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.
Today’s team: Berryhill Chiefs
Classification: 4A
2025 Spring Results: 30-10 (Area finalist)
Head Coach: Austin Jarvis
Head coaching experience: 14 years (3 at Berryhill)
Top Returners
- Zay Jarvis: SS, Soph., 6’2”, 175, R/R; Returning starting All-District SS will look build upon a good freshman season. Look for him to move from 2-hole to middle of the lineup on offense. Zay has had a good offseason adding strength and size as well as getting faster. His arm has gotten stronger and he has added some pop in the bat. He will be an anchor for this team on both offense and defense. He is a long rangy infielder. Look for him to have a breakout season and be a player to watch.
- Luke Rudick: RHP, Soph., 6’, 195, R/R; Returning starting pitcher who finished his freshman year as one of the team’s top arms. He has added strength and velocity to his fastball to complement his established changeup that he leaned on heavily last year. He should be a district arm this year. Luke will be competing for a spot in the offensive lineup as well and could provide some power in the lineup.
- Ian Malicott: LHP, OF, Sr, 6’1” 170 L/L; Ian returns as the leadoff hitter who produces an OBP over .600 last season. He also added some power in his bat that should lead to more extra base hits this year. He will roam the outfield as a returning All District corner OF starter. He will also get starts on the mound as a LHP.
- Collin Brafford: LHP/OF, Soph., 5’6”, 145, L/L; Collin is one of our most valuable returning players. He was used as the primary relief pitcher last season and came into games in high leverage situations and was un-hittable. He has sneaky velocity that has increased from last season to go with very good secondary pitches. He started games last season against Silo and Chickasha and pitched into extra innings in both giving up 1 in each through 8. Collin could be a district arm or could be utilized again as a shutdown relief arm. When he isn’t pitching he is a very good defender on the OF. He also will look to hit in the top couple of order spots this year.
- Jarret Norman: OF, Soph. 6’, 160, R/R; Jarret will return as a key outfielder for this year’s squad. He is a three sport athlete that has plus speed and covers a lot of real estate in the OF. He is a very good defender and will be competing for the CF job this season. He is a weapon on the bases on offense with his speed and base-running ability. He will look to be a mainstay in the lineup this year and could pose problems for other teams with his ability to bunt and high contact rate at the plate.
- Dawson Hedge: 3B/RHP, Soph., 6’2”, 180, R/R; Another All District returner, Dawson is the returning starting 3rd baseman and will look to hit in the middle of the order again this year. He is an excellent defensive player at 3rd. He also has gained size and strength since last season and will continue to be someone to have on the radar. He also returns as a starting RHP. He threw 3 complete game wins last season and started several district games. He will look to earn a spot in this year’s crowded starting rotation as well. Could be a big year for him.
Top Newcomers
- Britton Martin: RHP, Soph., 6’4”, 235, R/R Britton is a huge addition this season and adds another high quality arm. He will be competing to be a district arm and should be one of the top performers this season. He was a district arm as a freshman at his former school. Britton has worked hard in the weight room this fall and will have velocities that will get in the upper 80s to pair with his slider and cutter.
- Sutton Goshorn: RHP, JR, 5’9” 130, R/R : Sutton missed last season due to injury but was a district starter his freshman year. Sutton has some of the best pichability on the team and can command all of his pitches giving offenses a lot of trouble. He is Mr consistent and will inevitably carve out his role on this year’s squad as either a starter or a huge role as a reliever helping out Brafford out of the pen. Sutton is also competing for a starting spot on the field when not on the mound.
- Landon Bryant: OF, FR, 5’9” 150, R/R. Landon had a good summer and has a ton of upside. He has shown very good instincts both on offense and on defense. He has proven to be a really tough out at the plate and has progressed defensively. Landon should provide depth in the lineup and will compete for varsity playing time as a freshman.
- Levi Manzer: C, FR, 5’9”, 155, R/R; Levi is a wrestler as well as baseball player and has the toughness you want and expect from your catcher. He is a very good athlete that has a lot of skills to go with it. Levi will be competing for varsity time at catcher as a freshman and has the ability to hit as well. Expect Levi to get better as the season goes as he acclimates himself to HS baseball.
- Aaden Miller: DH/ Utility, Jr., 5’10” 150, R/R. Aaden is new to us this year and will provide a quality bat for the offense. Aaden has very good bat to ball skills and finds consistent barrels. He looks to be a mainstay in the offensive lineup. On defense he will serve as a utility player that can play in different positions as well as providing some depth on the mound. He was also a district starter at his previous school.
Overall Team Strengths
Should be very solid on defense and will have a balanced attack on offense with the ability to play small ball as well as swing it, whichever is needed. Our pitching is a year older and should be very consistent and allow us opportunities to win a lot of games.
Overall Team Needs to Work On
While we return nearly everyone from a 30 win team, we are still young, as we are sophomore heavy. We need to continue to get better at all phases to reach the goals we have.
Outlook
This team is very fun to coach. They have great team chemistry and love to play the game. We have to take the season one game at a time and focus on being the best team we can be each day. If our young guys can do that, I think it will be evident we have matured enough to have the opportunity to reach our goals. We expect to win a lot of ball games again this year but we know we won’t be flying under the radar like we did most of the year last season, so we have to be prepared to be our best each day.
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