The Elite Midwest Stars finished their Fall travel Season with a clean sweep of three Chicagoland travel teams, winning the their first 11U Championship at the Beloit Fall Classic! This was the second tournament with "live baseball" rules and the Stars played on their largest field to date with the 50' mound and 70' bases. The Stars beat Titan Baseball 7-4 in game one, followed by a 12-4 victory over the Lake in the Hills Pirates. In the night cap under the lights, the final game of the round robin worked out to be the championship game. The Stars jumped out to an early lead over the Frankfurt Rhino Baseball Team. In the top of the 4th inning the Rhino's cut the lead to 7-6. The Stars responded two runs in the bottom of the 4th then put them away with five more runs in the 5th pushing the lead to 14-6 that stood up as the final score. Dayne Gamoke earned the wins in game one and three with Josh Hauser earning the win in game two. Jess Ondell shut the door in two games earning two saves in the tourney. Offensively, the Stars outscored their opponents 33-14 for the weekend. In the Championship Game Jared Everson, Cameron Weber and Jess Ondell each had an extra base hit while Nevin Wall, Caleb Matl and Everson all added two RBI's. For the weekend, Ondell totaled seven hits while Eric Augedahl tallied six hits! Congratulations to all the Stars players on their third Championship this Fall. For the entire Fall season, the Stars posted a 13-1 Overall Record. The Stars earned one 3rd Place finish in MN, one Championship in IL and two Championships in WI. Congratulations on a great inaugaral season for the Elite Midwest Stars 10U Select Travel Baseball Team. All of the players represented the Elite Baseball Academy extremely well on and off the field.

 

 

 

 

The Elite Midwest Stars challenged themselves playing up in their first 11U tourney in Isanti, MN at the Mann Field Fall Baseball Tournament. The Stars won the first game against the Mann Field All-Stars 7-5. Down 2-3, the Stars scored five runs in the 4th inning and held on for the 2-run victory. The Stars dropped game two 4-1 to Brooklyn Park in a hard fought battle. With the two six team pool set up of the tourney, the Stars lost the run scored tie-breaker by one run and played for 3rd place in the one-day tourney. In the final game, the Stars jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and held on for 4-2 victory over Lake Park, earning 3rd place. For the tourney, Dayne Gamoke earned two victories throwing four shutout innings, Jess Ondell also threw four innings earning a save in the first game while Nevin Wall also threw four strong innings. Offensively, the Stars were led by Jess Ondell with four hits and Ryland Wall reached safely six times. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE STARS PLAYERS, FINISHING OUR FIRST MN TOURNEY WITH A 2-1 RECORD AND PUSHING OUR OVERALL RECORD TO 10-1! It was a great experience playing on one of the best youth baseball fields in the upper Midwest! The Stars finish their Fall schedule with their 11U Beloit Fall Championships later in September.

The Elite Midwest Stars, 10u select travel baseball team, continued their winning ways with a 4-0 weekend in Loves Park, IL. This was the 2nd tournament of their select baseball season and this unique tournament allowed only wood bats. With great preparation practices using the wood bats, the Stars didn't skip a beat averaging over double figures for the tournament. On the mound, the staff was even more impressive with all eight pitchers combined for a tournament no-hitter. Two unearned runs were allowed in one game. The Stars overall record is now 8-0 winning the Seymour Slam Tourney in Eau Claire, WI earlier and dominating the Bison Round Up Wood Bat Tournament in IL. Congratulations to all the players! #3 - Eric Augedahl, #5 - Noah King, #8 - Nevin Wall, #15 - Dayne Gamoke, #17 - Ryland Wall, #22 Cameron Weber, #23 - Josh Hauser, #24 - Jared Everson, #25 - Caleb Matl, #28 - Adam Quam and #44 - Jess Ondell. This championship photo is with the Rockford Riverhawks minor league manager, Rich Austin, who came out to watch the championship game.

The ELITE MIDWEST STARS 10u select travel team completed a perfect 4-0 record this weekend on their way to winning the championship at the Seymour Slam Tourney in Eau Claire, WI. The Stars swung the bats well all weekend averaging 14 hits and over 11 runs per game. On the mound, the Stars were also very impressive allowing only 16 hits for the entire tournament, winning the Championship Game 9-6 over the Chippewa Falls All Stars. More specific individual information will be posted soon. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PLAYERS ON WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE FIRST EVER SELECT TRAVEL TEAM FOR THE ELITE BASEBALL ACADEMY!

The Elite Baseball Academy proud to announce the fielding of its first select travel baseball team. In this first year of competition, all of the players have been selected through invitation only. E.B.A. director and Stars manager, Darin Everson, traveled to many youth baseball games throughout our region (western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota) and has selected a highly talented group of players who will be representing the Elite Baseball Academy at the end of the summer and throughout the Fall of 2012.

E.B.A. is offering the opportunity to play against quality competition in the Midwest in one of the few select travel baseball teams in Wisconsin. Our 10u team is set up to help improve the overal skills of each baseball player on its roster. Our Individual Improvement Plan will be developed for each player while professionally evaluating the skills they currently have and making specific suggestions to take those skills to the next level.

In the future we may add multiple teams at different age groups with the same philosophy as this year's 10u Elite Midwest Stars Club. If you have any questions about the Elite Midwest Stars or would like to recommend a top player in your area, please email us at elitebaseballacademy@live.com.