Softball/Top 20
Softball
Team Comment
1. Conant (27-3) Cavin sisters tough battery
2. Elk Grove (32-5) Grams returns 7 starters
3. Leyden (27-8) DePaul-bound Maize will lead
4. Cary-Grove (30-2) Efflandt-Leudo battery one of best
5. Benet (31-11) McGuire leads a stacked lineup
6. Fremd (28-6) Pitchers Doering, Schwantz solid duo
7. Glenbard South (29-6) Is this the year Raiders win 3A title?
8. Barrington (27-11) Loren Krzysko 3 homers already
9. Downers Grove N. (32-5) Ryndak, Heflin a great pitching combo
10. Glenbard North (20-6) FVC favorites behind Fecho
11. Downers Grove S. (28-7) LaCivita probably won't catch until mid-April
12. Elgin (20-14) Hannah Perryman is a game-changer
13. Lake Park (24-13) Palandri catalyst for deep lineup
14. Batavia (20-9) Ryan returns after sluggin 18 HRs
15. Naperville Central (24-11) Gonzalez can do it all at SS
16. Vernon Hills (25-10) Veteran ace Meline nursing achy hamstring
17. Geneva (25-11) Plenty of offense; pitching is key
18. Lake Zurich (24-8) Has to overcome loss of Mattera (Miami Ohio)
19. Bartlett (17-17) Could be a sleeper
20. St. Charles North (32-4) Can 4A state runner-up reload?