History of NIC Baseball
Baseball became an NIC sport in 1926. The IHSAA officially sanctioned baseball in the 1966-67 school year. Below are a few noteworthy titles of NIC Schools.
- 1966-67 – LaPorte IHSAA State Champions with Coach Ken Schrieber
- 1969-70 – SB Clay IHSAA State Champions with Coach Jim Reinebold
- 1970-71 – LaPorte IHSAA State Champions with Coach Ken Schrieber
- 1972-73 – LaPorte IHSAA State Runner-Up with Coach Ken Schrieber
- 1984-85 – SB Washington IHSAA State Runner-Up with Coach Rick Tomaszewski
- 1993-94 – Penn IHSAA State Champions with Coach Greg Dikos
- 1997-98 – Penn IHSAA 4A State Champions with Coach Greg Dikos
- 2000-01 – Penn IHSAA 4A State Champions with Coach Greg Dikos
- 2007-08 – Marian IHSAA 3A State Runner-Up with Coach Tim Prister
- 2012-13 – Elkhart Central 4A IHSAA State Champions with Coach Steve Stutsman
- 2014-15 – Penn IHSAA 4A State Champions with Coach Greg Dikos
- 2016-17 – SB St. Joseph IHSAA 3A State Champions with Coach John Gumpf
- 2016-17 – Penn IHSAA 4A State Runner-Up with Coach Greg Dikos
- 2021-22 – Penn IHSAA 4A State Champions with Coach Greg Dikos
- 2022-23 – Penn IHSAA 4A State Champions with Coach Greg Dikos
- 2023-24 – New Prairie IHSAA 3A State Champions with Coach Mark Schellinger
Mental Attitude Award Winners
- 1970-71 – Mark Yates of LaPorte
- 1984-85 – Michael Young of SB Washington
- 1997-98 – Blake Gaugler of Penn
- 2012-13 – Matthew Eppers of Elkhart Central
- 2014-15 – Tim Lira of Penn
- 2016-17 – Trevor Waite of Penn
- 2021-22 – Ben Gregory of Penn
- 2022-23 – Zachary Pelletier of Penn
- 2023-24 – Tyson Greenwood of New Prairie
| Year | Champion | Record | Coach | MVP | Coach of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926-27 | SB Central | Elmer Burnham | |||
| 1927-28 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| 1928-29 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| 1929-30 | SB Central | Elmer Burnham | |||
| 1930-31 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| Elkhart | |||||
| SB Central | Elmer Burnham | ||||
| 1931-32 | LaPorte | ||||
| 1932-33 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| 1933-34 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| Elkhart | |||||
| SB Central | |||||
| 1934-35 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| LaPorte | |||||
| 1935-36 | LaPorte | ||||
| 1936-37 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| LaPorte | |||||
| 1937-38 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| SB Central | John Wooden | ||||
| 1938-39 | East Chicago Roosevelt | ||||
| East Chicago Washington | |||||
| 1939-40 | East Chicago Roosevelt | ||||
| SB Washington | |||||
| 1940-41 | East Chicago Roosevelt | ||||
| Michigan City Elston | |||||
| 1941-42 | SB Washington | ||||
| Whiting | |||||
| 1942-43 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| SB Washington | |||||
| 1943-44 | East Chicago Roosevelt | ||||
| SB Adams | |||||
| SB Washington | |||||
| 1944-45 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| 1945-46 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| Elkhart | |||||
| Michigan City Elston | |||||
| Whiting | |||||
| 1946-47 | Michigan City Elston | ||||
| Whiting | |||||
| 1947-48 | SB Riley | ||||
| SB Washington | |||||
| 1948-49 | SB Central | Charles Stewart | |||
| 1949-50 | Hammond | ||||
| SB Washington | |||||
| 1950-51 | East Chicago Washington | ||||
| 1951-52 | SB Adams | Casey Schwartz | |||
| 1952-53 | SB Adams | Casey Schwartz | |||
