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BASEBALL - HCYA Eagles

COMPETITIVE, CHRIST-CENTERED BASEBALL

HCYA Eagles Baseball Program offers competitive excellence for homeschooled young men in the greater Houston area, rooted in Christian principles and fostering a supportive community dedicated to both athletic achievement and character development.

HCYA Boys Baseball

Ages 13-18 (8th -12th grades)

Check us out at:  www.HCYABaseball.com 

Program Director Contacts:

Travis Cardwell
281.849.4292
HCYAEagles@gmail.com

Please send us an email (hcyaeagles@gmail.com) for more information on tryouts!


JV and Varsity Squads for Spring 2022

A BRIEF HISTORY OF HCYA BASEBALL

In the 1990’s, HCYA was formed as an organizing force for homeschool activities of all kinds in the Houston area. Soon thereafter, the HCYA Eagles baseball team was formed by C.J. and Debby Coolidge (team directors) and Larry Cochran (head coach) as the first team in the city to provide Houston-area homeschoolers an opportunity to compete against private and public schools’ baseball teams.

As the millennium turned, Coach Cochran teamed up with Coach Jeff Hartline of the Nashville Monarchs to organize the first of what would become an annual tournament of homeschool teams across the nation – the Homeschool World Series.

The Eagles won that inaugural tournament to become the first ever national champions. In honor of his contributions in organizing the event, the championship trophy for the Homeschool World Series has thereafter been known as the “Cochran Cup”.

In the years since, several other homeschool teams have been formed in Houston to serve different sections of town, but HCYA has continued its tradition of high quality baseball with a distinctly Christian approach.


2022 All Americans (Ethan Johnson, Angel Trejo)

HCYA Baseball ALUMNI

HCYA is proud to have alumni that have played at top Colleges across Texas. From University of Houston to Rice University, our alumni graduate with honors and prepared to spring board into their collegiate careers.

  • Caleb Cardwell ('24) - University of Texas Tyler, Tyler, TX

  • Justin Autry ('23) - Alvin Community College, Alvin, TX

  • Max Soliz ('21) - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

  • Conner Hammonds ('21) - Coastal Bend College, Beeville, TX

  • Brayton Cardwell ('21) - University of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, TX

  • Micah Davis ('20) - Rice University, Houston, TX

  • Vincent Parlante ('20) - Southwestern College, Wichita, KS

  • Braden Mallory ('19) - Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA

  • Jacob Steinman ('18) - LeTourneau University, Longview, TX

  • Hunter Malek ('18) - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX

  • Toby Stringer ('17) - Cisco College, Cisco, TX

  • Kris Nguyen ('14) - Alvin Community College, TX

  • Daniel Goss ('14) - Wharton County Junior College, TX

  • Chris Amend ('14) - Alvin Community College, TX

  • Sam Payne ('12) - Lone Star College, Houston, TX

  • Nathan Falkenstine ('11) - University of Houston, Victoria, TX

  • Brodie Brown ('10) - Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX

  • Dylan Bates ('10) - University of Houston, Victoria, TX

  • Matt Fuller ('06) - Alvin Community College, TX

  • Charles Coolidge ('04) - Tyler Junior College, TX

  • Matt Zappasodi ('02) - Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN

IN MEMORY OF RYAN MILLER #22

In honor of the sacrifice he made for our country, giving his life in action in the war in Iraq in September 2006, HCYA Baseball has permanently retired the number 22 for Lance Corporal Ryan Miller. Before he was a war hero, he was an All-American ('04) for the HCYA Eagles, and a great teammate.

He will never be forgotten by this organization.