2016 Oklahoma Preseason Baseball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard
1. Westmoore (Oklahoma City)
Head coach: Joe Patterson
2015 record: 32-8
The Jaguars finished second in the state in the Class 6A playoffs, falling to perennial state champion Owasso in the finals. Westmoore returns three of the state's top six players, according to Perfect Game. Outfielder
Deshawn Lookout is ranked No. 1. He batted .415 with five home runs last year. Also returning are left-handed pitcher
Braidyn Fink, ranked No. 3, who went 4-1 with 50 strikeouts, and shortstop
Brandon Zaragoza, ranked No. 6, who batted .321 with 12 doubles.
See last season's Oklahoma baseball computer rankings2. Owasso
Head coach: Larry Turner
2015 record: 28-5
The Rams won their 10th state championship in 2015 and have been to the state finals 16 of the past 19 seasons. Coach Larry Turner went over 1,000 career wins last year and enters this year with a record of 1,024-235. The Rams return eight players who give the team experience. Senior
Shane Lang and sophomore
Braydon Lloyd anchor the pitching staff while All-American candidate
Parker Dunn is the top position player in the outfield. Other returning seniors include
Dodger Turner and
Kyle Petty.
See Oklahoma baseball pro photo galleries3. Bishop Kelley (Tulsa)Head coach: Scott Ellis
2015 record: 27-8
The Comets reached the Class 6A state semifinals before falling to eventual state champion Owasso. Bishop Kelley has one of the state's top players in senior third baseman
Daniel DeSimone. The Oklahoma State commit batted .380 last year with seven home runs.
Philip Scott also is a force at the plate after hitting .470 with 14 doubles and eight home runs as a junior.
See last season's Oklahoma baseball playoff brackets4. Edmond Memorial
Head coach: Kyle Roberts
2015 record: 23-11
The Bulldogs fell to Bishop Kelley in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs, but they return one of the state's top infielders in shortstop
Tyler Bowen, who is ranked No. 7 in the state by Perfect Game. The pitching rotation should also be solid with righthander
Will Bertolino and lefthander
Benjamin Crabtree returning.
Seth Graves heads the junior class and will team with Bowen in the middle infield.
See last season's Oklahoma baseball stat leaders
5. Roff
Head coach: Ead Simon
2015 record: 34-2
The Tigers fell just short of winning the Class A state championship last year. While Roff plays in one of the smallest divisions in the state, it regularly competes with the top teams in Oklahoma. Roff also has one of the state's top prospects, and the returning national home run leader, in third baseman
Dalton Reed. As a junior, Reed batted .581 with 55 RBIs and 19 home runs.