| SB Riley | |||||
| 1953-54 | SB Central | Lou Newbold | |||
| 1954-55 | Michigan City Elston | ||||
| SB Adams | Casey Schwartz | ||||
| 1955-56 | Gary Tolleston | ||||
| Hammond | |||||
| LaPorte | |||||
| Michigan City Elston | |||||
| 1956-57 | Hammond Tech | ||||
| Michigan City Elston | |||||
| 1957-58 | Mishawaka | ||||
| SB Riley | |||||
| 1958-59 | Gary Tolleston | ||||
| SB Adams | Casey Schwartz | ||||
| 1959-60 | Gary Horace Mann | ||||
| SB Riley | Doug Simpson | ||||
| 1960-61 | Gary Horace Mann | ||||
| SB Central | Lou Newbold | ||||
| 1961-62 | East Chicago Roosevelt | ||||
| Michigan City Elston | |||||
| SB Central | Lou Newbold | ||||
| 1962-63 | Hammond | ||||
| LaPorte | |||||
| 1963-64 | Elkhart | 6-2 | |||
| Michigan City Elston | 6-2 | ||||
| 1964-65 | LaPorte | Ken Schrieber | |||
| SB Riley | Doug Simpson | ||||
| 1965-66 | LaPorte | 10-2 | Ken Schrieber | ||
| SB Central | 10-2 | Lou Newbold | |||
| 1966-67 | LaPorte | 11-1 | Ken Schrieber | ||
| 1967-68 | LaPorte | 13-3 | Ken Schrieber | ||
| 1968-69 | SB Central | 11-5 | Lou Newbold | ||
| 1969-70 | LaPorte | 13-1 | Ken Schrieber | ||
| SB Adams | 13-1 | Len Buczkowski | |||
| 1970-71 | SB Adams | 10-2 | Len Buczkowski | ||
| 1971-72 | LaPorte | 10-2 | Ken Schrieber | ||
| 1972-73 | LaPorte | 11-3 | Ken Schrieber | ||
| SB Washington | 11-3 | Mike Putnam | |||
| 1973-74 | LaPorte | 10-4 | Ken Schrieber | ||
| 1974-75 | Elkhart Central | 13-3 | Randy Miller | ||
| 1975-76 | Elkhart Memorial | 11-5 | Dick Siler | ||
| 1976-77 | SB Adams | 12-3-1 | Len Buczkowski | ||
| 1977-78 | Elkhart Memorial | 16-2 | Dick Siler | ||
| 1978-79 | SB Adams | 15-3 | Len Buczkowski | ||
| 1979-80 | SB Washington | 14-4 | Rick Tomaszewski | ||
| 1980-81 | SB Clay | 13-5 | Jim Reinebold | ||
| 1981-82 | SB LaSalle | 13-5 | Len Rzeszewski | ||
| 1982-83 | SB Washington | 15-3 | Rick Tomaszewski | ||
| 1983-84 | SB LaSalle | 17-1 | Len Rzeszewski | ||
| 1984-85 | Elkhart Memorial | 16-2 | Dick Siler | ||
| SB Washington | 16-2 | Rick Tomaszewski | |||
| 1985-86 | SB Washington | 9-4 | Rick Tomaszewski | ||
| 1986-87 | SB Washington | 11-2 | Rick Tomaszewski | ||
| 1987-88 | SB Adams | 10-3 | Len Rzeszewski | ||
| SB Clay | 10-3 | Jim Reinebold | |||
| 1988-89 | Michigan City Elston | 10-3 | |||
| 1989-90 | SB Washington | 13-0 | Rick Tomaszewski | ||
| 1990-91 | SB Clay | 12-1 | Chip O’Neil | ||
| 1991-92 | Elkhart Memorial | 14-4 | Dick Siler | ||
| SB Washington | 14-4 | Rick Tomaszewski | |||
| 1992-93 | Elkhart Memorial | 13-5 | Dick Siler | Chris Havnes of Elkhart Central | Dick Siler of Memorial |
| 1993-94 | Elkhart Central | 13-5 | Randy Miller | Craig Sherwood of Elkhart Central | Randy Miller of Elkhart Central |
| 1994-95 | Penn | 13-5 | Greg Dikos | Matt Swood of SB Washington | Greg Dikos of Penn & |
| John Nadolny of SB Riley | |||||
| 1995-96 | SB Washington | 13-2-1 | Rick Tomaszewski | Ryan Evans of SB Washington | Rick Tomaszewski of SB Washington |
| 1996-97 | Mishawaka | 13-3 | Gregg Minegar | Eric Good of Mishawaka | Gregg Minegar of Mishawaka |
| 1997-98 | SB Washington | 14-2 | Rick Tomaszewski | Jamal Henry of SB Washington | Rick Tomaszewski of SB Washington |
| 1998-99 | Penn | 13-3 | Greg Dikos | Drew Fizer of Penn | Chip O’Neil of Clay |
