Nathan Dima

SWIC baseball, LHP

[Nathan Dima @nathan_dima]

Pumped to announce my committment to continue my baseball career at Southwestern Illinois College! I would like to thank God, my family, coaches and teammates that have helped me along the way. @BlueStormBSB @Maroon_Baseball

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

Records are meant to be broken 🏅

Blue Storm pitching staff struck out over 500 batters in 2026! (most in modern era)

521 Ks (10th) 🪑
9.9 Ks per 9 (28th) ⚔️
2.2 K/BB ratio 🔥

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

Tough year for our baseball budget 🥲

Our hitters launched a record breaking 91 baseballs over the fence this year (modern era)

Led by:
Stanek (ISU) 24 💣
Bleakney (uncommitted fr) 14 💣
McGhee (uncommitted soph) 13 💣

#SWICNasty

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

There’s a new King of the Ville 👑

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

Congratulations to the leader of our program @CoachGarsh22 on being named Region Coach of the Year 🏆

Coach Garcia also received his 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th career win early in the season!

#StormsComing

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

Congratulations to Jackson Stanek & Jake McGhee on being named to the All Region Team!

@jackson_stanek
.433/ .875/ .550
Single season HR King 👑 (24)

@jakemcghee8
.400 / .716 / .486
13 HR & 28 SB 🔥

[McKendree University Baseball @McKendree_BSBL]

Congrats to Josh Dima on signing with the Gateway Grizzlies in the Frontier League!

Josh becomes the 15th Bearcat to ink a professional contract ✍️

[Diego @DeegsBaseball]

Sophomore 1B Colin Ryder (@BlueStormBSB) fights off a few & takes this 2K pitch the other way, scoring two for SWIC in the bottom of the eighth.

Western Michigan commit.

@ColinRyder12 | @ScoutConnectBB

[Diego @DeegsBaseball]

RHP Max Bryant (@BlueStormBSB) is a massive competitor.

Comes out of the ‘pen to get the final three outs on one day of rest - 2 Ks, F7.

FB played at 88-90, T91 mph, with 78 mph CB at hard, tight SL, 82-84 mph.

Valparaiso commit.

@Maxbryant2006 | @ScoutConnectBB

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

Survive and Advance
Blue Storm defeat Lincoln Trail and Rend Lake to advance to Saturday’s Championship vs Lake Land 🛎️KM
SWIC 15 LTC 9
SWIC 9 RLC 0
Bryant CG Shutout in Game 2
💣💣💣 Stanek
💣💣 Bleakney
💣Wright
💣 Oswald
💣Boyer

[Tyler Weber @tweb003]

Uncommitted sophomore LHP @BlueStormBSB looking for a home next fall.
FB up to 90, upper 80s
Slider 76-80
Curveball 72-75
Splitter 77-80
@casey_fair95 @CoachGarsh22 @MaxPitchingLab @DeegsBaseball

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

After collecting two wins yesterday against East Central, the Blue Storm wrap up their regular season with a final record of 39-15 (23-7 in the GRAC.)

On deck… postseason baseball 🔜

[Kelly Rowold @rowold_kelly]

Good morning from Michigan! Sending prayers to Coach Kev, his family and the SWIC boys today…💔💙🙏I will be wearing some SWIC gear today for him while watching @WMUBaseball @BlueStormBSB

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

Game Day @ John A Logan
⏰ 1:00 DH
📍 Carterville, IL
☀️ 65’
📺 https://t.co/kKz82D3Rto
@gracsports

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

Heaven got a hell of man today

You will be missed Coach Kev

Thank you for everything

Rest easy our brother 🔵🌪️⚾️

[McKendree University Baseball @McKendree_BSBL]

In Saturday’s complete game victory, Josh Dima broke the McKendree Division 2 single season strikeout record with his 62nd strikeout!

Josh finished the game with 10 K’s and stands at 70 on the year!

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

Saturday split with Wabash Valley
Top Hitters for the day
(29-11 /15-4)
Barratta 5-6 Walk off 💣 Game 2
McGhee 4-7
💣Bleakney Wright Stanek Barratta
WP-Bryant 3 IP 4 K 🔵🌪️⚾️

[Diego @DeegsBaseball]

A star for SWIC that’ll be a must follow next fall. 👍

[Nathan Dima @nathan_dima]

Our team's NIL Club is now live!

Please support our team by joining the NIL Club or sharing this link with other people that might want to support us. https://t.co/HW0CUapl3q

[Southwestern Illinois College Baseball @BlueStormBSB]

GAMEDAY vs Lincoln Trail CC
Region 24/GRAC
⏰ 1:00 (1-9 Inning Game)
☀️74*
📍”The Ville”
@gracsports
@gamechanger/SwicBaseball26@

[USA Stadium @USAStadium]

FR Nick Bestrick cruises through the first, getting a lot of week contact and pounding the zone consistently.

FB 87-89 MPH
SL 75-76 MPH

#FlagCity @sscbaseball1