Kaneland, Marmion, St. Charles North and Waubonsie Valley all inch up one spot in the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. West Aurora 25-5 (1)
Henry Hinkle strikes out 10 and drives in three runs for Blackhawks in 6-1 win over Larkin.
2. Hampshire 26-7 (2)
Calen Scheider and Wilson Wemhoff use a piggyback start for win over Crystal Lake Central.
3. Geneva 23-10 (3)
Mason Bruesch drives in three runs, works four solid innings in 7-2 win over St. Charles North.
4. South Elgin 19-9 (4)
Hottest team around, winners of nine straight, rides Zacharia Barkho to 1-0 win over Bartlett.
5. Kaneland 21-9 (6)
Brady Alstott comes up with big game to lift Knights to fifth straight win, 11-3 over Sandwich.
6. Marmion 20-12-1 (7)
Ethan Flores, Eddie Morvice, Kevin Schultz and Charlie Zebig named all-conference.
7. St. Charles North 18-12 (8)
Peaking at right time, North Stars face winner-take-all game vs. Geneva for conference title.
8. Waubonsie Valley 17-11 (9)
Owen Roberts records 100th career hit for DuPage Valley Conference champion Warriors.
9. Oswego 19-12 (5)
Andrew Ronek stops seven-game losing streak with complete-game win over Oswego East.
10. Yorkville 15-14 (10)
Kal Arntzen hits home run as Foxes take rubber game of series against Oswego East.
Player of the Week
Monster season as both an offensive force and key part of pitching staff continues for Harvest Christian’s Ben Mitchell, who earns Northeastern Athletic Conference’s player of the year honors.
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.