Mike Crossley is a record-breaking baseball and softball coach with more than 1,898 career wins. He is the son of Lee and Nina (Frazier) Crossley. He is a former baseball player for Del City High School where he graduated as an all-state athlete in 1979. Crossley went on to play for Rose State College and Oklahoma City University.

After graduating from college, Crossley began his more than 40-year career as an educator and coach for the Newcastle baseball and softball teams. His accomplishments include three Oklahoma 4A fast-pitch softball state championships and 36 trips to the state tournament. He was inducted into the Oklahoma High School Fast-Pitch Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006 and Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2021. Crossley became the state record holder in September 2024 for the most wins in Oklahoma high school fast-pitch softball. He surpassed the previous 1,140-career win record.

In 1988, Crossley was named head coach of the Newcastle baseball and fast-pitch softball teams. In 1989, he won the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Rookie Coach of the Year and The Oklahoman’s Little All-City Baseball Coach of the Year. In 2000, Crossley was awarded Newcastle Middle School Teacher of the Year. He is a four-time Daily Oklahoman Fast-pitch Coach of the Year. Crossley was honored with Oklahoma Fast-Pitch Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2006, 2014 and 2019. He received the Michele Smith Outstanding Coach of the Year Award presented by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame twice.

Crossley retired from teaching and coaching boys’ baseball but continues to coach the Newcastle fast-pitch softball team. He and his wife, Vickie, have three sons – Michael, Jordan and Kyle, daughter-in-law Ashley and granddaughters, Kailee and Averee.