Softball: Top 20 rankings
Softball
Team Comment
1. Naperville Central (24-0) Home cooking: 77 runs last 8 home games
2. Barrington (23-1) Fingerman 4-for-4 vs. Palatine
3. Benet (16-2) York walk-off homer beats Marian Catholic
4. St. Charles East (21-3) UEC River lead on line Monday vs. SCN
5. Glenbard North (16-3) Panthers will need help to repeat in DVC
6. Burlington Central (18-1) Closing in on Big Northern East title
7. Glenbard South (17-3) Trzaska shuts down vaunted Trinity lineup
8. Downers Grove N. (15-7) Can all but clinch WSC Silver Monday at York
9. Cary-Grove (15-2) Important FVC Valley matchup Monday vs. McHenry
10. Fremd (14-6) 9-1 in tough MSL West
11. Waubonsie Valley (14-5) Warriors need to finish games better
12. Lake Park (18-7) Lancers need to shake off sweep at No. 1
13. Bartlett (18-6) One game ahead of pace in UEC Valley
14. Warren (15-4) Sowa, Majewski lead win over Mundelein
15. St. Charles North (13-4) Bats come alive vs. Geneva
16. Schaumburg (15-3) CF Giannelli tough hitter
17. Palatine (13-8) Hedstrom-Logan strong battery
18. Carmel (15-5) Freshmen hit Corsairs past Nazareth
19. Mundelein (18-6) Can’t stop Warren
20. Neuqua Valley (13-8) Hill, Wildcats’ bats heating up at right time