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5 STAR GREAT LAKES CHIEFS

Elite Travel Baseball Development Based in Northwest Indiana

5 STAR HEADLINES

SUTKOWSKI

The Godfather of NWI Travel Baseball

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Valparaiso’s Nolan Tucker hasn’t let hiccups slow him down

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5 Star Chief, Terry Busse Named Mid-Season All American by Perfect Game

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Former Chief, Kyle Iwinski named Big Ten Pitcher of the week!

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Crown Point graduate Jake DeFries ‘stealing’ the limelight at Georgia Gwinnett

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Former Chief, Logan Demkovich Named All-American by D3baseball

RECRUITING NEWS

IVY TECH BASEBALL

Ivan Balboa

Ivy Tech College
Graduation Year: 2022
Hobart HS
DEPAUW BASEBALL

Jake Thometz

DePauw University
Graduation Year: 2022
Munster HS
PURDUE NORTHWEST BASEBALL

Owen Winters

Purdue Northwest University
Graduation Year: 2022
Kouts HS
JOHN LOGAN BASEBALL

Ethan Knopf

John Logan College
Graduation Year: 2022
Lake Central HS
PURDUE NORTHWEST BASEBALL

Peyton Niksch

Purdue Northwest University
Graduation Year: 2022
Andrean HS
PURDUE NORTHWEST BASEBALL

Connor Pangburn

Purdue Northwest University
Graduation Year: 2022
Lake Central HS
INDIANA WESLEYAN BASEBALL

Gabe Stout

Indiana Wesleyan University
Graduation Year: 2022
Crown Point HS
FRONTIER BASEBALL

Trenton Hillier

Frontier Community College
Graduation Year: 2022
Boone Grove HS
HEIDELBERG BASEBALL

Colin Small

Heidelberg University
Graduation Year: 2022
Mount Carmel HS
LINCOLN TRAIL BASEBALL

Colin Horneman

Lincoln Trail College
Graduation Year: 2022
Mount Carmel HS

OUR MISSION

To recruit excellent talent and provide them with disciplined, well-organized, focused practices with superior instruction and place them in highly competitive opportunities to achieve principle-based success.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Congratulations to former 5 Star Great Lakes Chiefs Josh Adamczewski on being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers! twitter.com/pbrindiana/sta…

𝗠𝗟𝗕 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧
𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟱 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝟰𝟱𝟮

INF Josh Adamczewski (Lake Central HS) has been selected in the #MLBDraft by the @Brewers.

2021 #PBRFG alum.

👤PROFILE: loom.ly/6zUYsFM

Congratulations to former 5 Star Great Lakes Chiefs Josh Adamczewski on being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers! twitter.com/pbrindiana/sta…

𝗠𝗟𝗕 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧
𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟱 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝟰𝟱𝟮

INF Josh Adamczewski (Lake Central HS) has been selected in the #MLBDraft by the @Brewers.

2021 #PBRFG alum.

👤PROFILE: loom.ly/6zUYsFM

🔥🔥🔥⬆️⬆️⬆️ to announce our High School coaching staff for the 2024 season! HS tryouts are 7/17 or 7/24 for 2027s and 2026s and 7/18 or 7/25 for 2025s!

Awesome Day 1 of tryouts! Very 💪 talent! We continue today (Tuesday 7/11) @GLSportsHub
5:00 8u/9u
6:00 11u
7:00 13u
Pitching, catching and hitting metrics! twitter.com/5stargreatlake…

📣🚨 There are several reasons to come play at 5 Star Great Lakes, not the least of which are facilities, instruction and exposure! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
When making your choice of where to play, make sure you are strongly considering all of these factors!
8u/9u-14u tryouts start today!

📣🚨 There are several reasons to come play at 5 Star Great Lakes, not the least of which are facilities, instruction and exposure! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
When making your choice of where to play, make sure you are strongly considering all of these factors!
8u/9u-14u tryouts start today!

🚨Tryouts start today!
5:00 8u/9u
6:00 11u
7:00 13u
Today is outside fields 1 and 2 (by the water tower) at Legacy Fields in Crown Point. Check in will begin 15 minutes prior to your start time. Still time to register at 5stargreatlakes.com twitter.com/5stargreatlake…

📣TRYOUTS approaching soon! Register today! Info ⬇️
14 and under - 2 day tryout format
HS - 1 day tryout with make ups
We will have make ups for 14 and under after the initial tryout dates

Looking forward to next week!

🚨 Reminder all current players must register and tryout too twitter.com/5stargreatlake…

📣TRYOUTS approaching soon! Register today! Info ⬇️
14 and under - 2 day tryout format
HS - 1 day tryout with make ups
We will have make ups for 14 and under after the initial tryout dates

Davian Carrera (25 IN) creates some length here to shoot a grounder back thru the middle. 6-3/195 & can control the levers well. #WWBA @PG_OhioValley

Schedule and pitching for this week @ 2023 WWBA 16U National Championship @ East Cobb GA

1 week away from the start of tryouts! Register today! 5stargreatlakes.com twitter.com/5stargreatlake…

📣TRYOUTS approaching soon! Register today! Info ⬇️
14 and under - 2 day tryout format
HS - 1 day tryout with make ups
We will have make ups for 14 and under after the initial tryout dates

We are expecting a record breaking turnout, so make sure to register today 5stargreatlakes.com twitter.com/5stargreatlake…

📣TRYOUTS approaching soon! Register today! Info ⬇️
14 and under - 2 day tryout format
HS - 1 day tryout with make ups
We will have make ups for 14 and under after the initial tryout dates