IHSA Daily Roundup: April 28th

Fresh off a walk-off victory from a continuation game, No. 1 St. Laurence routed No. 7 Chicago Mt. Carmel by the score of 18-6 in Illinois's top 10 matchup. The Vikings offense started out fast by putting up ten runs in the top of the first inning. Daniel Coyle (2026; Lewis Commit) hit a grand slam as part of that ten-spot. He went on to go 3-for-4 with that grand slam along with an RBI double and a two-RBI single that knocked in a total of seven RBIs for the game. Cory Les (2026; Louisville Commit) and Tristan Steger (2027; Kentucky Commit) both hit two-run home runs and drove in three RBIs. Evan Panther (2027) hit a two-RBI single to put himself on the board. Orlando Vazquez (2026) (2-for-3, RBI) and Evan Panther (2027) (1-for-3, 2 RBI) both chipped in offensively as well. John Strzechowski (2026; Lake Land JC Commit) pitched 4.1 innings and struck out three, which earned him the win. For Mt. Carmel, Christian Clark (2026; Triton JC Commit) and Joey Ireland (2026; Illinois Commit) both led the Caravan offense with two RBIs. Clark hit the two-run home run while Ireland provided an RBI double and RBI single.

No. 2 Lincoln-Way East shut out Homewood-Flossmoor by the score of 4-0. The Griffins offense got the job done early. Cooper Johnson (2027; Purdue Commit) knocked in the first run with his RBI single in the first inning. Then, in the second inning, Nate Kaminski (2027) hit the RBI double while Evan Riiff (2027; Valparaiso Commit) hit the RBI triple. Matt Safarik (2026) stole two of the Griffins four bases in this contest. Colin Bettenhausen (2027) pitched a complete game shutout and struck out ten batters while only giving up three hits.

No. 3 Normal Community routed Centennial to a lobsided score of 19-2. There was lots of small ball played in this one for the Ironmen. Gavin Michaels (2026; Cincinnati Commit), Max Heineman (2026; UIC Commit), and Beckett Weber (2026) all scored on passed balls in the first inning. Bases-loaded walks came from Tyce Beckman (2026; North Central Missouri JC Commit), Holden Baldwin (2026), and Kyle Glass (2027). Josh Jones (2026; Indiana State Commit) got hit by a pitch to force in a run. Sacrifice flies came from Sal Gura (2027) and Chase Hendren (2026) (two of them). RBI hits came from Gavin Michaels, Andrew Naour (2026), Carter Harris (2026; Olivet Nazarene Commit), Holden Baldwin (2026), Owen Knox (2027), Sal Gura, and Oliver Vercruysse (2027). Vercruysse also took the mound and threw three shutout innings and struck out five batters.

Jacobs took down No. 4 Huntley by the score of 2-1. There was a pitcher's duel in this matchup between George Donze (2026; UW-Stevens Point Commit) of the Golden Eagles and Nate Larson (2027) of the Red Raiders. Donze went the distance with a complete game and five punchouts. Larson threw 4.2 innings and struck out eight batters while giving up only one hit. The scoring got started in the fifth inning when Jace Koth (2027) scored on a strikeout wild pitch. In the seventh inning with the game tied at one, Andrew Deegan (2026; Belmont Commit) hit the game-winning RBI double.

No. 5 Lockport defeated Lincoln-Way Central by the score of 5-3. The Porters offense was led by Adam Kozak (2026; Lewis Commit), who went 2-for-4 with two RBI singles and a run scored. Nick Moerman (2026) hit a single and a solo home run in this contest. Austin Winge (2027) pitched a quality start with five innings and eight strikeouts, which earned him the win.

No. 6 Brother Rice routed Loyola Academy to a final score of 14-2. The Crusaders offense was led by Brady Cunningham (2027; Texas A&M), who went 3-for-3 with two singles, a three-run home run, three runs scored, and four RBIs. Nolan Ramoley (2026; Northwestern Commit) and Brent Nevils (2026; Xavier (LA) Commit) hit back-to-back solo shots in this contest. Kyle Grady knocked in his two RBIs of the game on a two-run single. Luca Agne (2027; Boston College Commit) and Joey Escobarete (2027) both hit RBI doubles. Myles Broome (2027) was another key player that had a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, two singles, a hit by pitch, and an RBI. JJ Manos (2026; Butler Commit) tossed four scoreless frames and struck out four batters.

