KONAWA — The Konawa High School baseball team notched its 12th win of the spring with a convincing 10-2 victory over local foe Stratford in a Tuesday night home game.
The Tigers, ranked No. 6 in Class 2A-2, improved to 12-3, while the Bulldogs dropped to 3-8. It has been quite the turnaround for the Konawa club, which finished 4-14 last spring and 9-11 in 2023.
Coach Tyler Douhit’s club is set to host Wewoka tonight and Stonewall Friday night for another local matchup.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs welcome Coalgate to town Friday night.
Konawa 10, Stratford 2
Konawa took control early with five runs in the bottom of the first inning and four more in the second to take a quick 9-0 lead.
Grady Moore and Bennett Henson both had two hits apiece to pace the KHS offense. Moore finished 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored and Henson went 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the hosts.
Jamarcus Brooks finished 1-for-2 with a triple, four RBIs and two runs scored for the Tigers and Tyler Whitley had a hit and drove in a run.
The Bulldogs came up with just two hits — singles by Cash Cothren and Oliver Smithwick. Cothren finished 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored.
Moore got the pitching start for Konawa. He struck out four, walked five and allowed two earned runs in four innings. Henson struck out two of the three batters he faced in an inning of relief.
Smithwick absorbed the loss for Stratford. He struck out three and walked one in 1.2 innings.
