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Lady War Eagles Suffer Loss to Kingwood

April 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The visiting Kingwood Lady Mustangs rode into town with one thing on their mind — maintaining their second place ranking in District 14-5A. Oak Ridge had two things on their mind — not to let that happen and to redeem themselves after the Lufkin loss. However, in this fickle game of softball, you win by the sword and die by the sword and the swords, aka “bats”, once again waned for the Lady War Eagles.

It has been a struggle of late to manufacture runs for the Lady War Eagles in these crucial district games. Come from behind wins have put two W’s in the column for the struggling team who are left wondering where the hits have disappeared to. On this night, Kingwood would pepper enough runs on the board to take the W with them and leave Ridge with their third district loss.

After a quiet first inning, Kingwood came out in the 2nd with a lead off hit from senior Audrey Winders. A wild pitch from Oak Ridge starter Taylor Hastings moved Winders over to 2nd with no outs.  A line drive out to Hastings caught Winders off the bag but a failed pick-off attempt ultimately moved Winders to 3rd. A well executed bunt-and-run play by the Lady Mustangs made it a 1-0 ball game after the second frame.

Kingwood scrapped another run in the 4th inning after consecutive hits from pitcher Cassie McClure and senior Jordann Jezek. A fielding error in the outfield scored McClure that put the Lady Mustangs ahead 2-0 after four innings of play.

Oak Ridge appeared to have a spark in the 6th inning when lead-off hitter Kris Davila sent a rocket out to left field for a standup double. A fielders choice from Taylor Ervin moved Davila over to 3rd and another attempted fielders choice placed senior Jessi Burnett on first base. However, the rally was killed after an untimely double play was produced off an infield grounder.

With two outs in the 7th inning, Kingwood posted two more runs off consecutive hits from lead off hitter Anna Olejniczak and Jess Rubin. Olejniczak moved to 2nd on her hit from an outfield error and moved to 3rd on Rubin’s hit.  Kaitlin Munoz hit a double to left center, scoring Olejniczak and Rubin before getting thrown out at 3rd on an 8-4-5 play.  Despite Oak Ridge’s five batter appearance in the bottom of the 7th, McClure handled the Lady War Eagles one pitch at a time and produced a strike out to end the game.

Oak Ridge is now 3-3 in district play and sits in 3rd place behind The Woodlands and Kingwood. The second round of district action will begin on Friday, 4/1, as the Lady War Eagles host the visiting College Park Lady Cavaliers.

Oak Ridge       0 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors        0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Kingwood        4 runs, 9 hits, 2 errors        0-1-0-1-0-0-2

WP: Cassie McClure (5-1; 7 IP, 3 K)
LP: Taylor Hastings (2-2; 7 IP, 3 K)

Oak Ridge Leaders: Taylor Ervin 2-3, 1B, 3B;  Kris Davila 1-3, 2B;  Taylor Duck 1-3, 2B
Kingwood Leaders: Jordann Jezek 3-3, 3 1B

Comments to Doug Sarant at doug@oakridgenow.com

 

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Lufkin JV Team Too Much For Sophomores

April 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge sophomore baseball team took on the JV team from Lufkin after a scheduling mistake. This would be a learning experience for the young War Eagles. The War Eagles took this one on the chin loosing 11-1.

The Sophomores were able to hang with the Lufkin JV Team for four and two thirds innings, the score was 3-0. Tyler Miller got the start on the hill for the War Eagles, Miller proved he could hold his own against the older team. He pitched four and two thirds innings giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits, while striking out four Panthers.

With two outs and runners on first and second in the top of the fifth inning, the wheels came off the once close game, the War Eagles committed three costly errors allowing four more runs to cross the plate, putting an end to any thought of a War Eagle come back.

The Lufkin pitcher was too much for the young War Eagles, he had a nasty curve ball that he threw every other pitch it seemed like and War Eagle batters just couldn’t lay off it.

There were a few bright spots for the War Eagles, Derek Davis, Tanner Doyel and Jacob Norton collected hits, War Eagle back stop Alex Walker threw out a would be base stealer and Peydon Vasquez had an outfield assist, throwing out a base runner trying to score from second.

In all this was good experience for the Sophomore War Eagles, maybe it will help prepare them for the rest of the district schedule.

Next up for the Sophomores: Rudder @ Oak Ridge, Saturday at 12:00. Hope to see you there.

