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FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH

CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL VS. MORRIS

By: Gavin Smith & Tyler Defibaugh
Illinois Scouting Staff

Connor Gibour, RF, Crystal Lake Central, 2025
Ohio commit. Currently ranked No. 139 in Illinois’ junior class. Stands in a hard-to-miss frame at 6-foot-4, 200-pounds. Intrigued at the plate with his left-handed swing, taking a well-hit fastball the other way for a single in his first at-bat of the day. Simple approach at the plate, minimal pre-pitch movement, stays short to the ball with extension through the zone. Finished the day at the plate 2-for-2 with two RBI. Gibour continued to swing the bat well and show off his left-handed pop on Saturday in the State Title game, where he tripled to the opposite field.

At Joliet:@cltigerbaseball scores four runs in the inning highlighted by two, two-RBI singles from C Sean Kempf (2024) and RF Connor Gibour (2025; Ohio). 👇

It’s 4-0 headed to B3. pic.twitter.com/hj6vlJ1NYQ

— Prep Baseball Illinois (@PrepBaseballIL) June 7, 2024