St. Charles East and St. Charles North jockey for position at the top, while South Elgin, Burlington Central and Sandwich join the rankings. West Aurora’s Sara Tarr is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. St. Charles East 6-3 (1)
Senior pitcher Grace Hautzinger allows only six hits in three wins with 31 strikeouts.
2. St. Charles North 3-0 (10)
Junior pitcher Paige Murray posts three wins, including a 5-2 decision over Lincoln-Way East.
3. Yorkville 7-5 (4)
Jensen Krantz delivers Foxes’ first hit in debut of new stadium, an 11-3 loss to Minooka.
4. Oswego 7-4 (3)
Jaelynn Anthony and Kiyah Chavez crank up power for Panthers, combining for 11 home runs.
5. West Aurora 4-3 (8)
Senior pitcher Katelyn Serafin goes distance as Blackhawks even conference record at 1-1.
6. Newark 13-2 (6)
Junior pitcher Dottie Wood improves to 5-0, lowers ERA to 1.38 with two-hit shutout.
7. Aurora Central Catholic 11-2 (7)
Kate Gambro walks it off in 5-4 GCAC win over St. Francis with two-out, two-run single.
8. South Elgin 6-6 (NR)
Junior Anna Kiel pitches Storm to pair of wins in the two Upstate Eight Conference wins.
9. Burlington Central 6-4 (NR)
Home runs from freshman shortstop Mei Shirokawa, junior catcher Olivia Sutton sink Jacobs.
10. Sandwich 7-2 (NR)
Junior pitcher/shortstop Brooklyn Marks gets big hits for Indians in wins over Streator, Harvard.
Player of the Week
Leadoff hitter Sara Tarr went on a tear for West Aurora, batting .706 (12-for-17) in a five-game span. The Miami of Ohio-bound junior shortstop had three doubles, six stolen bases, two home runs and seven RBIs.
