive celebration on the infield.
“That’s the first dog pile,” one observer said.
For BAHS, the Tigers hope it’s not the last.
A 5-1 victory over stubborn Muskogee
catapulted Broken Arrow into the Class 6A
state tournament for the sixth time in coach
Shannon Dobson’s eight years.
Play begins Wednesday but the Oklahoma
Secondary Schools Activities Association is
not expected to announced pairings until this
weekend.
The format is two, eight-team brackets with
those winners squaring off May 15 at Drillers
Stadium.
By winning, the Tigers posted the first 30-victory
season under Dobson.
Dobson indicated he might give his players Friday off and hold a full practice session Saturday.
Muskogee, a surprise to reach the regional title round, finished its season 10-15 but made the
No. 3-ranked Tigers earn this victory.
In three previous meetings, BAHS had outscored the Roughers, 35-2, included a 12-0 run-rule in
the first round of the regional tournament.
Dobson sought out MHS coach Doug Gunselman.
“I congratulated him on how hard his team played and far they’ve come along this year,” Dobson
said. “They really competed.”
Muskogee right-hander Mitch Stevenson limited the Tigers to a pair of runs through the first five
inning.
BAHS had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the sixth inning with a three-run surge, ignited by
Cameron Walker’s solo homer, gave the Tigers breathing room.
Walker, a senior, laced a one-out homer to right field off Stevenson to push the Tiger lead to 3-1.
“It was a fastball, low and away, my favorite pitch,” Walker said. “I knew it was gone when I hit it. It
was a great feeling.”
Walker’s first homer of the season came the day before with a two-shot against Ponca City.
“I know I can hit them,” Walker said. “I am just glad step up and help the team.”
Tyler Rolland followed Walker with a single and pinch hitter Dillon Robinson reached on an error.
Sophomore Zack Mills iced the outcome with a two-run single for his third RBI.
“He (Stevenson) was getting tired,” Mills said. “I worked the count and he left a fastball about belt
high.”
In a 1-1 game, Mills produced the Tigers’ go-ahead run in the fourth.
With the bases loaded, Mills was hit by a Stevenson pitch, forcing home Walker, who had singled
with two outs.
“Getting hits is more fun,” Mills said. “But it was for the team. You get on base anyway you can.”
BAHS jumped on Stevenson for a run in the first inning when Nick Pettus tripled and Mitch Osburn
followed with a sacrifice fly.
Archie Bradley doubled but was stranded at second base Stevenson got out of the jam.
Muskogee scored an unearned run against Tiger junior Mason Hope (8-2) in the fourth inning.
Hope struck out 13 and walked three while giving up four hits.
Game Notes
• This was the first regional game the Tigers won the pre-game coin-flip and were the home team.
• MHS’s Mitch Stevenson gave up eight hits and only three runs were earned.
• Three of BAHS’s five runs were scored by Cameron Walker, Tyler Rolland and Dillon Robinson
batting in the 7-8-9 holes.
• Chris Sommers and Josh Silver were the only two Roughers Mason Hope didn’t strike out.
BROKEN ARROW 5, MUSKOGEE 1
Muskogee 000 100 0-1 4 2
Broken Arrow 100 103 x-5 8 1
Stevenson and Silver; Hope and Osburn. W - Hope (8-2). L - Stevenson. HR - BA: Walker (2).
BAHS cinches state tournament berth
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, May 6, 2010 8:10 PM CDT
When Broken Arrow High School captured the
regional baseball title Thursday afternoon, the
Tigers had a massive celebration on the infield.
“That’s the first dog pile,” one observer said.
For BAHS, the Tigers hope it’s not the last.
A 5-1 victory over stubborn Muskogee
catapulted Broken Arrow into the Class 6A
state tournament for the sixth time in coach
Shannon Dobson’s eight years.
Play begins Wednesday but the Oklahoma
Secondary Schools Activities Association is
not expected to announced pairings until this
weekend.
The format is two, eight-team brackets with
those winners squaring off May 15 at Drillers
Stadium.
By winning, the Tigers posted the first 30-victory
season under Dobson.
Dobson indicated he might give his players Friday off and hold a full practice session Saturday.
Muskogee, a surprise to reach the regional title round, finished its season 10-15 but made the
No. 3-ranked Tigers earn this victory.
In three previous meetings, BAHS had outscored the Roughers, 35-2, included a 12-0 run-rule in
the first round of the regional tournament.
Dobson sought out MHS coach Doug Gunselman.
“I congratulated him on how hard his team played and far they’ve come along this year,” Dobson
said. “They really competed.”
Muskogee right-hander Mitch Stevenson limited the Tigers to a pair of runs through the first five
inning.
BAHS had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the sixth inning with a three-run surge, ignited by
Cameron Walker’s solo homer, gave the Tigers breathing room.
Walker, a senior, laced a one-out homer to right field off Stevenson to push the Tiger lead to 3-1.
“It was a fastball, low and away, my favorite pitch,” Walker said. “I knew it was gone when I hit it. It
was a great feeling.”
Walker’s first homer of the season came the day before with a two-shot against Ponca City.
“I know I can hit them,” Walker said. “I am just glad step up and help the team.”
Tyler Rolland followed Walker with a single and pinch hitter Dillon Robinson reached on an error.
Sophomore Zack Mills iced the outcome with a two-run single for his third RBI.
“He (Stevenson) was getting tired,” Mills said. “I worked the count and he left a fastball about belt
high.”
In a 1-1 game, Mills produced the Tigers’ go-ahead run in the fourth.
With the bases loaded, Mills was hit by a Stevenson pitch, forcing home Walker, who had singled
with two outs.
“Getting hits is more fun,” Mills said. “But it was for the team. You get on base anyway you can.”
