About

Midwest Nationals Baseball is a summer baseball organization that seeks to provide opportunities for talented baseball players to further develop by playing the best competition from across the country. We are based in Springfield, Missouri, and are able to draw players from southwest Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, northwest Arkansas and southeast Kansas.

The Nationals started play in 2002 and are proud charter members of both Premier Baseball and Mid-America Baseball.

Our teams are largely selected through open tryouts that normally occur in August each year for the following summer season. Normally, we will conduct a tryout near Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as a second tryout in Springfield, Missouri. The “Tryouts” menu on this website contains more information about our tryout process.

Alumni

Our alumni list continues to grow as each graduating class of Nationals move on to all different levels of baseball. Our former players have earned baseball scholarships at NCAA Division I and II, NAIA, and NJCAA member schools. In addition, 20 former Nats have signed professional baseball contracts since 2002. The following list includes our 2002-2009 senior classes:

68 NCAA Division I players
33 MLB draft picks (28 different players)
20 minor league players (18 current players)
14 Area Code selections (13 different players)
4 Cape Cod League All-Stars
2 former MLB 1^st round draft picks

Year-to-Year Season Summary

Through the 2009 season, we have a total of 522 wins, 291 losses, and 4 ties for an overall organization winning percentage of .641 against some of the best amateur competition from across the country.

We have won two national titles at the Premier Sophomore Championships (2005 at San Antonio, TX; 2008 in Fayetteville, AR). In 2008, we won the Mid-America World Series in St. Louis, MO.

Check out our Record Book and Notable Wins pages for Nats’ records and some of the most memorable games in Nats’ history.

Senior Level

(2002) 23-27-1 *Consolation Runner-Up – 18U USSSA World Series, Jupiter, FL

(2003) 41-19 *3rd Place – 18U USSSA Major World Series – Lexington, KY

(2004) 33-19-1 *4th Place – 18U USSSA Major World Series – Nashville, TN

(2005) 39-20 *Semifinalist – Premier Senior Championship – Joplin, MO

(2006) 26-22 *Quarterfinalist – Premier Senior Championship – Mobile, AL

(2007) 33-10 *Semifinalist – Mid-America World Series; Quarterfinalist – Premier Senior Championship – New Orleans, LA

(2008) 30-17 *Semifinalist – Mid-America World Series – Louisville, KY

(2009) 38-11-1 *Quarterfinalist – Premier Senior Championship – Ft. Worth, TX

Overall 263-145-3 (.644 winning percentage)

Junior Level

(2006) 25-27 *Quarterfinalist – Premier Junior Championship – Joplin, MO

(2007) 34-18 *Quarterfinalist – Premier Junior Championship – Joplin, MO

(2008) 27-21

(2009) 29-21 *Semifinalist – Premier Junior Championship – Joplin, MO

Overall 115-87 (.569 winning percentage)

Sophomore Level

(2005) 46-11 *National Champions – Premier Sophomore Championship – San Antonio, TX

(2006) 30-13 *Quarterfinalist – Premier Sophomore Championship – College Station, TX

(2007) 27-23 *Semifinalist – Mid-America World Series; Semifinalist – Premier Sophomore Championship – College Station, TX

(2008) 41-12-1 *Nationals Champions – Mid-America World Series – St. Louis, MO; *National Champions – Premier Sophomore Championship – Fayetteville, AR

Overall 144-59-1 (.708 winning percentage)

Where We Have Played

Our organization played at least 1 game at the following college baseball facilities since 2007:

NCAA Division I

Dallas Baptist University – Dallas, TX

Georgia Tech University – Atlanta, GA

Kansas State University – Manhattan, KS

Middle Tennessee State – Murfreesboro, TN

Oklahoma State University – Stillwater, OK

Oral Roberts University – Tulsa, OK

Saint Louis University – St. Louis, MO

Southeastern Louisiana University – Hammond, LA