Mid-America League

The Mid-America League was a four-team midwestern independent league that operated for only one year, 1995. The Lafayette Leopards won the only pennant, Brian Heigle was the MVP, Javier Gomez the pitcher of the year, Jay Walker the manager of the year and Dan Beauchamp was the executive of the year.

Cities Represented

• Anderson, IN: Anderson Lawmen
• East Chicago, IN: East Chicago Conquistadors
• Lafayette, IN: Lafayette Leopards
• Merrillville, IN: Merrillville Muddogs

1995

President:Jim Gonzales

Team	W	L	GB	Pct.	Attend	Manager
Lafayette Leopards	33	24	.579	0	7,624	Jim Gonzales
Anderson Lawmen	33	26	.559	1	12,579	Jay Walker
Merrillville Muddogs	27	31	.466	6.5	18,351	Ron Kittle
East Chicago Conquistadors	23	35	.397	10.5	5,444	Ron D'Auteuil

Playoffs: None.

MVP:Brian Heigle, Anderson;
MVP Pitcher: Javier Gomez, Merrillville;
MVP Manager: Jay Welker, Anderson;
MVP Executive: Dan Beauchamp, Anderson.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Brandon Allen	Lafayette	BA	.391		Dustin Riggs	Anderson	W	8
Derek Alferman	Anderson	Runs	48		Dustin Riggs	Anderson	SO	83
Kadir Villalona	Lafayette	Hits	86		Javier Gomez	Merrillville	ERA	2.43
Brian Heigle	Anderson	HR	6		Brian Heigle	Anderson	RBI	51

Source: 1996 Baseball Almanac and The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition