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ON DECK BILLBOARD
LWP MILESTONES
2012

Marty O'Brien
Renamed Assistant Manager

Mike Cech
Renamed Coach

Jon Horvath, Jim Patock
Named Coaches

Steve Korbel
Head Coach
Future Stars Academy

Hands-down choice for our 2012 winter training program.

Spring/Summer review sessions also contracted with this academy

9646 West 196th Street
Unit B
Mokena, IL 60448
2012 Tournaments TBD

We will be traveling in and outside of the State of Illinois.

Christmas Party

Be sure to reserve your spot early with the whole family as host our 4th Annual Lincoln-Way Prospects Christmas party at Morgan's in Mokena.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Invitations and more details will come out late October.
2012 ROSTERS NAMED

 Congratulations to the players for 2012 and thank you to the players that attended workouts and tryouts!
Sponsorships

 We are looking for all families to obtain monetary sponsorships and also gift or gift card sponsorships that we can use for special events and give-a-way raffles. As you frequent an establishment, ask for support!




Chicago Tribune, TribLocal

2011 Related Press:

Sports Section
11U Wins 12U Tournament
Chicago Tribune/TribLocal
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Sports Section
9U #16 In Nation
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Sports Section
11U Repeats at Tom Pell Memorial
Chicago Tribune/TribLocal
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Sports Section
10U Wins Tom Pell Memorial
Chicago Tribune/TribLocal
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Sports Section
9U Wins Tom Pell Memorial
Chicago Tribune/TribLocal
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Sports Section
9U Wins 4th Tournament
New Lenox Patriot
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Sports Section
11U Shines at City of Lights
Chicago Tribune/TribLocal
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Sports Section
9U Wins City of Lights
Chicago Tribune/TribLocal
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Sports Section
11U 32 team Major Elite NIT
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Sports Section
9U Quad City NIT Champs
Chicago Tribune/TribLocal
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Sports Section
9U USSSA Major Elite Champs
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New Lenox Patriot
Sports Section
9U Quad City Championship
Chicago Tribune/TribLocal
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New Lenox Patriot
Sports Section
11U 32 Team Major Elite NIT
Chicago Tribune/TribLocal
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Coaches no longer on outside looking in - they wanted in the LWP system.
We're grateful to our dedicated staff of the past two seasons with this young team, but we're equally excited to act upon changes as put into motion as early as May 2011. We offered an existing 11U manager a role within the organization along with three or four players moves as expected and desired. This recruitment concluded with a friend of the program staying put and continuing to play up at 12U for 2012. We repect that, and agree with that. Coach O'Brien, Coach Cech and Coach Korbel were pleased to bring on Coach Jon Horvath, who had managed the Romeoville Spartans for several years, and Coach Jim Patock, who was a base coach for the New Lenox Rebels Red team for a couple of years. We happy to have the bolster our coaching staff with their knowledge and experience in competitive youth baseball.

Back-to-Back banner years for this team allows awesome changes!
What a great 2011 season, despite off-season non-baseball injuries to the team and a limited roster in April. The team went on to take the #1 seed at the CABA World Series, and played great. The Prospects' put the focus back on the player and on competitive travel baseball during the middle of the season which afforded an opportunity for change - and welcome change at that. A well-balanced team begins with more than just players - and we thank our great volunteers for serving the team well. All players released or moving on were easily placed on other teams, a great testimonial to the skill sets and development since 9U in our program. Congratulations to the players that made cuts from 23 2012 11U candidates, we're excited to have you improve our team.

Playing up and continue the challenge
We're looking to play an even tough schedule than the first two years that lead our area in competitive travel baseball play. We had a great mix of challenges in 2011, and some fun along the way, too. We will play up again versus some 12U competition along with our normal 11U schedule and tournaments.

Passing on non-role players
With a late player/family release due to several ongoing issues we will address and a player change in August from the declared roster, we have decided to stay at ten players for 2012. With delayed decisions this off-season, the team was too late acquiring one of three players from 19 cuts that wanted to join the team during workouts and tryouts. These players had to commit to other teams in belief they had not made the Prospects. We have already expressed interest in them for possible World Series play, and for the 2013 Cooperstown season. As a result, we will entertain through February a private tryout for a pitcher/infielder possessing a contact bat, good family values and supportive tendencies for a team environment.


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 2012 ROOKIE SIGNINGS
First year with LWP
11U:
Tyler Horvath #85 (Private Intent)
Jimmy Patock #2 (District #210)
Logan Phillips #21 (District #210)
Blake Samson #1 (District #210)

2011 VETERAN SIGNINGS
2-4 years with LWP
11U:
Martin Bender (District #210)
Tyler Cech (District #210)
Anthony Durling (District #210)
Corey Graham (Private Intent)
Marty O'Brien (District #210)
Justin Schackle (District #133)

SOME FACTS:
Bender, 3rd Year
Cech, 3rd Year
Durling, 4th Year
Graham, 2nd Year
O'Brien, 3rd Year
Schackle, 2nd Year

REPORT CARD CONGRATULATIONS!
 2012 Report cards continue to be outstanding!
 TEAM "A/S+" GRADE BATTING AVERAGE = .965
TEAM ACADEMIC SLUGGING AVERAGE = 3.250


PROSPECTS' PLAYERS WILL COMPLETE ALL SEVEN RUNGS OF THEIR 2012
CHARACTER NATION™ COMMITMENT!





COMMUNITY SERVICE

Over the past few years, the Lincoln-Way Prospects entire organization has presented over 6,000 gifts to Children's Memorial Hospital. On December 3, 2011. The players will earn their level/rung distinction from the Character Nation student-athlete leadership program and add to those numbers. These continue to be the "stats" that matter.

THIS SHOWS 2012 9U RESULTS

 TO BE ANNOUCED
World Series Qualifier
 Inwood Park (Joliet, IL)
April 2012
9U:



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