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Bible verse of the day
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Panama pounds Dibble for state trip
PANAMA—Panama’s celebration was delayed one day.
One day after Dibble defeated the Razorbacks, 12-10, Friday to deny Panama the Class 2A regional championship and clinching a trip to the state tournament, the Hogs bounced back in a big way Saturday. Panama dominated Dibble, 12-2, Saturday to join Wister as LeFlore County teams headed to the Class 2A state tournament this week.
The OSSAA will release the brackets either Sunday or Monday for the state tournament.
Panama took control early, scoring four runs in the first inning and three more in the second to remove any suspension. The Razorbacks scored at least one run in every inning, capped by an additional three runs in the bottom of the fifth to end the game by run-rule.
Caleb Brewer was Panama’s winning pitcher. He went 3.1 innings, allowing one hit and two runs, both earned, with two strikeouts and six walks. Brayden Wiles pitched the final 1.2 inning, giving up one hit with a walk.
Aryn Seamans was 3-3 with three RBI, Brewer homered and had a 2-3 outing with three RBI and two runs, Brex Caldwell homered for the third straight day and was 1-1 with one RBI and four runs with three intentional walks, Talan Fairless doubled and went 1-3 with two RBI.
The eighth-ranked Razorbacks head into the state tournament, 26-5. Dibble finishes 20-9 and ranked ninth.
Panama 12, Dibble 2
DHS 0 0 0 2 0—2 2 1
PHS 4 3 1 1 3—12 10 2
Cowgirls tops No. 2 Oklahoma, 6-2
NORMAN – A five-run sixth inning propelled the No. 4 Oklahoma State softball team to a 6-2 victory over No. 2 Oklahoma Saturday at Love’s Field.
The win improves Cowgirls to 44-8 overall (21-5 in the Big 12). The loss drops the Sooners to 45-6 overall (21-5 in the Big 12).
Kasidi Pickering opened the scoring for the Sooners in the fourth inning with an RBI single.
In the fifth, Caroline Wang’s team-leading 17th home run of the year tied the game 1-1.
OU re-claimed the lead in the bottom half of the inning on a walked-in run.
Claire Timm took Nicole May’s first pitch of the sixth inning and deposited it well over the right field fence to even the score and Micaela Wark made it back-to-back home runs to give the Cowgirls the lead with a shot to left three pitches later.
Wark’s blast led to OU coach Patty Gasso to remove May from the game and replace her with Kelly Maxwell, who immediately hit Lexi McDonald with a pitch then committed a throwing error to move McDonald to third and Megan Bloodworth to second. Jilyen Poullard then ripped an opposite-field home run to left off Maxwell to blow the game open at 6-2.
Offensively, OSU was led by Poullard (1-for-4 with three RBIs), Wang (2-for-4 with an RBI) and Wark (1-for-3 with an RBI).
In the circle, Lexi Kilfoyl improved to 21-3 for the Cowgirls, going three innings in relief. Nicole May dropped to 12-2 for the Sooners.
Oklahoma State will look to complete the sweep tomorrow at 3 p.m.
OU takes series at Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas — No. 22 Oklahoma took the series over Texas Tech with a 7-5 win Saturday afternoon in Lubbock.
With the win, Oklahoma (28-17, 17-6) clinched its fifth conference series of the season and second straight series victory in Lubbock over Tech (30-19, 12-14).
OU collected its 17th win in Big 12 play Saturday, matching the most wins in conference play since 2009.
A complete team win powered OU to the series W, with the offense putting up seven runs on 11 hits, including two home runs. The pitching staff of starter Kyson Witherspoon and relievers Carter Campbell, Dylan Crooks and Malachi Witherspoon allowed a powerful Tech offense just five runs on seven hits, with all five runs coming in the final four innings.
OU jumped out to another early lead, scoring a pair at the top of the first. After a double from senior Bryce Madron, sophomore Easton Carmichael brought him in on an RBI single down the left line. Two batters later, senior Anthony Mackenzie singled in Carmichael for a two-run lead before the Red Raiders stepped to the plate.
