Baseball / Top 20
Baseball
Team Comment
1. St. Charles North (33-7) Made spring and summer state finals in '16
2. Mundelein (31-10) Murphy and Co. ready for more
3. Huntley (25-15) Sectional finalist returns top eight pitchers
4. Barrington (27-9) MSL West champs are pitching-rich
5. Neuqua Valley (24-14) Deep and talented
6. Cary-Grove (23-12) Pennington, McCumber make Trojans tough
7. Elk Grove (25-13) After fourth straight MSL title
8. Naperville Central (24-11) Eiermann, Gurnik lead the way
9. Libertyville (22-10-1) Cats have answers at every position
10. Jacobs (22-14) Nebraska-bound Mike Addante patrols CF
11. CL South (26-7) Lots of talent back for FVC Valley co-champs
12. Prospect (22-12) Many key pieces back in action
13. Hinsdale South (29-7) Strength shifts to pitching
14. Batavia (24-12) Ace is Louisville-bound RHP Glenn Albanese
15. St. Charles East (23-15) Fewer unearned runs in '17 a goal
16. Warren (28-11) Pitching once again a strength
17. Benet (14-20) Ready for bounce-back year
18. South Elgin (19-11) Strong rotation with Gomez, Stancl, Wells
19. St. Viator (25-17) Fourth-place 3A finishers reload
20. Dundee-Crown (16-16) Junior ace Erik Hedmark (2.12 ERA) returns