Baseball: Top 20 rankings
Baseball
Team Comment
1. Jacobs (16-3) Five straight wins, and counting
2. St. Charles East (11-2) Saints fire 4 straight shutouts
3. Downers South (11-2) Another unbeaten start in WSC Gold
4. Prospect (12-4) Competing each time out
5. Crystal Lake S. (13-2) Five straight victories
6. Waubonsie V. (10-3) Took 2 of 3 from South Elgin
7. Mundelein (13-5) Looking solid in all phases
8. St. Charles N. (11-3) Stars hit road bump after 8-0 start
9. South Elgin (7-2) Tests with Bartlett forthcoming
10. St. Viator (11-5) Disappointing losses to Nazareth
11. Neuqua Valley (8-4) 4-2 in 1-run games
12. Glenbard North (10-4) Swept three from Naperville C.
13. Stevenson (10-4-1) Unbeaten in last four
14. Burlington C. (13-3) Double-digit runs six times already
15. Benet (10-4) Winners in 9 of last 11
16. Downers North (13-3) 10-game winning streak snapped
17. Hoffman Estates (9-3) Steadily impressive so far
18. Elk Grove (10-4) Stumbled against Hersey
19. Dundee-Crown (12-5) CL South later this week
20. Metea Valley (8-4) Experienced lineup starting to shine