BUILT ON A LEGACY.
BUILding For The Future.
Dear Friend of Calvary Softball,
As I write this, the Lady Cavaliers softball team just completed its season with a record of 37-1, ranked first in the State of Louisiana, and ranked second in the nation. Our young ladies just won their sixth straight state title. Over the last three years, the Lady Cavaliers amassed 109 wins to just 4 losses. That is not a typo. Calvary Baptist Academy — a private Christian school in Shreveport — has built one of the top high school softball programs in the country. Six straight state titles. Eight in the last eleven years. National recognition. And a roster of young women who, by every available statistic, are not only winning — they are dominating.
And yet our facilities have not kept pace with what this program has built.
This is, perhaps, the most remarkable part of the story. Coach Tiffany Wood took over the Lady Cavaliers in 2012 — at twenty-one years old, with no prior head coaching experience — and inherited a program that had a porta potty, no locker room, no running water, and a Coca-Cola trailer for a concession stand. With the help of many, she built the program by hand. They put walls in temporary buildings to create a coach’s office. They added wooden steps so players could get into the locker room. Everything that has come since — the championships, the national rankings, the college recruits — was built on top of that foundation.
Our players have made do with what they have without concern or complaint. That is what champions do. But making do is no longer enough. The program our daughters, sisters, and granddaughters have built deserves a home that reflects the standard they have set on the field.
That is why we are launching a $750,000 capital campaign to build the Lady Cavaliers Softball Fieldhouse — a 7,500-square-foot facility that will house an indoor practice space, a full team locker room, a training and treatment room, a coach’s office suite, a team lounge, and a dining and meal-prep area for game-day nutrition. Every element of this facility has been designed around what our program needs to continue competing at the highest level — and around what our players deserve and have earned.
This is a once-in-a-generation project. The girls who walk into this fieldhouse on its opening day will be the first of many. The names on its walls — donors, dedications, championship years — will tell the story of a community that decided this program was worth investing in for the long haul.
Calvary Baptist Academy was founded in 1970 with the mission of forming students “to be arrows of Truth and Light.” The work being done in this softball program is, in its own way, a fulfillment of that mission. Young women are being formed in faith, discipline, and excellence. Lives are being shaped. Christ is being honored through the way they play.
I would be honored to discuss this campaign with you in person. The pages that follow lay out the vision, the building, the gift opportunities, and the ways to give. But the heart of this campaign is something simpler: a chance to invest in young women, in a coach who has poured herself into shaping them at every step, and in a program that has made Calvary Baptist Academy a source of pride across our community — and increasingly, across our country.
The sign at the entrance to our facility says it plainly:
We Build Champions.
That is what we do. With your help, we will build the home that those champions have earned.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration.
In Christ,
Alexander Mijalis
Campaign Chair
Lady Cavaliers Softball Fieldhouse Capital Campaign
“We had a porta potty, no locker room, and an empty T-building with no steps. We had no running water. There was no concession stand. We had a small Coca-Cola trailer on the back of a hill. That was our concession stand.”
The Calvary Softball Story
In a state that takes its softball seriously, Calvary Baptist Academy has built something rare: a program that wins year after year, decade after decade, with girls drawn from a single private Christian school.
And in 2026, the program is not merely sustaining excellence — it is reaching national prominence.
Why a Fieldhouse, and why now
The Facility Gap
Today, our players prepare for championship-level competition without a dedicated locker room of their own, without a suitable indoor practice space, without a training room for treatment and rehabilitation, and without space designed for team meetings, film review, or game-day nutrition. Equipment is stored wherever it fits. Coaches’ offices are makeshift. Rain or summer heat routinely disrupts practice schedules at exactly the times the team needs the field most.
Why Now
Three reasons make this the moment to act:
- First, the program has earned it.
- Second, the cost of waiting compounds.
- Third, Coach Wood and her current staff are at the peak of their careers.
Fieldhouse Floor-Plan Breakdown
The Fieldhouse will consist of the following rooms: Indoor Practice facility, Team Locker room, Training and Treatment room, Coach’s Office Suite, Team Lounge, Dining Area with a Kitchen and Pantry, The Hall of Champions, and other rooms too. There is a lot to cover, so please click the button below for more details on each room, their dimensions, and other things of note.
Campaign Goal and Structure
Total Goal: $750,000
The campaign goal is built on a detailed budget for the 7,500-square-foot facility, including site preparation, construction, interior buildout, fixtures and equipment, and a modest contingency. One hundred percent of every dollar raised goes directly to the Softball Fieldhouse Building Fund at Calvary Baptist Church.
How Campaigns Get Funded
Capital campaigns are won at the top of the donor pyramid. Decades of fundraising data show that approximately 70% of any campaign’s total comes from the top 10–15 gifts. That math drives our strategy. We are seeking a small number of leadership gifts, a meaningful tier of major gifts, and broad community participation through lockers, bricks, and program-wide support.
The chart below illustrates the gift structure required to reach $750,000:
