2024

nwitimes.com – Times Staff MUNSTER — The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Lake Central’s Griffin Tobias, The Times 2024 Baseball Player of the Year, in the ninth round in Monday’s MLB Draft with…

nwitimes.com – Grace Opinker ST. JOHN — As Lake Central’s Griffin Tobias crept closer to his 120-pitch count limit at the Class 4A State Championship game, he had one thing on…

nwitimes.com – Grace Opinker Here are the Region’s top baseball players from the 2024 season. First team Brayden Barrett, Sr., Chesterton, P/SS Stats: .370 BA, 19 RBI, 11 SB, .879 OPS;…

nwitimes.com – Grace Opinker ST. JOHN — When six starters graduated from Lake Central’s baseball team last summer, head coach Mike Swartzentruber knew he would have to be creative with his…

By MICHAEL OSIPOFF | mosipoff@post-trib.com | Post-Tribune The plan came together almost perfectly for Lake Central senior Griffin Tobias. Feeling strong at the end of the season, the star right-hander propelled the Indians to…

By MICHAEL OSIPOFF | mosipoff@post-trib.com | Post-Tribune FIRST TEAM Troy Barrett, Chesterton, sophomore, pitcher/outfielder: Went 7-1 with a 1.18 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings. Also hit .426 with one homer, 24 RBIs…

Lake Central outlasts Mooresville to win second state title nwitimes.com – Chris Breach Times Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — It was an improbable finish to an improbable season for the Lake Central…

nwitimes.com – Grace Opinker ST. JOHN — Lake Central sophomore Victor Villegas is a natural shortstop, but if head coach Mike Swartzentruber needs him elsewhere in the infield, Villegas is always…

nwitimes – David P. Funk LAFAYETTE — It’s a relief. For Lake Central, coach Mike Swartzentruber and the Indians’ class of 2024, Saturday night’s 6-1 semistate championship win over Homestead…

nwitimes.com – David P. Funk LAFAYETTE — Griffin Tobias wanted the ball in the first semistate game. The Lake Central senior remembers losing to Penn in the first game at…