TEAM PROFILE

Sparks North- Cruz
Bensenville, IL
9u
RECORD
W-L-T 9-9-0
WIN % 50
STATS
AVG RUN SCORED 9.78
AVG RUN ALLOWED 8.11
AVG RUN DIFFERENCE 1.67
RUNS SCORED 176
RUNS ALLOWED 146
RUNS DIFFERENCE 30
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
EVENTS
DATE EVENT DIVISION W-L-T AVG RS AVG RD AVG RA
2026-03-20 March Mayhem Classic (Indoor) SOLD OUT 9u 1-2-0 5.67 1.33 4.33
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 March Mayhem Classic (Indoor) SOLD OUT Sparks North- Cruz 14 - 00 Legacy 9u Scout
2 March Mayhem Classic (Indoor) SOLD OUT Limestone Reapers Ortman 06 - 01 Sparks North- Cruz
3 March Mayhem Classic (Indoor) SOLD OUT Berserk KC Naturals 07 - 02 Sparks North- Cruz
4 USSSA 315 Spring Kick Off Championships NIT Sparks North- Cruz 18 - 03 USA PRIME MID STATE Premier
5 USSSA 315 Spring Kick Off Championships NIT Bourbonnais Braves 9u 10 - 14 Sparks North- Cruz
6 USSSA 315 Spring Kick Off Championships NIT Sparks North- Cruz 01 - 02 Diamond Dogs 9U
7 I-57 Under Armour Championship Series Spring Fling Sparks North- Cruz 14 - 08 Rantoul Rush
8 I-57 Under Armour Championship Series Spring Fling Sparks North- Cruz 10 - 24 New Berlin Pumas
9 I-57 Under Armour Championship Series Spring Fling Sparks North- Cruz 09 - 07 Yard Goats - Paul
10 I-57 Under Armour Championship Series Spring Fling Rantoul Rush 02 - 11 Sparks North- Cruz
11 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Sparks North- Cruz 13 - 05 Limestone Reapers - Haberzetle
12 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Rawlings Tigers 9U - Perez 04 - 08 Sparks North- Cruz
13 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Sparks North- Cruz 10 - 12 CP Bulldogs Red
14 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Sparks North- Cruz 11 - 14 Diamond Dogs 9U
15 Mother's Day Bat Bash at 315 Sports Park Cangelosi Spark Wajda 16 - 05 Sparks North- Cruz
16 Northern Illinois Shootout Sparks North- Cruz 07 - 09 Freeport Stix-Wilken
17 Northern Illinois Shootout SBA Raiders 9U 08 - 20 Sparks North- Cruz
18 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