Jets survive first day of regional with split

May 9, 2025

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NOBLE — Western Heights advanced to day two of the Class 5A Regional 1 with a 4-3 win over Altus and an 18-2 loss to host Noble Thursday (May 8).

WESTERN HEIGHTS 4, ALTUS 3

The Jets got just enough offense and survived 11 Altus hits in the win.

Tied 3-3, Western Heights loaded the bases after three walks in the seventh inning, Junior Akin Aguillard scored on a passed ball to walk off with the win.

“Jacob (Bohnstedt) threw great, scattering hits really well,” Western Heights coach Stephen Smitherman said via text. “(The) offense was able to squeeze, runs across the plate and take advantage of mistakes from the defense.”

Bohnstedt, a senior, pitched six 1/3 innings. He allowed 10 hits, walked one batter and struck out eight.

Junior Keziah Howell went 2-for-4 with a run batted in. Fellow Aguillard added a 1-for-2 game with a double and two stolen bases.

Senior Caden Wiebusch followed with a 1-for-3 performance with a stolen base.

The Jets took advantage of 11 walks in the game.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Altus (13-16)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	11	0
Western Heights (16-13)	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	4	1

W: Jacob Bohnstedt. L: Hector Velasquez.
ALTUS – Kashton Lamb. 3B: Brodie Rogers. HBP: Hector Velasquez. SB: Garrett Gribble 2, Trent Carman 2, Brodie Rogers, Kashton Lamb. CS: Trent Carman.
WESTERN HEIGHTS – 2B: Akin Aguillard. HBP: Connor Logsdon. SB: Akin Aguillard 2, Caden Wiebusch, Kipp Davis, Keziah Howell, Parker Kronk.

NOBLE 18, WESTERN HEIGHTS 2

Host Noble scored eight runs in both the third and fourth innings to turn a 2-1 lead into a rout.

“We had an opportunity to get out of the third inning with giving up two runs, and we got in our own way,” Smitherman said.

Senior Kole Schrock pitched 2 2/3 innings. He gave up four hits. Of the nine runs he allowed, only two of them were earned due to five errors in the loss.

“Schrock pitched well,” Smitherman said. “Just not sound enough defense to beat Noble.

Howell went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Aguillard 1-for-2 with a double and a run batted in.

Seniors Israel Lopez and Wiebusch each had a hit.

Jet batters struck out nine times in the loss.

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Western Heights (16-14)	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	5
Noble (24-11)	1	1	8	8	X	18	11	1

W: Trent Shortes. L: Kole Schrock.
WESTERN HEIGHTS – 2B: Akin Aguillard. E: Akin Aguillard, Ami Avelar, Jacob Bohnstedt, J.J. Bradley.
NOBLE – 2B: Jackson Steely, Liam Patrick. HBP: Bryson Carey, Hayden Clement, Liam Patrick, Weston Randolph. SB: Bryson Carey 4, Hayden Kudrna 3, Isaac Ethridge 2, Dierks Wente, Hayden Clement, Jackson Steely, Seth Wilson, Trent Shortes, Weston Randolph. E: Dawson Davis.