Team    1          2          3          4          5          6          7          R          H          E

Lufkin JV           2          0          0          1          4          1          3          11         11         1

Oak Ridge         0          0          0          0          1          0          0          1          3          6

This article was contributed by Derrick Walker

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War Eagle Bats Go Cold in 3-2 Loss to Lufkin

March 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On a perfect night for baseball in Lufkin, near perfect pitching by Oak Ridge’s Josh Smith was not enough to take the victory as the War Eagles lost to the Panthers 3 – 2 in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Josh Smith faced off against Lufkin’s Texas A&M commit Gandy Stubblefield in a classic pitcher’s duel.  Smith gave up one hit to Lufkin’s powerful team striking out nine Lufkin batters while Stubblefield gave up two hits striking out five Oak Ridge batters.  The difference in the game was in the field.  Lufkin made no errors while Oak Ridge made four.

Lufkin started the scoring in the first inning when Smith walked the lead off hitter then hit the next two batters.  A Stoehr to Burke to Navarro double play allowed the runner to score from third and the Lufkin Panthers took a 1 – 0 lead.

The score remained 1 – 0 until the sixth inning when Oak Ridge’s Logan Boren reached first on a fielder’s choice.  Connor Sarant followed with a single and two passed balls allowed Boren and Sarant to score taking the game to 2 – 1 with Oak Ridge up going into the seventh inning.

The War Eagles could not close the deal in the bottom of the seventh as they committed three errors which was enough to allow two Lufkin base runners to score.

Lufkin’s lone hit came in the seventh inning when pinch hitter Chris Bean hit a double down the left field line.  An infield error allowed Bean to score tying the game at two.  A ground out to the pitcher advanced Lufkin’s base runner to second. On the next pitch, the runner from second scored on an infield grounder. Running all the way, the runner scored on a bang-bang play where the first baseman was pulled off the bag by the throw and his throw home was late which concluded the game.

Oak Ridge’s two hits were a single by Connor Sarant and a single by Dylan Cyr.

Oak Ridge now drops to 1 – 4 in district play and have a bye this Friday.  Oak Ridge will travel to Bryan-Rudder Saturday in a non-district game.  District play resumes on April 5th when Kingwood comes to Oak Ridge for a 7pm tilt.

Box Score

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Oak Ridge   2 Runs 2 Hits 4 Errors 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lufkin   3 Runs 1 Hit  0 Errors 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Oak Ridge Golf Teams Search for Consistency

March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Golf is really a frustrating game in that most of us can only manage a few great shots each round, and yet those shots keep us coming back to the golf course time after time, thinking that we can replicate them more often.

The boys and girls golf teams at Oak Ridge High School, have been striving to produce more of those great shots, and though they’ve not had the success this year they may have had in the past, they’re still putting up numbers much lower than the rest of us.

Both teams played this past weekend, the girls in Bryan and the boys in the Kingwood Spring Invitational. The girls team finished 11th our of fourteen schools competing in Bryan, and the boys were 11th (A Team) and 22nd (B Team) in their tournament.

These were the individual results:

Oak Ridge Boys A

Jimmy Anderson 75-79-154
Blaine Ray 77-78-155
Grant Godfrey 78-78-156
Tanner Doyel 85-82-167
Jameson Batchelor 85-90-175

Oak Ridge Boys B

Drake Barlow 85-87-172
Philip Woods 91-83-174
Kyle Cowden 86-89-175
Zach Schwarzer 89-89-178

Oak Ridge Girls

Danielle Word 102-109-211
Rachel Lamphier 116-104-220
Sally Munguia 116-108-224
MeKenzie Cooper 107-118-225
Abigale Nowak 118-107-225

 

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The Ridge Tops The Woodlands in Sophs 12-11 Wild Win

March 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Sophomore baseball team improved their district record to 3-1 with a 12-11 victory over the Woodlands Highlanders.

This game had just about everything a game could have … there was a triple play, homerun, an attempted steal of home, twenty six hits combined, and a amazing comeback by the War Eagles!

You knew in the first inning that this was going to be a strange night as the first two War Eagle batters reached base on walks and then on a three and one count the War Eagles DH Evan Eshelman hit a line drive to the Highlander shortstop, who then tagged the runner at second, then he threw on to first base to complete the rare triple play. In the bottom of the third inning, another rare baseball play happened as the Highlanders attempted a straight steal of home. However, was not the first rodeo for the War Eagle back stop Alex Walker and he was waiting at the dish for the runner and that would end the scoring threat for the Highlanders.

