OKLAHOMA COUNTY — Deer Creek run-ruled Putnam City twice, 17-2 and 12-2, Monday (April 28) in the final 6A-2 series for the Pirates.
DEER CREEK 17, PUTNAM CITY 2
Deer Creek unleashed an eight-run inning in the first inning en route to the blowout win.
The outburst came after PC led off the game with two runs, highlighted by freshman MJ Petties’ double to center field. This scored senior Connor Fast and sophomore Jared Potter.
The Pirates only had two more hits in the loss. Sophomore Bryson Vanover and freshman Damon Hopkins each had a hit.
Deer Creek racked up 16 hits, including six extra-base hits.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam City (3-27, 1-12) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Deer Creek (19-13, 7-5) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
PUTNAM CITY – 2B: MJ Petties. SB: Connor Fast, Jared Potter. CS: Damian Hopkins. E: Henry Thein
DEER CREEK – 2B: Jake Ervin, Mason Phillips. 3B: Bo Gibson, Mason Phillips, Shane Smith. HR: Connor Atkinson. HBP: Drew Lykes, Joseph Bertsch. SF: Connor Atkinson. SB: Jake Ludlam.
DEER CREEK 12, PUTNAM CITY 2
A nine-run third inning broke open a 2-1 Antler lead in the rout.
The Pirates tied the game at 1-1 in the first inning on a Petties double to right field, scoring Potter (who had singled).
After the nine-run explosion, Putnam City got a run back in the bottom half of the third inning with a squeeze bunt by Hopkins which scored junior Brandon Bennett.
Bennett and Petties each went 2-for-3.
Fast, Vanover and Potter each had a hit. The Pirates struck out nine times in the loss.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek (20-13, 8-5) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Putnam City (3-28, 1-13) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
DEER CREEK – 2B: Dax Chancey, Jake Ervin, Jake Ludlam, Jaxon Rice, Tristan Tomlin. 3B: Connor Atkinson. HR: Jake Ludlam, Mason Phillips. HBP: Grant Richards, Jake Ervin, Ryan Hubble. SF: Dax Chancey,. SB: Dax Chancey 2, Connor Atkinson, Jake Ervin, Tristan Tomlin. E: Hudson Hedrick.
PUTNAM CITY – 2B: MJ Petties. SB: Brandon Bennett, MJ Petties.
UP NEXT
Putnam City hosts 5A Shawnee Thursday (May 1) at 5 p.m.
The Wolves beat Western Heights, 9-7, Monday.
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