BAHS jumped on Stevenson for a run in the first inning when Nick Pettus tripled and Mitch Osburn
followed with a sacrifice fly.
Archie Bradley doubled but was stranded at second base Stevenson got out of the jam.
Muskogee scored an unearned run against Tiger junior Mason Hope (8-2) in the fourth inning.
Hope struck out 13 and walked three while giving up four hits.
Game Notes
• This was the first regional game the Tigers won the pre-game coin-flip and were the home team.
• MHS’s Mitch Stevenson gave up eight hits and only three runs were earned.
• Three of BAHS’s five runs were scored by Cameron Walker, Tyler Rolland and Dillon Robinson
batting in the 7-8-9 holes.
• Chris Sommers and Josh Silver were the only two Roughers Mason Hope didn’t strike out.
BROKEN ARROW 5, MUSKOGEE 1
Muskogee 000 100 0-1 4 2
Broken Arrow 100 103 x-5 8 1
Stevenson and Silver; Hope and Osburn. W - Hope (8-2). L - Stevenson. HR - BA: Walker (2).
THIS THE YEAR OF THE TIGER?
Baseball begins state play Wednesday
View a printable bracket here.
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:59 PM CDT
This won’t be Broken Arrow High School’s first adventure into the Class 6A state baseball
tournament.
The Tigers have gotten there six times in coach Shannon Dobson’s eight years.
It doesn’t seem getting there has been a hitch.
Getting over that mystical hump – even playing for a state title – has been a mountain too steep.
In the five previous attempts, the Tigers haven’t gotten past pool play.
Could this be the Tigers’ breakout season?
Broken Arrow begins that climb Wednesday, seeking the school’s first state championship since
1991.
The No. 3-ranked Tigers (30-6) play Putnam City North at 4 p.m. at Bixby High School.
Oddly, PCN is the only team in the state tournament the Tigers didn’t play during the regular
season.
These Tigers are armed with something BAHS didn’t have in its last five trips – pitching, which will
be the make-or-break factor in BAHS’s bid.
“We’ve had better hitting teams in the past,” Dobson said. “But, our strength is the depth we have
on the bump (mound).”
As a staff, the Tigers carry a 1.38 team earned run average, that has buffered a sometime
struggling offense (a .310 team batting average).
“We don’t have the Andy Wilkins, Jackson Williams or the Brandon Timms, those big boppers,”
Dobson said. “That makes pitching really key for us.”
Junior Archie Bradley (6-4, 1.31 ERA), junior Mason Hope (8-2, 1.34) and sophomore Jacob
Evans (7-0, 0.19) – not in any particular order – will carry the pitching load.
Junior Tyler Kruse (2-0, 1.47) will miss the tournament with an ankle injury but would have been a
fourth starter.
Seniors Mason Marquette (1-0, 1.85), T.J. Law (1-0, 1.37) and Tyler Kjellsen (2-0, 2.37) are
available, Dobson said.
At mid-season, the Tigers were struggling at the plate and at one time the team batting average
had dipped to .299.
“Our guys have started to relax at the plate and play more within themselves,” Dobson said. “We’
re getting more hits, moving runners and executing the bunt. Those are the things that add up.”
BAHS has hit only 12 homers, three of those in last week’s regional tournament. Two of them
were donated by senior Cameron Walker.
“When we are putting the ball in play and putting pressure on defenses, we make things happen,”
Dobson said.
Centerfielder Alex Cochran continues to lead the team with a .357 batting average while catcher
Mitch Osburn’s average has risen to .354.
Since Dobson’s arrival, Broken Arrow is 217-85.
•
CLASS 6A STATE TOURNAMENT
Pool A: Edmond Santa Fe, Union, Putnam City North, Broken Arrow.
Pool B: Owasso, Norman North, Jenks Edmond Memorial.
POOL A PAIRINGS
At Bixby High School
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Edmond Santa Fe vs. Union, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Broken Arrow vs. Putnam City North, 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Edmond Santa Fe-Union loser vs. Broken Arrow-Putnam City North loser, (elimination
game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
— — —
POOL B PAIRINGS
At Claremore Legion Field
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Owasso vs. Norman North, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Jenks vs. Edmond Memorial, 4:30 p.m.
Game 3 - Owasso-Norman loser vs. Jenks-Edmond Memorial loser, 6:30 p.m. (elimination game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
Baseball begins state play Wednesday
View a printable bracket here.
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:59 PM CDT
This won’t be Broken Arrow High School’s first adventure into the Class 6A state baseball
tournament.
The Tigers have gotten there six times in coach Shannon Dobson’s eight years.
It doesn’t seem getting there has been a hitch.
Getting over that mystical hump – even playing for a state title – has been a mountain too steep.
In the five previous attempts, the Tigers haven’t gotten past pool play.
Could this be the Tigers’ breakout season?
Broken Arrow begins that climb Wednesday, seeking the school’s first state championship since
1991.
The No. 3-ranked Tigers (30-6) play Putnam City North at 4 p.m. at Bixby High School.
Oddly, PCN is the only team in the state tournament the Tigers didn’t play during the regular
season.
These Tigers are armed with something BAHS didn’t have in its last five trips – pitching, which will
be the make-or-break factor in BAHS’s bid.
“We’ve had better hitting teams in the past,” Dobson said. “But, our strength is the depth we have
on the bump (mound).”
As a staff, the Tigers carry a 1.38 team earned run average, that has buffered a sometime
struggling offense (a .310 team batting average).
“We don’t have the Andy Wilkins, Jackson Williams or the Brandon Timms, those big boppers,”
Dobson said. “That makes pitching really key for us.”
Junior Archie Bradley (6-4, 1.31 ERA), junior Mason Hope (8-2, 1.34) and sophomore Jacob
Evans (7-0, 0.19) – not in any particular order – will carry the pitching load.
