Baseball/Top 20
Baseball
Team (record) Comment
1. Libertyville (27-11-1) Class 4A runner-up
2. St. Charles East (28-12) Third place in Class 4A
3. Neuqua Valley (30-11) Third top-four finish since 2007
4. Jacobs (25-12) Won first regional and sectional titles
5. Wheaton North (27-9) Fourth regional title in six years
6. Lake Park (27-11) First UEC title since 1996
7. Crystal Lake South (21-7) Second straight shared FVC Valley title
8. Downers Grove North (21-12) Kopach and Co. will be missed
9. Downers Grove South (30-6) A bunch of pitching to replace
10. Barrington (22-11) Fine debut for first-year coach Wire
11. Batavia (27-7) Bulldogs share UEC River crown
12. Rolling Meadows (19-11) Memorable run for MSL champion
13. Bartlett (16-15) Won second straight regional title
14. Mundelein (27-5) Upset in regional semifinal
15. Huntley (25-7) FVC Valley co-champ upset in regional
16. Naperville Central (24-8) DuPage Valley Conference champion
17. St. Francis (23-12) Second place in Class 3A
18. Grayslake Central (27-14) Second state appearance in five years
19. Elk Grove (24-11) Strong finish leads to sectional semis
20. Lisle (23-10) Class 2A champion