WARR ACRES – Putnam City broke a 13-game losing streak by transforming a tight contest with Capitol Hill into a 13-3 run-rule rout Saturday (April 20) in a non-district contest.
The Pirates’ win was their first since a 9-2 victory over Del City March 29.
Trailing 2-0 with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Putnam City scored four runs, highlighted by a triple to right field by senior Avery Stewart. Fellow senior Hunter Andrews added an an RBI-single tor right, scoring Stewart. Andrews scored on a two-run triple to center field by senior Connor Bennett.
Bennett scored on a passed ball and junior JT Twillie walked, stole a base and scored on an error to the Pirates a 4-2 lead.
The Redwolves cut the lead to one run (4-3) in the third inning on a two-out base-loaded walk.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the floodgates opened for the Putnam City offense with eight runs on four hits, four walks, a hit batter, an error and a sacrifice fly.
The first five batters in the lineup all collected hits for PC. Stewart finished 2-for-4 as did Connor Bennett. Andrews added a 2-for-3 day. Brandon Bennett went 1-for-3 as did junior Connor Fast.
On the mound, Andrews threw all five innings of the shortened game, allowing seven hits, only one earned run and striking out six.
UP NEXT: The Pirates (5-20, 4-8 in Class 6A District 1) wrap up the district slate with a two-game series with Norman beginning Monday (April 22) at Pirate Field. The Tigers return the favor Tuesday. First pitch for both games is at 5 p.m.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Hill | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Putnam City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
L: Bush
| CAPITOL HILL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – Garcia-Villegas | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – #1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Arispe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bush | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roschal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Borjorquez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| #16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 22 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
E: Roschal, Gonzalez
| CAPITOL HILL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush ( L) | 3.1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Loreto | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Garcia-Villegas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 4.2 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
HBP: Bush, Garcia-Villegas
| PUTNAM CITY | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| B Bennett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stewart | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrews | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C Bennett | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Twillie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Martinez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Thein | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Poindexter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 23 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
3B: Stewart, C Bennett
SF: B Bennett
HBP: Andrews, Twillie, Poindexter
SB: C Bennett, Twillie
E: C. Bennett
| PUTNAM CITY | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews ( W ) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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