Crestwood Red Devils 2026 Softball Preview
Team name: Crestwood Red Devils
2025 record: 5-16
Coach: Matthew Helm
Coaching staff: Eric Davis, Samantha Toke, Ashlyn Weaver
Key returning players: 7 returning starters and 7 returning letter winners.
Position outlook:
Infield: 1st- Rylie Duval-Chambers (Junior). 2nd - Keli Lee (junior)....Abby Hayes will also get a look here. 3rd- Abby Hayes (junior)....jillian Hayes will also get a look at the corner. SS- Bella Stier (sophomore) .... Jocelyn Johnson will get time here when not behind the plate.
Outfield: Left field- Serena Wright (senior). Center field - Audrey Julian (senior). Right field - Hailey Pesarchick (sophomore).
Catcher: Jocelyn Johnson and Jillian Hayes, both freshmen will be splitting time behind the plate and will need to be stepping up to replace the 1st team all district catcher (Kayleigh Helm .596 avg), from last season.
Pitching staff: Pitcher 1 is Grace Harper, Pitcher 2 is Bella Stier, Pitcher 3 is Gracelin Hampton, Pitcher 4 is Kaitlyn Roberts and Pitcher 5 is Ava Macik.
Others: Ava Macik, Savanah Landals, Kaitlyn Roberts, Gracelin Hampton, Taylor Lovejoy will also see some varsity time over the season and are expected to add to the team and help grow the program.
Season outlook / expectations: “The outlook is optimist as we have good numbers and alot of competition between all the players. A solid group of freshmen coming in has the program poised to grow and greatly improve over the season and in the future. The expectations of 2026 is to challenge everyone. We will compete, challenge and shock some teams,” said Helm. “Biggest challenges will just be getting out new players to gel with our returners and mature into solid varsity players that will keep this program growing. Having competition at all positions will help the team in the long run. We have multiple pitchers coming in with the freshmen class and we will get alot of them some time starting or relieving. Defense, Defense, Defense is what our biggest challenges will be. Making sure we play solid defense will be the key to our season.”
