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GENTRY - Gentry and Farmington were involved in a pitcher's duel on Friday on the softball diamond, but it was the Lady Cardinals who fired the first and most resounding shot.
Lacey Kragel hit her seventh home run of the year in the first inning, which, combined with a stellar one-hit effort on the mound from Skyler Smith, propelled the Lady Cards to a key 2-0 win.
"Lacey picked up the big hit for us," Farmington coach Randy Osnes said. "I felt like Skyler [Smith ] pitched one of her better games of the year."
Katie Bowman was equally impressive for the Pioneers on the mound as Kragel's blast over the center-field fence was the lone hit the Cardinals could muster.
"It was definitely a pitcher's duel," Gentry coach Marian Killgore said. "My center fielder wasn't quite tall enough."
Farmington added an insurance run in its third. Kelly Helton walked and stole second and third. She gave the Lady Cardinals the extra run when she plated on Kragel's groundout to second base.
Control on the mound was the name of the game on both sides as each pitcher threw an abundance of batted ground balls.
Smith not only shined on the mound for Farmington (14-4, 4-0 ) but her defensive play stood out as well as she bounded off the hill for six of her team's eight ground-ball putouts.
"I thought she fielded her position really well," Osnes said of Smith. "We played pretty solidly defensively behind her."
Gentry (8-8, 2-1 ) mounted a scoring threat in its fifth inning as Chelsea Barker walked and Kelsey Duncan followed with a basehit after Smith had fanned the first two hitters. Smith got the putout as she induced the next batter to fly out to center.
Killgore said the thought crossed her mind to put Farmington's leading hitter on base in the early innings but thought better of it.
"It was awfully early in the game to walk Kragel," Killgore said of Kragel's first inning at-bat. "She's just a really tough out."
Farmington travels to Clarksville for non-conference action on Monday.
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Titanium Elite Gold Welcomes Coach Bill Berry To The Coaching Staff
It was a good catch. Berry, 53, has thirty-years of coaching experience and has spent the last eight coaching fast-pitch at Lawton Mac and Bartlesville. His credentials at Mac were very impressive, including five conference titles and six trips to state in seven years and selection as Oklahoma's All State Coach of the Year in 2002. He guided Bartlesville to within one game of another trip to state last year.
He was an assistant coach for the 18U Tulsa Eagles Gold, a premier summer tournament team, is an instructor at both the Baylor University and the University of Oklahoma Softball Camps and teaches clinics and private lessons.Coach was an All-State pitcher at Ft. Cobb HS and All-Conference all four years at Cameron University. He has played for over twenty years on ASA Majors Fast-pitch teams across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
After building Mac into a fast-pitch power for seven years, he accepted a job at Bartlesville last year. His wife, Donna, an administrator for the BIA in Lawton, was to transfer north but plans fell through at the last minute.
Berry honored his contract, and has been living and working in Bartlesville and commuting to Lawton for the past year. When the Chickasha job opened up, it was a match made in heaven. He jumped at the opportunity to get back home and the athletic department jumped at the opportunity of getting a coach with such an impressive resume.
“I'm honored,” he told the group after the hiring was approved, “and glad to be here.
“What you'll see from this team is discipline, both on and off the field. They'll represent Chickasha well and you'll be proud of them on and off the field.
“They'll do whatever it takes to win a ball game and get the attitude that they won't back down from anyone.
“We'll play the best competition we can to get better and take it to the next level. I'm used to going to the state tournament and there's no reason why we can't keep going here. Thank you for the opportunity.”
Titanium Elite Gold Class of 2009
Titanium Elite Gold is please to announce Megan Bly has verballed for the 2009 season and will accepted a scholarship offer from D1 University of Mizzo KC. She will sign November 2008.
Titanium Elite Gold Class of 2008
Softball Signs Sallis for Fall 2008
Muskogee product Evan Sallis signs NLI during late signing period.
April 22, 2008
NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma softball head coach Patty Gasso announced the signing of Evan Sallis to a National Letter of Intent Tuesday morning. The Muskogee, Okla., product signed her NLI during the late signing period and completes the six-member class.
Sallis will join Allee Allen (Buena Park, Calif.), Kirsten Allen (Union, Ken.), Samantha Bachman (Midwest City, Okla.), Karolyne Long (Midwest City, Okla.) and Katie Norris (Stillwater, Okla.) in the fall of 2008.
"I was immediately drawn to Evan when I saw her impressive defense and very soft hands in the infield," Gasso said. "After I saw how fast she was and the offensive threat she can be at the plate, I knew she could help this team in the future."
A four-year starter at Muskogee High School, Sallis had a strong final season where she hit .477 during her senior campaign. Sallis earned All-State honors during her senior season and was a four-time all-conference selection as a shortstop. In addition to being named the 2007 Big East Conference Player of the Year, Sallis was also the squad's three-time offensive and defensive player of the year.
Sallis was also a standout athlete at Muskogee High School where she was a four-year starter for the basketball team.
The Sooners will lose four seniors this season as Savannah Long, Susan Ogden and pitchers Lauren Eckermann and Jadyn Smith will finish their OU softball career this spring.
Evan Sallis will sign with OU's Miss Gasso this April. She was offered a full ride at TU but selected OU for a team in the top 10. Evan was the player of the year for many years at Muskogee High School and will be an asset beginning fall of 2008.
Titanium Elite Gold is please to announce this super bowl Sunday, that Miss Katie proffitt has verballed for the 2008 season and will accepted a scholarship offer from D1 University of Mizzo KC.
Tara Higgins, from Missouri, the high school pitcher of the year 2007 & 2008 has accepted a full ride scholarship to Alabama State. She played her roll as a pitcher in
Southern California during the Gold season 2007
Erin Monday has accepted a scholarship from Crowder College, Nesho Missouri. She is the staple of our team with a nick name of Arvest Bank, as she is money in the bank. She will sign in April
Deven Brandt of Chickasha will sign with SWOSU http://www.swosu.edu this April. She was the lead off batter for the Chicks 2007/08 season.