Junior Tyler Kruse (2-0, 1.47) will miss the tournament with an ankle injury but would have been a
fourth starter.
Seniors Mason Marquette (1-0, 1.85), T.J. Law (1-0, 1.37) and Tyler Kjellsen (2-0, 2.37) are
available, Dobson said.
At mid-season, the Tigers were struggling at the plate and at one time the team batting average
had dipped to .299.
“Our guys have started to relax at the plate and play more within themselves,” Dobson said. “We’
re getting more hits, moving runners and executing the bunt. Those are the things that add up.”
BAHS has hit only 12 homers, three of those in last week’s regional tournament. Two of them
were donated by senior Cameron Walker.
“When we are putting the ball in play and putting pressure on defenses, we make things happen,”
Dobson said.
Centerfielder Alex Cochran continues to lead the team with a .357 batting average while catcher
Mitch Osburn’s average has risen to .354.
Since Dobson’s arrival, Broken Arrow is 217-85.
•
CLASS 6A STATE TOURNAMENT
Pool A: Edmond Santa Fe, Union, Putnam City North, Broken Arrow.
Pool B: Owasso, Norman North, Jenks Edmond Memorial.
POOL A PAIRINGS
At Bixby High School
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Edmond Santa Fe vs. Union, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Broken Arrow vs. Putnam City North, 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Edmond Santa Fe-Union loser vs. Broken Arrow-Putnam City North loser, (elimination
game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
— — —
POOL B PAIRINGS
At Claremore Legion Field
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Owasso vs. Norman North, 1 p.m.
Game 2 - Jenks vs. Edmond Memorial, 4:30 p.m.
Game 3 - Owasso-Norman loser vs. Jenks-Edmond Memorial loser, 6:30 p.m. (elimination game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
************************************************************
THE CHASE BEGINS — Broken Arrow High School catcher Mitch Osburn (6) runs toward
Putnam North's J.J. Barnes to start a rundown between third base and homeplate Wednesday
at the Class 6A state baseball tournament.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Putnam North's J.J. Barnes to start a rundown between third base and homeplate Wednesday
at the Class 6A state baseball tournament.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Tigers take first step at state
Upend PC North, 8-1; play Union Thursday
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:36 PM CDT
BIXBY — Shannon Dobson saw a big ol’ goose egg on the scoreboard Wednesday.
It was a figure the Broken Arrow High School baseball coach liked – no errors.
“That’s the kind of zero I like to see,” Dobson said. “That was the biggest stat. When you get
good pitching and play defense like that, you are going to win games.”
With that errorless defense, the third-ranked Tigers parlayed Archie Bradley’s pitching and Dylan
Delso’s two-run homer into an 8-1 victory over Putnam City North Wednesday in a first round
game of the Class 6A state tournament.
Now 31-6, the Tigers advanced to Thursday’s 4 p.m. winner’s bracket game in their pool against
Union, which beat BAHS twice (3-2, 5-2) during the regular season.
The Redskins rallied to knock down Edmond Santa Fe, 8-7, in an extra inning Thursday. Santa
Fe had a 7-4 lead going into the bottom of the seventh.
In winning, the Tigers completed an all-Frontier Valley Conference sweep in first round games.
Defending state champion Owasso and reigning FVC title holder Jenks were opening-day winners
at Claremore. Those two schools play at 4 p.m. Thursday at Legion Field in the other pool.
The pool winners square off Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Drillers Stadium for the state championship.
Bradley (7-4) was the direct beneficiary of the Tiger defense.
“I tried to stay within myself, stay consistent and throw strikes,” Bradley said. “The defense did the
rest.”
BAHS displayed diligence at the plate. With five of its seven hits singles, the Tigers made PC
North pay for three errors.
The Panthers’ last mistake was critical when Broken Arrow scored four unearned runs – after two
were out – in the bottom of the third inning.
“We were patient and put the ball in play,” Dobson said. “When you do that and put pressure on
a defense, things can happen.”
PCN starter Jace James nearly escaped trouble in that pivotal third. After a leadoff and an error,
James fanned the next two batters.
But BAHS junior Nick Pettus followed with a two-run single, scoring Alex Cochran and courtesy
runner Dylan Robinson.
“I had squared him up pretty good in first at-bat,” Pettus said of a flyout to centerfield. “I knew he
wasn’t going to blow anything by me and I just sat on the fastball.”
That snowball continued to mushroom. Tyler McKinzie doubled home Pettus and Tyler Rolland
singled home McKinzie to give the Tigers a 4-0 lead.
Delso pushed that margin to 6-0 in the fourth with a two-run homer off James after catcher Mitch
Osburn had been hit by a pitch.
“It’s been a drought,” Delso said. “He (James) left a changeup high. I knew I had gotten enough
and it sure felt good.”
It was the junior’s third homer of the season but his first round tripper in 24 games.
That homer was the difference in a 2-1 victory over Edmond Santa Fe. After that game, Delso
delivered the baseball to his grandfather, Jack Ross, in the hospital.
Delso had autographed the ball with “Gpa Ross, this one is for you.” Ross died two days later.
BAHS closed out its scoring in the fifth when Pettus singled and later scored on a wild pitch by
PCN reliever Casey Cadena.
McKinzie drew a walk and scored on a two-out single by Zack Mills.
GAME NOTES
• All eight BAHS runs came after two outs.
• Six of Archie Bradley’s strikeouts came against the first four in the Panthers’ batting order.
• PC North pitcher Jace James had two hits off Bradley, including a two-out RBI single in the fifth.
• Bradley, in six innings, gave up two walks, had two wild pitches and hit three batters.
• James had four strikeouts, four walks, a wild pitch and one hit batter.
• Senior Mason Marquette pitched the seventh inning for the Tigers and gave up one single.
