Cary-Grove graduate Quinn Priester pitched five innings of one-run ball in his debut for the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in Colorado. Priester faced a Rockies lineup that featured Prairie Ridge graduate Nick Martini.

Gray skies and rain didn’t obscure Jamie Murray’s vision Wednesday. Jacobs' baseball coach knows the caliber of team Prairie Ridge has this season. He’s seen it coming the last couple of years.

Jacobs faces Prairie Ridge in Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake. The game was stopped after on inning because of rain.

Dundee-Crown's baseball team already has more wins than it did last season. On Tuesday, the Chargers and Crystal Lake South battled into extra innings before the Fox Valley Conference opener was suspended because of darkness.

Burlington Central junior Sam Maglares found himself on the winning end of a pitching duel, as he pitched five innings of one-run ball to help his team defeat St. Charles North 2-1.

Burlington Central hosted St. Charles North boys varsity baseball on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Burlington.

Freshman Carver Cohn already is making an impact for McHenry's baseball team as its leadoff hitter and center fielder. He had an inside-the-park grand slam Saturday against Larkin.

The Boston Red Sox announced Monday that they traded Cary-Grove graduate Quinn Priester to the Milwaukee Brewers. The former first-round pick joins his third MLB organization.

John Gariepy carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and lifted Crystal Lake Central to a 5-0 win over Lakes in a nonconference baseball game Friday.

Crystal Lake Central faces Lakes in nonconference baseball game on Friday, April 4, 2025, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Only Kyle Maness’ grandpa could love a 0-0 tie such as the one the McHenry and Mundelein baseball teams played in frigid weather Tuesday. Maness is McHenry's shortstop and the grandson of former Mundelein coach Fred Picket.

Johnsburg junior right-hander Ashton Stern is off to a great start. In his second start of the season, Stern struck out 14 in six innings and combined with another pitcher on a no-hitter last week against Winnebago.

Wilson Wemhoff struck out nine and allowed just two hits, and Hampshire scored three runs in the first inning and went on to an 11-1, six-inning win over Schaumburg to improve to 7-0 on the season.

Wisconsin-Parkside commit Chase Powrozek threw four strong innings, striking out six and homered and drove in four runs as unbeaten Burlington Central beat Barrington 12-4.

New Woodstock baseball coach Ian Rago is ready for a new challenge. The 2001 Blue Streaks graduate last served as a head coach 10 years ago.