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 12-15-1
WIN % 42.86
STATS
AVG RUN SCORED 5.46
AVG RUN ALLOWED 6.21
AVG RUN DIFFERENCE -0.75
RUNS SCORED 153
RUNS ALLOWED 174
RUNS DIFFERENCE -21
COACHES
Assistant Coach Larry Van Landuit
Assistant Coach Nick Hubbard
Sterling Sharks ROSTER
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos
  Braden Birdsley 1B L/L OF
  Shawn Dir 2B R/R OF
  Lincoln Davis 3B R/R OF
  Bryce Hartman LHP R/R
  Daniel Kelly LHP R/R
  Maddux Osborn LHP R/R
  James Leif OF R/R UTILITY
  Cale Nettleton SS R/R C
  Nico Battaglia SS R/R RHP, 2B, SS, 3B, OF
  Mason Hubbard UTILITY R/R RHP
  Drew Nettleton UTILITY L/R UTILITY
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EVENTS
DATE EVENT DIVISION W-L-T AVG RS AVG RD AVG RA
2020-06-19 Primetime Turf Classic 13u 3-2-0 7.4 2.2 5.2
2020-07-10 JP Sports Midwest Championships 13u 1-3-0 3 -4.5 7.5
2021-04-30 Eastern Iowa Shootout 14u 0-3-0 2 -9.33 11.33
2021-05-07 Northern Illinois Mother’s Day Clash 14u 1-3-0 5.5 -1 6.5
2021-05-14 Midwest Turf Ring Shootout 14u 1-1-1 5.33 1.67 3.67
2021-06-05 Northern Illinois School's Out Slugfest 14u 2-1-0 8.33 3 5.33
2021-06-18 Primetime Turf Classic 14u 2-1-0 4 -1.67 5.67
2021-06-25 Experience the Turf - Rockford-Sold Out 14u 2-1-0 7.67 3 4.67
GAMES
# EVENT TEAM VS TEAM
1 Primetime Turf Classic Sterling Sharks 12 - 03 Galesburg Jr. Streaks
2 Primetime Turf Classic Sterling Sharks 11 - 00 BPV Mavericks
3 Primetime Turf Classic Streator Sluggers 08 - 02 Sterling Sharks
4 Primetime Turf Classic Junior Panther Travel Baseball 04 - 09 Sterling Sharks
5 Primetime Turf Classic Sterling Sharks 03 - 11 Zurdox
6 JP Sports Midwest Championships Clear Lake Lakers 08 - 00 Sterling Sharks
7 JP Sports Midwest Championships Junior Panther Travel Baseball 10 - 07 Sterling Sharks
8 JP Sports Midwest Championships Sterling Sharks 03 - 02 Storm 13U
9 JP Sports Midwest Championships Sandwich Braves 10 - 02 Sterling Sharks
10 Eastern Iowa Shootout Galesburg Jr. Streaks 08 - 03 Sterling Sharks
11 Eastern Iowa Shootout Quad City Hitmen Premier 15 - 00 Sterling Sharks
12 Eastern Iowa Shootout Sterling Sharks 03 - 11 QC HEAT INFERNO
13 Northern Illinois Mother’s Day Clash Braidwood Barracudas 14U 02 - 04 Sterling Sharks
14 Northern Illinois Mother’s Day Clash Sterling Sharks 04 - 06 Freeport Stix
15 Northern Illinois Mother’s Day Clash NCI Mustangs 14u 10 - 07 Sterling Sharks
16 Northern Illinois Mother’s Day Clash Freeport Stix 08 - 07 Sterling Sharks
17 Midwest Turf Ring Shootout Sterling Sharks 01 - 04 Junior Panther Travel
18 Midwest Turf Ring Shootout Junior Panther Travel 06 - 06 Sterling Sharks
19 Midwest Turf Ring Shootout Sterling Sharks 09 - 01 Route 41 Rattlers
20 Northern Illinois School's Out Slugfest ROCKFORD BASEBALL ACADEMY 01 - 10 Sterling Sharks
21 Northern Illinois School's Out Slugfest Sterling Sharks 12 - 11 14U Bombers 2021
22 Northern Illinois School's Out Slugfest Rochelle Rampage 04 - 03 Sterling Sharks
23 Primetime Turf Classic O'Donnells Baseball 08 - 00 Sterling Sharks
24 Primetime Turf Classic Sterling Sharks 06 - 04 Batavia Bulldogs
25 Primetime Turf Classic Sterling Sharks 06 - 05 Quincy Devils
26 Experience the Turf - Rockford-Sold Out Sterling Sharks 02 - 04 The Rivals
27 Experience the Turf - Rockford-Sold Out 14u Varna Velocity 03 - 07 Sterling Sharks
28 Experience the Turf - Rockford-Sold Out The Rivals 07 - 14 Sterling Sharks
PLAYER PROFILES
Braden Birdsley Sterling  , IL 2025
Lincoln Davis Sterling  , IL 2025
Daniel Kelly Sterling  , IL 2025
Cale Nettleton Sterling  , IL 2027
Nico Battaglia Sterling  , IL 2025
Shawn Dir Sterling  , IL 2025
Mason Hubbard Sterling  , IL 2025
Bryce Hartman Sterling  , IL 2025
Maddux Osborn Sterling  , IL 2025
Drew Nettleton Sterling  , IL
James Leif Sterling  , IL 2025