• Of the other seven state tournament teams, Putnam North was the only team the Tigers didn’t
play in the regular season.
• BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said he was undecided whether to pitch junior Mason Hope or
sophomore Jacob Evans against Union.
• Dylan Delso’s homer was only the 13th by the Tigers this season.
• In five post-season games, it was only the second time the Tigers had been the home team.
BROKEN ARROW 8, PUTNAM CITY NORTH 1
Putnam City North 000 010 0-1 5 3
Broken Arrow 004 220 x-8 7 0
James, Cadena (5) and Coyle; Bradley, Marquette (7) and Osburn. W - Bradley (8-4). L - James.
HR - BA: Delso (3).
— — —
CLASS 6A STATE TOURNAMENT
Pool A: Edmond Santa Fe, Union, Putnam City North, Broken Arrow.
Pool B: Owasso, Norman North, Jenks Edmond Memorial.
POOL A PAIRINGS
At Bixby High School
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Union 8, Edmond Santa Fe 7 (8 innings)
Game 2 - Broken Arrow 8, Putnam City North 1.
Game 3 - Edmond Santa Fe-Union loser vs. Broken Arrow-Putnam City North loser, (elimination
game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Union vs. Broken Arrow, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
— — —
POOL B PAIRINGS
At Claremore Legion Field
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Owasso 6, Norman North 3
Game 2 - Jenks 5, Edmond Memorial 4
Game 3 - Norman North vs. Edmond Memorial, 6:30 p.m. (elimination game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Owasso vs. Jenks, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
Upend PC North, 8-1; play Union Thursday
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:36 PM CDT
BIXBY — Shannon Dobson saw a big ol’ goose egg on the scoreboard Wednesday.
It was a figure the Broken Arrow High School baseball coach liked – no errors.
“That’s the kind of zero I like to see,” Dobson said. “That was the biggest stat. When you get
good pitching and play defense like that, you are going to win games.”
With that errorless defense, the third-ranked Tigers parlayed Archie Bradley’s pitching and Dylan
Delso’s two-run homer into an 8-1 victory over Putnam City North Wednesday in a first round
game of the Class 6A state tournament.
Now 31-6, the Tigers advanced to Thursday’s 4 p.m. winner’s bracket game in their pool against
Union, which beat BAHS twice (3-2, 5-2) during the regular season.
The Redskins rallied to knock down Edmond Santa Fe, 8-7, in an extra inning Thursday. Santa
Fe had a 7-4 lead going into the bottom of the seventh.
In winning, the Tigers completed an all-Frontier Valley Conference sweep in first round games.
Defending state champion Owasso and reigning FVC title holder Jenks were opening-day winners
at Claremore. Those two schools play at 4 p.m. Thursday at Legion Field in the other pool.
The pool winners square off Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Drillers Stadium for the state championship.
Bradley (7-4) was the direct beneficiary of the Tiger defense.
“I tried to stay within myself, stay consistent and throw strikes,” Bradley said. “The defense did the
rest.”
BAHS displayed diligence at the plate. With five of its seven hits singles, the Tigers made PC
North pay for three errors.
The Panthers’ last mistake was critical when Broken Arrow scored four unearned runs – after two
were out – in the bottom of the third inning.
“We were patient and put the ball in play,” Dobson said. “When you do that and put pressure on
a defense, things can happen.”
PCN starter Jace James nearly escaped trouble in that pivotal third. After a leadoff and an error,
James fanned the next two batters.
But BAHS junior Nick Pettus followed with a two-run single, scoring Alex Cochran and courtesy
runner Dylan Robinson.
“I had squared him up pretty good in first at-bat,” Pettus said of a flyout to centerfield. “I knew he
wasn’t going to blow anything by me and I just sat on the fastball.”
That snowball continued to mushroom. Tyler McKinzie doubled home Pettus and Tyler Rolland
singled home McKinzie to give the Tigers a 4-0 lead.
Delso pushed that margin to 6-0 in the fourth with a two-run homer off James after catcher Mitch
Osburn had been hit by a pitch.
“It’s been a drought,” Delso said. “He (James) left a changeup high. I knew I had gotten enough
and it sure felt good.”
It was the junior’s third homer of the season but his first round tripper in 24 games.
That homer was the difference in a 2-1 victory over Edmond Santa Fe. After that game, Delso
delivered the baseball to his grandfather, Jack Ross, in the hospital.
Delso had autographed the ball with “Gpa Ross, this one is for you.” Ross died two days later.
BAHS closed out its scoring in the fifth when Pettus singled and later scored on a wild pitch by
PCN reliever Casey Cadena.
McKinzie drew a walk and scored on a two-out single by Zack Mills.
GAME NOTES
• All eight BAHS runs came after two outs.
• Six of Archie Bradley’s strikeouts came against the first four in the Panthers’ batting order.
• PC North pitcher Jace James had two hits off Bradley, including a two-out RBI single in the fifth.
• Bradley, in six innings, gave up two walks, had two wild pitches and hit three batters.
• James had four strikeouts, four walks, a wild pitch and one hit batter.
• Senior Mason Marquette pitched the seventh inning for the Tigers and gave up one single.
• Of the other seven state tournament teams, Putnam North was the only team the Tigers didn’t
play in the regular season.
• BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said he was undecided whether to pitch junior Mason Hope or
sophomore Jacob Evans against Union.
• Dylan Delso’s homer was only the 13th by the Tigers this season.
• In five post-season games, it was only the second time the Tigers had been the home team.
BROKEN ARROW 8, PUTNAM CITY NORTH 1
Putnam City North 000 010 0-1 5 3
Broken Arrow 004 220 x-8 7 0
James, Cadena (5) and Coyle; Bradley, Marquette (7) and Osburn. W - Bradley (8-4). L - James.