| 1999-00 | Penn | 13-3 | Greg Dikos | Kyle Rzepka of Penn | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2000-01 | Penn | 14-0 | Greg Dikos | Dave Zachary of Penn | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2001-02 | Penn | 13-1 | Greg Dikos | Billy Grace of Penn | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2002-03 | Penn | 11-1 | Greg Dikos | John Seabaugh of Penn | Gregg Minegar of Mishawaka |
| 2003-04 | Penn | 14-2 | Greg Dikos | Dustin Coffman of SB Clay | Chip O’Neil of SB Clay |
| 2004-05 | Penn | 16-0 | Greg Dikos | Chris Corpe of SB Clay | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2005-06 | Penn | 15-1 | Greg Dikos | Kyle Schultz of Penn | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2006-07 | Penn | 13-3 | Greg Dikos | Taylor Futterknecht of Elkhart Central | John Gumpf of SB St. Joseph |
| & Mike Sobol of SB Clay | |||||
| 2007-08 | Penn | 16-0 | Greg Dikos | Mike Carroll of Penn | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2008-09 | Penn | 15-1 | Greg Dikos | Garrick Dikos of Penn | John Gumpf of SB St. Joseph |
| 2009-10 | Penn | 14-2 | Greg Dikos | Davon Bailey of SB Clay | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2010-11 | Penn | 14-2 | Greg Dikos | Max Andresen of Penn | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2011-12 | SB St. Joseph | 14-2 | John Gumpf | Tanner Tully of Elkhart Central | John Gumpf of SB St. Joseph |
| 2012-13 | Elkhart Central | 15-1 | Steve Stutsman | Cory Malcolm of Elkhart Central | Steve Stutsman of Elkhart Central |
| Tanner Tully of Elkhart Central | |||||
| 2013-14 | Penn | 15-1 | Greg Dikos | Cole Harlacher of Penn | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2014-15 | Penn | 12-4 | Greg Dikos | Joey Lange of SB Clay | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| 2015-16 | Penn | 12-0 | Greg Dikos | Skylar Szynski of Penn | Bo Hundt of Bremen |
| Bremen-South Division | |||||
| 2016-17 | Penn | 12-0 | Greg Dikos | Anthony Carmola of SB St. Joseph | John Gumpf of SB St. Joseph |
| Glenn-South Division | |||||
| 2017-18 | Penn | 12-0 | Greg Dikos | Robbie Berger of Glenn | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| Marian-South Division | |||||
| 2018-19 | Penn | 11-1 | Greg Dikos | Hunter Robinson of New Prairie | Mark Schellinger of New Prairie |
| New Prairie-South Division | |||||
| 2019-20 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Penn | 8-1 | Greg Dikos | Ben Gregory of Penn | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| Glenn-South Division | |||||
| 2021-22 | Penn | 11-0 | Greg Dikos | Drew Stultz of SB Adams | John Nadolny of Glenn |
| Glenn-South Division | |||||
| 2022-23 | Marian | 9-2 | Joe Turnock | Brycen Hannah of Glenn | Joe Turnock of Marian |
| Penn | 9-2 | Greg Dikos | |||
| 2023-24 | Marian | 8-2 | Joe Turnock | Jayce Lee of SB St. Joseph | Mike Cass of SB Adams |
| Penn | 8-2 | Greg Dikos | |||
| SB Adams | 8-2 | MIke Cass | |||
| Bremen-South Division | |||||
| Glenn-South Division | |||||
| Jimtown-South Division | |||||
| 2024-25 | Penn | 14-0 | Greg Dikos | Joe Washburn of SB St. Joseph | Greg Dikos of Penn |
| & Mason Braun of Penn | |||||
| 2025-26 | New Prairie | 10-2 | Mark Schellinger | Reed Robinson of New Prairie | Mark Schellinger of New Prairie |
The NIC baseball records were compiled by Greg Humnicky, the current NIC Secretary-Treasurer, using
conference records that have been passed down to him over the years by John Danaher & the late Ed
Szucs, previous NIC Secretary-Treasurer. Dick Siler, former coach at Elkhart Memorial and baseball
historian, also assisted by providing W-L records in the period from 1967 to 1999.