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
5/6 Rank
Team (Class)
2024 Record (as of 5/5)
1 1 Nazareth Academy (4A) 28-0
2 2 Joliet Catholic (3A)   23-2
3 3 Lincoln-Way West (4A)    23-0
6 4 New Trier (4A) 21-3
4 5 Huntley (4A) 22-3
7 6 St. Laurence (3A) 24-5
8 7 Joliet West (4A)     25-4
5 8 Edwardsville (4A) 18-8
10 9 Lake Park (4A) 20-4
9 10 Providence Catholic (4A)   20-6
14 11 St. Charles North (4A)   20-3-1
13 12 Normal Community (3A) 26-3
12 13 Downers Grove North (4A) 21-5
16 14 Lyons Township (4A)    18-5
15 15 Mascoutah (3A)    21-4
11 16 Minooka (4A) 17-8
24 17 St. Rita (4A) 20-8
NR 18 Morris (3A) 20-3
20 19 Monticello (2A)    27-2
22 20 Fenwick (3A)   21-6
NR 21 Hampshire (4A) 20-6
NR 21 Highland (3A)   23-2-1
18 23 Glenwood (3A)   21-4
19 24 Libertyville (4A)   18-7-1
NR 25 St. Joseph-Ogden (2A)   28-2

Teams to Watch (listed alphabetically): Andrew 17-9, Barrington 17-8-1, Bartlett 19-7, Belleville West 15-9, Brimfield 19-2, Brother Rice 14-13, Burlington Central 16-8, Chicago Hope 20-8, Coal City 15-8, Columbia 20-5, Conant 16-7, Crystal Lake South 13-11, Dixon 15-5, Downers Grove South 17-6-1, Dunlap 19-5, DuQuoin 28-2, East Peoria 19-6, Effingham 17-6, Eureka 21-4, Evanston 16-6-1, Evergreen Park 21-7, Father McGivney 26-3, Geneva 18-5-1, Gillespie 21-7, Glenbrook North 18-5-1, Grayslake Central 17-8, Harrisburg 24-5, Hersey 17-8, Hononegah 18-4-1, Jacobs 15-9, Kaneland 15-8, Lakes Community 15-7, Lane Tech 22-9, Lemont 15-8, Lincoln-Way Central 16-6, Lincoln-Way East 17-9, Lockport 15-10-1, Mahomet-Seymour 18-6, Manteno 16-5, Marion 19-7, Maroa-Forsyth 19-4, Marquette 21-1, McHenry 20-7, Montini 18-8-1, Morton 20-4, Mt. Pulaski 20-1, Mundelein 15-6, Nashville 23-3, Normal University 23-6, Oak Forest 23-5, Oswego 14-9-1, Pleasant Plains 23-4, Prospect 16-8, Reavis 22-4, Richmond-Burton 18-9, Routt Catholic 23-7, Sacred Heart-Griffin 17-8, Sandburg 16-6, Sherrard 19-3, St. Charles East 11-8, St. Francis 16-8, Stevenson 20-8, Sycamore 19-4, Tolono-Unity 19-7, Triad 17-8, Washington 16-6, Wheaton Academy 23-3, Willowbrook 16-8-2, Wilmington 21-1, York 18-6

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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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