Head Coach
Chris Wyrick
Coach Chris Wyrick
Chris Wyrick begins his 11th year as head baseball coach of the Helias Crusaders. During his tenure, the Crusaders have been to the Final Four three times capturing the 2000 and 2001 3A State Championships and a 4th place Class 4 finish in 2004. Since taking over in 2000, he has coached twenty All-State players and one All-American player. He has received honors such as the Missouri State 3A Baseball Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2001. Also in 2001, he was honored by the Greater St. Louis Major League Baseball Scouts Association as their High School Coach of the Year as well as receiving the National Federation of Coaches Association Baseball Coach of the Year Award. In the summer of 2005, he coached for USA Athletes International in Barcelona, Spain, vs. the Spanish Junior National Team. Prior to coaching, he spent two years in both the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers organizations. Coach Wyrick played baseball for the University of Missouri where he was a three-time All Big Eight Shortstop selection and was honored as co-captain in 1993. He is a 1989 graduate of Helias where he was part of Helias’ first three state baseball championships (’87-’89) and a 1995 graduate of the University of Missouri. Chris and his wife Janie have three children, Emma, Erin, and Sam.