Top 10
With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.
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1. Antioch 22-1 (1)
Syerra Gilmore improved to 9-0 with two wins while batting .400 with three RBIs.
2. Carmel 18-2 (2)
Grace King, a freshman, had 12 hits in four games, including a pair of home runs, to raise her batting average to .557.
3. Warren 18-6 (4)
After big wins against Stevenson and Mundelein, the Blue Devils are in control in the North Suburban Conference.
4. Mundelein 21-4 (3)
Kieley Tomas, a freshman, is hitting .538 with 40 runs scored for the Mustangs, who earned quality wins against New Trier and Libertyville.
5. Libertyville 19-9 (5)
Adriana Callahan, a sophomore, has six hits in her past 11 at-bats, hitting three homers and driving in nine runs in two games.
6. Wauconda 19-8 (6)
Haley Baldwin’s two-out, two-run single in the sixth tied the game against Grant on Tuesday, and Wauconda eventually won on Ellary Nick’s hit in the 12th.
7. Stevenson 11-7-1 (7)
The Patriots head into a game against Wauconda on Saturday after scoring a total of 30 runs in wins against Zion-Benton and Lake Forest.
8. Grant 12-13 (8)
The Bulldogs showed promise in the extra-inning game against Wauconda and their 3-1 loss to Antioch on Thursday.
9. Grayslake Central 8-10 (10)
Annie Wolff, a sophomore, was solid in the circle in games against Grant, Antioch and Lakes and threw three innings of no-hit ball against Round Lake.
10. Deerfield 8-8 (NR)
Rori Bowne raised her batting average to .545 to rank among the best in Class 4A.
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Player of the Week
Carmel sophomore Grace Brown went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and nine RBIs in a win against Benet on Monday.
Bobby Narang is a freelance reporter for the News-Sun.