High School Program
San Diego Crush
The Crush Baseball Academy is a club baseball organization. We offer an environment where players learn to compete with passion, honor, and respect, in an atmosphere that promotes long-term success in baseball and in life. Our goal is to promote growth in all situations of both success and failure.
San Diego Hawks
College-level program brought to the world of youth baseball.
Baseball Family that supports multi-sports athletes, community baseball and flexible, family first approach to everything.
San Diego Alliance High School Program
As a initial partnership between two of the largest organizations in San Diego, we are introducing the San Diego Alliance high school program. This program will have some of the best teams in all of San Diego enabling those top players the opportunities to showcase their skills in hopes of playing in college, or beyond. We will also provide player development opportunities for all players looking to improve during the Summer and Fall in preparation for high school baseball.
College Recruiting and National Attention
We are in the process of finalizing a partnership with a nationally recognized brand that will further enhance the ability of our players and teams to get opportunities from colleges for next level play.
We will continuously look to add best in class partnerships that enhance the player development ability to grow into the best possible player they can be.
Summer Schedule (June and July)
Some of the best baseball is played during the Summer after high school baseball wraps up.
We want to give players opportunities to train every day during the week, if the choose to.
Tuesdays & Thursdays : Field Days
Wednesdays : Scrimmages
Mondays & Fridays : Optional Facility Days w/ Live At Bats, Open Hitting, etc.
Weekends : Tournaments and some Scrimmages. Weekend opportunities are earned and not guaranteed for all players.
Fall Schedule (August, September, October)
As we enter August, and before school starts back up, we expect to have a similar schedule as our Summer Schedule.
After school starts, we will move to a more traditional travel ball schedule with one field practice and one practice at a facility.
Football will become the primary sport for some players, but our Fall season is an opportunity for our players not playing a Fall sports to prepare physically, mechanically and mentally for their school's winter ball program with the goal of best positioning themselves for a key role as part of their school's high school season. There are also some big showcase events during the Fall.
Tournaments
We are finalizing our tournament schedule which will be released by the middle of March. But some of the events / organizers we are currently targeting are:
Phil Singer
Firecracker
PG Events
Tournament Costs are additional, and are divided among the players participating. There can be adjustments for players that do not fully participate either because of availability or due to a reduced role (i.e. pitcher only).
Teams / Players
2029 (Incoming Freshman) : 5 teams (60+ players)
2028 (Incoming Sophomores) : 3 teams
2027 (Incoming Juniors / Seniors) : 3 teams
Teams / Players
Registration Fee : $300 (covers uniforms, operations, etc.) We are in the process of adding addition perks for those that register early.
Summer Season (June, July) : $500
Fall Season (August - October) : $700
Both seasons (up front) : $1150
Next Steps
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON OR AROUND MARCH 1ST
If your player has been developed by the San Diego Crush program, and you have questions, please reach out to Brady Ware (bwarebaseball@gmail.com).
If your player has been developed by the San Diego Hawks program, and you have questions, please reach out to Mark Strauch (mark@holisticbaseball.com.
If your player has been a part of another organization and you are looking for a next level high school program --- you are in the right place. You can reach out to either Brady or Mark.
Coaches
We are excited about the coaches that will be involved this Summer and Fall seasons. We are in the process of adding additional coaches to our staff.
Brady Ware, Coach, Director
Brady played for three years at NAIA St. Katherine. In 2020, he hit .456 in 18 games and in 2021 he hit .406 with 12 home runs and 12 doubles, while also recording a 3-2 record pitching. As a senior, he transferred to the University of Indianapolis, where he started 42 games as a hitting and batted .286. He also made 17 pitching appearances that year with a 5-3 record. While at U-Indy, he made history and became the only player EVER to hit for the cycle and throw a no-hitter in the same game. Brady's jersey was retired in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY in 2023.
Ohtani, Ruth, Brady Ware: UIndy player hits for cycle and throws no-hitter in same game
Tommy Simis, Coach, Director
Tommy Simis was born and raised in San Diego. Attended Poway High School where he was a 3-year Varsity Baseball player and was a part of the 2006 and 2008 Div 1 CIF Championship teams. After graduating in 2008, he earned a scholarship to Cal State University Northridge (and played with Brett Balkan) to continue his career in baseball. As a Freshman, Tommy started 25 games as an infielder before suffering a devastating back injury. After missing his entire Sophomore season recovering from 2 spinal fractures, he started his following 3 seasons as a Captain of the team. After deciding to hang up his cleats due to nagging back problems, he finalized his college career with a Bachelor Degree in Urban Development with a Minor in Communications.
After recovering from a spinal fusion in 2014, Tommy immediately began his coaching career with various travel baseball teams in San Diego before landing a High School Varsity position as the infield coach for Poway High School from 2017-2019. Tommy then went on to become the Head Coach at Torrey Pines High School from 2020-2023 and is starting a new chapter in the Fall of 2023 as a varsity hitting coach at San Marcos High School, opening up more time for him to invest in his passion for developing players as they prepare for high school baseball. Tommy currently works for PBS Construction, flipping and renovating apartments, condos and homes. He enjoys playing golf and basketball in his free time as well as watching sports. He currently lives in Carmel Mountain Ranch.
In the Spring of 2024, Tommy had a hand in not just one, but two, CIF championships in San Diego. As the hitting coach at San Marcos High School, they won the D1 championship of the CIF San Diego Baseball Playoffs! And the team he led / managed the previous 3 years, and a roster / team he helped build, Torrey Pines, won the OPEN championship!!!
Bennett Perry, Pitching Coach
Over 10 years of professional pitching experience, all around the world
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles
Experienced baseball coach advanced pitching instructor
Pitching Coach at San Diego City College
Jim Smith, Coach, Catching Director
PA State championship 2009
4 years Division 1 baseball @ Saint Peter's University (NJ)
2 years professional baseball
Roswell Invaders (Pecos League) - League Champions 2015
Pecos League All-Star 2016
Career .350 hitter in Pecos