SSBR 2025 Fall Preview: Verden Tigers

The Summer break is almost over and schools in Oklahoma will begin the 2025-2026 school soon. That also means that it is almost time for the 2025 High School Fall season to start.

The season officially opens on Monday, August 11 (or sooner if both schools are already in session). For the next few weeks, we will be previewing several teams as they look forward to the season.

Recently, SSBR sent out questionnaires to the head coaches of the schools playing baseball this Fall. We asked about their returning players, top players, strengths/weaknesses, and their overall assessment of where their teams are and could be.

Today’s team: Verden Tigers

Classification: A

Fall 2024 Results: 17-17

Spring 2025 Results: 22-12

Head Coach: Dan Edwards

Head coaching experience: 9th year (2nd at Verden)

Top Returners

Easton Edwards: .390 AVG, 35 RBI, 30 R
Tyler Downs: .291 AVG, 21 R, 17 SB
Maris Tointigh: .267 AVG, 17 RBI, 16 R
Avery Wolf: .426 OBP, 18 SB

Top Newcomers

Tryker Riley: Freshman, good power, strong arm
Karter Keeton: Versatile defender, good speed, quick hands
Josiah Wildcat: Strong, good power, good defender at 1B

Outlook

Heading into the 2nd year under head coach, Dan Edwards, the Verden Tigers have some pieces that build on this past Spring season that saw them finish one step from a state tournament appearance.

Coach Edwards likes the athleticism this team brings and how well they play defense. However, due to those who graduated, the Tigers will have to figure out who they can turn to on the mound and where the firepower on the offense will come from.

Edwards likes the core of players returning and “if the new guys can accept their role and work hard at it, (they) have a chance to be successful.”

Schedule

Aug 11 – Big Pasture
12 – Lookeba-Sickles
15-16 – Verden Festival
18 – at Fletcher
19 – Ninnekah
21-23 – Arapaho-Butler Tournament
26 – at Dover
28 – Sept 1 – Hydro-Eakly Labor Day Tournament
2 – at Riverside
4 – OKC Mets
8 – at Union City/OCA
11-13 – Sentinel Tournament
15 – Canute
16 – at Ninnekah
19 – at Sterling
22 – at AmPo
25-26 – Districts
29 – Drummond
Oct 2-3 – Regionals
9-11 – State Tournament

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