By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief
The Sand Springs Youth Baseball community has been thriving this summer with numerous teams at all ages achieving State and National recognition.
The Sand Springs Cubs are ranked fifth in the nation in the six-and-under A division.
The Cubs placed second in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, third in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, first in the Sand Springs Woodbat Tournament, and fifth in the State Championship.
The Cubs are comprised of Beau Bruner, Tindle Smith, Braxton Bacon, Ryver Bryant, Nathan Cottman, Kellen Foster, Cuhutta Graham, Niko Gutierrez, Jr., Holden Lowrance, Rylan Matherly, Tanner Reiss, Evan Sartin, Brennan Shipman, and Grady Smith.
The Sand Springs Braves are ranked seventeenth in the nation in the six-and-under A division.
The Braves placed fourth in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, fourth in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, and third in the Sand Springs Woodbat Tournament.
The Braves are comprised of Gehrig Hudspeth, Braxton McGinnis, London McGinnis, Cayden Patrick, Deagan Gibson, Jayce Kent, Brennan Manning, Jaxon Massey, Ryker Pollard, Noah Watkins, and Nate Woody.
The Sand Springs Pistols are ranked 105th in the nation in the seven-and-under Coach Pitch AA division.
The Pistols placed ninth in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, third in the Bixby Tax Break NIT Tournament, second in the Broken Arrow Striking Out Cancer Tournament, second in the Broken Arrow State Qualifier, and first in the Broken Arrow Rumble on the River Tournament.
The Pistols are comprised of Jaxon Grigsby, Landon Joice, Cael Knight, Kaden Pope, Griffin Sensintaffer, Tyler Smith, Brody Wilson, Connor Barnes, Noah Higgins, Bradie Adams, and David Cline.
Oklahoma Express is ranked eleventh in the nation in the eight-and-under Coach Pitch A division.
Express placed second in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, fourth in the Springdale “A Kure 4 Keyon” Tournament, seventh in the Bixby Annual Rings Tournament, fourth at the Bixby May NIT Tournament, second in the Sand Springs Woodbat Tournament, first in the Broken Arrow Summer Slam, and second in the Oklahoma State Championship.
Express is comprised of Cooper Bartlett, Cannon Hailey, Chase Bean, Cole Spears, Sutton Goshorn, Tucker Barrington, Casen Webb, Jaxon McDonald, Landon Helt, and Cooper Barrington.
The Sand Springs Red Wolves are ranked eighteenth in the nation in the eight-and-under Coach Pitch A division.
The Wolves placed sixth in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, third in the Owasso Springs Fling, second in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, second in the Broken Arrow Mothers Day Tournament, third in the Sand Springs Woodbat, fourth in theCoweta Swing for a Ring Tournament, second in the Broken Arrow Summer Slam, and second in the Broken Arrow State Tune Up.
The Red Wolves are Gavin Fielder, Kelton Hardesty, Clay Huckaby, Jeramiah Jamison, Cash McClendon, Ryan Powell, Tyge Spitzer, Connor Taylor, Harrison Vaughn, Aiden Childers, Skyler Woods, Gage Gunn, and Carson Brooks.
The Sand Springs Giants are ranked 37th in the nation in eight-and-under Coach Pitch A.
The Giants placed eighth in the Sand Springs preseason tournament, seventh in the Broken Arrow Spring Smackdown, seventh in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, seventh in the Broken Arrow May Qualifier, sixth in the Sand Springs Woodbat, fifth in the Coweta Swing for a Ring, and fourth in the Broken Arrow State Tune Up.
The Giants are Hudson Alexander, Trenton Crittenden, Evan Franco, Tyler Goins, Aaidn Moberly, Jace Simms, Hayden Simpson, Aaron Slattery, Braden Abarca, Luke Majors, Ean Williams, and Joseph Poletek.
The Sand Springs Diamond Dawgs are ranked 62nd in the nation in eight-and-under Coach Pitch A.
The Dawgs placed fifth in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, third in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, and fourth in the Sand Springs Woodbat.
The Dawgs are Justin Apple, Ivan Barham, Chandler Darrow, John Fryer, Cooper Guardado, Waylon Jones, Brady Moore, Jayden Moses, Joshua Moses, Caden Olszewski, Ayden Rentie, and Kameron Roberts.
Sand Springs Team Xtreme is ranked 116th in the nation in eight-and-under Coach Pitch AA.
Team Xtreme placed third in the Owasso Spring Break Shootout, first in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, second in the Bixby April NIT, fourth in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, fifth in the Bixby May NIT, first in the Wichita Falls Mid May Classic, third in the Stillwater Wood Bat Tournament, and third in the Bixby Global State Tournament.
Team Xtreme is comprised of Sutton Cook, Aiden Copeland, Dallas Flores, Ayreson Keigley, Hayden Lowrance, Isaac Sensintaffar, Hunter Spencer, Baylor Tarr, Maddox Williams, Teric Smith, and Jakobe Vann.
The Sand Springs Rangers are ranked 245th in the nation in ten-and-under A.