No. 9 Libertyville won huge against Waukegan with the final score of 15-0. The Wildcats offense was led by Trevor Wallace (2026; Ripon Commit), who accounted for five RBIs. He went 3-for-4 with a two-RBI double, a two-RBI single, and an RBI single while scoring two runs. Nick Sellers (2028) went 2-for-2 with two singles, a run scored, and three RBIs. Bode Rohrbach (2026) hit a two-RBI double. Chase Lockwood (2026; Illinois State Commit) hit the long ball with a two-run home run. Another key performer was Nick Farmakis (2026), who went 3-for-4 with a double, two singles, two stolen bases, three runs scored, and an RBI. Chase Lockwood, Ian Maddux (2026), and Theo Kellogg (2026; Indiana Wesleyan Commit) each struck out three batters and threw a combined one-hit shutout.

No. 10 Triad defeated Collinsville by the score of 5-2. The Knights offense was led by Keegan Seipp (2027; Xavier Commit), who went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, RBI triple, a walk, and two runs scored. Brody Hasquin (2027) knocked in two RBIs on his two-run double. Pearce Goodfield (2026; Southwestern Illinois JC Commit) pitched a quality start by tossing 5.1 innings and four strikeouts to earn the win. Grayson Yank (2026) pitched the remaining 1.2 innings and recorded the five-out save.

No. 11 St. Joseph-Ogden lobsided Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley by the score of 16-1. Bryson Houchens (2026; Morton JC Commit) knocked in the majority of the Spartans RBIs with his 3-for-3 day at the plate. He hit a sacrifice fly, two-RBI double, and two home runs which brought in a total of eight RBIs of the game. Trevor Ames (2026; Morton JC Commit) went 1-for-4 with a two-RBI single and three RBIs. Logan Rosenthal (2026; Heartland CC Commit) went 4-for-4 with four singles, three stolen bases, four runs scored, and two RBIs. Will Haley (2026; Kankakee CC Commit) went 2-for-2 with an RBI double, single, walk, hit by pitch, three runs scored, and two RBIs. Trevor Ames threw a four-inning complete game and struck out six batters.

No. 12 McHenry blanked Prairie Ridge 12–0 in five innings to complete the two-game series sweep.Kaden Wasniewski (2027; Louisiana State commit) tossed four hitless innings, striking out four, and also contributed at the plate with two hits, including a double and three RBI. Carver Cohn (2028; 3-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R) and Nathan Neidhardt (2026; 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R) also had big days at the plate to power the Warriors offense.

No. 13 Marquette beat St. Bede 6-1 to improve to an impressive 20-0 on the season. Alec Novotney (2026; Valparaiso commit) was stellar on the mound going six innings, allowing just one run while striking out 10. Grant Dose (2026; Morton JC commit; 3 BB, 3 R) and Braxton Nelle (2027; 2 H, RBI) led the Crusaders offense. Gus Burr (2026) and AJ Hermes (2026) each collected two hits for the Bruins.

No. 15 Lyons blanked York 10-0 in game one of the three-game series. Jack Slightom (2026; Cincinnati commit) was dominant on the mound, tossing a five-inning no-hitter while allowing just one walk and striking out eight. Seven players on offense recorded a hit, highlighted by Lou Ratcliffe (2026; Wisconsin-Oshkosh commit; 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI). Nick Hines (2027), Aidan Webster (2027) and Lon Roberts (2026; Webster commit) all collected two hits and two runs scored for the Lions.

No. 17 Lemont rolled past Thornton Fractional North 16-1. Lemont was led by Ethan Kelby (2026; 2-for-3, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB, 2 SB) who had a big day at the plate. Luke Glotzbach (2027; H, 3 R) and Matthew Ciesla (2026; 2B, RBI) also contributed to the big win. Carson Caruso (2026) turned in a strong outing, allowing one run on one hit over three innings while striking out five.

No. 18 Geneva defeated Lake Park 10-6 to improve to 17-3 on the season. All nine starters for the Vikings recorded a base hit in the contest, with Mason Bruesch (2027; Michigan State commit; 2-for-3, 2 RBI, R, SB), Alex Abraham (2027; 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, R) and Nick Torrence (2026; 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R) each collecting two hits. Joshua Kolton (2026) started the game behind the plate and recorded a hit and two RBI, then Shaylen Kshatriya (2026) went 2-for-2 off the bench, in a productive spot in the order for the Lancers.

Sacred Heart-Griffin took down No. 19 Normal University by the score of 4-1. Mikey Groesch (2027) hit the solo home run while Drew Ward (2026; Illinois Wesleyan Commit) knocked in an RBI single to lead the offense for the Cyclones. Chase Beckham (2027) dominated on the mound with six shutout innings and four strikeouts. Drew Ward finished it off by striking out two of the four batters he faced.

No. 20 Nazareth Academy took down Joliet Catholic 7--0. Connor McKay (2026; Northern Illinois) threw it well over his six innings, scattering three hits and five strikeouts. Landon Thome (2026; Florida State), Bobby Labuda (2026), Gavin Hartigan (2028) and Marco Fiore (2028) all had two hits. Nick Petrecca (2028) added a hit and an RBI.

