The calendar has turned to the a new year and that means the OSSAA high school baseball season will be here soon. Classes A1, A2, and B officially get started February 23 while the rest of the classes begin March 2.

Up until that the beginning of the season, SSBR will be providing previews of as many teams as we can. Recently, SSBR sent out questionnaires to the high school coaches across the state of Oklahoma asking for their top returning players, top newcomers, overall strengths/weaknesses, and their overall assessment where their respective programs are coming into the 2026 season.

What you have below are the responses to those questions in the words of the coaches themselves.

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Today’s team: Putnam City Pirates

Classification: 6A

2025 Results: 4-33

Head Coach: Joe Wood

Head coaching experience: 6 years (2 at Putnam City)

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Top Returners

• Brandon Bennett 2026
• Henry Thein 2026
• Bryson Vanover 2027
• MJ Petties 2028
• Damon Hopkins 2028
• Caden Goodwin 2028
• Chase Guethle 2027
• Jared Potter 2027

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Top Newcomers

• Justin Knight 2026 RHP
• Mitchell Taylor 2026 utility
• Both will add great competitive depth

Overall Team Strengths

Defense and competitiveness is the staple of what we try to live by

Overall Team Needs to Work On

We are focusing on being stronger athletes

Outlook

Our team as a whole was very young last year, so we should be able to build on that experience and grow to be more competitive.

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Schedule

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