CRU Baseball

Homeschool Team

COMPETITIVE SPORTS

Crossroads baseball is a Christian Baseball program not only to build the talents of our players, but also train them to be men of God on and off the field as they will be our future leaders to proclaim the gospel wherever God places them. We hold our players to a high standard and as they play for Crossroads Baseball they are representing God, their family and the Christian community. We seek to create an environment that each player is always willing to participate in to Glorify God, have fun playing baseball with their teammates and excel on their talents while playing the game.

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CROSSROADS PLAYERS AND TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS

1st year played was 2015


Players

  • Noah Kararo – 2015-2016 – played at St. Francis University (NAIA) from 2017-2022
  • Kyle Rosenfeld – 2015 -2018 – plays at Western Illinois University (D1) from 2019-2024
  • Evan Orzech – 2016-2019 – plays at St. Xavier University (NAIA) from 2020-2024
  • Jake Angelo – 2017-2018 – played at Judson University (NAIA) from 2020-2023
  • Zach Rojas – 2017-2018 – played at Judson University (NAIA) from 2019-2022
  • Max Freund – 2018 – plays at Judson University (NAIA) from 2022-2024
  • Tim Whitfield – 2018-2021 – plays at Wheaton College (D3) from 2022-2024
  • Lazaro Marquez – 2018-2020 – plays at Dayton University (D1) from 2021-2024
  • Anthony Buono – 2018-2020 – plays at Concordia University Wisconsin (D3) from 2022-2026
  • Mike Hahn - 2017 -2020 - played at Benedictine University (NAIA) from 2020-2022
  • Aaron Orzech – 2019-2022 – plays at St. Xavier University (NAIA) from 2023-2026, Frontier League
  • Ben Wagner - 2019-2020 - played at NIACC (JUCO) from 2021-2023
  • Logan Wagner – 2019-2021 – plays for Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliate from 2022 to present
  • Ethan Wagner – 2022 – plays for the Houston Astros minor league affiliate from 2024 to present




Achievements

• 2015 Midwest Homeschool World Series – 6th place

• 2017 Midwest Homeschool World Series – 3rd place

• 2018 Nation Homeschool World Series – participant

• 2018 Illinois Christian Conference - Champion

• 2019 Midwest Homeschool World Series – Champion

• 2019 Illinois Christian Conference – Champion

• 2021 Illinois Christian Conference – Champion

• 2023 Midwest Homeschool World Series – 5th place

COMPETITION

IN & out of Season

In-season practices are done to fill in gaps and game cancelations during the season and are typically held at the Crossroads Youth Center softball fields in Big Rock, IL. Fall Practices are held the beginning of September to mid October at the Crossroads Youth Center softball fields in Big Rock, IL.


Our Winter Practices start from January 31 to mid March, Wednesdays and Fridays 1:30pm to 3:30pm at the Quarry FieldHouse in Romeoville, IL.

Info for Practice

Practices consist of skills, drills, competitions and strengthening the mental side of playing baseball. This is all in correlation with increasing their abilities and talents with hitting, defense and pitching.


All practices have biblical devotionals that our players are asked to participate in to help with their spiritual walk with Christ and to help the team chemistry as we discuss each topic. With a biblical worldview on the game of baseball, it will help with the successes and failures of the game and how our young men respond to each situation good or bad.

Focus

BASEBALL SEASON and TOURNAMENTS

A typical season for Crossroads can consist of 25 to 40 games depending on roster and

weather related cancelations. Being an approved IHSA baseball team, we are allowed to participate in the Illinois Christian Conference that consists of 4 teams. We are unable to participate in any state playoffs. We do participate in 1 to 2 out-of-state tournaments a year. For 2024 we will be participating in the Perfect Game Mid-South High School Showdown in Tennessee and the Midwest Homeschool World Series (MHWS) in Westfield, IN.

Our Coaches

Luke has a heart to serve and to see youth come to know Jesus as their greatest treasure. Luke has been involved with Crossroads for 15+ years. He was a Day Camp camper to camp director, student in P.E. classes to leader of the program, youth group student to Youth Pastor. All of these experiences have contributed to his passion and training to be the current Director of the Youth Ministry at Crossroads.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Some basic Cru Baseball information that can help you plan ahead.

  • Where are the home fields?

    Crossroads Baseball uses 2 locations for home games, McCaslin Park and Lee Pfund

    Stadium in Carol Stream, IL.

  • When & where are practices?

    In-season practices are done to fill in gaps and game cancelations during the season and are typically held at Crossroads Youth Center softball fields in Big Rock, IL. Winter practices will be held Mondays and Fridays from 1:30-3:30 starting January 29th at the Quarry Fieldhouse in Romeoville.

  • When can I register?

    If you are interested to be a part of the Crossroads High School Baseball program please register using this link:

    https://forms.gle/PFfN8ae3sKTFqgpg8

  • Ask your question!

    For more information email Head Coach Danny Garcia at illinoisCRUbaseball@icloud.com

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