The Rangers placed third in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, seventh in the Stillwater Wood Bat Tournament, and fifth in the Vinita Father’s Day Finale.
The Rangers are Corbin Bennett, Augustus Casey, Kaden Tilley, Caiden Langley, Jaxon Taylor, CJ Alford, Brody Bennett, Payton Bentley, Ethan Peterson, Dallas Elifrits, Ronnie Roberts, Dylan Quinton, Ryan Peterson, and Jayden Baker.
The Oklahoma Scouts are ranked 170th in the nation in ten-and-under AA.
The Scouts placed fifth in the Broken Arrow March Mayhem tournament, seventh in the Bixby Easter Weekend Championship, first in the Tulsa All State Qualifier, sixth in the Bixby Tax Break NIT, second in the OK-Texas Shootout, fifth in the Broken Arrow Mothers’ Day Madness tournament, third in the Collinsville Ring Tournament, fifth in the East Side Warm Up, fourth in the Oklahoma State Championship, and fourth in the World Series.
The Scouts are Gatlin Gunn, Easton Howard, Kaden Jones, Micro Jones, Jaxon McIntosh, Cole Pearson, Gabriel Rios, Ashton Smith, Jackson Stewart, and Miller Tavaglione.
The Oklahoma Braves are ranked 18th in the nation in ten-and-under AAA.
The Braves placed seventh in the Bixby Season Opener, third in the Choctaw Brian Crawford Memorial Shootout, fourth in the Bixby April NIT, fourth in the Tulsa All State Qualifier, third in the OK-Texas Shootout, third in the Bixby May NIT, second in the Bixby Last Chance Qualifier, first in the Stillwater Tri-State Tournament, first in the Bixby Global State Tournament, first in the Oklahoma State Championship, and fourth in the World Series.
The Braves are Jace Arnold, Dalton Barrington, Cooper Bates, Riley Bryan, Jay Bushyhead, Eli Buxton, Kaden Campbell, Richard Edens, Conner Johnson, Connor Pratt, Wyatt Rutledge, and Kelton Tarr.
The Sand Springs Tide is ranked 258th in eleven-and-under A.
The Tide placed third in the Sand Springs April tournament and seventh in theSand Springs State Qualifier.
The Tide is Caden Blaylock, Kaden Burke, Colby Casey, Hunter Dressler, Jacob Lawley, Weston O’Brien, Jayden Reeder, Erika Silver, Austin Vawter, Charles Amey, Conner Graham, Sam Nelson, Kyer Tabor, and Ean Thelander.
The Oklahoma Bull Dawgs are ranked 297th in the nation in eleven-and-under A.
The Dawgs placed fourth in the April 8th Sand Springs Tournament and 10th in the April 29th Sand Springs Tournament.
The Dawgs are Paxton Bonaparte, Mason Marshall, Tyler Smith, Cade Surrett, Jim Watkins, Seth Benton, Mitchell Smith, Brennen List, Ethan Gibson, and Adrian Williams.
The Sand Springs Whitetails are ranked 306th in the nation in eleven-and-under AA.
The Whitetails placed seventh in the Broken Arrow March Mayhem tournament, third in the Tulsa All State Qualifier, eighth in the Broken Arrow Preseason Tournament, ninth in the Bixby Tax Break NIT, fifth in the Stillwater SASA Qualifier, sixth in the Sand Springs Woodbat tournament, fifth in the Bixby Last Chance Qualifier, second in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, sixth in the East Side Warm Up, and fourteenth in the Oklahoma State Championship.
The Whitetails are Grayson Dinh, Colton Smith, Parker Ledbetter, Daniel Taylor, Brayden Kimberlin, Jase Ellsworth, Ethan Jolly, Corbin Hayward, Lane Bledsoe, Jonathan Dingle, Simeon Adair, and Kolby Legg.
The Oklahoma Royals are ranked 42nd in the nation in eleven-and-under AAA.
The Royals placed fifth in the Bixby Tax Break NIT, third in the OK-Texas Shootout, first in the Bixby Ring Tournament, third in the Bixby May NIT, third in the Bixby Last Chance Qualifier, second in the Ponca City June-Tune tournament, seventh in the Bixby Global State Tournament, first in the Oklahoma State Championship, and second in the World Series.
The Royals are Jacob Blevins, Grayson Childers, Drake Fain, Mason Hargrove, Grayson James, Jacob Lewis, Hunter Lowrance, Mark Morgan, Cruz Norris, Rhen Rutledge, and Cameron Villines.
The Sand Springs Stingers are ranked 30th in the nation in twelve-and-under A.
The Stingers placed first in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, second in the Tulsa All State Qualifier, fourth in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, second in the Broken Arrow Mothers’ Day Madness tournament, fifth in the Sand Springs Woodbat tournament, first in the Stillwater Wood Bat tournament, and first in the Oklahoma State Championship at Stillwater.
The Stingers are Hunter Brenner, Dakota Bynum, Parker Haling, Lane Hayduk, John Keim, Brayden Parks, Riley Sims, Dalton Wilcox, Reese Wilson, and Tanner Yates.
