About the Patriots...

The St. Louis Patriots Baseball team was founded in 2006 by two dedicated coaches and fathers: Mike Petzold and Tom McKnight.  Mike and Tom recognized that competitive, high school, varsity level sports opportunities are not readily available to all homeschool students.  A lifelong love of baseball and a willingness to accept the challenge lead them to the founding of the Patriots.
 

That first year, the team played just two games. Today, the program has grown to include a full schedule consisting primarily of teams from St. Louis area Christian high schools and national tournaments with other homeschool teams.  Additionally, the Patriots are expanding to include a JV team as well as a team for middle school aged boys.

2008 represented the first of what the Patriots hope will be many outstanding seasons.  That season the Patriots were 13-3-1, and ended the year as Champions of the National Homeschool Baseball Tournament held in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  In the last two games of the tournament the Patriots outscored their opponents 18-1!

2008 Champion Patriots

“I’m extremely proud of our team,” said coach Tom McKnight. “Our players are young men of character and integrity.  A testimony to this occurred following our Championship in 2008.  After we received our trophies, one of the umpires came to me and said he had officiated high school and college baseball for many years.  He said that our young men comprised a team with the highest quality of character he had ever seen with regard to their attitude, effort, and interaction with opponents.  He called them: top notch.”