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: Tupelo Tigers
Classification: B
2025 Spring Results: 16-13 (State quarterfinalist)
2025 Fall Results: 13-16 (State quarterfinalist)
Head Coach: Dustin Romines
Head coaching experience: 7 years (6 as softball head coach; 1st year baseball)
Top Returners
- Briesan Bastible – Coffeyville Community College
- Ryder Johnson
- Aiden Walkup
- Jagger Crites
- Levi Guffey
Top Newcomers
- Brody Airington
- Dax Young
- Cal Vick
- Brody Horton
Overall Team Strengths
Pitching, team speed, defense
Overall Team Needs to Work On
Approach at the plate
Outlook
After reaching the State Tournament in the fall and losing out in the first round, we are looking to build on that. Our goal is to bring a State Championship back to Tupelo.
Schedule
N/A
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