TEAM PROFILE

Sparks North- Cruz
Bensenville, IL
9u
ALL SEASONS 2025 Fall Baseball 2024/2025 Indoor Baseball 2025 Baseball 2023/2024 Indoor Baseball 2023 Fall Baseball 2023 Baseball 2025/2026 Indoor 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 8-7-0
WIN % 53.33
STATS
AVG RUN SCORED 10.6
AVG RUN ALLOWED 8.87
AVG RUN DIFFERENCE 1.73
RUNS SCORED 159
RUNS ALLOWED 133
RUNS DIFFERENCE 26
COACHES
Head Coach Carlos Cruz
Assistant Coach Robert Wicklander
MANAGERS/ADMINISTRATORS
Team Admin Marc Molfese
Sparks North- Cruz ROSTER
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos
  Johnny Dzialo 2B L/R SS
  Cole Zehme 3B R/R 1B
  Giancarlo Ureste 3B R/R 1B
  Jaxon Sanchez 3B L/R 1B
  Brady Kempke C R/R 2B
  Fritz Frillman C R/R 2B
  Bennett Dummer C R/R RF
  Ethan Cruz CF L/L 1B
  Brooks Mallin CF R/R RHP
  Michael Wicklander OF R/R 2B
  Gino Molfese SS R/R C
  Jack Mccormack SS R/R RHP
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EVENTS
DATE EVENT DIVISION W-L-T AVG RS AVG RD AVG RA
2026-04-10 USSSA 315 Spring Kick Off Championships NIT 9u 2-1-0 11 6 5
2026-04-24 I-57 Under Armour Championship Series Spring Fling 9u 3-1-0 11 0.75 10.25
2026-05-08 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park 9u 2-3-0 9.4 -0.8 10.2
2026-05-16 Northern Illinois Shootout 9u 1-2-0 11.67 3 8.67
2026-06-12 Super Man Series - Kryptonite Clash 9u 0-0-0 0 0 0
GAMES
# EVENT TEAM VS TEAM
1 USSSA 315 Spring Kick Off Championships NIT Sparks North- Cruz 18 - 03 USA PRIME MID STATE Premier
2 USSSA 315 Spring Kick Off Championships NIT Bourbonnais Braves 9u 10 - 14 Sparks North- Cruz
3 USSSA 315 Spring Kick Off Championships NIT Sparks North- Cruz 01 - 02 Diamond Dogs 9U
4 I-57 Under Armour Championship Series Spring Fling Sparks North- Cruz 14 - 08 Rantoul Rush
5 I-57 Under Armour Championship Series Spring Fling Sparks North- Cruz 10 - 24 New Berlin Pumas
6 I-57 Under Armour Championship Series Spring Fling Sparks North- Cruz 09 - 07 Yard Goats - Paul
7 I-57 Under Armour Championship Series Spring Fling Rantoul Rush 02 - 11 Sparks North- Cruz
8 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Sparks North- Cruz 13 - 05 Limestone Reapers - Haberzetle
9 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Rawlings Tigers 9U - Perez 04 - 08 Sparks North- Cruz
10 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Sparks North- Cruz 10 - 12 CP Bulldogs Red
11 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Sparks North- Cruz 11 - 14 Diamond Dogs 9U
12 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Cangelosi Spark Wajda 16 - 05 Sparks North- Cruz
13 Northern Illinois Shootout Sparks North- Cruz 07 - 09 Freeport Stix-Wilken
14 Northern Illinois Shootout SBA Raiders 9U 08 - 20 Sparks North- Cruz
15 Northern Illinois Shootout Sparks North- Cruz 08 - 09 Wauconda Wreckers - Super
PLAYER PROFILES
Gino Molfese Itasca  , IL
Jaxon Sanchez Elmwood Park  , IL
Giancarlo Ureste Hanover Park  , IL
Ethan Cruz Bloomingdale  , IL
Brady Kempke Bartlett  , IL
Cole Zehme Itasca  , IL
Brooks Mallin Buffalo Grove  , IL 2035
Johnny Dzialo Bloomingdale  , IL
Michael Wicklander Winfield  , IL
Fritz Frillman Chicago  , IL 2035
Bennett Dummer Bloomingdale  , IL
Jack Mccormack Bloomingdale  , IL