Baseball / Top 20 rankings
Baseball/Final Top 20
Team comment
1. Mundelein (34-5) Another big year for NSC champions
2. Neuqua Valley (30-8) Strong season from Gerber, Evak
3. Grant (26-12) Behm-ing about third-place 4A finish
4. Grayslake Central (30-10) Rams put together super season
5. Naperville Central (27-13) Good run to supersectional
6. Schaumburg (25-14) A super farewell tour for Groot
7. Crystal Lake South (28-10) First FVC title in 16 years
8. Vernon Hills (30-9) Marras fuels record-setting season
9. Willowbrook (23-16) Best finish in 39 years
10. Burlington Central (28-11) Won first 3A sectional title
11. St. Charles East (25-11) UEC River, regional champs
12. Metea Valley (19-18) First senior class finished strong
13. South Elgin (21-13) First sectional title game appearance
14. Hinsdale South (29-5) Stunned by Metea in regional
15. Geneva (26-8) Early end to best season
16. Hersey (25-11) First MSL title in 20 years
17. St. Charles North (23-13) Eighth-straight 20-win season
18. Stevenson (23-14) 20-win season nothing new
19. Naperville North (22-14) Won 16 of last 18 in regular season
20. Libertyville (24-12) Townsend was tough for Wildcats