OK Spring Previews: Owasso Rams

February 13, 2020
Andy Urban
Oklahoma Scouting Director

The Oklahoma high school baseball season kicks off on March 2nd, opening day for regular season action under Ossaa regulations. Over the next several weeks, leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2020 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, leading into a countdown through the official PBR 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.

If you would like your team covered, please have your head coach email us at [email protected]

Our 2020 preseason coverage continues today.

Team: Owasso

2019 Record: 34-6
OSSAA Class: 6A
Head Coach: Larry Turner
Playoff Run: Lost in first round of state tournament.
Returning Starters: 6
Returning Pitchers: 3

TOP PLAYERS

Nate Ackenhausen - LHP-1B - 2020 - 6'2 1/2 - 235 - Left - Left (Eastern Oklahoma)
Pepe Casey - C-3B-SS - 2020 - 5’10 - 185 - Right - Right (Seminole State)
Connor Croft - RHP-3B-1B - 2020 - 6'1 - 210 - Right - Right
David Dean - LHP - 2021 - 6’3 - 175 - Left - Left
Brody Green - RHP-3B-SS - 2021 - 6'3' - 170 - Right - Right (Texas Christian)
Jack Hammond - 2B - 2020 - 6’0 - 170 - Right - Right (Kansas)
Brennan Phillips - LHP-OF-1B - 2022 - 6'0 - 155 - Left - Left (Oklahoma State)
Kellen Pokoski- RHP-OF- 2020- 6’3 - 165 -Right-Right
Jett Tucker - OF - 2021 - 6’3 - 188 - Right - Right
Conley Rae - LHP - 2020 - 6'6 - 225 - Right - Left (Cowley County)
Gabe Russell-1B- 3B - 2020 - 6’3 - 195 Left-Right (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M)
Nate Wohlgemuth - RHP-OF - 2020 - 5’11 - 200 - Right - Right (Arkansas)

OUTLOOK

The Rams should have one of the deepest lineups in the state with solid bats 1-9 lead by Hammond, Green, Tucker, Ackenhausen, and Wholgemuth, and some strong sticks off the bench. They will also boast one of one of the fullest stables of arms in the state featuring Wholgemuth and LHP’s Ackenhause, Rae, Dean, and Phillips. The key for Owasso will be on the defensive side of the ball. More inexperienced with the gloves in crucial positions than we have seen in recent years, if they can handle pressure and adjust, they will be very hard to beat as they make a run for the state championship.

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