Baseball Heaven • History & Archives

History & Archives

A chronological documentary archive connecting the people, teams, tournaments, facilities, public records and research decisions that developed from the early Baseball Heaven story into the statewide Hidden Valley research architecture.

Origins & The Journey

Origins & The JourneyChildhood–2011 (currently published chronology)

The Journey — Category Archive

First-person chronological narrative series

People / OrganizationsKenneth Crawford; Brian Crawford; family; teams; communities

Place / FacilityMoore; Prague; Shawnee; Norman; Chickasha; multiple

Source CharacterPersonal recollection + later source cross-reference

Open Archive

Origins & The JourneyChildhood

Before There Was Research — There Was a Kid Who Wanted to Play

Personal origin narrative

People / OrganizationsKenneth Crawford; family

Place / FacilityMoore, Oklahoma

Source CharacterFirst-person historical reflection

Open Archive

Origins & The JourneyEarly–Mid 1990s

The Team Nobody Wanted

Personal/coaching origin narrative

People / OrganizationsKenneth Crawford; early youth teams

Place / FacilityPrague to Shawnee

Source CharacterFirst-person historical reflection

Open Archive

Origins & The JourneyLate 1990s

When Development Became Competition

Team-development history

People / OrganizationsShawnee Braves; Oklahoma Braves

Place / FacilityShawnee

Source CharacterFirst-person reflection + team-history context

Open Archive

Origins & The JourneyAround 2000

The Building That Became Our Baseball Home

Team/facility origin history

People / OrganizationsOklahoma Braves

Place / FacilityShawnee

Source CharacterFirst-person historical reflection

Open Archive

Origins & The JourneyEarly 2000s

The Miles Behind The Memories

Travel-team history

People / OrganizationsOklahoma Braves; families

Place / FacilityShawnee to regional travel

Source CharacterFirst-person historical reflection

Open Archive

Origins & The Journey2003

We Won Then We Were Out

Youth-baseball governance/team history

People / OrganizationsOklahoma Braves; Shawnee Little League

Place / FacilityShawnee

Source CharacterFirst-person historical reflection

Open Archive

Origins & The Journey2005–2006

We Needed Somewhere To Put The Grief

Memorial origin history

People / OrganizationsBrian Crawford Memorial; Crawford family

Place / FacilityShawnee

Source CharacterFirst-person memorial narrative + historical record

Open Archive

Origins & The Journey2007–2009

When the Memorial Outgrew Shawnee

Tournament/facility transition history

People / OrganizationsBrian Crawford Memorial

Place / FacilityShawnee → Norman / Reaves Park

Source CharacterFirst-person recollection + USSSA historical cross-reference

Open Archive

Origins & The Journey2010

When the Memorial Found Room to Grow

Tournament/community relationship history

People / OrganizationsBrian Crawford Memorial; Chickasha Parks & Recreation

Place / FacilityChickasha Sports Complex

Source CharacterFirst-person recollection + USSSA historical cross-reference

Open Archive

Origins & The Journey2011

When Trust Became Part of the Operating Model

Tournament/public-facility relationship history

People / OrganizationsBrian Crawford Memorial; Chickasha Parks & Recreation

Place / FacilityChickasha Sports Complex

Source CharacterFirst-person recollection + USSSA historical cross-reference

Open Archive

Oklahoma Braves

Oklahoma Braves2001–2015

Oklahoma Braves History

Team archive + primary-source game records

People / OrganizationsOklahoma Braves; Kenneth Crawford

Place / FacilityShawnee / multiple

Source CharacterMixed primary archive + historical synthesis

Open Archive

Shawnee Primary-Source Archives 2004–2007

A continuous four-year documentary sequence preserving league operations, tournament administration, schedules, brackets, fees, revisions, website records and related Oklahoma Braves / Brian Crawford Memorial context.

Shawnee Primary-Source Archives 2004–20072006

Shawnee Youth Baseball — 2006 Historical Archive

Brackets, schedules, fees, revisions, tournament records

People / OrganizationsShawnee Youth Baseball; Brian Crawford Memorial; Oklahoma Braves

Place / FacilityShawnee / Lions Club Ballfields

Source CharacterPrimary-source archive + executive synthesis

Open Archive

Shawnee Primary-Source Archives 2004–20072007

Shawnee Youth Baseball — 2007 Historical Archive

Website records, tournament calendar, pricing, Braves-Crawford references

People / OrganizationsShawnee Youth Baseball; Oklahoma Braves-Crawford

Place / FacilityShawnee / Grand Slam City

Source CharacterPrimary + later cross-reference evidence

Open Archive

Shawnee Primary-Source Archives 2004–20072004

Shawnee Youth Baseball — 2004 Historical Archive

League, tournament, economics, hotel, website and Braves records

People / OrganizationsShawnee Youth Baseball; Braves; USSSA

Place / FacilityShawnee

Source CharacterPrimary-source digital reconstruction

Open Archive

Shawnee Primary-Source Archives 2004–20072005

Shawnee Youth Baseball — 2005 Historical Archive

League schedules, tournament brackets, fees, gate/refund and sanction records

People / OrganizationsShawnee Youth Baseball; Oklahoma Braves; USSSA

Place / FacilityShawnee

Source CharacterPrimary-source digital reconstruction

Open Archive

Brian Crawford Memorial

Brian Crawford Memorial2006–2022

Brian Crawford Memorial Tournament History

Longitudinal tournament history / Hidden Valley case study

People / OrganizationsBrian Crawford Memorial; tournament directors

Place / FacilityMultiple Oklahoma communities

Source CharacterDataset observations + modeled context

Open Archive

Tournament & Facility Operations

Tournament & Facility Operations2016–2018 + longitudinal context

BCM Sports

User-group case study, municipal records, nonprofit history

People / OrganizationsBCM Sports; Brian Crawford Memorial

Place / FacilityChoctaw / Bouse Sports Complex

Source CharacterMixed public records + analytical case study

Open Archive

Tournament & Facility Operations2021

Before the Gates Opened

Contemporaneous planning presentations + retrospective analysis

People / OrganizationsBrian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex; Seminole State / Foundation

