Top seeds at Wister Tournament all win to make semifinal games; Talihina pitcher has perfect three-inning game

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GOTCHA! — Wister second baseman Dalton Brown, left, gets the force out of Howe baserunner Nathan Hill in the fourth inning of Thursday afternoon's game in the Wister Tournament. PDN Staff Photo by David Seeley

WISTER — Run-rule games were the order of the day and night on the opening day of the Wister Tournament on Thursday.
Tournament-host Wister defeated Howe 9-0 in a game stopped after four innings, which was followed by an 8-0, five-inning, run-rule win for the Red Oak Eagles over the Keota Lions.
In the night session, Talihina blanked Hartford, Ark., 12-0 in three innings, then the Whitesboro Bulldogs run ruled the Heavener Wolves 10-2 in five innings.
Friday's championship semifinals had Red Oak facing Whitesboro, then Wister meeting Talihina with the winners playing for the championship at 4 p.m. this afternoon. The semifinal losers will play for third place at 2 p.m. this afternoon.
On the consolation side on Friday, Heavener defeated Keota 12-4, while Howe faced Hartford. The Wolves will play the Howe-Hartford winner for the consolation championship at noon today.