The Illinois high school baseball season kicked off on March 11, opening day for regular season action under IHSA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we published our team previews ahead of the 2024 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball Illinois Preseason Power 25 Rankings.
Our scouts will be out covering the 2024 season, publishing scout blogs and additional in-season content along the way, like Power 25 updates, Daily Roundup, Player of the Week awards, and weekly top performers included inside Diamond Notes.
Below is the Power 25, along with some bubble teams to know:
PREP BASEBALL ILLINOIS POWER 25
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10 | 1 | Providence Catholic (4A) | ![]() |
33-8 |
7 | 2 | Edwardsville (4A) | ![]() |
32-9 |
1 | 3 | Nazareth Academy (4A) | ![]() |
37-1 |
NR | 4 | Conant (4A) | ![]() |
30-8 |
23 | 5 | York (4A) | ![]() |
31-11 |
2 | 6 | New Trier (4A) | ![]() |
33-4 |
8 | 7 | Lincoln-Way West (4A) | ![]() |
30-5 |
NR | 8 | Crystal Lake Central (3A) | ![]() |
22-14 |
NR | 9 | Lemont (3A) | ![]() |
31-10 |
13 | 10 | Morris (3A) | ![]() |
30-4 |
3 | 11 | St. Laurence (3A) | ![]() |
31-6 |
4 | 12 | Joliet Catholic (3A) | ![]() |
29-6 |
5 | 13 | Joliet West (4A) | ![]() |
32-5 |
6 | 14 | Normal Community (4A) | ![]() |
33-4 |
15 | 15 | Downers Grove North (4A) | ![]() |
30-8 |
18 | 16 | McHenry (4A) | ![]() |
30-8 |
NR | 17 | Highland (3A) | ![]() |
32-8-1 |
9 | 18 | Lincoln-Way Central (4A) | ![]() |
24-7 |
11 | 19 | St. Charles North (4A) | ![]() |
28-5-3 |
NR | 20 | St. Anthony (2A) | ![]() |
25-5-1 |
16 | 21 | Mascoutah (3A) | ![]() |
30-6 |
12 | 22 | Lake Park (4A) | ![]() |
28-9 |
NR | 23 | Marquette Academy (1A) | ![]() |
32-2 |
NR | 24 | Mount Carmel (4A) | ![]() |
21-15 |
14 | 25 | Huntley (4A) | ![]() |
29-8-1 |
Teams to Watch (listed alphabetically): Altamont 31-10, Andrew 25-12, Barrington 22-14-1, Bartlett 24-11, Belleville West 21-12, Benet 21-9-2, Breese Central 22-12, Brimfield 22-4, Brother Rice 20-18, Burlington Central 25-10, Champaign Central 25-14, Chicago Hope 29-9, Columbia 26-8, Crystal Lake South 21-14, De La Salle 22-15, Downers Grove South 26-8-1, Dunlap 28-7, DuQuoin 32-4, East Moline United 20-8, East Peoria 26-8, Effingham 20-11, Eureka 22-7, Evanston 26-8-1, Evergreen Park 26-11, Father McGivney 34-5, Fenwick 23-9, Freeport 23-12, Geneva 22-10-2, Gillespie 25-10, Glenbrook North 26-11-1, Glenwood 30-6, Grayslake Central 24-11, Hampshire 24-11, Harrisburg 28-6, Harvest Christian 20-10, Hersey 20-15, Highland Park 21-14, Hononegah 24-6-1, Jacobs 21-13, Kaneland 20-12, Lane Tech 26-10, Libertyville 26-10-2, Lincoln-Way East 22-14, Lindblom 16-14, Lockport 21-12-1, Lyons Township 21-12, Mahomet Seymour 28-8, Manteno 20-8, Marion 25-9, Maroa-Forsyth 29-5, Minooka 24-11, Monticello 31-5-1, Montini Catholic 22-13-1, Morton 24-10, Mt. Pulaski 28-4, Mundelein 23-9, Nashville 32-4, Newman Central Catholic 26-6-1, Normal University 27-10, O'Fallon 24-13, Oak Forest 32-7, Oak Park-River Forest 22-14, Pleasant Plains 31-8, Prospect 20-14, Reavis 30-5, Richmond-Burton 21-12, Routt Catholic 35-8, Sacred Heart-Griffin 25-10, Sandburg 21-12, Sherrard 21-5, St. Bede 23-15, St. Francis 21-13, St. Joseph-Ogden 32-5, St. Rita 25-13, Stevenson 25-14, Sycamore 28-8, Teutopolis 25-12, Tinley Park 20-13, Triad 24-13, Washington 24-8, Waubonsie Valley 25-10, Wauconda 22-11, Westmont 26-10-1, Wheaton Academy 32-5, Willowbrook 24-11-2, Wilmington 28-2, Yorkville 21-13.
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2024 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Providence Catholic
- Conant
- Edwardsville
- York
3A
- Crystal Lake Central
- Lemont
- Morris
- Highland
2A
- St. Anthony
- Maroa-Forsyth
- Wilmington
- Newman Central Catholic
1A
- Ottawa Marquette
- Altamont
- Routt Catholic
- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
2024 POWER 25 UPDATES
2023 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Edwardsville
- Brother Rice
- New Trier
- York
3A
- Nazareth Academy
- Grayslake Central
- Sycamore
- Effingham
2A
- Joliet Catholic Academy
- Columbia
- DePaul College Prep
- Quincy Notre Dame
1A
- Gibault Catholic
- Henry-Senachwine
- Newman Catholic Central
- Goreville
POWER 25 UPDATES
2023 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Evan Foster 5/24/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Hunter Warren 5/24/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Nick Baffa 5/17/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Dillon Head 5/17/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Aidan Dodson 5/10/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Collin Mowry 5/10/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Austin Brown 5/03/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Dominic Voegele 5/03/23
- NJ PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Hank Liss 4/26/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Daniel Gierer 4/26/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Ethan Eberle 4/19/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Jake Zitella 4/19/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Austin Musso 4/12/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Luke Stulga 4/12/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: RHP Jacob McPherson 4/05/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Phillip Carlton 4/05/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: INF/RHP Cal Sefcik 3/29/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: LHP Conor Essenburg 3/29/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: SS Bryer Arview 3/22/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: RHP Dylan Nagle 3/22/23
2022 IHSA SEASON RECAP
2022 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Edwardsville
- Mundelein
- Brother Rice
- McHenry
3A
- Nazareth Academy
- Glenwood
- Washington Community
- Crystal Lake South
2A
- Joliet Catholic Academy
- Richmond-Burton
- Columbia
- Maroa-Forsyth
1A
- North Clay
- Brown County
- Ottawa Marquette
- LeRoy
2022 POTY, ALL-STATE HONORS
+ PBR Illinois, Player of the Year: RHP/SS Owen Murphy
+ First Team, All-State
+ Second Team, All-State
+ Third Team, All-State
2022 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: INF Owen Housinger 5/25/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: RHP/INF Christian Mitchelle 5/18/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: 3B/RHP Anthony Martinez 5/11/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: RHP/3B Owen Murphy 5/04/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: MIF Eli Hoerner 4/27/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: RHP/3B Owen Murphy 4/20/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: C/OF Connor Lindsey 4/13/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: 3B/OF Luke Adams 4/06/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: C/OF Zion Rose 3/30/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: SS Cole Crafton 3/23/22
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