Before summer comes to a close, we want to give one more shout-out to the Crusaders, whose work on the field notes the start of warmer months, Crusader Baseball. What a season, continuing our Tradition of Excellence!
The Crusaders were District Champions, Regional Champions and played in the State Final 4 Game! We were also thrilled to have 3 players make 1st Team All Stark County!
The team also fielded a number of individual awards:
CCHS Baseball Records:
Eric Baum- Stolen bases in a season 30 (1st All-Time), a 51-year-old record, .990 ERA (8th all-time).
Christian Harris- .323 ERA (1st All-Time), No-Hitter (15 others in history)
Brody Donley- 1.000 Fielding % in a season (OF), tied with 28 others
Danny Heck- .992 Fielding % in a season, 2 errors (catcher), 2nd All-time
Ryan Turner- .991 Fielding % in a season, 1 error (1B), 3rd All time
All- Stark County:
Eric Baum, Danny Heck, Christian Harris
Stark County Player of the Year:
Eric Baum
All-District:
Eric Baum (1st Team), Danny Heck (1st Team), Christian Harris (1st Team)
Academic All-Ohio (Seniors only):
Christian Harris, Danny Heck
All-Ohio All-Star:
Christian Harris (1st Team)
NEOBCA All-Star:
Eric Baum (1st Team), Danny Heck (1st Team), Christian Harris (1st Team)
Dumont's All-Star:
Eric Baum, Danny Heck, Christian Harris
PBR Division III All-Star:
Eric Baum (1st Team), Christian Harris (2nd Team), Danny Heck (Honorable Mention)
Thurman Munson Memorial Catchers Award (Best catcher in Stark County all divisions):
Danny Heck
Great job, Crusaders! We’re already looking forward to the 2022 season.