Rock Sports Complex – Illinois
HISTORY OF CROSSTOWN BASEBALL - Crosstown Baseball, founded in 2013 by Dave Epplen and his family, emerged from frustrations with restrictive residency rules in other leagues. Our inclusive approach welcomes players from various locations, fostering a love for baseball. With teams spanning cities, schools, churches, and independents from KY and OH, Crosstown provides diverse playing opportunities.
In the winter 2022 we unfortunately lost a very dear friend and supporter of Crosstown Baseball, Clayton Plageman. He was a friend, an umpire and our umpire scheduler. Clayton was an umpire that when he stepped onto the field, he called a fair game and took the time to educate the players. Clayton will forever be in our hearts and memories.
In the spring of 2023, we unfortunately lost the founder of Crosstown Baseball, Dave Epplen. Dave was a mentor, a coach, a friend, an umpire, and a person that had 65 years of baseball experience. Dave would do anything for anyone when it came to baseball, if a kid needed a glove or bat, Dave would find a way to get them one. Dave trained our umpires for years and worked closely with Clayton on scheduling. Dave will never be forgotten and will forever be a part of Crosstown Baseball.
In 2024, the board launched the "Reviving Baseball in the Tri-State" campaign, introducing Bronze and Gold Divisions, aiming to uphold our mission of fostering baseball enjoyment among kids. We want to see kids playing baseball and enjoying America's favorite pastime.
Rock Tournaments is dedicated to providing athletes with first-class youth experience and high school exposure Baseball and Softball tournaments at the best complexes in Illinois and Wisconsin!
Rock Sports Group offers a full lineup of tournaments, showcases, and camps! We are dedicated to providing athletes with first-class service while ensuring our youth players have a great experience and our high school players get the exposure they are looking for!
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First, we will utilize NFHS rules unless otherwise specified within this Rock Tournaments Rules and Policies document.
Please be respectful to opposing teams, coaches, fans and umpires.
No metal cleats allowed at any age level. All of the complexes where we host tournaments have turf fields.
Then, all on the field calls by an umpire are final. In the event there is a non umpire/game issue or question, please have the head coach consult with the onsite tournament director. All decisions made by the tournament director are final.
Also, no seeds or gum allowed as all of the complexes where we host tournaments have turf fields.
Admission Fees: Admission fees vary based on the length of the tournament.
Pitching restrictions – We do not monitor pitch counts or have pitching restrictions. That said, we recommend that all coaches adhere to the Smart Pitch guidelines provided by USA Baseball.
Catchers may use a 2-piece helmet/mask at their own risk
Then Home team is resposnible for the scoreboard.
Slash Bunts are NOT ALLOWED at any time in 12U and under. Batter will deemed out if attempted. On 1st offense coach will be restricted to the dugout. On the second offense, coach will be ejected from the game.
Lastly, if we have a safety bag, the entire safety bag is considered the bag. So if the firstbaseman is on the orange part of the bag, it is still considered the bag. That said, the orange part if the bag is still in foul territory.
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