Winchester Crusaders 10U

Please join our Crusader 10U family in congratulating our #46 Paisley Keller for receiving an open invitation to compete in the USSSA-Fastpitch Softball All American Games this summer in Florida!

We are so proud of your hard work and growth, kiddo! 🛡️🥎💪🏻

🐈‍⬛🐕 The Cru is celebrating National Pet Month!

The month celebrates companion animals, promotes pet welfare, and encourages responsible ownership through adoption support and public awareness.

A special shoutout to our #1 Andy Hansen for holding a donation drive for the Wi******er Area SPCA in lieu of gifts for her 10th birthday. Her Crusaders teammates came through big time and contributed very generously to help the cats and pups awaiting their fur-ever homes. ❤️🐾

Check out the comments on this post to view some of the four-legged friends available for adoption at the Wi******er Area SPCA!

“Being a mom in the youth sports world is one of the most exhausting and rewarding things you’ll ever do.

It’s balancing work, life, emotions, schedules, practices, lessons, laundry, and somehow still finding enough energy to show up fully for your kids every single day.

And the truth is…loving your athlete isn’t always soft.

Sometimes love looks like accountability. Sometimes it’s the hard conversation after the game. Sometimes it’s refusing to let them quit when things get uncomfortable. Sometimes it’s making them own their attitude, their body language, their preparation, and the way they treat teammates when adversity hits.

Because as moms, we want to protect our babies from failure. We want to make the hurt go away after the bad game, the strikeout, the error, the moment confidence gets shaken. But we also know growth doesn’t happen by avoiding hard things.

That’s the constant pull of motherhood in sports. You want to hug them through the struggle while also teaching them how to fight through it.

And man…when you start watching your kid become resilient, disciplined, confident, coachable, tough — it makes every sacrifice worth it. Watching them slowly become who they’re meant to be is one of the greatest feelings in the world.

So to all the moms carrying the emotional weight of youth sports while still showing up day after day…Happy Mother’s Day.

The rides, the structure, the accountability, the support, the sacrifices, the belief you pour into them when they can’t see it themselves…that matters more than you know.

You’re not just raising athletes. You’re raising strong humans.”

- Danielle Lawrie

🚨🚨Home Run Alert 🚨🚨

🌸🥎 Not one, but TWO bombs for Mom! 🥎 🌸

In game one, #8 Launa Caton sends two to the yard for in-the-park home runs driving in 6 total RBIs! All the girls’ bats were humming along with great performances in the circle from #9 Ellie Sowers and #46 Paisley Keller, and the Cru takes their first game 12-0! 🛡️🥎💪🏻🌸

🥎 The Cru heads to Leesburg, VA this Saturday to compete in the USSSA-Fastpitch Softball Momma Won't Mind (one-day) Tournament!

⏰ First game of pool play is scheduled for 9:20 AM against Loudoun Force 10U. Game two is slated for 12 PM against New Era - Kiser 10U. Bracket play will begin at 1:45 PM.

🌤️ Join us at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park in Leesburg, VA to cheer on this great group of girls!

🎥 Catch all the play-by-play action on the GameChanger app if you can’t be there in-person!
http://web.gc.com/teams/11vvVjasfWVQ/live

🛡️ Thanks to all of our fans and followers for supporting our team!

Happy Apple Blossom from your Wi******er Crusaders 10U family! 🌸

We’d like to congratulate our #3 Lola Scruggs, #7 Sydney Nole, and #6 Maddie Estep for running the Kids’ Bloomin’ Mile! 🏃🏼‍♀️

And a very special shout-out to our #6 Maddie Estep for being named one of the 2026 Little Maids to the Queen’s Court! 👑

📣 We are spilling the tea on the Cru’s two new guest players. We believe they will be royal additions to the team. Please welcome Charles and Camilla! 🛡️🥎🇬🇧☕️

📣 PLAYER SPOTLIGHT!
4️⃣ Zoey Spencer (SS, Pitcher)

📣 PLAYER SPOTLIGHT!
6️⃣ Maddie Estep (RF, LF)

📣 PLAYER SPOTLIGHT!
3️⃣ Lola Scruggs (CF, Catcher)