Baseball: Top 20 rankings
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Baseball
Team Comment
1. Mundelein (31-2) Parola goes deep vs. Highland Park
2. Libertyville (29-5) Jackson to the rescue in NSC title game
3. Batavia (28-3) No. 1 seed in Schaumburg sectional
4. Downers South (24-8) Hoping bats stay hot in playoffs
5. Waubonsie Valley (24-8) UEC Valley champion
6. Benet (19-8) Grabbed share of ESCC title
7. Elk Grove (21-10) First MSL title since 2006
8. St. Charles East (24-10) Seeking return state trip
9. Huntley (24-7-1) Outright FVC Valley champion
10. Jacobs (21-13) Second straight 20-win season
11. Naperville Central (21-12) Outright DVC champion
12. Barrington (25-10) Broncos the top seed in regional
13. Schaumburg (16-10) Deep pitching can take Saxons far
14. Cary-Grove (20-13) Coach Don Sutherland's 17th 20-win year
15. York (22-12) Won 14 of last 15
16. Metea Valley (19-13) Riding a roller coaster
17. South Elgin (19-8-1) Playoff rematch vs. Wheaton N. Thursday
18. Willowbrook (19-11) Bounced back from 5-game losing streak
19. Grant (24-8) Bulldogs lose in 8 in NSC title game
20. Burlington Central (19-11) Big Northern East co-champion