Midwest Nationals Baseball Organization

2010 Midwest Nationals Tournament Schedule Complete

Mr. Nat — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:00:34 +0000

The Midwest Nationals have finalized the tournament schedule for 2010.

This summer’s tour will include new stops at Kansas State University, University of Nebraska, and Texas Tech University and will culminate with the Mid-America World Series at the University of Louisville and the Premier World Series in Dallas, Texas.

Stay tuned for more additions to our mid-week schedule against collegiate summer teams.

Click on the Schedule link on the menu bar to see the full schedule.

Jay Ward Hitting Clinics and Charlie O’Brien Catching Clinics at Balls-n-Strikes

Mr. Nat — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:43:28 +0000

Don’t Miss Jay Ward Hitting Clinics and Charlie O’Brien Catching Clinics in February‏ at Balls-n-Strikes Springfield…

These guys don’t come around often so make sure to mark your calendars and plan on attending!

Catching with Charlie O’Brien: February 12-13
During Charlie’s 15-year and 800-game big league career he was noted for his defensive prowess while catching 11 Cy Young Award winning pitchers including: Frank Viola, Dwight Gooden, Brett Saberhagen, David Cone, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Pat Hentgen, Roger Clemens, Chris Carpenter, and Jack McDowell. Charlie is credited with having invented the hockey-style catchers mask. Charlie will have a coaching clinic on Friday night and catching camp on Saturday (Click Here for more info).

Hitting with Jay Ward: February 19-26
After his time as the Major League Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees and Montreal Expos and Minor League Hitting Coordinator for the Montreal Expos and Atlanta Braves, Jay Ward was considered one of the premier hitting instructors in baseball and opened the Wade Boggs and Jay Ward Hitting School in Tampa, FL. Jay has accumulated over 700 wins during his 15-year managerial career in the minor leagues. Jay has worked with high-profile hitters such as Dave Winfield, Don Mattingly, Rickey Henderson, Wade Boggs, Jay Buhner, Larry Walker, Moises Alou, Marquis Grissom, Delino DeShields, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Javier Lopez, Ryan Klesko, and more. Jay will have a coaching clinic on Friday night, hitting camp on Saturday, and be available for 3-on-1 instruction during the week (Click Here for more info).

To register for clinics call Balls-n-Strikes at (417) 725-8000.

4th Annual BNS Junior/Senior Showcase Announced

Mr. Nat — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:38:44 +0000

The 4th annual Balls-n-Strikes Junior/Senior Showcase will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010.

The showcase will be held at Balls-n-Strikes located at 1275 N Kinder, Nixa MO 65714.

Hitting will begin at 11:00 am and pitchers will throw at 1:00 pm.

The showcase is open to all high school players that will graduate in 2010 or 2011.

The cost for the showcase is $50 per session or $75 for both ( Midwest Nationals attend free as part of their player fees).

Average past attendence for the showcase has included over 30 pro scouts and college coaches.

To register call (417) 725-8000.

Merryman Re-elected as Premier Baseball Vice President

Mr. Nat — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:35:26 +0000

Midwest Nationals co-founder Randy Merryman was re-elected as Vice President of Premier Baseball at the 2009 Annual Premier Baseball Board Meeting November organizational meetings in Kansas City, Missouri.

Premier Baseball is an aggregation of baseball organizations that have been in business for a number of years and have achieved a high level of success on the field. Each organization has as its goal, playing the best baseball possible. Premier was formed to assist in that goal. Each organization has the welfare and advancement of its players as its goal. Premier formed to assist in that goal. Currently, there are 25 organizations that are part of Premier.

This will be Merryman’s second consecutive term as Premier Vice President.

Midwest National Zach Campbell Commits to Missouri Southern

Mr. Nat — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:26:34 +0000

The Midwest Nationals would like to congratulate Zach Campbell and his family on his commitment to further his academic and baseball careers with Coach Bryce Darnell and Missouri Southern State University.

Click here to read more…

Parker and Sinkbeil Put on 40-Man Rosters

Mr. Nat — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:12 +0000

Former Midwest Nationals players Blake Parker (Chicago Cubs) and Brett Sinbeil (Florida Marlins) have been placed on the 2010 40-man rosters for their respective teams

Midwest Nats Outfielder Marshall Krupka Announces College Commitment

Mr. Nat — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:22:16 +0000

The Midwest Nationals would like to congratulate Marshall Krupka and his family on Marhall’s decision to further his academic and baseball careers at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock (AULR).

Former Nat Corey Kyle Commits to Arkansas State

Mr. Nat — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:08:34 +0000

The Midwest Nationals would like to congratulate current Jefferson College pitcher and former Midwest Nationals player (2006-07) Cory Kyle on his commitment to continue his education and baseball playing career at Arkansas State University.

Five Midwest Nationals Players Make Their College Baseball Commitments

Mr. Nat — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:55:56 +0000

The Midwest Nationals would like to congratulate the following players and their families on their college commitments:

Brandon Moore RHP, University of Arkansas

Houston Pruitt RHP/OF, University of Arkansas

Jacob Rice OF, University of Arkansas

Patrick Drake IF, Missouri State University

Tyler King LHP, University of Nebraska

Midwest Nationals New Website

Mr. Nat — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:29:37 +0000

We have redesigned our website to make it more user friendly for players, parents, and fans of the program. We will be continually adding more team and player features, videos, news, and stories over the next few months so check back often for updates.

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If you have any suggestions for what you’d like to see on our website please let us know by contacting us at infomidwestnationals.org