Baseball Stories
NWI native Sean Manaea connects with his youth baseball coach amid MLB playoff run
Story – NWITIMES – Grace Opinker New York Mets lefty Sean Manaea was a “small-town kid” who transformed himself into a professional baseball star. Manaea, 32, grew up in Wanatah…
Read MoreThe Godfather of NWI Travel Baseball
RegionSports.com – by Mike Dywan A local baseball manager and longtime Hammond resident has completely altered the landscape of Northwest Indiana travel baseball. Dave Sutkowski’s 5 Star Great Lakes Chiefs travel…
Read MoreValparaiso’s Nolan Tucker hasn’t let hiccups slow him down
NWITIMES – Noah Bortle When Nolan Tucker graduated from Hanover Central, he thought he had a pretty good idea of what his college career at Valparaiso would look like. Almost…
Read More5 Star Chief, Terry Busse Named Mid-Season All American by Perfect Game
College Midseason All American Awards We are seven weeks into the college baseball season and have reached the midway point of the year. So, with that being said, we are…
Read MoreFormer Chief, Kyle Iwinski named Big Ten Pitcher of the week!
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Paul Toetz provided the power and Kyle Iwinski carved up the opposition with lethal efficiency in Purdue baseball’s series win during weekend No. 3, earning the duo Big Ten Player and Pitcher…
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