HR - BA: Delso (3).
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CLASS 6A STATE TOURNAMENT
Pool A: Edmond Santa Fe, Union, Putnam City North, Broken Arrow.
Pool B: Owasso, Norman North, Jenks Edmond Memorial.
POOL A PAIRINGS
At Bixby High School
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Union 8, Edmond Santa Fe 7 (8 innings)
Game 2 - Broken Arrow 8, Putnam City North 1.
Game 3 - Edmond Santa Fe-Union loser vs. Broken Arrow-Putnam City North loser, (elimination
game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Union vs. Broken Arrow, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
— — —
POOL B PAIRINGS
At Claremore Legion Field
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1 - Owasso 6, Norman North 3
Game 2 - Jenks 5, Edmond Memorial 4
Game 3 - Norman North vs. Edmond Memorial, 6:30 p.m. (elimination game)
Thursday’s Games
Game 4 - Owasso vs. Jenks, 4 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7 - If necessary, 6:30 p.m.
*Pool winner advances to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. championship at Drillers Stadium.
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Tigers fall to Union, 6-5
BAHS facing Santa Fe in elimination game
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, May 13, 2010 7:45 PM CDT
BIXBY - A four-run fifth inning lifted Union High School to 6-5 victory over Broken Arrow Thursday
in a winner's bracket game of pool play in the Class 6A state tournament.
The loss dropped BAHS (31-7) into an elimination game Thursday night against Edmond Santa
Fe, which lost 8-1 to the Tigers in a first round game Wednesday.
Union, in beating Broken Arrow for a third time this season, rallied from a 4-2 deficet in bottom of
the fifth, capped by a two-run single by Cole Webb and a run-scoring single by Buddy Shanks to
take a 6-4 lead into the last inning.
The Tigers chased UHS starter Mitch Bryant and punched across a run on a groundout by Alex
Cochran against Way, who spelled Bryant with no outs.
BAHS had the tying run at third base and the go-ahead run at first base with Way got the final out.
Tiger sophomore Jacob Evans suffered his first loss in eight decisions. The lefthander, who had
given up only two runs over 37 previous innings, surrendered eight hits and six runs in four
innings before Mason Marquette pitched the last two innings.
BAHS had taken a 4-2 lead in the fourth when junior Tyler McKinzie belted a three-run homer, his
first of the season.
UNION 6, BROKEN ARROW 5
Broken Arrow 100 3001-5 6 1
Union 101 040 x-6 6 2
Evans, Mason (5) and Osburn; Bryant, Way (7) and Shanks. W - Bryant. L - Evans (7-1). HR -
BA: McKinzie (1); UHS - Ambrose.
BAHS facing Santa Fe in elimination game
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, May 13, 2010 7:45 PM CDT
BIXBY - A four-run fifth inning lifted Union High School to 6-5 victory over Broken Arrow Thursday
in a winner's bracket game of pool play in the Class 6A state tournament.
The loss dropped BAHS (31-7) into an elimination game Thursday night against Edmond Santa
Fe, which lost 8-1 to the Tigers in a first round game Wednesday.
Union, in beating Broken Arrow for a third time this season, rallied from a 4-2 deficet in bottom of
the fifth, capped by a two-run single by Cole Webb and a run-scoring single by Buddy Shanks to
take a 6-4 lead into the last inning.
The Tigers chased UHS starter Mitch Bryant and punched across a run on a groundout by Alex
Cochran against Way, who spelled Bryant with no outs.
BAHS had the tying run at third base and the go-ahead run at first base with Way got the final out.
Tiger sophomore Jacob Evans suffered his first loss in eight decisions. The lefthander, who had
given up only two runs over 37 previous innings, surrendered eight hits and six runs in four
innings before Mason Marquette pitched the last two innings.
BAHS had taken a 4-2 lead in the fourth when junior Tyler McKinzie belted a three-run homer, his
first of the season.
UNION 6, BROKEN ARROW 5
Broken Arrow 100 3001-5 6 1
Union 101 040 x-6 6 2
Evans, Mason (5) and Osburn; Bryant, Way (7) and Shanks. W - Bryant. L - Evans (7-1). HR -
BA: McKinzie (1); UHS - Ambrose.
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TIGERS STAY ALIVE AT STATE
BAHS has rematch with Union Saturday at 1 p.m. at Jenks
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:36 PM CDT
BIXBY — Broken Arrow High School’s journey
at the Class 6A state baseball tournament
took a momentary detour Thursday.
The Tigers rebounded from a one-run loss to
Union to eliminate Edmond Santa Fe, 4-1, at
Bixby High School.
Broken Arrow must beat Union twice Friday to
advance to the state title game Saturday.
It’s not an impossible task but certainly a
daunting one.
Union beat the Tigers, 6-5, in the winner’s
bracket game Thursday afternoon. It marked
the third time this season the Tigers have lost
to UHS.
Broken Arrow (31-7) enters the 4 p.m. contest
trying to break the Union jinx.
“We have to be aggressive and play our
game,” BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said.
“It’s a tough situation but we’ll have to take
the game to them.”
A Tiger victory would force the if-necessary
game immediately following with the winner
getting a ticket to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m.
championship game at Drillers Stadium.
Dobson was uncertain about pitching
assignments for Friday, saying, “We’ll pitch
Johnny Wholestaff.”
TIGERS 4, EDMOND SANTA FE 1
Broken Arrow bounced back from the loss to
UHS behind a solid pitching effort by junior
Mason Hope.
In a complete-game effort, Hope struck out
10, walked just one and gave up only three
hits.
“I told Mason that was one of the best games
I’ve seen him throw,” Dobson said. “He had
command and was throwing a lot of first-pitch
breaking balls for strikes. They (Santa Fe)
couldn’t sit on the fastball.”
