BASEBALL: Claremore goes 0-4 at Tate Aggie Classic in Florida
Claremore left the confines of Oklahoma riding the momentum of a 7-0 start, but it will return home searching for answers. The Zebras weathered a difficult spring-break trip to Pensacola, Florida, where they endured a four-game losing streak in the Tate Aggie Classic. Despite several standout individual performances and competitive stretches, particularly in the final two games, Claremore was unable to halt the skid, falling to Pensacola Catholic, Pace [Florida], Tate [Cantonment, Florida] and W.
S. Neal [East Brewton, Alabama]. The Zebras [7-4] will look to regroup from the challenging trip when they return to action at 5 p.
m. Monday at Will Rogers in District 5A-3 action. GAME 1: PENSACOLA CATHOLIC 11, CLAREMORE 0 A grand slam punctuated a decisive fourth-inning avalanche as Pensacola Catholic rolled to an 11-0 victory Monday.
The Zebras managed just 2 hits — 1 each from Tyler Osgood and Brayden Floyd — while the Crusaders' Drew Collins dominated, going 3-for-3 with 6 RBIs, including the inning-ending slam. Pensacola Catholic opened the scoring in the first when Reed Rhodes singled home a run while also advancing into scoring position on an error. A sacrifice fly by Jalen Moton plated another in the second before Collins doubled home 2 runs in the third to stretch the lead to 4-0.
The game broke open in the fourth. Ben Bates singled in a run, Rhodes and Lane Grissett were both hit by pitches with the bases loaded to force in runs, and Collins crushed a grand slam to left to cap a 7-run frame. GAME 2: PACE 11, CLAREMORE 1 A chaotic second inning featuring 6 runs without a hit doomed Claremore in Tuesday’s 11-1 loss to Pace.