Place / FacilitySeminole

Source CharacterPrimary planning records + retrospective analysis

Open Archive

Tournament & Facility Operations2001–2026

Hidden Valley Historical Operations Case Study

Sensitivity analysis using seasoned-operator historical recollection

People / OrganizationsAnonymous seasoned Oklahoma operator

Place / FacilityOklahoma

Source CharacterHistorical operating evidence + counterfactual model

Open Archive

Tournament & Facility Operations2001–2026

Arkansas Comparative Case Study

Oklahoma-Arkansas operating-environment comparison

People / OrganizationsAnonymous Arkansas Baseball/Fastpitch director

Place / FacilityOklahoma / Arkansas

Source CharacterFirst-person comparative evidence + system analysis

Open Archive

Tournament & Facility OperationsMultiple

Case Studies Research Library

Archive index across governance, facilities, economics and operations

People / OrganizationsMultiple

Place / FacilityMultiple

Source CharacterResearch index

Open Archive

Tournament & Facility OperationsLongitudinal

About Baseball Heaven

Platform history and mission narrative

People / OrganizationsBrian Allen Crawford; Kenneth Crawford; BCM

Place / FacilityOklahoma

Source CharacterHistorical narrative / archive orientation

Open Archive

Tournament & Facility Operations1998–2026 context

Lions Club Ballfields

Facility activity profile + historical images/videos

People / OrganizationsCity of Shawnee; youth-sports operators

Place / FacilityShawnee / Lions Club Ballfields

Source CharacterDataset profile + documentary visual archive

Open Archive

Public Records & Institutional Memory

Public Records & Institutional Memory1998–2023

Shawnee Minutes

Municipal meeting-minute research archive

People / OrganizationsCity of Shawnee; boards; authorities

Place / FacilityShawnee

Source CharacterPublic records / meeting minutes

Open Archive

Public Records & Institutional Memory2025

Records Request 25-68

Open-records request and response record

People / OrganizationsCity of Shawnee; Kenneth Crawford

Place / FacilityShawnee / Instrument of Transfer properties

Source CharacterPublic-record request correspondence

Open Archive

Public Records & Institutional Memory2000–2026

Shawnee Regional Sports Park — Promise vs. Actual Outcome

OSU study, municipal meeting record, records request and retrospective dataset comparison

People / OrganizationsCity of Shawnee; Oklahoma State University

Place / FacilityShawnee / proposed Regional Sports Park

Source CharacterPrimary records + retrospective analysis

Open Archive

Research Evolution

Research Evolution2024–2025

Before Hidden Valley — Evolution of the Baseball Heaven Research Model

Historical research artifact / 120-page compilation

People / OrganizationsBaseball Heaven; Kenneth Crawford

Place / FacilityOklahoma statewide research context

Source CharacterPrimary historical compilation + retrospective case study

Open Archive

Research Evolution2001–2026

Baseball Heaven Homepage / Research Journey

Current site-level research evolution timeline

People / OrganizationsBaseball Heaven

Place / FacilityOklahoma

Source CharacterCurrent archive/navigation synthesis

Open Archive

Research Evolution2001–2026 / research evolution

Hidden Valley — Research Architecture Evolution

Statewide research-architecture history

People / OrganizationsBaseball Heaven / Hidden Valley

Place / FacilityOklahoma statewide

Source CharacterMethodological/research evolution synthesis

Open Archive

2001–2026 Timeline

From Team History to Statewide Research Architecture

A high-level chronology derived from the verified archive resources above.

2001

Oklahoma Braves competitive history enters the surviving archive and later becomes one of the foundations of Baseball Heaven’s historical record.

2003

The Journey documents the Oklahoma Braves / Little League governance experience as part of the broader youth-sports chronology.

2004

Shawnee Youth Baseball primary-source archive preserves league operations, tournament administration, finance worksheets, hotel-impact tracking and early web records.

2005

Shawnee archive continues; Brian Crawford’s death becomes the pivotal personal event preceding the Memorial era.

2006

Brian Crawford Memorial tournament history begins; Shawnee primary-source records preserve brackets, schedules, fees, revisions and tournament documentation.

2007

Shawnee historical archive and Memorial chronology continue, preserving website records, tournament calendars and Braves-Crawford references.

2007–2009

The Memorial outgrows Shawnee and the chronology moves through Norman / Reaves Park.

2010–2011

The Memorial establishes a new operating relationship with Chickasha Sports Complex; The Journey records growth, trust and public-facility operations.

2016–2018

BCM Sports / Bouse Sports Complex becomes a documented user-group and municipal-facility operating chapter.

2021

Before the Gates Opened preserves planning material connected to the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex and Seminole facility-governance history.

2024–2025

Before Hidden Valley documents the evolution of the Baseball Heaven research model before the statewide Hidden Valley architecture.

2026

Hidden Valley expands the historical record into a statewide 2001–2026 research architecture connecting directors, facilities, municipalities, officials, public records and methodology.