As the spring rolls on, so do the football seasons for four Crusader alums, who are playing on three different teams across two leagues in this 2024 season.
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UMHB Baseball tallies 20 hits in 13-5 win over SRSU, Will be No. 3 seed in next week’s ASC Tournament
ALPINE, Texas–The postseason has arrived. UMHB Baseball closed its 2024 regular season on Saturday afternoon in far West Texas, taking the decisive Game 3 of a weekend series at Sul Ross State, 13-5.
UMHB Softball extends win streak in sweep of Sul Ross State, finishes regular season with a 13-1 home record
BELTON—In the final home game of the 2024 regular season, UMHB Softball maintained its winning ways, extending its streak to 11 straight victories as The Cru sealed a sweep of Sul Ross State.
UMHB Baseball falls in narrow loss to No. 9 Trinity, but plenty to like from The Cru as the ASC Tournament approaches
BELTON–Moral victories don’t show up in the win column, but as Mike Stawski reflected on Tuesday night’s 5-4 loss to ninth-ranked Trinity, there was little the UMHB head coach could find fault with in his team’s performance.
UMHB Beach Volleyball’s AVCA Small College national title was three seasons in the making
BELTON—Building a program from the ground up comes with natural challenges. Establishing a recruiting base, scheduling, and development all come with time and no shortage of serious effort. UMHB head beach volleyball coach Mark Pryor can attest to that fact.
Crusaders in the Pros: King scores 6 TDs in first IFL start
DES MOINES, Iowa-With the Iowa Barnstormers off to an 0-3 start and struggling on offense, head coach Dave Mogensen turned to UMHB alum Kyle King in Saturday night’s Week 4 home opener against the Arizona Rattlers.
#CruWin | UMHB Baseball earns first series win over Ozarks since 2016 in 8-2 victory
BELTON–A year ago, almost to the day, the series against Ozarks spelled the end of any postseason hopes for the UMHB Baseball. The Crusaders were eliminated from ASC Tournament contention as they struggled on the road against the Eagles late in the season.
#CruWin | UMHB Softball moves into second place in the ASC with 8-0 shutout at Ozarks
CLARKSVILLE, Ark.–Second place in the ASC standings is now in The Cru’s possession. It is quite the contrast from where they were five weeks ago, sitting at 2-7 in league play.
Polleschultz goes 5-for-7, scores 5 runs, as UMHB Softball sweeps Friday doubleheader at Ozarks
CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas–It is the job of a team’s leadoff hitter to reach base at a high rate, setting up the power hitters in the middle of the order with RBI opportunities. Lindsey Polleschultz has done that at a high level for UMHB softball this season…
Grosz’s walk-off single lifts UMHB to Game 1 win over Ozarks as The Cru splits Friday’s doubleheader
BELTON–Rhett Grosz stepped to the plate in the eighth inning on Friday afternoon, bases loaded, two outs, score tied at two apiece