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TIGERS REACH TITLE GAME
Posted: Friday, May 11, 2012 8:44 pm
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
CLAREMORE - For a second straight day, Broken Arrow High School had to solve stellar
pitching.
For a second straight game, the Tigers overcame.
For a second straight year, BAHS will be playing for the Class 6A state championship.
The defending state champs rallied from an early deficit to bounce upset-minded
Edmond Santa Fe, 5-2, Friday night at Legion Park behind a defense turned two double
plays.
Now 35-4, BAHS plays Edmond North - which eliminated Yukon, 4-1 - at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday at Oral Roberts University's J.L. Johnson Stadium for the title.
Senior Jacob Evans (10-0) tossed a five-hitter and delivered a clutch three-run triple and
in the fifth inning against Santa Fe starter Jordan Watson.
Watson, for the first four inning, allowed Broken Arrow only three base runners,
registered five strike outs and held a 2-0 advantage.
When Evans' delivered his bases loaded triple, the game's momentum changed.
"Our guys showed good patience at the plate," BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said.
"We've seen a lot of good pitching this season and he (Watson) was one of them."
In Thursday's first round, Moore's Cameron Wood had 11 strikeouts over the first four
innings before the BAHS exploded for a 9-1 victory.
Evans, who had three strike outs and no walks, lined a Watson pitch down the right field
line. Wolver right fielder Chance Farris made a diving effort.
"I knew the pitch was going to be inside and I turned on it," Evans said. "I saw the
outfielder couldn't make the catch and I just started running for third."
The rally began when Cody Ziegler had a one out single and Julian Henderson followed
with a walk. With two outs, Nick Roark - executed crucial double play in the Wolves' fifth
inning - walked, setting the stage for Evans.
In bottom of the fifth, Santa Fe's Drew Umbro got a leadoff single and was sacrificed to
second. From there, Roark provided the game's biggest play.
Only a sophomore, Roark dove to his left and snagged a line drive by Jacob Jerome and
then dived to tag second base, doubling off the runner to end the inning.
"I've always dreamed of making that play," said a smiling Roark. "I had never made a
play like that one."
"Nick has made some great plays all season," Evans said. "This probably was his best
game of the year."
In the sixth inning, Santa Fe's Ty Hensley hit a rocket but Tiger third baseman Alex
Copeland leaped to make the catch.
"I didn't know Alex could jump that high," Roark said.
After Copeland's play, Santa Fe's Heath Yetter had a two-out single but was picked off
first base by Evans. Roark, taking a throw from Trey Cobb, applied the tag.
The Tiger defense put an exclamation mark on the victory in the seventh when Roark
started a 6-4-3 double play for the first two outs.
The Tigers chased Watson in the top of the sixth and BAHS got insurance tallies against
reliever Zach Loomis on back-to-back RBI singles by Ziegler and Henderson.
Santa Fe's two runs came in the second on two doubles and a single, all in succession.
Game Notes
* BAHS coach Shannon Dobson was certain immediately after the game about his
championship game starter but mentioned senior Aaron Mason as a possibility.
* Cody Ziegler and Julian Henderson, the 8-9 batters in the Tiger order, were a
combined 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
* BAHS drew eight walks, two of those by Nick Roark.
* Broken Arrow has been the visiting team in the first two rounds.
BROKEN ARROW 5, EDMOND SANTA FE 2
Broken Arrow 000 032 0-5 5 0
Edmond Santa Fe 020 000 0-2 7 1
Evans and Ziegler; Watson, Loomis (6) and Umbro. W - Evans (10-0). L - Watson.
Posted: Friday, May 11, 2012 8:44 pm
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
CLAREMORE - For a second straight day, Broken Arrow High School had to solve stellar
pitching.
For a second straight game, the Tigers overcame.
For a second straight year, BAHS will be playing for the Class 6A state championship.
The defending state champs rallied from an early deficit to bounce upset-minded
Edmond Santa Fe, 5-2, Friday night at Legion Park behind a defense turned two double
plays.
