Athletes in Action Baseball
Play your summer.
Grow your faith.
College players spend the summer competing in top summer leagues, on a team that helps them follow Jesus on and off the field.
Play your summer.
Start here
What brings you here?
College players
Play a summer with AIA
Compete at a high level and grow with teammates who share your faith.
College coaches
Recommend a player or coach with us
Send us a player you believe in, or apply to coach one of our teams.
Interns and broadcasters
Work a summer behind the scenes
Serve as an intern, sports information director or broadcaster.
Fans and families
Follow the teams
Find schedules, scores and team news for the Chinooks and the Scouts.
Strength. Truth. Eternity.
A summer that counts
AIA Baseball is about excellence on and off the field. You sharpen your game, and you grow as a man of faith.
01
Compete
Play 40 to 50 games against the best summer leagues in the country.
02
Grow
Meet with a team chaplain for Bible study and honest talks, wherever you are in your faith.
03
Share
Training camp teaches you how to tell your story and share your faith with teammates, fans and host families.
Our teams
Two summer teams. One team overseas.
Alaska Baseball League · Summer
Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks
Our Alaska team plays under the midnight sun in one of the top summer leagues in the country.
Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League · Summer
Xenia Scouts
Our Ohio team plays home games in Xenia, near AIA’s headquarters, with help from local host families.
International · Winter and spring
International team
Play about 20 games overseas, run clinics for kids and serve alongside local AIA staff.
1980
AIA Baseball has fielded teams every year since
40 to 50
Games each summer team plays
About 20
Games on each international trip, plus clinics for kids
90+
Countries where AIA serves athletes
In their words
More than a game
“I thank God for my time with AIA Baseball because it has shown me that life and this sport are not about me, but about God’s glory.”
Josh Bard
Former MLB catcher
“Playing with AIA in Alaska was a blast and I learned so much. It was cool to be able to witness to other teams and the Eagle River community through the sport we loved.”
Aidan Stout
Chinooks player, The Master’s University
“I have seen young men return with a more intimate walk with God and a deeper passion to live for Christ.”
Brian Shoop
Head Baseball Coach, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Our staff
Coaches who care about the whole player
TC
Tim Cole
Director of Operations and Chinooks General Manager
JL
Jason Lester
Alumni Director and Recruiting Coordinator
TM
Ted McGovern
Baseball Staff
How to join
Three steps to your summer
1
Fill out the application
Choose player, coach, intern or broadcaster, then apply online.
2
Ask your coach to recommend you
Players need a short recommendation from their college coach.
3
Hear from our staff
We place players by position, ability and experience. Apply early, since timing counts too.
Questions?
Email baseball@athletesinaction.org or call 937.352.1000.
AIA Baseball, 651 Taylor Drive, Xenia, OH 45385
AIA Baseball, 651 Taylor Drive, Xenia, OH 45385
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