Throughout the first five innings, the War Eagle batters just couldn’t get the big hit, but the sixth and seventh innings were different. Going into the top of the sixth inning the War Eagles were down 10-2, and that’s when the War Eagles started their comeback. Oak Ridge scored three runs on two walks and hits by Ryan Hoepner, Tanner Doyel, Brock Woody and Evan Eshelman. In the bottom of the sixth, the Highlanders were able to scratch across one run making the score 11-5 after six innings of play. In the top of the seventh, the Highlander pitching staff completely fell apart, walking seven War Eagle batters and giving up hits to Joey Barrile, Tanner Doyel, Clayton Grett and Evan Eshelman. After the War Eagles batted around, Joey Barrile delivered the go ahead RBI with a sac fly to left field. Tyler Miller was called on to pitch the bottom of the seventh and put the stamp on the comeback for the War Eagles! Miller gave up just one hit and struck out two Highlanders to end the game and send the War Eagles home with the victory!

Next up for the Sophomores: Lufkin @ Oak Ridge Monday at 6:30, make plans to come out and support these young War Eagles! See you there.

Team    1          2          3          4          5          6          7          R          H          E

Oak Ridge         0          0          1          1          0          3          7          12         13         3

The Woodlands          3          2          0          1          4          1          0          11         13         2

This article was contributed by Derrick Walker

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War Eagles Get Roughed Up by The Woodlands

March 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Woodlands bats exploded for six home runs, 14 hits and 12 runs behind the near perfect pitching by The Woodlands’ Andrew Godail, taking a 12 – 1 mercy rule victory over the Oak Ridge War Eagles in their first meeting of the season.

The War Eagles scattered five singles off Godail in the five inning contest.  Oak Ridge’s lone run came in the first inning when lead off hitter Connor Sarant reached first on a single and Matt Burke knocked him in with a single to right field.  Connor Sarant went three for three at the plate while Matt Burke and Tyler Cook both had a single.  Otherwise, Godail struck out seven and walked one in his five inning complete game gem.

Oak Ridge’s starting pitcher Blake Stoehr was credited with the loss as he gave up 11 runs off 13 hits and one free pass in 3.2 innings of work.  Relief pitcher Tyler Cook allowed one run on one hit in 1.1 inning.

Hitting home runs for The Woodlands were Elliot Richoux, Robbie Goldsmith, Landon Merka, Ryan Flynn and Garrett Hope had two.

Oak Ridge plays Lufkin next Tuesday at 6 pm at Lufkin.

Box Scores

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Oak Ridge 1 Run  5 Hits 0 Err 1 0 0 0 0
The Woodlands 12 Runs 14 Hits 2 Err 5 2 1 4 0

 

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Oak Ridge Edged by Lady Panthers

March 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Lady War Eagles traveled to Lufkin on Tuesday and dropped a 4-3 heart breaker to the Lady Panthers. It was a hard loss for the young Oak Ridge team who have typically handled Lufkin with strong offensive results.

Ridge bats have been appearing late in district games, and the Lady War Eagles have managed to come from behind in two of the last four games played prior to Lufkin. The third time did not prove to be the charm.

Oak Ridge took an early lead with a lead-off walk to Kris Davila. A sacrifice bunt by Taylor Ervin, a base hit from Taylor Duck, and a RBI base hit from Carley Latta crossed Davila over the plate and produced the first run of the game. The Lady Panthers answered back quickly as Lufkin lead-off hitter Nicole Castillo stepped up to the plate and placed a base hit to left field. Lindsey Lyles reached on an error and Blaire Reynolds produced a walk from Oak Ridge pitcher Danielle White. A base hit from Angela Batson scored Castillo and the Lady Panthers were up 2-1 after the first inning of play.

Oak Ridge bats began to rattle in the 4th as Jessi Burnett and Alayna Ammons worked their way onto the bases. A single from Lauren Hoffman, RBI single from Davila, and an RBI single from Duck produced two more runs for the Lady War Eagles to put them ahead 3-2 at the end of four innings.

Ridge’s hopes of a come from behind win began to re-emerge. But the Lady Panthers had plans of their own and sealed the deal in the fifth inning off a single from Castillo and a home run shot from Lyles. Oak Ridge bats didn’t come through for an encore performance and the Lady War Eagles lost a huge one in this ever so tough District 14-5A race.

