By Paul Suellentrop
Dale and Oktaha are 96 miles apart, almost a straight line west to east through central Oklahoma. Both high schools are known for baseball and, because they are too small to field a football team, they play a lot of baseball.
The towns are also linked by the middle of the Wichita State infield this season. Second baseman Brock Rodden is from Oktaha, the 2009 and 2017 Class A fall state champions. Shortstop David Herring, a newcomer to the Shockers, is from Dale, which owns 11 fall and 11 spring state titles.