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: Durant Lions

Classification: 5A

2025 Spring Results: 17-13 (State quarterfinalist)

Head Coach: Jimmie Wyrick

Head coaching experience: 8 years (1st at Durant)


Top Returners

  • Cole Robbins/Ranger Jr College
  • Holdan Robinson/UCO Football
  • Eli McClure/Okla Wesleyan
  • Colton Poore/Mission College in Missouri
  • Lucas McClure/Uncommitted

Top Newcomers

  • Graham McIlvoy-Freshmen

Overall Team Strengths

Veteran team that has a great knowledge of the game.

Overall Team Needs to Work On

Consistency

Outlook

Senior led team that is looking forward to competing this season.


Schedule


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