Published on June 3, 2025 12:09 pm
Last Updated on June 3, 2025 12:11 pm
The Lake Land College Lakers Baseball team finished 2024-2025 with one of the best seasons in program history, making its first appearance in the NJCAA Division I World Series since 1988 and finishing fourth in the tournament.
Entering the World Series, Lake Land received the tournament’s ninth seed out of ten participating schools. The Lakers opened the tournament on May 24 by stunning the defending champions and second-ranked Blinn College 17-9 before securing consecutive victories over Salt Lake Community College and Florence-Darlington Tech to become one of the final four remaining teams.
The Lakers lost their first game of the tournament to top-ranked Walters State on May 28 before being eliminated by eventual champion Salt Lake Community College the following day.
Having reached the World Series for the first time since 1988, the Lakers cemented the 2024-2025 season as one of the best in the baseball program’s history. The team finished the season with a 45-21 record, including a record of 24-11 in conference play. In May, the team clinched its first Region XXIV (A) Championship since 1998 with back-to-back victories over John A. Logan College.
The Lakers followed up the Region XXIV Championship with an impressive performance in the Midwest District Tournament. After dropping the first game of the tournament, the team secured four straight victories to win the Midwest District Championship to clinch a spot in the national World Series Tournament.
The Lakers will look to continue the success of the 2024-2025 season when they return to action for the 2025-2026 season.
Area players on the Lakers team include Kayden Althoff (Teutopolis), right-handed pitcher, Noah Dill (Dieterich), infielder and Nathan Stuemke (Altamont) catcher.