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The Lightning Travel program provides a top-quality softball experience for the girls in Lake Zurich and surrounding communities. Lightning Softball is part of the Lake Zurich Baseball & Softball Association, a non-profit organization run primarily by parent volunteers. 

We are passionate about developing competitive softball players. We are equally passionate about developing our young athletes as whole persons. Success in softball, and life after softball, depends on the balance in body, mind, and spirit.

We use the pursuit of team & personal softball success to prepare our players for life's challenges, both on and off the field.

Body – Softball is a physical game that takes instruction, training, and repetition to master. A player’s progress toward mastery helps her learn about her physical self and the key role of physical fitness in the enjoyment of life.

 Mind – Softball creates situations that place players under mental & emotional pressure. Developing the ability to channel emotions positively and maintain mental discipline on the field carries over into all aspects of life.

Spirit – The maturing process includes a dawning awareness that one is not the center of the universe and that we are blessed to live in better circumstances than most people. Focusing on the team over self and whole team participation in community service projects helps our young athletes learn these truths.