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: Moss Pirates
Classification: B
Fall 2024 Results: 13-19 (Class B State Quarterfinalist)
Spring 2025 Results: 13-16
Head Coach: Daxton Carter
Head coaching experience: 1st year
Top Returners
- Tate Keese: .357 AVG, RBI and hits leaser last Spring
- Jackson O’Kelley: .301 AVG; 34 IP last Spring (SS/P)
- Heston Nolan: .301 AVG, led team in XBHs last Spring
- Landon Golden: .316 AVG; will also pitch
- Levi Foster: .308 AVG, was 100% on stolen base attempts in Spring
- Jett Rollins: only Senior on team
Top Newcomers
- Manning Robertson: strong LHP
- Garret LaGrone: Solid catcher; will also pitch
- Easton Smith: Freshman with a strong bat
Outlook
It’s a new era for Moss as Daxton Carter takes over as head coach in his first year to lead any program. Don’t let that fool you, though. There is plenty of optimism for the Pirates.
Coach Carter is high on the Pirates’ pitching and defense. Carter adds, “We fill up the zone, so we have to make plays.”
Carter also says the Pirates while he likes the pitching and defense, they will have to figure out a way to score more runs. He hopes that comes in the way of the power that this year’s squad possesses.
After making the state tournament last Fall and just missing out in the Spring, Carter says that the key is “Staying focused and taking it one game at a time. (They will) use the regular season to gear up for the postseason.” He also adds, “If we keep our head on straight, we will be right there with the best of them.”
Schedule
- Aug 11 – at Roff
- 12 – Soper
- 15 – at Oktaha
- 18 – Tupelo
- 21-23 – Tupelo Tournament
- 25 – Silo
- 26 – at Stonewall
- 28-30 – Preston Tournament
- Sept 2 – at Ripley
- 4 – at New Lima
- 5 – Oktaha
- 8 – Red Oak
- 11 – at Haileyville
- 12 – Varnum
- 15 – Latta
- 16 – Caney
- 19 – at Mill Creek
- 22 – at Preston
- 25-26 – Districts
- Oct 2-4 – Regionals
- 9-11 – State Tournament
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