Now 35-4, BAHS plays Edmond North - which eliminated Yukon, 4-1 - at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday at Oral Roberts University's J.L. Johnson Stadium for the title.
Senior Jacob Evans (10-0) tossed a five-hitter and delivered a clutch three-run triple and
in the fifth inning against Santa Fe starter Jordan Watson.
Watson, for the first four inning, allowed Broken Arrow only three base runners,
registered five strike outs and held a 2-0 advantage.
When Evans' delivered his bases loaded triple, the game's momentum changed.
"Our guys showed good patience at the plate," BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said.
"We've seen a lot of good pitching this season and he (Watson) was one of them."
In Thursday's first round, Moore's Cameron Wood had 11 strikeouts over the first four
innings before the BAHS exploded for a 9-1 victory.
Evans, who had three strike outs and no walks, lined a Watson pitch down the right field
line. Wolver right fielder Chance Farris made a diving effort.
"I knew the pitch was going to be inside and I turned on it," Evans said. "I saw the
outfielder couldn't make the catch and I just started running for third."
The rally began when Cody Ziegler had a one out single and Julian Henderson followed
with a walk. With two outs, Nick Roark - executed crucial double play in the Wolves' fifth
inning - walked, setting the stage for Evans.
In bottom of the fifth, Santa Fe's Drew Umbro got a leadoff single and was sacrificed to
second. From there, Roark provided the game's biggest play.
Only a sophomore, Roark dove to his left and snagged a line drive by Jacob Jerome and
then dived to tag second base, doubling off the runner to end the inning.
"I've always dreamed of making that play," said a smiling Roark. "I had never made a
play like that one."
"Nick has made some great plays all season," Evans said. "This probably was his best
game of the year."
In the sixth inning, Santa Fe's Ty Hensley hit a rocket but Tiger third baseman Alex
Copeland leaped to make the catch.
"I didn't know Alex could jump that high," Roark said.
After Copeland's play, Santa Fe's Heath Yetter had a two-out single but was picked off
first base by Evans. Roark, taking a throw from Trey Cobb, applied the tag.
The Tiger defense put an exclamation mark on the victory in the seventh when Roark
started a 6-4-3 double play for the first two outs.
The Tigers chased Watson in the top of the sixth and BAHS got insurance tallies against
reliever Zach Loomis on back-to-back RBI singles by Ziegler and Henderson.
Santa Fe's two runs came in the second on two doubles and a single, all in succession.
Game Notes
* BAHS coach Shannon Dobson was certain immediately after the game about his
championship game starter but mentioned senior Aaron Mason as a possibility.
* Cody Ziegler and Julian Henderson, the 8-9 batters in the Tiger order, were a
combined 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
* BAHS drew eight walks, two of those by Nick Roark.
* Broken Arrow has been the visiting team in the first two rounds.
BROKEN ARROW 5, EDMOND SANTA FE 2
Broken Arrow 000 032 0-5 5 0
Edmond Santa Fe 020 000 0-2 7 1
Evans and Ziegler; Watson, Loomis (6) and Umbro. W - Evans (10-0). L - Watson.
Tigers overcome Moore, 9-1, reach semifinal
Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:48 pm
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
CLAREMORE - It may have been bizarre, but the outcome is what mattered.
Broken Arrow High School scored two unconventional runs and finally shook off Moore,
9-1, Thursday in the first game of the Class 6A state baseball tournament.
Now 35-4, the Tigers play the Stillwater-Edmond Santa Fe winner at 6:30 p.m. Friday in
the semifinals at Legion Park.
BAHS got early gifts on a balk and an interference call to score two of its first four runs
and eliminated the surprising Lions (17-17).
"Sometimes, things that don't normally happen," BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said,
"can happen in these kind of games. Fortunately, they happened for us."
Three Tiger runs came in a more traditional style solo homer by pitcher Trey Cobb and
two-run blast by Jacob Evans, who it ticketed to pitch the semifinal.