The Tigers set the tone early against Santa Fe starter Tyler Pugh.
Zack Mills opened the game by reaching on an error and advancing to third on a passed ball and
a wild pitch. From there, he scored on a groundout by Alex Cochran.
In the second, Pugh – handcuffed by three errors – gave up a two-run homer to Cameron Walker
that pushed BAHS to a 3-0 lead. Walker’s third homer of the season – all coming in the playoffs –
came after Archie Bradley reached on one of four Santa Fe errors in the first two innings.
BAHS made it 4-0 in the sixth when Mitch Osburn doubled and Dylan Delso scored courtesy
runner Mak Monckton with a two-out double.
“It’s tough to bounce back from the first loss because it’s so emotional,” Dobson said. “Our guys
came back with some of that emotion early but then went into a lull.”
Santa Fe scored its only run in the bottom of the sixth when Hope hit Tanner Cruts with a pitch
and Jordan Lopez doubled.
Game Notes
• Mitch Osburn had two hits for the Tigers.
• Mason Hope gave up only one walk, that coming with one out in the bottom of the seventh.
• Six of Hope’s 10 strikeouts came in the last three innings.
BROKEN ARROW 4, SANTA FE 1
Broken Arrow 120 001 0-4 5 2
Edmond Santa Fe 000 001 0-1 2 6
Hope and Osburn; Pugh, Cox (7), Struges (7) and Hallman. W - Hope (9-2). L - Pugh. HR - BA:
Walker (3).
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UNION 6, TIGERS 5
A four-run fifth inning carried Union to victory in the winner’s bracket game earlier Thursday.
Union, in beating Broken Arrow for a third time this season, rallied from a 4-2 deficit in bottom of
the fifth, capped by a two-run single by Cole Webb and a run-scoring single by Buddy Shanks to
take a 6-4 lead into the last inning.
The Tigers chased UHS starter Mitch Bryant and punched across a run on a groundout by Alex
Cochran against Way, who spelled Bryant with no outs.
BAHS had the tying run at third base and the go-ahead run at first base with Way got the final out.
“We just didn’t get that big hit,” Dobson said.
Tiger sophomore Jacob Evans suffered his first loss in eight decisions. The lefthander, who had
given up only two runs over 37 previous innings, surrendered eight hits and six runs in four
innings before Mason Marquette pitched the last two innings.
BAHS had taken a 4-2 lead in the fourth when junior Tyler McKinzie belted a three-run homer, his
first of the season.
Game Notes
• Jacob Evans allowed eight hits and all six runs – five earned – with three walks and five strike
outs over four innings.
• Tyler McKinzie had two hits, three RBIs and scored twice for the Tigers.
• Wade Ambrose, Cole Webb and Buddy Shanks each had two hits for the Redskins.
UNION 6, BROKEN ARROW 5
Broken Arrow 100 300 1-5 6 1
Union 101 040 x-6 6 2
Evans, Mason (5) and Osburn; Bryant, Way (7) and Shanks. W - Bryant. L - Evans (7-1).
HR - BA: McKinzie (1); UHS - Ambrose.
BAHS has rematch with Union Saturday at 1 p.m. at Jenks
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:36 PM CDT
BIXBY — Broken Arrow High School’s journey
at the Class 6A state baseball tournament
took a momentary detour Thursday.
The Tigers rebounded from a one-run loss to
Union to eliminate Edmond Santa Fe, 4-1, at
Bixby High School.
Broken Arrow must beat Union twice Friday to
advance to the state title game Saturday.
It’s not an impossible task but certainly a
daunting one.
Union beat the Tigers, 6-5, in the winner’s
bracket game Thursday afternoon. It marked
the third time this season the Tigers have lost
to UHS.
Broken Arrow (31-7) enters the 4 p.m. contest
trying to break the Union jinx.
“We have to be aggressive and play our
game,” BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said.
“It’s a tough situation but we’ll have to take
the game to them.”
A Tiger victory would force the if-necessary
game immediately following with the winner
getting a ticket to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m.
championship game at Drillers Stadium.
Dobson was uncertain about pitching
assignments for Friday, saying, “We’ll pitch
Johnny Wholestaff.”
TIGERS 4, EDMOND SANTA FE 1
Broken Arrow bounced back from the loss to
UHS behind a solid pitching effort by junior
Mason Hope.
In a complete-game effort, Hope struck out
10, walked just one and gave up only three
hits.
“I told Mason that was one of the best games
I’ve seen him throw,” Dobson said. “He had
command and was throwing a lot of first-pitch
breaking balls for strikes. They (Santa Fe)
couldn’t sit on the fastball.”
The Tigers set the tone early against Santa Fe starter Tyler Pugh.
Zack Mills opened the game by reaching on an error and advancing to third on a passed ball and
a wild pitch. From there, he scored on a groundout by Alex Cochran.
In the second, Pugh – handcuffed by three errors – gave up a two-run homer to Cameron Walker
that pushed BAHS to a 3-0 lead. Walker’s third homer of the season – all coming in the playoffs –
came after Archie Bradley reached on one of four Santa Fe errors in the first two innings.
BAHS made it 4-0 in the sixth when Mitch Osburn doubled and Dylan Delso scored courtesy
runner Mak Monckton with a two-out double.
“It’s tough to bounce back from the first loss because it’s so emotional,” Dobson said. “Our guys
came back with some of that emotion early but then went into a lull.”
Santa Fe scored its only run in the bottom of the sixth when Hope hit Tanner Cruts with a pitch
and Jordan Lopez doubled.
Game Notes
• Mitch Osburn had two hits for the Tigers.
• Mason Hope gave up only one walk, that coming with one out in the bottom of the seventh.
• Six of Hope’s 10 strikeouts came in the last three innings.