Oak Ridge has a district bye on Friday but will be playing the Hudson Hornets at Oak Ridge in two “Play for the Cure” games at 5:30p (JV) and 7:00p (V). The softball players will be wearing a ribbon of their choice
that represents a form of cancer that has stricken a loved one. Parents and players will be sporting a Play for the Cure shirt as well. Proceeds from the sale of the t-shirts will be donated to a selected foundation.

The next district game is Tuesday, March 29, at Oak Ridge. The Lady War Eagles will take on district newcomers, the Kingwood Mustangs.

WP: Angela Batson (5 IP, 4 K)
LP: Danielle White (7-4; 5 IP, 2 K)

OR: 1-0-0-2-0-0-0
LUF: 2-0-0-0-2-0

OR Leader: Taylor Duck (2 1B, 1 RBI)

 

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War Eagle Sophomores Fall to 2-1 in District Play

March 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge sophomore baseball team lost 9-3 to the Atascocita Eagles Monday night at War Eagle field dropping their record to 2-1 in district play.

The Eagle pitching staff was just too much for the War Eagle batters as they used three different hurlers to hold Oak Ridge to three runs on seven hits.

Kim Plympton got the start on the hill for the War Eagles. Plympton was rattled for runs in the first, second and third innings and found his groove in the fourth and fifth innings hurling two scoreless innings. Plympton pitched five and one third innings allowing six runs, with three of the runs being earned, and surrendered seven hits. Tyler Miller was called on to pitch the last inning and two thirds and was charged with three runs (one earned) on four hits.

War Eagles collecting hits in the game: Tanner Doyel 1 hit, Alex Walker 2 hits, Edward (Jordan) Weatherford 2 hits and Drew Morytko 2 hits.

Next up for the Sophomores are The Woodlands Highlanders at Scotland Yard on Friday, March 25 at 4:30. Make plans to come out and support these young War Eagles. See you there!

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Atascocita 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 9 11 0
Oak Ridge 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 3

This article was contributed by Derrick Walker

 

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Sophomores Improve to 2-0 in District

March 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge sophomores improve to 2-0 in district play with a 9-4 victory at Conroe. The War Eagle bats were hot and cold in this tilt, with the War Eagles scored four runs in the first inning on hits by Ryan Hoepner, Alex Walker, Tyler Miller and Justin Conover. The second inning started with a Tanner Doyel single; he then stole second and third, and the ball got away from the third baseman, allowing Doyel to score the fifth run for the War Eagles. The bats went cold for the next three innings. In the sixth inning the War Eagles were able to plate four more runs with the help of an error filled inning by the Conroe defense.

Brock Woody started on the bump for the War Eagles. Woody went three innings, giving up four runs on six hits. Kim Plympton was called on to finish the game on the hill, he proved he was up to the task by throwing  just seven pitches to get out of the fourth inning. Plympton pitched the last three innings giving up just one hit and striking out four.

War Eagles that collected hits in this game were Ryan Hoepner 3 hits, Alex Walker 2 hits, Colin Brimberry 2 hits,  Tanner Doyel 1 hit, Tyler Miller 1 hit, and Justin Conover 1 hit.

Box Score:

Team    1          2          3          4          5          6          7          R          H          E

Oak Ridge         4          1          0          0          0          4         9          10         0

Conroe  1          2          1          0          0          0           1           4          7          3

This article was contributed by Derrick Walker

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Conroe Upsets War Eagles on Senior Night

March 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

On Senior Night at Oak Ridge, the Conroe Tigers defeated the War Eagles 14 to 9.  Conroe pitcher Cody Myrick threw 136 pitches giving up nine runs off nine hits and four errors for the victory. Struggling to get the final out in the bottom of the 7th for the complete game, Myrick was relieved by Greg Belton for the last out.

Oak Ridge’s starting pitcher for the home opener Justen Heuermann allowed nine runs on nine hits with four walks through four innings.  Tyler Cook pitched the last three innings giving up five more runs off five hits and three errors.  The two pitchers combined for 145 pitches to 42 Conroe batters. Conroe batters Caleb Kroon and Greg Belton had home runs as the Tigers racked up 14 hits.

Oak Ridge catcher Cody Althouse was two for four at the plate with a solo home run to start off the 2nd inning.  Freshman Mario Garza was two for three at the plate with a single and a triple.  Five other Oak Ridge batters got singles off Myrick on the night.

Next up is Atascocita on Tuesday evening at Atascocita.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Oak Ridge 9R 9H 3E 1 1 0 2 1 2 2
Conroe   14R 14H 4E 2 3 0 4 2 0 3

 

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