It was Broken Arrow's third victory over Moore - a surprise regional champion - this
season and for four innings it seemed the Lions would find the third time a charm.
Moore starter Cameron Wood had blanked the Tigers, who entered with a .307 team
batting average, through the first three innings with seven strike outs.
"He (Wood) did a good job," Dobson said. "He was throwing some high stuff and we
chased it. He had enough velocity and we couldn't the barrel of the bat around."
The Tigers solved Wood after three innings and it started when Cobb, who was 3-for-4
at the plate, opened the top of the fourth with a first-pitch homer, his varsity in a varsity
game.
"I knew I hit it well but I thought it was too high," Cobb said. "I was hoping it would hit the
wall for at least a double."
That gave BAHS a short-lived 1-0 lead. Moore answered with an unearned tally in the
bottom of the fourth.
The Tigers retaliated with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth and BAHS never trailed
after that.
Catcher Cody Ziegler and Julian Henderson, the 8 and 9 hole batters for the Tigers,
were hit by Wood pitches to open the inning. Dustin Dunkle, courtesy running for Ziegler,
later scored on a balk to snapped the 1-1 tie.
Henderson scored when Nick Roark had a sacrifice fly.
"Our motors were running a little too much early," Dobson said. "I wouldn't say we were
tight but we were trying to do too much. Once we started getting guys on base, we
began to loosen up at the plate."
Wood was lifted after the fifth the Tigers blew the game open against Moore relief
pitching.
BAHS got its third run in the sixth. Alex Graham, running from third base, was caught in a
rundown. Graham was tagged out but allowed to score on an interference call.
In the top of the seventh, BAHS put the game out of reach with five more runs, keyed by
Evans' two-run blast, the senior's fifth of the season, and a two-run single by Tyler
Ellman.
Game Notes
* Trey Cobb of BAHS pitched a complete game with 11 strikeouts, all on swining third
strikes.
* Cobb allowed five hits and gave up two walks.
* Moore starter Cameron Wood was charged with three runs, only one earned, and gave
up one walk.
* Sophomore Nick Roark had a triple in the seventh inning and Jacob Evans followed
with his homer.
* Three Moore relievers gave up five hits and six runs over the last two innings.
BROKEN ARROW 9, MOORE 1
Broken Arrow 000 121 5-9 10 1
Moore 000 100 0-1 5 0
Cobb and Ziegler; Wood, Morales, Mower (6), Hicks (7) and Linstead. W - Cobb (10-1).
L - Wood. HRs-BA: Cobb (1), Evans (5).
Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:48 pm
By Doug Quinn
Sports Editor
CLAREMORE - It may have been bizarre, but the outcome is what mattered.
Broken Arrow High School scored two unconventional runs and finally shook off Moore,
9-1, Thursday in the first game of the Class 6A state baseball tournament.
Now 35-4, the Tigers play the Stillwater-Edmond Santa Fe winner at 6:30 p.m. Friday in
the semifinals at Legion Park.
BAHS got early gifts on a balk and an interference call to score two of its first four runs
and eliminated the surprising Lions (17-17).
"Sometimes, things that don't normally happen," BAHS coach Shannon Dobson said,
"can happen in these kind of games. Fortunately, they happened for us."
Three Tiger runs came in a more traditional style solo homer by pitcher Trey Cobb and
two-run blast by Jacob Evans, who it ticketed to pitch the semifinal.
It was Broken Arrow's third victory over Moore - a surprise regional champion - this
season and for four innings it seemed the Lions would find the third time a charm.
Moore starter Cameron Wood had blanked the Tigers, who entered with a .307 team
batting average, through the first three innings with seven strike outs.
"He (Wood) did a good job," Dobson said. "He was throwing some high stuff and we
chased it. He had enough velocity and we couldn't the barrel of the bat around."
The Tigers solved Wood after three innings and it started when Cobb, who was 3-for-4
at the plate, opened the top of the fourth with a first-pitch homer, his varsity in a varsity
game.
