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
| Previous Week | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Nazareth Academy (4A) |  |
31-0 |
| 2 | 2 | Joliet Catholic (3A) |  |
25-3 |
| 4 | 3 | New Trier (4A) |  |
24-3 |
| 6 | 4 | St. Laurence (3A) |  |
26-5 |
| 10 | 5 | Providence Catholic (4A) |  |
24-6 |
| 3 | 6 | Lincoln-Way West (4A) |  |
24-3 |
| 7 | 7 | Joliet West (4A) |  |
26-4 |
| 8 | 8 | Edwardsville (4A) |  |
21-8 |
| 5 | 9 | Huntley (4A) |  |
25-5 |
| 13 | 10 | Downers Grove North (4A) |  |
24-5 |
| 9 | 11 | Lake Park (4A) |  |
22-6 |
| 11 | 12 | St. Charles North (4A) |  |
22-4-1 |
| 12 | 13 | Normal Community (3A) |  |
29-3 |
| 15 | 14 | Mascoutah (3A) |  |
24-4 |
| 18 | 15 | Morris (3A) |  |
22-3 |
| NR | 16 | Lincoln-Way Central (4A) |  |
19-6 |
| 16 | 17 | Minooka (4A) |  |
20-10 |
| 17 | 18 | St. Rita (4A) |  |
22-10 |
| NR | 19 | McHenry (4A) |  |
24-7 |
| 23 | 20 | Glenwood (3A) |  |
24-4 |
| NR | 21 | Burlington Central (4A) |  |
19-9 |
| 24 | 22 | Libertyville (4A) |  |
22-7-1 |
| 14 | 23 | Lyons Township (4A) |  |
18-8 |
| 20 | 24 | Fenwick (3A) |  |
23-8 |
| NR | 25 | Stevenson (4A) |   |
22-8 |
Teams to Watch (listed alphabetically): Andrew 20-9, Barrington 18-11-1, Bartlett 23-7, Belleville West 19-9, Brimfield 22-2, Brother Rice 15-16, Chicago Hope 23-8, Coal City 15-12, Columbia 22-7, Conant 20-7, Crystal Lake South 16-12, Dixon 16-8, Downers Grove South 22-6-1, Dunlap 22-6, DuQuoin 30-3, East Moline United 20-6, East Peoria 22-6, Effingham 18-8, Eureka 21-6, Evanston 20-6-1, Evergreen Park 22-9, Father McGivney 30-4, Geneva 20-7-1, Gillespie 22-8, Glenbrook North 20-7-1, Grayslake Central 20-9, Hampshire 21-10, Harrisburg 28-5, Hersey 18-12, Highland 25-4-1, Hononegah 20-5-1, Jacobs 19-11, Kaneland 16-11, Lakes Community 16-9, Lane Tech 22-9, Lemont 21-8, Lincoln-Way East 19-11, Lockport 17-11-1, Mahomet-Seymour 22-7, Manteno 18-6, Marion 21-8, Maroa-Forsyth 21-4, Marquette 24-2, Monticello 28-4, Montini 21-9-1, Morton 21-7, Mount Carmel 15-13, Mt. Pulaski 23-3, Mundelein 18-7, Nashville 26-3, Normal University 25-9, Oak Forest 25-6, Oswego 15-11-1, Pleasant Plains 26-7, Prospect 17-11, Reavis 25-4, Richmond-Burton 21-10, Routt Catholic 26-7, Sacred Heart-Griffin 20-9, Sandburg 17-9, Sherrard 21-4, St. Charles East 13-10, St. Francis 18-10, St. Joseph-Ogden 30-4, Sycamore 20-5, Tolono-Unity 20-10, Triad 20-10, Washington 20-6, Wauconda 20-8, Wheaton Academy 26-4, Willowbrook 18-9-2, Wilmington 22-1, York 22-7.
IHSA PODCAST: Episode 8
To watch Episode 7, click here.
To watch Episode 6, click here.
To watch Episode 5, click here.
To watch Episode 4, click here.
To watch Episode 3, click here.
To watch Episode 2, click here.
To watch Episode 1, click here.
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
jo
l