Antlers, Chargers earn spots in state tournament field

Thanks to a pair of regional titles, the Deer Creek and Heritage Hall baseball teams earned spots in Class 6A and 3A state tournaments this weekend.

The Antlers opened last Thursday against Owasso in the 6A quarterfinals at Tulsa Union.

With a win, they would advance to the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. Friday against the Bixby-Edmond North winner, also at Union.

Antlers Run Over Santa Fe

Jumping out to an early lead, Deer Creek cruised to a 14-3 victory over Edmond Santa Fe last Friday in a 6A regional final .

Six players collected at least two hits for the host Antlers (25-14), led by Logan Hedrick with two doubles, two runs batted in and another two runs scored.

Chargers Rout Metro Christian

Plating seven runs in the bottom of the first inning, Heritage Hall dominated Metro Christian in a 15-1 victory last Friday in a 3A regional final.

Carson Beam batted 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs to lead the host Chargers (28-3) at the plate.

Rowan Dunham and Sofia Tipple rounded out the team with a seventh-place finish in No. 2 doubles.

McGuinness’ No. 1 doubles team of Juli Abbott and Lauren Potter placed seventh as the Irish took ninth in the team standings.

ANTLER DUO GRABS 6A TITLE

Deer Creek’s Sindhya Atturu and Paige Ludlam outlasted Jenks in a 3set thriller, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, to earn the No. 1 doubles state championship last Saturday in the 6A tournament at OKC Tennis Center.

The Antlers claimed third in the team standings, as the No. 2 doubles team of Pieratt/Washington finished third over a team from Bartlesville.

KNIGHTS TIE FOR 6TH IN 3A

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The championship game is set for noon this Saturday at ONEOK Ballpark in Tulsa.

Meanwhile, Heritage Hall stayed a bit closer to home for its quarterfinal last Thursday against Salina at Seminole State College.

A win puts the Chargers in a semifinal at 1:30 p.m. Friday where they would take on the Victory Christian-Washington winner at Seminole State.

Saturday’s championship game is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in downtown Oklahoma City.

Brackets are available at ossaa.com.

Grady Adamson collected a pair of doubles and three RBIs, while Luke Schimmels had three RBIs and a run scored, Taylor Tomlin and Kellen Frizzell chipped in two RBIs each and Brittain Brewer contributed three runs scored and two RBIs.

Pitcher Kamden Phillips allowed three runs on five hits and struck out six over four innings to earn the victory.

Also in the regional, Deer Creek opened with a 12-0 win against Lawton and pulled off an 8-2 triumph over Santa Fe in the semifinals.