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
4/29 Rank
Team (Class)
2024 Record (as of 4/28)
1 1 Nazareth Academy (4A) 25-0
2 2 Joliet Catholic (3A)   19-2
4 3 Lincoln-Way West (4A)    20-0
3 4 Huntley (4A) 19-2
6 5 Edwardsville (4A) 14-6
7 6 New Trier (4A) 17-3
8 7 St. Laurence (3A) 21-4
11 8 Joliet West (4A)     22-4
5 9 Providence Catholic (4A)   17-5
13 10 Lake Park (4A) 17-4
10 11 Minooka (4A) 16-6
9 12 Downers Grove North (4A) 20-4
14 13 Normal Community (3A) 22-2
16 14 St. Charles North (4A)   15-2-2
12 15 Mascoutah (3A)    20-3
20 16 Lyons Township (4A)    15-4
NR 17 McHenry (4A) 19-4
21 18 Glenwood (3A)    18-2
19 19 Libertyville (4A) 15-5-1
15 20 Monticello (2A)    24-2
22 21 Geneva (4A)   15-3-1
23 22 Fenwick (3A)   18-6
17 23 Sycamore (3A)   16-2
NR 24 St. Rita (4A)   16-8
18 25 Triad (3A) 15-7

Teams to Watch (listed alphabetically): Andrew 16-6, Barrington 14-6-1, Bartlett 16-7, Belleville West 13-7, Brimfield 15-1, Brother Rice 12-12, Burlington Central 14-6, Chicago Hope 17-7, Coal City 13-7, Columbia 17-4, Conant 15-3, Crystal Lake South 11-8, Dixon 15-2, Downers Grove South 13-6-1, Dunlap 18-3, DuQuoin 25-1, East Peoria 18-4, Effingham 12-6, Eureka 16-3, Evanston 14-5-1, Evergreen Park 18-6, Father McGivney 22-2, Gillespie 17-7, Glenbrook North 15-5-1, Grayslake Central 14-7, Hampshire 14-6, Harrisburg 23-5, Hersey 13-7, Highland 19-1-1, Hononegah 14-4-1, Jacobs 14-6, Kaneland 13-6, Lakes Community 14-5, Lane Tech 19-9, Lemont 14-8, Lincoln-Way Central 13-6, Lincoln-Way East 14-9, Lockport 12-9-1, Mahomet-Seymour 16-5, Manteno 15-2, Marion 18-6, Maroa-Forsyth 16-3, Marquette 18-1, Montini 15-7-1, Morris 18-3, Morton 16-3, Mount Carmel 11-11, Mt. Pulaski 18-1, Mundelein 14-5, Nashville 21-2, Normal University 16-6, Oak Forest 20-5, Oswego 13-7-1, Pleasant Plains 19-3, Prospect 13-6, Reavis 18-4, Richmond-Burton 16-7, Routt Catholic 20-7, Sacred Heart-Griffin 14-6, Sandburg 15-5, Sherrard 17-2, St. Charles East 9-5, St. Francis 15-5, St. Joseph-Ogden 23-2, Stevenson 15-8, Tolono-Unity 16-5, Washington 12-6, Wheaton Academy 19-2, Willowbrook 13-8-2, York 15-5

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2024 POWER 25 UPDATES

2023 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

4A

  1. Edwardsville
  2. Brother Rice
  3. New Trier
  4. York

3A

  1. Nazareth Academy
  2. Grayslake Central
  3. Sycamore
  4. Effingham

2A

  1. Joliet Catholic Academy
  2. Columbia
  3. DePaul College Prep
  4. Quincy Notre Dame

1A

  1. Gibault Catholic
  2. Henry-Senachwine
  3. Newman Catholic Central
  4. Goreville

POWER 25 UPDATES

2023 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

    2022 IHSA SEASON RECAP

    2022 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

    4A

    1. Edwardsville
    2. Mundelein
    3. Brother Rice
    4. McHenry

    3A

    1. Nazareth Academy
    2. Glenwood
    3. Washington Community
    4. Crystal Lake South

    2A

    1. Joliet Catholic Academy
    2. Richmond-Burton
    3. Columbia
    4. Maroa-Forsyth

    1A

    1. North Clay
    2. Brown County
    3. Ottawa Marquette
    4. 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

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