OU starting RHP Kyson Witherspoon settled in and worked five scoreless innings to start, a day after junior Braden Davis and senior Will Carsten combined to shut out the Red Raiders for OU’s fourth shutout of the season.
The Sooners provided plenty of insurance at the top of the fifth, scoring four runs on four hits. A leadoff home run from Madron, his team-leading 10th of the season, started the offensive explosion. After a Carmichael single, stolen base and HBP drawn by senior Michael Snyder, Mackenzie ripped his sixth home run of the season out to right on a three-run shot.
Tech scored its first run of the series in the bottom of the sixth on a solo home run after the Sooner arms had held the Red Raiders scoreless for 14 innings.
Witherspoon exited in the seventh with a final line of: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 BB and 7 K. It was the righty’s fifth appearance on the year with seven-plus strikeouts.
Relievers Carter Campbell and Dylan Crooks combined to finish the seventh, allowing the Red Raiders to push a pair across on a two-run single. Crooks induced a groundout to get out of the jam, stranding a pair.
The Sooners got one back at the top of the eighth again off the bat of Madron. After a HBP drawn by fellow senior Kendall Pettis and walk to junior John Spikerman, Madron dropped an RBI single into right field to score Pettis. A play at the plate ended the OU threat with runners on the corners, as Spikerman was ruled out at the plate after review on a double-steal attempt.
Tech pulled within two in the bottom of the ninth on a two-run home run, but sophomore closer Malachi Witherspoon shook back with a strikeout looking to secure the OU win and series victory.
Madron led OU at the plate with his seventh game of the season with three hits, going 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and two stolen bases. Mackenzie brought in four runs in a 2-for-5, one home run showing. Seven Sooners recorded a base hit in the game.
OU, already having secured a spot in the Big 12 Championship in Arlington, is now in first place by two games in the conference standings heading into Sunday.
The teams meet for the series finale at 2 p.m. CT Sunday. The game can be seen via Big 12 NOW on ESPN+. All games can be heard locally in Oklahoma on SportsTalk 1400 AM/99.3 FM or nationwide on The Varsity app with OU’s Toby Rowland on the call.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma baseball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Baseball) and like Oklahoma Baseball on Facebook.
Cowboys come up short at Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma State dropped its series with Texas Saturday as the 14th-ranked Cowboys suffered a 6-3 setback at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
With the loss, OSU fell to 31-16 overall and 14-9 in Big 12 play, while the Longhorns improved to 30-18 and 15-8 in the league.
Carson Benge had two of OSU’s five hits in the contest, while Zach Ehrhard, Nolan Schubart and Lane Forsythe picked up RBIs for the Pokes.
Gabe Davis took the loss for OSU out of the bullpen to fall to 1-3 on the season as he gave up a two-run home run to Max Belyeu in the eighth inning that proved to be the difference.
OSU starter Brian Holiday worked 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, two of those earned, on just three hits and striking out six.
UT took an early lead in its first at bat as an error and a walk led to a two-RBI double from Belyeu to put the Horns up 2-0 after one inning.
After the opening inning, Holiday settled in and became locked in a pitcher’s duel with UT’s Ace Whitehead as both pitchers posted zeroes from the second through fourth innings.
In the fifth, OSU would finally get on the board. Back-to-back walks to Forsythe and Tyler Wulfert led off the inning, and a single by Benge with one out loaded the bases. The Cowboys then plated a run when Ehrhard was hit by a pitch to make the score 2-1.
The Cowboys tied the score in the seventh. Benge got things started with a single, and two batters later, Schubart smashed an RBI double off the top of the wall in right-center field to make the score 2-2.
UT answered to go back on top in the bottom of the frame. After retiring 13 batters in a row, Holiday issued a leadoff walk in the seventh, which was followed by a single to put Horns on the corners. Up next, Holiday would get Rylan Galvan to ground into a double play, which brought home the go-ahead run.
This time it was the Cowboys answering. Colin Brueggemann led off the eighth with a double to left field, and a balk moved pinch runner Addison Smith to third. Two batters later, Smith raced home with the tying run on a slow ground ball off the bat of Forsythe to make the score 3-3.
