TEAM PROFILE

Sterling Sharks
Sterling, IL
16u
2025 Fall Baseball 2024/2025 Indoor Baseball 2025 Baseball 2023/2024 Indoor Baseball 2023 Fall Baseball 2023 Baseball 2025/2026 Indoor Baseball 2026 Baseball 2022 Baseball 2024 Baseball 2022/2023 Indoor Baseball 2022 Fall Baseball 2021 Baseball 2021 Fall Baseball 2020 Summer Baseball 2020 Fall Baseball 2019 Baseball 2024 Fall Baseball
RECORD
W-L-T 7-6-3
WIN % 43.75
STATS
AVG RUN SCORED 4.75
AVG RUN ALLOWED 5.56
AVG RUN DIFFERENCE -0.81
RUNS SCORED 76
RUNS ALLOWED 89
RUNS DIFFERENCE -13
DIVISIONS
15u Open 0-2-1
COACHES
Head Coach Matt Birdsley
Assistant Coach Chad Hartman
Assistant Coach Larry Van Landuit
Sterling Sharks ROSTER
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos
  Braden Birdsley 1B L/L OF
  Shawn Dir 2B R/R OF
  Austin Van Landuit 3B L/R C
  Lincoln Davis 3B R/R OF
  Drew Nettleton 3B L/R RHP
  Debbi Kelly C R/R OF
  Nick Capp C R/R UTILITY
  Rowan Workman LF R/R 3B
  James Leif OF R/R UTILITY
  Joe Oswalt SS R/R 2B
  Bryce Hartman SS R/R RHP
  Isaiah Williams SS R/R RHP
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EVENTS
DATE EVENT DIVISION W-L-T AVG RS AVG RD AVG RA
2022-06-10 Turf Frenzy NIT 15u 0-2-1 4.33 -6.67 11
2022-06-24 Summer Turf Shootout NIT 15u 3-2-0 4.8 0.2 4.6
2022-07-15 Turf N' Lumber Championships (Wood bat Tournament) 15u 0-1-2 1.67 -1.33 3
2022-07-22 Summer Turf Fest 15u 4-1-0 6.8 2 4.8
GAMES
# EVENT TEAM VS TEAM
1 Turf Frenzy NIT Chicago Bruins 11 - 03 Sterling Sharks
2 Turf Frenzy NIT Chicago Bruins 15 - 03 Sterling Sharks
3 Turf Frenzy NIT Sterling Sharks 07 - 07 Midwest Halos U15 White
4 Summer Turf Shootout NIT NAPLATE TITANS 08 - 01 Sterling Sharks
5 Summer Turf Shootout NIT Sterling Sharks 03 - 10 Midwest Future Prospects
6 Summer Turf Shootout NIT LZ360 Bison 15u Shick 2022 00 - 11 Sterling Sharks
7 Summer Turf Shootout NIT Top Tier West 05 - 08 Sterling Sharks
8 Summer Turf Shootout NIT Sterling Sharks 01 - 00 Christian Center Red
9 Turf N' Lumber Championships (Wood bat Tournament) Xtreme 15u 02 - 02 Sterling Sharks
10 Turf N' Lumber Championships (Wood bat Tournament) 3n2 Illinois STEEL (American) 03 - 03 Sterling Sharks
11 Turf N' Lumber Championships (Wood bat Tournament) Davenport North Wildcats 04 - 00 Sterling Sharks
12 Summer Turf Fest Homestead Ranchers 15u 01 - 11 Sterling Sharks
13 Summer Turf Fest Sterling Sharks 02 - 01 Fastball USA 15U
14 Summer Turf Fest Sterling Sharks 12 - 11 Rebels Baseball
15 Summer Turf Fest Rebels Baseball 02 - 08 Sterling Sharks
16 Summer Turf Fest Sterling Sharks 01 - 09 Fastball USA 15U
PLAYER PROFILES
Braden Birdsley Sterling  , IL 2025
Lincoln Davis Sterling  , IL 2025
Debbi Kelly Sterling  , IL 2025
Joe Oswalt Dixon  , IL 2025
Nick Capp Sterling  , IL 2025
Shawn Dir Sterling  , IL 2025
Austin Van Landuit STERLING  , IL 2024
Rowan Workman Sterling  , IL 2024
Isaiah Williams Dixon  , IL 2024
Bryce Hartman Sterling  , IL 2025
Drew Nettleton Sterling  , IL 2025
James Leif Sterling  , IL 2025