The Checotah Wildcats (39) traveled to Alabama for their annual Spring Break tournament. It was a long drive and a long tournament for the Wildcats as they were winless by a combined 48-6 margin. Checotah struggled against the Fayette Tigers on Monday as the battle of the cats went to Fayette in a 14-3 loss.
Charles Collins took the loss for Checotah. Collins went four and two-thirds innings, giving up 14 runs (seven earned) on 11 hits, striking out one and walking six. Jonah Marshall, Jim Rainbolt, Collins and Eli Patterson each finished with one hit for Checotah. Jacob Jones, Marshall and Lane Elliott each drove in a run in the loss.
In game two on Monday Checotah fell to Westside Consolidated 13-1. Westside scored three runs in the first inning, seven runs in the second and added two more runs in the third to pull away with the 13-1 win in four innings.
Senior pitcher Jacob Jones took the loss for the Wildcats. He went one and one-third innings, allowing eight runs (five earned) on three hits, striking out three and walking two.
Checotah struggled at the plate as only Jonah Marshall and Jim Rainbolt each collected a hit.
On Tuesday, Checotah came up short against Prattville Christian Academy 10-2. The Wildcats started off hot as Bryce Marshall grounded out, scoring two runs in the first inning but flame quickly faded. Prattville scored a run in the first inning and added four in the third, a pair in the fourth inning, one run in the fifth and sealed the win with a pair of runs in the sixth inning.
On Wednesday, the Albertville Aggies shut out the Checotah Wildcats 11-0. The Aggies scored seven runs in the first inning and four runs in the third inning to end the game in the fourth inning. Kade Anderson earned the win from the mound for the Aggies. He gave up just one hit and zero runs over four innings, striking out seven with zero walks.
Jacob Jones led Checotah at the plate going l-for-2.
Dallas Carter, Cale Thompson, Elli Patterson and Dalton Carter combined for the loss on the mound for Checotah.
Checotah pitcher Charles Collins has been improving each time he takes the mound for the Wildcats.
