Diamond Sports Academy
2020 GRADUATING PLAYERS ALL SIGNED AND SEALED T0 PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL
These Seniors are ready to take their
game to the following Universities:
Sydney Barnett Loyola
Evie Calderon Lewis
Amaya Chavez Elmhurst
Emily Dato Northern Illinois
Mia DeTolve Lincoln
Devin Dubsky St. Xavier
Isabella Egizio Lehigh
Christine Eliopulos Missouri S & T
Kara Frencl St. Xavier
Isaballe Garcia Illinois Chicago
Reili Gardner Illinois State
Kamryn Gonzalez La Sierra
Samantha Gwiazda Nicholls State
Hanna Hicks Illinois State
Morgan Hoppe Charleston
Grace Mosele Indianapolis
Lauren Mosele Indianapolis
Molly O'Sullivan Swarthmore
Alexus Reese St. Xavier
Mia Signore Roosevelt
Alexis Smith Arkansas Pine Bluff
Hannah Spreitzer Lewis
Katie Weisheit St. Olaf
We are so proud of each and every student/athlete as they have committed themselves to working so hard both athletically and academically! Congratulations to every player and family!!! #LightningPride
2019 Class Off To College
Congratulations to our 2019 class as we send them off to college!
We are so proud of you! Best of luck as you move forward!
Samantha Mallinder - Northern Illinois
Delaney Ostrowski - Northern Illinois
Gabby Gedville - Winona State
Brianna Luciano - Winona State
Kaitlin Lynch - Grand Valley State
Abby Gracia - Western Illinois
Jordan Jones - Trinity Christian
Ambria May - Illinois Weslyan
Alexa Sherlund - North Central
Delaney Jacobson - Roosevelt
Emely Martinez - St. Xavier
Arianna Lopez - Loras
New Lenox Lightning 2018 Class Signed To Play At The Next Level
Woohoo! Let's Celebrate! We are so excited to announce our 2018 Class is signed and ready to play at the next level! Here is our 2018 Class along with what Universities they will be attending in the fall!
Lauren Anderson Santa Clara
Lydia Byrd Wisconsin Parkside
Alyssa Cacini Dayton
Alexis D'Ambrosio Missouri - KC
Kristin Kavalauskas Lewis
Maggie Kehoe Western Michigan
Allie Kennedy Illinois Benedictine
Jessie Kiefor Ball State
Mackenzie Mahy Northern Illinois
Anna Perry Lamar
Savannah Rodriguez Western Illinois
Maya Seifert Yale
Lexie Siwek Indiana State
Kristi Stevenson Saint Louis
Madisen Tucker Saint Francis
Claire Weeks Augustana
Quote of the Week
"If you believe enough in the process SUCCESS
will come to you. You just have to be willing to see
it through to the END."
TRYOUTS A HUGE SUCCESS
We had over 225 players come out for out tryouts at the end of July!
We want to thank every player and their parents for their interest in
our program! Your effort was impressive! If you did not make one of our teams we wish you the best of luck and we look forward to seeing you on the fields!
2020-2021 Coaches Announced
We are happy to introduce our coaches for the 2020-2021 season!
12U Jack Stevens
14U Mike Cvitanovich
14U Jay Petrick
16U Ed Kmak
16U Jim Martineck
16U Phil Taylor
18U Mark Domico
18U Jim Abbott
PLAYER2PLAYER CAMP
PLAYER2PLAYER CAMP
On December 28, 2019 we held our latest chapter of our Player2Player Camp. This camp is important for the lineage of our organization! Our instructors are entirely made up of former players who are now in college playing softball at the next level! We are so proud of these player/instructors! They take such pride in communicating with present Lightning players. It gives the present Lightning players the opportunity to ask questions and talk with the college players about their experiences and what it takes to play at the next level! This year's instructors and what university they attend are listed below:
Abbey Kruzel Indiana State
Alyssa Graves Butler
Gabby Gedville Winona State
Taylor Stevens Purdue Northwest
Cierra Taylor Lewis
Mackenzie Mahy Northern Illinois
Crystal Guzman Wisconsin Green Bay
Lexi D'Ambrosio Missouri Kansas City
Kristin Kavalauskas Lewis
Sam Mallinder Northern Illinois
Alyssa Garcia Butler
About Us!
The New Lenox Lightning offers teams at 12U , 14U, 16U, 18U and 18Gold. The New Lenox Lightning is a fast-pitch softball organization that travels throughout the country playing the best competition at the Class A and Gold levels! The Lightning plays PGF, ASA, Triple Crown and an array of the best College Exposure tournaments in the country! We expect to qualify and participate every year in either PGF Nationals or ASA Nationals along with playing in the ASA Junior Olympic Cup. College recruiting is the major focus for every coach from 14U - 18U. The New Lenox Lightning has one of the highest, if not the highest success rate for placing our student athletes in the college or university that fits each player best! We are very proud of every one of our players that play in NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA or JUCO. The New Lenox Lightning is based out of New Lenox, Illinois.
New Lenox Lightning Mission Statement
The mission of the New Lenox Lightning Girls Fastpitch Softball Program is to teach our student-athletes the fundamental way to play fastpitch softball at an elite level while emphasizing high values, as well as developing personal growth and character of all our student athletes.
The New Lenox Lightning Girls Fastpitch Softball Program encourages attitudes of self-discipline, group loyalty, good sportsmanship and personal integrity along with an appreciation for goal oriented hard work, motivation, a feeling of pride in personal achievement along with respect for all individuals.
The New Lenox Lightning Girls Fastpitch Softball Program also encourages a sense of personal pride in each student-athlete becoming the best student they can be. There is a reason why our players are student-athletes rather than athlete-students. EDUCATION is the number one priority of this organization!
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