SHOWING UP STRONG: Three BHS baseball underclassmen contribute at Oklahoma State Games

Bartlesville High’s Transcendent Triumvirate of returning baseball talent displayed its grit and polish during this past weeks’ Oklahoma State Games in Enid.

The OSG is a showcase event and invitation-only opportunity featuring the top freshman-to-junior prep baseball talent from the 2022 season.

Bartlesville Bruin head coach Cody Price was on hand to watch his three impact Bruins — seniors-to-be Zeb Henry and Eric Olenberger, who both have participated in previous OSG play, and junior-to-be Brenden Asher — compete.

“It went well,” said Price, who has accumulated 52 career wins in a little more than two seasons at Bartlesville.

Henry “played a bunch of innings at shortstop or second base,” Price said. “he also pitched a scoreless inning. He stole a couple of bases and drew a couple of walks.”

Olenberger, a starting catcher for the Bruins, “caught a handful of innings and he dh’d for one inning,” Price said. “He recorded three or four hits.”

Asher pitched four innings on Tuesday “against a really tough Northwest squad,” Price said. “He did a good job. He threw well. It was a good appearance for him.”

The OSG boosted the participating players chances t find the right college fit.

“These games are a big deal,” Price said. “There were 30 coaches watching the games Monday and Tuesday.”

Bartlesville High also attended a recent college showcase session hosted by Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

As an extra honor — and a big one — Asher has been invited to play in the High Plains Shootout in July in Enid, Price said.

Henry, Olenberger and Asher helped power Bartlesville to a 25-14 mark last spring, the program’s best record since 2006. Bartlesville is 49-28 for the last two seasons.