No. 22 St. Rita took down Providence Catholic 6-3. Jayden Ibarra (2027) earned his first win of the year with four innings pitched, one earned run, two hits, four strikeouts and three walks. Colin Quinn (2026; Heartland) paced the offense going 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk. Aden Gutierrez (2028) chipped in with two hits and an RBI. Jayden Hawkins (2027) walked three times, scored three times and stole a base.

No. 25 Edwardsville shut out Belleville East by the score of 4-0. Hunter Baugh (2026; Lindenwood Commit) led the Tigers offense by going 2-for-3 with a double, RBI single, walk, stolen base, and a run scored. Andrew McCutchen (2029) and Tyson Wampler (2028) both hit sacrifice flies in this one. Ty Hunt (2027) stole two bases in this contest. Miller Dunnill (2027) pitched a complete game shutout and struck out four batters.

RHP Noah Edison (2026; Olivet Nazarene) fired a four-hit shutout to lead Willowbrook (17-4) to a 5-0 victory over Addison Trail. C Alex Rodriguez (2027) doubled twice for the Warriors and CF Jake Bonino (2026; South Suburban), SS Jory Crocker (2026; Arizona) and 2B Charlie Roelle (2026) also had two hits apiece.

Wilmington took down Reed-Custer behind Cooper Holman, who fired seven strong innings with just two hits allowed, no earned runs, one walk and 12 strikeouts.

Bartlett took down Larkin 11-1. Freshman Mason Leiterman threw it well over his 3.2 innings of work, allowing just one hit with no earned runs, striking out five. Brandon Pelz (2B) and Sam Robles (2B) both had two hits on the day. Freshman Ryan Smith and Josh Colaizzi both added a single.

Harvest-Westminster took down South Beloit 11-0. Luke Bartolome fired five innings with no hits allowed, no runs, two walks and 10 strikeouts.

Washington took down East Peoria 8-3. Eli Roedell had a good day at the dish, finishing 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

Morton took down Limestone 6-0. Collin Burns fired seven one-hit innings while striking out three in the win. Hudson Lovell blasted his fifth home run of the year, while Sage Lelm drove in three runs.

Herscher took down Peotone 8-2. Nash Brubaker was a perfect 3-for-3 with a home run to power the offense.

Rolling Meadows took down Elk Grove 7-4. Luke Schneider threw 6.1 innings with three earned runs, striking out seven - also going 2-for-4 at the palte with an RBI. Jack O'Callaghan was 2-for-3, while Tyler Stankiewicz also went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Saint Viator took down Niles Notre Dame 8-5. Hunter Mills earned the win in relief, while Jack Corliss earned the save. Alec Harer was 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Tanner Beyna added a single and an RBI. Brandon Thomsen doubled and drove in three, while Jonathan Tschanz singled and drove in two. Viator improves to 14-6-1 on the year and 5-2 in the ESCC.

Reavis took down Tinley Park 5-2 to improve to 14-7 on the year. Robert Soto was lights out on the mound with six innings, one earned run, six strikeouts and four walks. Juan Avila (RBI, R) and Anthony Perez both had two hits. Parker Zasada (2B, R) and Martin Jimenez both had a hit apiece. Adan Garcia stole a base and scored a run.

Glenbrook South took down Deerfield 3-2. James Dooman hit a solo home run in the 5th inning that ended up being the game winner. Henry Schott was strong going 5.1 innings giving up two runs, one earned, scattering six hits and striking out six. Jack Stefani closed the game with one scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Stefani and Christian Derosena each doubled going 1-for-3. Stefani scored on a Derosena RBI and Lukas Kourvetaris drove in the other Titan run.

Harlem took down Belvidere 12-1. Finn Stoval was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored - breaking the all-time hits record with 128.

Hinsdale Central took down Glenbard West 10-2. Adam Zak threw six innings with two earned runs, one walk and nine strikeouts. Gavin Klobach (2B, RBI, 3 R) and Dylan Kassab (RBI, 2R, BB) both had two hits on the day.

Crystal Lake South defeated Dundee-Crown 10-6 to earn the two-game series sweep. Nolan Dabrowski (2026; Wisconsin- River Falls commit) reached base all four times, recording four runs scored. Nick Stowasser (2027; 2 H, 2 RBI, 2 R) and John Morgan (2028; 2-for-4) each collected two knocks. Michael Silvius (2027) and Wes Bogda (2028) each recorded a hit and three RBI. Tanner Maurer (2027) was sharp in relief, going 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out five.

Aurora Central Catholic defeated Leo by the score of 3-2. Luke Janosek led the Chargers with a 3-for-3 day, including a two-RBI single. Matthew Guzauskas (2027) went 6.2 innings and struck out eight batters to secure the win.