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: Gore Pirates

Classification: A-1

2025 Results: 17-10

Head Coach: Tyler Lewis

Head coaching experience: 8 years (4 at Gore)

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Top Returners

• James Brasuell-Sr-SS/P- four year starter. James has the tools to play at the next level. He has led us in batting average and fielding percentage for 3 years.
• Tate Brooksher-SR-INF/P-four year starter. Tate leads us on the mound and on the bases.
• Gage Dame-SR/P-3B-one year starter. Gage is a solid third baseman and hits for power in the box.
• Keeton Rowe-JR-CF-two year starter. Keeton brings experience to our outfield and has great speed to match.
• Kyler McGee-JR-1B-two year starter. Kyler is one of the hardest working and solid members of our defense.
• Dane Gates-OF- JR- 2 year starter- Dane does a great job tracking down fly balls and understanding the game.
• Cruz Ward – 2B – JR – 3 year starter- Cruz works very hard and is willing to do whatever it takes to help his team win.
• Kason Short-SO-C-one year starter. Kason has helped bring a strong defensive presence behind the plate.
• McKennon McElhaney-SO-OF/P-one year starter. Mac is one of the best competitors on the mound that we have. He hits spots and dos whatever his team need to be in a place to win games.

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Top Newcomers

• Wyatt Willard-Smith – JR
• Jesse Reaves– JR
• Eli Munson– So – 2B/SS/P- Eli has a bright future for the Pirates. Eli has a nack for the game that can’t be taught.

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Overall Team Strengths

We return 8 starters from last year, with many more that have varsity experience. We pride ourselves in having tough at-bats and playing solid defense.

Overall Team Needs to Work On

Our team needs to develop enough competitive arms through the regular season to get through the regional tournament.

Outlook

I believe we will have the ability to fight our way through the regional tournament. We were ranked inside the top 15 most of last season. We graduated two seniors from last year’s squad, but have added a few guys that we anticipate filling in those losses.

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Schedule

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