Grafton, WI – The Lakeshore Chinooks have added three talented arms from smaller schools to this year’s roster. Nick Campe (Olivet Nazarene University), Erik Eggert (Saint Xavier University), MacGregor Hines (San Jacinto College) are each off to terrific starts in 2017 and will look to establish themselves on Eddy Morgan’s pitching staff.

 

Nick Campe helped lead Olivet Nazarene to the Chicago Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season co-championship in his sophomore season of 2016 and finished season ranked second in CCAC in appearances (22), third in saves (5), sixth in strikeouts (71)and led the CCAC in opponent’s batting average (.212). The Manteno, IL product also led the conference with nine saves as a freshman and was named the 2015 CCAC Relief Pitcher of the Year. Campe, who worked during his first two seasons with former Chinooks’ pitching coach Josh Rebandt, has transitioned to a starting role for the Tigers in 2017.

 

 

 

 

Erik Eggert was a first team All-Chicago Collegiate Athletic Conference selection as a pitcher and utility player for Saint Xavier in 2016. During his sophomore, the Tinley Park, IL lefty tied for the team lead with 17 appearances on the mound and had a 5-1 record with a team-low 0.80 ERA in 33.2 innings of work. He recorded a team-best six saves while striking out 34 batters and holding opponents to a .152 batting average. While Eggert contributes on the Cougar infield, he has been instrumental as a reliever and currently leads Saint Xavier with three saves.

 

 

 

 

MacGregor Hines sat out his freshman season with the Florida Gators in 2016 after a stellar high school career in College Station, TX where he was named a Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and to the Texas All-Region First Team prior to his senior year. That year he also struck out 12 batters in seven innings during the prestigious 2015 National High School Invitational in Cary, NC. Looking for a fresh start, Hines returned home to Texas where he enrolled at San Jacinto College and has gotten off to a hot start in 2017. With a 5-1 record, Hines has struck out 52 hitters in 37 innings of work with a solid 3.16 ERA.

 

 

 

 

You can catch your first glimpse of the 2017 Chinooks roster on Saturday, June 3rd when Lakeshore takes on the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters at 6:35pm at Kapco Park. Season tickets, mini game packages, and group tickets are all currently on sale. Single game tickets go on sale to the public in early May. For tickets and more information, call 262-618-4659 or visit lakeshorechinooks.com.

The Lakeshore Chinooks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 160 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM).  All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.lakeshorechinooks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Chinooks as your favorite team.