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: Choctaw Yellowjackets

Classification: 6A

2025 Spring Results: 27-8 (State quarterfinalist)

Head Coach: Shane Hawk

Head coaching experience: 11 years (all at Choctaw)

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Top Returners

• Titus Hawk 2027 1b/OF, earned post season honors as a sophomore. Multiple d1 football and baseball offers
• Broedy Taron 2026 Barton CC, game changingdefensive SS, also a district starting pitcher
• Tripp Enright 2026 returns to starting line up after a good junior season.
• Logan Nei 2026 will take over starting roll at catcher.
• Jakob Standifer 2027 RHP looking to establish his self this 206 season.
• Rider Stites 2027 pitcher and outfield looking to make varsity jumps in 2026
• Landon Gatson, 2026 LHP. Strong and athletic build looking to add more varsity innings in the spring
• Brody Clifton, fast and athletic 2026 taking over a starting role in the spring

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Top Newcomers

• Josiah Kemp, 2026, OU commit. Arguable best player in the state looking to continue the success he has sustained over his career in the move to Choctaw
• Dyson Foughty, 2028. Catcher and infield
• Karson King, 2028, outfield/infield and pitcher
• Landon Berglan, 2028 infield and pitcher
• Ayden Burns, 2029, infiekd/catxher/pitcher
• Cash Hollingsworth, 2029, infield
• Jace Baker, 2028, RHP.
• Wyatt Hawk, 2029, LHP
• Jace Larman, 2029 IF/OF/C

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Overall Team Strengths

Defensive strong all over field. Offense brings back a lot of production from the 2024 and 2025 state tournament team.

Overall Team Needs to Work On

Players finding roles and spots and depth in the pitching rotation will be the key to 2026 teams continued success.

Outlook

Another tough Choctaw team that will play fundamental baseball and make teams work. Newcomers looking to take the reins and veterans who have played in big games all over the field.

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Schedule

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