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

Teams to Watch: Andrew 14-5, Barrington 11-6-1, Bartlett 15-5, Belleville West 12-6, Benet 11-4-2, Brimfield 12-1, Brother Rice 10-10, Burlington Central 12-5, Chicago Hope 14-6, Coal City 11-5, Columbia 15-4, Conant 12-3, Crystal Lake South 9-7, Dixon 12-2, Dunlap 16-2, DuQuoin 22-1, East Peoria 16-4, Effingham 12-5, Eureka 13-3, Evanston 11-5-1, Evergreen Park 14-5, Father McGivney 18-2, Freeport 13-6, Gillespie 14-6, Grayslake Central 9-6, Hampshire 12-4, Harrisburg 20-5, Hersey 11-6, Highland 16-1-1, Highland Park 13-8, Hononegah 10-4-1, Jacobs 11-4, Kaneland 11-4, Lakes Community 12-5, Lane Tech 16-7, Lemont 12-6, Lincoln-Way East 10-9, Lockport 12-6-1, Loyola 11-8, Mahomet Seymour 14-5, Manteno 13-0, Marion 16-5, Maroa-Forsyth 15-2, Marquette 13-1, McHenry 15-4, Montini 13-5-1, Morris 15-3, Morton 11-3, Mount Carmel 9-9, Mt. Pulaski 15-1, Mundelein 12-4, Nashville 19-1, Normal University 14-5, Oak Forest 16-4, Oswego 11-6-1, Plainfield North 10-6, Pleasant Plains 15-2, Prairie Ridge 10-8, Prospect  10-6, Reavis 15-4, Richmond-Burton 15-6, Rochester 11-6, Routt Catholic 18-5, Sacred Heart-Griffin 11-6, Saint Viator 14-6, Sandburg 12-4, Sherrard 14-2, Simeon 11-7-2, St. Charles East 8-3, St. Francis 13-3, St. Joseph-Ogden 21-2, St. Rita 13-7, Stevenson 12-7, Tinley Park 11-8, Tolono-Unity 15-5, Washington 12-4, Wheaton Academy 15-1, York 13-5, Yorkville 11-6

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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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