In the bottom of the eighth, Davis retired the first two UT batters before Peyton Powell singled to bring up Belyeu, who delivered his 17th homer of the season to right-center field.
The two teams conclude the series Sunday at 1 p.m.
Arkansas loses Game 2 at Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Kentucky – Despite Hudson White’s two-run homer and Gage Wood’s six strikeouts, No. 2 Arkansas (40-8, 17-6 SEC) lost to No. 8 Kentucky (34-10, 17-6), 11-3, Saturday afternoon in the game two of the series at Kentucky Proud Park.
The Razorbacks and Wildcats will now square off in a rubber game tomorrow afternoon in Lexington. First pitch in the series finale between second-ranked Arkansas and eighth-ranked Kentucky is noon CT Sunday, May 5, on SEC Network+.
White’s two-run blast in the top of the second inning put Arkansas ahead early. The Razorback catcher, who finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBI and a walk, connected on his second home run of the season, and his first home run since Opening Day against James Madison on Feb. 16.
Staked with an early 2-0 lead, starter Brady Tygart, who had turned in quality starts in each of his previous two outings, lasted only three innings, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks before departing the ballgame. In relief of Tygart, right-handers Gage Wood (4.1 IP, 3 ER, 6 SO) and Koty Frank (0.2 IP, 3 ER, 1 SO) worked Saturday’s final five innings.
Wood’s strong relief outing saw him toss a career-long 4.1 innings and match his career high in strikeouts (6). For the season, the sophomore owns a 2.81 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 25.2 innings over 17 appearances, including one start.
Peyton Stovall continued his tear at the plate, logging his third consecutive multi-hit game. The Razorback second baseman went 2-for-5 with an RBI on the afternoon to raise his season slash line to a team-leading .354/.421/.558.
The Hogs will go for their seventh consecutive series win against the Wildcats in tomorrow’s rubber game. Arkansas, which has not lost a series in Lexington since 2011, is seeking its fourth consecutive road series win against Kentucky.
Junior left-hander Mason Molina will start on the mound for the Razorbacks in game three at Kentucky Proud Park. With a win tomorrow to clinch the series, Arkansas can secure its best 24-game SEC start (18-6) in program history. The Hogs’ best 24-game SEC start in school history is 17-7, which they have achieved four times – 1999, 2019, 2021 and 2023.
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The calendar
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Sunday
Revival at Heavener’s First Baptist Church
Monday
State golf tournaments
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Revival at Heavener First Baptist Church
Poteau City meetings 5:30
Tuesday
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
Revival at Heavener First Baptist Church
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon at EOMA
Thursday
High school baseball: TBA
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6:30 p.m. Highway 59 North
Heavener sports banquet
Friday
6th annual LCYS golf tournament at Choctaw Country Club
Saturday
Cavanal killer
Mt. View Cemetery Association meeting 8:30
Mt. View Cemetery clean-up day 8:30 a.m.
Heavener Eighth grade graduation 2 p.m.
Heavener High School graduation 8 p.m.
Today in history
1961
Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space
On May 5, 1961, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. is launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to travel into space. The suborbital flight, which lasted 15 minutes and reached a height of 116 miles into the atmosphere, was a major triumph... read more
1970s
1978
Ben & Jerry’s opens its first ice cream shop
1980s
1981
Art, Literature, and Film History
1816
The Examiner publishes John Keats' first poem
1967
"One Hundred Years of Solitude" is published
2002
"Spider-Man" becomes first movie to top $100 million in opening weekend
BLACK HISTORY
1868
Martha Jones becomes first Black woman to receive a U.S. patent
Cold War
1955
Allies end occupation of West Germany
Crime
1905
British murder trial begins, the first to be solved by fingerprint evidence
2004
Human remains found in suitcase near Virginia Beach
EUROPEAN HISTORY
1821
LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
1862
Outnumbered Mexican army defeats French at Battle of Puebla
Roaring Twenties
1921
Sports
1904
Cy Young pitches first perfect game in MLB history
World War I
1919
Italian delegates announce return to Paris peace conference
World War II
1945