BROKEN ARROW 4, SANTA FE 1
Broken Arrow 120 001 0-4 5 2
Edmond Santa Fe 000 001 0-1 2 6
Hope and Osburn; Pugh, Cox (7), Struges (7) and Hallman. W - Hope (9-2). L - Pugh. HR - BA:
Walker (3).
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UNION 6, TIGERS 5
A four-run fifth inning carried Union to victory in the winner’s bracket game earlier Thursday.
Union, in beating Broken Arrow for a third time this season, rallied from a 4-2 deficit in bottom of
the fifth, capped by a two-run single by Cole Webb and a run-scoring single by Buddy Shanks to
take a 6-4 lead into the last inning.
The Tigers chased UHS starter Mitch Bryant and punched across a run on a groundout by Alex
Cochran against Way, who spelled Bryant with no outs.
BAHS had the tying run at third base and the go-ahead run at first base with Way got the final out.
“We just didn’t get that big hit,” Dobson said.
Tiger sophomore Jacob Evans suffered his first loss in eight decisions. The lefthander, who had
given up only two runs over 37 previous innings, surrendered eight hits and six runs in four
innings before Mason Marquette pitched the last two innings.
BAHS had taken a 4-2 lead in the fourth when junior Tyler McKinzie belted a three-run homer, his
first of the season.
Game Notes
• Jacob Evans allowed eight hits and all six runs – five earned – with three walks and five strike
outs over four innings.
• Tyler McKinzie had two hits, three RBIs and scored twice for the Tigers.
• Wade Ambrose, Cole Webb and Buddy Shanks each had two hits for the Redskins.
UNION 6, BROKEN ARROW 5
Broken Arrow 100 300 1-5 6 1
Union 101 040 x-6 6 2
Evans, Mason (5) and Osburn; Bryant, Way (7) and Shanks. W - Bryant. L - Evans (7-1).
HR - BA: McKinzie (1); UHS - Ambrose.
LOOKING — Archie Bradley (14) and the Broken
Arrow High School bench follow his pop up
Thursday during the Tigers' 6-5 loss to Union in
the Class 6A state tournament.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
Arrow High School bench follow his pop up
Thursday during the Tigers' 6-5 loss to Union in
the Class 6A state tournament.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
GREETINGS — Broken Arrow High School's
Cameron Walker (3) is greeted by his teammates
after a two-run homer Thursday night in a 4-1
victory over Edmond Santa Fe.
Cameron Walker (3) is greeted by his teammates
after a two-run homer Thursday night in a 4-1
victory over Edmond Santa Fe.
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Union ousts Tigers, 6-4
In state baseball tournament
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, May 15, 2010 5:47 PM CDT
JENKS — For this Class 6A state tournament game,
it could have been Dark Saturday.
• Both teams were wearing black jersey tops.
• A gray sky cast a gloom over Hinch Field.
• But, it was especially dark for Broken Arrow High
School.
Union made six early runs stand and then turned
back repeated BAHS comebacks for a 6-4 victory.
The Redskins, in beating Broken Arrow for a fourth
time this season, advance to Monday’s 6:30 p.m.
championship game at Drillers Stadium against
Owasso or Jenks.
BAHS needed to beat Union twice Saturday to win
the pool and get to the championship game for the
first time since 1991, when the Tigers won the title.
Half of the Tigers losses were by UHS, which
improved to 30-10.
“You have to give them credit,” BAHS coach
Shannon Dobson said. “They beat us all year. They were the better team.”
The Redskins, coached by Shawn Newkirk, bounced out to a 6-0 lead in the top of second inning
against BAHS starter Archie Bradley.
Union scored all six against the junior right-hander but only two were earned.
That half-dozen would be all the Redskins could score but it proved enough.
“When you get down early like that, in a game like this, it would have been easy for our guys to
say ‘It’s over,’“ Dobson said. “These guys kept battling back and wouldn’t lay down.”
Lefthander Mason Marquette settled the waters for BAHS with a stellar relief performance.
The senior slammed the door by throwing with 51/3 shutout innings and allowing the Redskins
only three hits with eight strike outs and no walks.
“Mason was outstanding,” Dobson said. “He really competed and he gave us a chance. We had
all the faith in him and he did his job.”
Broken Arrow pulled itself back into contention with a four-run third inning against UHS starter
Robbie Hoffman.
A single by Tyler McKinzie scored Dylan Robinson, who was running for catcher Mitch Osburn,
who started the surge with a one-out hit.
Jacob Evans electrified the Tiger fans and BAHS bench with a three-run double. The table was
set when Dylan Delso walked and Tyler Rolland bunted.
In that inning, BAHS had four of its six hits against three Redskins pitchers.
It’s what the Tigers couldn’t get that haunted Dobson – a timely hit.
For the game, BAHS stranded 13 runners – leaving the bases loaded twice – and eight of those
in scoring position.
“We certainly had our opportunities,” Dobson said. “We didn’t take advantage of our chances.”
Cole Way, Union’s lengthy close, was summoned in the fifth with one out and left Tigers at
second and third base.
In the sixth, BAHS had runners at second and third with one out against Way, who got two strike
outs to escape that jam.
Broken Arrow, which wasn’t retired in order all day, made a last charge in the seventh against
Way.
A one-out single by pinch hitter Justin Jackson and a walk to Zack Mills kept the threat alive
before Cole got a ground out to end the game.
“If had gotten to the second game,” Dobson said, “we would have had that momentum change.
But, it didn’t happen that way.”
Union got a two-run single by Wade Ambrose in the first inning . An RBI single by Jacob Rice, a
two-run double by Taylor Alspaugh and a Tiger fielding error in the second fueled the Redskins
to their early lead.
Game Notes
• The game was moved from Bixby to Jenks after heavy rains Friday.
