2025 OSSAA Team Preview: Preston Pirates
February 28, 2025
The Oklahoma high school baseball season kicks off on Feb. 24 for classes A and B and Mar. 1 for classes 2A-6A, opening day for regular season action under OSSAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2025 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down to the official Prep Baseball Oklahoma Preseason Power 25 Rankings.
Perennially, we’ve submitted a preseason questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state. Their responses have been flooding in and we’re using the detailed insight they’ve provided in our team-by-team preseason analysis.
Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today.
High School: Preston
Head Coach: Ryan Hudson (10)
Classification: 2A
2024 Record (Finish): 26-4 state semifinals
2025 SEASON OUTLOOK
No. of Returning Position Players: 5
No. of Returning Pitchers: 7
Top Returners:
Kaden Dean OF/1B/P, 2026, 6'0,170, L/L
Jayden Herring IF/P, 2025, 5'9,155, L/R
Noah Wilson UTL/P, 2025, 6'0,180, R/R
Bradley Winford IF/P, 2025, 6'0, 170, R/R (Southwestern Christian)
Hunter McElhannon C/P, 2026, 6'1, 165, R/R
Top Newcomers:
Jace Basquez UTL/P, 2027, 6'2, 170, R/R
Pepper Gallup 1B/C/P, 2027,6'1, 180, R/R
Rickey Hinson OF, 2028, 5'8, R/R
Weston Cope 2028, IF, 2028, 6'2, 170, R/R
Gage Ausbrooks IF/P, 2028, 5'8, 155, R/R
Karson Herbert P, 2027,5'9, 150, R/R
Key Players Lost:
Easton Shaw
Waylon Cope
Coach’s Insight: “We will have one of the deepest pitching staffs in 2A. This group of seniors has played in 4 straight state tournaments, with one semi-final appearance last spring. We had several young guys step into starting roles this fall and they did a great job stepping up. ” – Ryan Hudson, head coach
Find more information on the 2025 Preston program below:
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+ Visit Prep Baseball Oklahoma’s 2025 OSSAA Team Previews page to learn more.
+ If you are a high school coach and didn’t receive our questionnaire, please click HERE to fill out the form