The Sand Springs Pirates are ranked 107th in the nation in twelve-and-under A.
The Pirates placed third in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, second in the Washington County Youth Baseball State Qualifier, fourth in the Sand Springs Woodbat tournament, fourteenth in the Coweta Swing for a Ring tournament, fourth in the Broken Arrow State Tune Up, and fifth at the Oklahoma State Championship.
The Pirates are Tanner Battenfield, Jeziah Boatman, Jonah Boatman, Samuel Higgins, Nathan Johnson, Jace Reed, Noah Townley, Landon Vaca, Hunter Watkins, Jim Watkins, Anderson Bradbrook, Chase Piacentini, and Christian Hoover.
Sand Springs Team Xtreme is ranked 151st in the nation in the twelve-and-under AAA division.
The team placed fifth in the Stillwater Springs Kick-Off, fifth at the Bixby Easter Weekend Championship, eighth at the Brian Crawford Memorial Shootout, tenth at the Bixby April NIT, twelfth at the OK-Texas Shootout, third at the East-West Shootout, sixth at the Bixby May NIT, fifth at the Stillwater Wood Bat tournament, second at the Bixby June NIT, fourth at the Bixby State Tournament, ninth at the Oklahoma State Championship, and fifth at the World Series in Destin.
Team Xtreme is made up of Cale Askew, Preston Berg, Jason Clark, Kaden Clark, Teagon Cook, Braylon Flores, Nathan Gibson, Brody Rutledge, Carson Seabolt, and Hunter Waits.
The Sand Springs Sandites are ranked eleventh in the nation in the thirteen-and-under A division.
The team placed third in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, second in both Sand Springs April tournaments, sixth in the Bixby Annual Rings Tournament, fourth in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, ninth in the Tulsa All State Qualifier, second in the Sand Springs Pay Way to State tournament, sixth in the Stillwater State Championship, third in the Broken Arrow State Championship, and seventh in the World Series.
The Sandites are Alex Bartlett, John Cason, Chris Cox, Nathin Hamilton, Nathan Hartnauer, Kale Hilligoss, Kyle Hilligoss, Seth Kearns, Cody Pulsher, Timothy Rector, Samuel Smith, and Lane Webster.
The Sand Springs Cubs are ranked 65th in the nation in thirteen-and-under A.
The team placed fourth in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, seventh in the April 8th Sand Springs tournament, third in the Sand Springs State Qualifier, eighth in the Bixby Annual Rings Tournament, sixth in the third Sand Springs April tournament, fifth in the Sand Springs Woodbat tournament, fourth in the Sand Springs Pay Way to State tournament, and fifth in the Oklahoma State Championship.
The Cubs are Nathaniel Brinker, Joseph Case, Seth Cottman, Kolby Harris, Mason Hinton, Cooper Livingston, Morgan Powell, Braedon Trimble, Sean Arney, Alex Favela, Steven Thompson, and Caleb Graham.
The Sand Springs Tide is ranked fourteenth in the nation in fourteen-and-under A.
The Tide placed second in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, seventh in the Tulsa All State Qualifier, first in the Skiatook Wood Bat Tournament, fourth in the Skiatook USSSA Tournament, second in the Collinsville Ring Tournament, fourth in the Skiatook Ring Tournament, fifth in the Oklahoma AA State Championship, second in Oklahoma A State Championship, and eleventh in the World Series.
The Tide is Tyler Bennett, Kyler Dennis, Hunter Fuqua, Isaac Garrison, Josh Minney, Joe Nelson, Remington Payne, Derek Silver, Austin Smith, Tony Nyborg, Brandon Gilbert, Parker Shipman, Coleton Lawley, and Brett Gilbert.
The Oklahoma Riverhawks are ranked 81st in the nation in fourteen-and-under AA.
The Riverhawks placed first in the Sand Springs Preseason Tournament, third in the Stillwater Cowboy Classic, third in the Owasso Spring Fling Shootout, fifth in the Broken Arrow Spring Smackdown, second in the Owasso April Shootout, second in the SASA Qualifier, third in the Claremore May Opener, third in the Sand Springs Woodbat tournament, fifth in the Stillwater Woodbat tournament, first in the Skiatook Ring Tournament, third in the Stillwater State Championship and second in the Oklahoma State Championship.
The Riverhawks are Jonah Banker, Coleson Cheek, Seth Davidson, Davis Dotson, Noah James, Logan Lovgren, John Miller, Kaidyn Ready, Jacob Snodgrass, Ben Ward, Gage Cardwell, Keifer Massey, Andru McDaniel, Reese David, and Braden Foster.
The Sand Springs Sandites are ranked 64th in the nation in sixteen-and-under AA. They placed first in the Broken Arrow Summer Slam, third in the Tulsa Firecracker Shootout, and first in the Tulsa Season Finale Shootout.
The Sandites are Benjamin Banker, Jarrett Cole, Trenten List, Garrett McCallie, Ryan Seabolt, Steven Steelman, Cal Watkins, Tanner Phillips, Seth Villines, Cody Disbrow, and Kyler Copeland.
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