Lake County Lightning
Gurnee, IL
14u
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RECORD
W-L-T 8-7-0
WIN % 53.33
STATS
AVG RUN SCORED 5.2
AVG RUN ALLOWED 5.07
AVG RUN DIFFERENCE 0.13
RUNS SCORED 78
RUNS ALLOWED 76
RUNS DIFFERENCE 2
DIVISIONS
14u D1 4-3-0
14u D1 Gold 1-1-0
COACHES
Head Coach Tim Vortherms
Assistant Coach Nick Yeager
MANAGERS/ADMINISTRATORS
Team Admin Tim Vortherms
Lake County Lightning ROSTER
JERSEY# Name Grad Year - HS High School State City Primary Pos College Committed To H/T Other Pos HEIGHT
2   Evan Schmidt 2025 Antioch IL Antioch 1B R/R OF 6'4"
5   Max Nottingham 2025 Westosha Central WI Bristol RHP R/R 3B 6'
9   Hayden Martinson 2026 IL Fox Lake SS R/R UTILITY
14   Johnny Weiss 2026 Carl Sandburg IL Mundelein SS L/R RHP 5'2"
16   Phillip Goodrich Jr 2026 Carmel Catholic IL Island Lake OF R/R 5'11"
17   Nick Vortherms 2026 IL Gurnee 2B R/R RHP
27   Zach Rubin 2026 Emmons IL Antioch 3B R/R RHP, 2B, SS, OF 5'10"
33   Mason Gialo 2026 Lakes Community High School IL Lindenhurst C R/R OF 6'2"
35   Alex Nielsen 2026 Antioch Community High School IL Antioch C R/R LF 5'
43   Ean Ankney 2026 IL Lindenhurst RHP L/R 5'8"
44   Nate Yeager 2025 Antioch High School IL Antioch CF L/L LHP, 1B 5'9"
49   Erik Rodriguez 2022 Gavin South IL Ingleside C R/R OF 5'5"
77   Jackson Rudolph 2026 Matthews Middle School IL Wauconda RHP R/R C, 3B 6'
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EVENTS
DATE EVENT DIVISION W-L-T AVG RA AVG RD AVG RS
2021-06-23 13 Amateur Baseball Championships 13u 3-3-0 6.33 0 6.33
2022-05-13 Super Select 14u 2-2-0 4.5 -0.25 4.25
2022-06-29 14 Amateur Baseball Championships 14u 3-2-0 4 0.6 4.6
GAMES
# EVENT TEAM VS TEAM
1 13 Amateur Baseball Championships Upper Deck Cougars 13U 06 - 07 Lake County Lightning
2 13 Amateur Baseball Championships Lake County Lightning 08 - 05 Naperville Renegades United
3 13 Amateur Baseball Championships Indiana Bulls 13u Silver 07 - 02 Lake County Lightning
4 13 Amateur Baseball Championships Lake County Lightning 01 - 09 O'Fallon Athletics
5 13 Amateur Baseball Championships Indiana Bulls Black 10 - 00 Lake County Lightning
6 13 Amateur Baseball Championships Lake County Lightning 20 - 01 Fall Creek Blues
7 Super Select ZT Elite Midwest - Black 05 - 02 Lake County Lightning
8 Super Select Lake County Lightning 04 - 02 Arsenal Baseball 14u
9 Super Select Lake County Lightning 07 - 08 Indiana Bulls 14u Black
10 Super Select Lake County Lightning 04 - 03 Arsenal Baseball 14u
11 14 Amateur Baseball Championships Lake County Lightning 05 - 03 Hitters U14 Navy
12 14 Amateur Baseball Championships Lake County Lightning 03 - 07 Indiana Bulls 14u Black
13 14 Amateur Baseball Championships Lake County Lightning 07 - 00 14U Commonwealth Xpress
14 14 Amateur Baseball Championships Ohio Longhorns 05 - 06 Lake County Lightning
15 14 Amateur Baseball Championships 14u Indiana Bulls Grey 05 - 02 Lake County Lightning
PLAYER PROFILES
Evan Schmidt Antioch  , IL 2025
Max Nottingham Bristol  , WI 2025
Hayden Martinson Fox Lake  , IL 2026
Johnny Weiss Mundelein  , IL 2026
Phillip Goodrich Jr Island Lake  , IL 2026
Nick Vortherms Gurnee  , IL 2026
Zach Rubin Antioch  , IL 2026
Mason Gialo Lindenhurst  , IL 2026
Alex Nielsen Antioch  , IL 2026
Ean Ankney Lindenhurst  , IL 2026
Nate Yeager Antioch  , IL 2025
Erik Rodriguez Ingleside  , IL 2022
Jackson Rudolph Wauconda  , IL 2026