"I knew I hit it well but I thought it was too high," Cobb said. "I was hoping it would hit the
wall for at least a double."
That gave BAHS a short-lived 1-0 lead. Moore answered with an unearned tally in the
bottom of the fourth.
The Tigers retaliated with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth and BAHS never trailed
after that.
Catcher Cody Ziegler and Julian Henderson, the 8 and 9 hole batters for the Tigers,
were hit by Wood pitches to open the inning. Dustin Dunkle, courtesy running for Ziegler,
later scored on a balk to snapped the 1-1 tie.
Henderson scored when Nick Roark had a sacrifice fly.
"Our motors were running a little too much early," Dobson said. "I wouldn't say we were
tight but we were trying to do too much. Once we started getting guys on base, we
began to loosen up at the plate."
Wood was lifted after the fifth the Tigers blew the game open against Moore relief
pitching.
BAHS got its third run in the sixth. Alex Graham, running from third base, was caught in a
rundown. Graham was tagged out but allowed to score on an interference call.
In the top of the seventh, BAHS put the game out of reach with five more runs, keyed by
Evans' two-run blast, the senior's fifth of the season, and a two-run single by Tyler
Ellman.
Game Notes
* Trey Cobb of BAHS pitched a complete game with 11 strikeouts, all on swining third
strikes.
* Cobb allowed five hits and gave up two walks.
* Moore starter Cameron Wood was charged with three runs, only one earned, and gave
up one walk.
* Sophomore Nick Roark had a triple in the seventh inning and Jacob Evans followed
with his homer.
* Three Moore relievers gave up five hits and six runs over the last two innings.
BROKEN ARROW 9, MOORE 1
Broken Arrow 000 121 5-9 10 1
Moore 000 100 0-1 5 0
Cobb and Ziegler; Wood, Morales, Mower (6), Hicks (7) and Linstead. W - Cobb (10-1).
L - Wood. HRs-BA: Cobb (1), Evans (5).
Academic state championship for baseball
.
PHOTO COURTESY PAM EVANS
BRAINIACS — Broken Arrow High School baseball won the Oklahoma Secondary
Schools Activities Association's Class 6A Academic State Championship with a 3.58 team
grade point average. Team members are, front, Trey Cobb. Second row, from left, Zack
Mills, Dustin Dunkle, Brady Biggs, Tyler Ellman and Aaron Mason. Back row, from left,
Harrison Whitworth, Nick Roark, Logan King, Jordan Blount, Cody Ziegler, Julian
Henderson, Ryan LeMoine, Alex Graham, Alex Copeland, Grayson Gillette, Jacob Evans,
Zack Monckton, Tanner Meyer and Greyson Estes.
.
Broken Arrow High School baseball won the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities
Association's Class 6A Academic State Championship with a 3.58 team grade point
average.
The Tigers will be honored Thursday before BAHS plays Moore at 11 a.m. at the first
round state tournament game in Claremore.
.
PHOTO COURTESY PAM EVANS
BRAINIACS — Broken Arrow High School baseball won the Oklahoma Secondary
Schools Activities Association's Class 6A Academic State Championship with a 3.58 team
grade point average. Team members are, front, Trey Cobb. Second row, from left, Zack
Mills, Dustin Dunkle, Brady Biggs, Tyler Ellman and Aaron Mason. Back row, from left,
Harrison Whitworth, Nick Roark, Logan King, Jordan Blount, Cody Ziegler, Julian
Henderson, Ryan LeMoine, Alex Graham, Alex Copeland, Grayson Gillette, Jacob Evans,
Zack Monckton, Tanner Meyer and Greyson Estes.
.
Broken Arrow High School baseball won the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities
Association's Class 6A Academic State Championship with a 3.58 team grade point
average.
The Tigers will be honored Thursday before BAHS plays Moore at 11 a.m. at the first
round state tournament game in Claremore.
