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: Bethel Wildcats

Classification: 3A

2025 Results: 14-11

Head Coach: Gary Bandy

Head coaching experience: 13 years (2nd at Bethel)


Top Returners

  • Zane Anderson RHP Uncommitted

Top Newcomers

  • Owen Orr Catcher Uncommitted

Overall Team Strengths

Should be competitive on the mound

Overall Team Needs to Work On

Offensively, we will need to manufacture runs throughout the course of the season

Outlook

When we throw strikes, we will be above average. Offensively we will have to create ways to win.


Schedule


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