• BAHS starter Archie Bradley gave up five hits with two strike outs and a walk in 11/3 innings.
• In one stretch, Tiger reliever Mason Marquette retired seven UHS batters in order.
• BAHS didn’t get its first hit until the third against UHS starter Robbie Hoffman.
• Seven of Union’s eight hits came from the top of the order – Taylor Rice (2), Josh Wisler, Wade
Ambrose (2) and Taylor Alspaugh (2).
• Union pitchers Robbie Hoffman, Eric Smith and Cole Way combined for 10 walks and six strike
outs.
• BAHS Athletic Trainer Casey Paulk made a one-handed grab of a foul ball in the Tiger dugout.
• The 32 victories was the most the Tigers in Shannon Dobson’s eight seasons.
UNION 6, BROKEN ARROW 4
Union 240 000 0-6 8 0
Broken Arrow 004 000 0-4 6 1
Hoffman, Smith (3), Way (5) and Ogle; Bradley, Marquette (2) and Osburn.
W - Hoffman. L - Bradley (7-5)). Sv - Way.
In state baseball tournament
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
dougq@baledger.com
Published:
Saturday, May 15, 2010 5:47 PM CDT
JENKS — For this Class 6A state tournament game,
it could have been Dark Saturday.
• Both teams were wearing black jersey tops.
• A gray sky cast a gloom over Hinch Field.
• But, it was especially dark for Broken Arrow High
School.
Union made six early runs stand and then turned
back repeated BAHS comebacks for a 6-4 victory.
The Redskins, in beating Broken Arrow for a fourth
time this season, advance to Monday’s 6:30 p.m.
championship game at Drillers Stadium against
Owasso or Jenks.
BAHS needed to beat Union twice Saturday to win
the pool and get to the championship game for the
first time since 1991, when the Tigers won the title.
Half of the Tigers losses were by UHS, which
improved to 30-10.
“You have to give them credit,” BAHS coach
Shannon Dobson said. “They beat us all year. They were the better team.”
The Redskins, coached by Shawn Newkirk, bounced out to a 6-0 lead in the top of second inning
against BAHS starter Archie Bradley.
Union scored all six against the junior right-hander but only two were earned.
That half-dozen would be all the Redskins could score but it proved enough.
“When you get down early like that, in a game like this, it would have been easy for our guys to
say ‘It’s over,’“ Dobson said. “These guys kept battling back and wouldn’t lay down.”
Lefthander Mason Marquette settled the waters for BAHS with a stellar relief performance.
The senior slammed the door by throwing with 51/3 shutout innings and allowing the Redskins
only three hits with eight strike outs and no walks.
“Mason was outstanding,” Dobson said. “He really competed and he gave us a chance. We had
all the faith in him and he did his job.”
Broken Arrow pulled itself back into contention with a four-run third inning against UHS starter
Robbie Hoffman.
A single by Tyler McKinzie scored Dylan Robinson, who was running for catcher Mitch Osburn,
who started the surge with a one-out hit.
Jacob Evans electrified the Tiger fans and BAHS bench with a three-run double. The table was
set when Dylan Delso walked and Tyler Rolland bunted.
In that inning, BAHS had four of its six hits against three Redskins pitchers.
It’s what the Tigers couldn’t get that haunted Dobson – a timely hit.
For the game, BAHS stranded 13 runners – leaving the bases loaded twice – and eight of those
in scoring position.
“We certainly had our opportunities,” Dobson said. “We didn’t take advantage of our chances.”
Cole Way, Union’s lengthy close, was summoned in the fifth with one out and left Tigers at
second and third base.
In the sixth, BAHS had runners at second and third with one out against Way, who got two strike
outs to escape that jam.
Broken Arrow, which wasn’t retired in order all day, made a last charge in the seventh against
Way.
A one-out single by pinch hitter Justin Jackson and a walk to Zack Mills kept the threat alive
before Cole got a ground out to end the game.
“If had gotten to the second game,” Dobson said, “we would have had that momentum change.
But, it didn’t happen that way.”
Union got a two-run single by Wade Ambrose in the first inning . An RBI single by Jacob Rice, a
two-run double by Taylor Alspaugh and a Tiger fielding error in the second fueled the Redskins
to their early lead.
Game Notes
• The game was moved from Bixby to Jenks after heavy rains Friday.
• BAHS starter Archie Bradley gave up five hits with two strike outs and a walk in 11/3 innings.
• In one stretch, Tiger reliever Mason Marquette retired seven UHS batters in order.
• BAHS didn’t get its first hit until the third against UHS starter Robbie Hoffman.
• Seven of Union’s eight hits came from the top of the order – Taylor Rice (2), Josh Wisler, Wade
Ambrose (2) and Taylor Alspaugh (2).
• Union pitchers Robbie Hoffman, Eric Smith and Cole Way combined for 10 walks and six strike
outs.
• BAHS Athletic Trainer Casey Paulk made a one-handed grab of a foul ball in the Tiger dugout.
• The 32 victories was the most the Tigers in Shannon Dobson’s eight seasons.
UNION 6, BROKEN ARROW 4
Union 240 000 0-6 8 0
Broken Arrow 004 000 0-4 6 1
Hoffman, Smith (3), Way (5) and Ogle; Bradley, Marquette (2) and Osburn.
W - Hoffman. L - Bradley (7-5)). Sv - Way.
STELLAR PERFORMANCE — Broken Arrow
High School's Mason Marquette (19) tossed
51/3 scoreless innings in relief Saturday
against Union in the state tournament. But,
it wasn't enough as the Tigers lost, 6-4.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
High School's Mason Marquette (19) tossed
51/3 scoreless innings in relief Saturday
against Union in the state tournament. But,
it wasn't enough as the Tigers lost, 6-4.
DOUG QUINN/BA LEDGER
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