Baseball / Top 20
Baseball
Team Comment
1. St. Charles North (33-5) North Stars loaded with D-I talent
2. Jacobs (29-11) 15 players back from 3rd-place team in 4A
3. Mundelein (28-10) Motivated Mustangs want more
4. Waubonsie Valley (28-6) Petersen, Neville lead pitching staff
5. Downers South (30-6) Oriente's headed to Louisville
6. Elk Grove (22-9) MSL champs are pitching-rich again
7. Benet (20-18) Summer final four run is the springboard
8. St. Charles E. (25-10) Summer state qualifier
9. Naperville C. (19-17) Eiermann, Bianucci just a start
10. Barrington (24-11) Broncos armed and dangerous
11. Batavia (16-19) Senior-laden lineup looks ready
12. Dundee-Crown (20-13) Danny Denz (Memphis) leads strong rotation
13. Willowbrook (26-10) Zunkel a top arm in WSC Gold
14. St. Viator (23-14) Eager for deep 3A playoff run
15. Cary-Grove (24-9-2) Defending FVC Valley champs reloaded
16. Hinsdale South (17-15) Won with young group last year
17. Kaneland (22-13) Conference, regional champ returns nucleus
18. Geneva (22-11) Jack Wassel (Minnesota) hit .413 last year
19. Lake Park (15-22) DuPage Valley's most experienced team
20. Aurora Christian (17-11) Entire pitching staff returns