IHSA Daily Roundup: April 29th

Providence Catholic upsets No. 2 Lincoln-Way East by the score of 2-1. The offense came from John Cullen, who knocked in the only RBI of the game for the Celtics on his RBI single. More importantly, the pitching staff shut down the Griffins in this contest. Kobe Jordan (2027) pitched five shutout innings and struck out seven batters. Will Quinn (2026; Lake Land JC Commit) struck out both batters he faced in his relief appearance. Mason Almazan (2028) slammed the door and recorded the save for the Celtics.

No. 3 Normal Community shut out Normal West 10-0. The Ironmen offense was led by Drew Stevens (2026; Valparaiso Commit), who went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a three-run home run. Gavin Michaels (2026; Cincinnati Commit) went 1-for-2 with a hit by pitch, two-RBI double, and two runs scored. Jacob Engel (2026) hit an RBI single and scored a run while Beckett Weber (2026) drew a walk and hit an RBI double. Weber also took the mound and pitched a five-inning no hitter with eight strikeouts.

Prairie Ridge came from behind and took down No. 4 Huntley by the score of 6-5. Gavin Piekos (2026; Milwaukee Area Technical JC Commit) started the scoring for the Wolves with an RBI double. Later, they put up a five-run fifth inning to erase the deficit. Jack Herman (2027) scored on a passed ball while RBI singles came from Cameron Davis, Gavin Piekos, and Beckett Breseman (2027) (two-RBI single). Colt Zaleski (2026; St. Mary's (MN) Commit) delivered a quality start and pitched six innings and struck out eight to secure the win. Ryder Thurston (2027) closed out the game with two strikeouts and the save. For Huntley, their offense was led by Kyle Ziebell (2026; Lake Land JC Commit), who went 3-for-4 with a double, two singles, three stolen bases, three runs scored, and an RBI. Ashton Jones (2027) was another key guy with a single and a solo home run.

No. 5 Lockport defeated Joliet West by the score of 10-3. The Porters offense was once again led by Adam Kozak (2026; Lewis Commit), who went 2-for-3 with a walk, RBI single, RBI double, stolen base, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Kaden O'Leary (2027) went 3-for-5 with three singles and a run scored, including a two-RBI single that was part of a six-run third inning for the Porters. David Kundrat (2026; St. Xavier Commit) knocked in two RBIs on his single and hit by pitch while stealing two bases on the basepaths. Trace Schaaf (2026; Morton JC Commit) took the mound and delivered five innings and six strikeouts, which earned him the win.

No. 8 Lane Tech routed Lincoln Park to a lobsided shutout 15-0. Conor Sullivan (2026) led the Champions offense by going 2-for-3 with two RBI singles and a run scored. Alex Zeigler (2026; Grinnell Commit) went 1-for-3 with a two-RBI single. Rory Irwin (2026; Dubuque Commit) hit a pinch-hit two-RBI single. Jacob DeVinney (2026; St. Mary's (MN) Commit) hit two sacrifice flies in this contest. Tanner Toback (2027) was another key player that hit an RBI single, drew a walk, scored two runs, and stole two bases. Cruz Warren (2027) and JJ Stoner combined for a one-hit shutout for the Champions. There was a total of seven strikeouts in four innings of shutout baseball.

No. 9 Libertyville routed Waukegan to a lobsided victory of 21-2. The first 18 runs were scored in the first two innings of the game for the Wildcats. Ten runs were scored on either a passed ball or a wild pitch. The key offensive player included Bode Rohrbach (2026), wo went 2-for-3 with a double, single, two runs scored, and four RBIs. Weston Wyzukovicz (2028) knocked in a pair of RBI singles. Four pitchers pitched an inning in today's contest. This included Braden Tolzien (2026; Heartland CC Commit) who struck out the side in the second inning, and Sanjay Sreedharan (2026) who recorded three strikeouts as well.

Waterloo took down No. 10 Triad by the score of 2-1. Trey Breitenstein (2028) put the offense out in front with a two-RBI single. Cannon Richard (2027) took the mound and pitched four innings and struck out two and got the win. He was going up against Triad's Nolan Keller (2026; Kaskaskia JC Commit), who went all seven innings with eight strikeouts. Grant Nobbe (2028) locked up a nine-out save for Waterloo.

No. 11 St. Joseph-Ogden shut out No. 24 Monticello 7-0 in an Illinois Power 25 matchup. The Spartans offense was led by Trevor Ames (2026; Morton JC Commit), who went 3-for-3 with a double, two singles, a walk, two stolen bases, a run scored, and two RBIs. Bryson Houchens (2026; Morton JC Commit) went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI single, and two runs scored. Cam Schluter (2026) got in on the long ball with a solo blast. Asher Pruemer (2026; Kaskaskia JC Commit) dominated on the mound and threw a complete game shutout with eight strikeouts.

No. 12 McHenry defeated Burlington Central 6-1 behind a strong outing from Scott Cole (2026; McHenry County JC commit). Cole tossed six innings of one run ball, striking out four. Nathan Neidhardt (2026) led the Warriors offense going 2-for-3 with a triple and four RBI. Landon Clements (2027; Illinois-Chicago commit) and Carver Cohn (2028) each collected two hits and a run scored.

No. 13 Marquette routed Henry-Senachwine 26-6 to improve to 21-0 on the season. Easton Debernardi (2027; 4-for-5, 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R), Alec Novotney (2026; Valparaiso commit; 3-for-3, 4 RBI, 3 R), Grant Dose (2026; Morton JC commit; 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 R) and Griffin Dobberstein (2027; 2-for-2, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB) led a high powered offensive attack.

No. 14 Mascoutah rolled past Highland 15-0 for their third straight shutout. Freshman Brandon Klein went four innings allowing just two hits and striking out three.He was backed by a strong offensive showing that saw eight players record a hit and score a run. Nathan Walker (2026; Southwestern Illinois JC commit; 3 H, 2 RBI), Darren Klein (2027; 2B, 2 RBI), and Nolan Lebert (2026; Olivet Nazarene commit; 2 H, 3 R) led the way for the Indians in the contest.

York took down No. 15 Lyons 4-3 to even the series at one. Blake Yankowski (2027) got the victory on the mound going 4.2 innings, allowing three runs (one earned), while punching out four. Sean Schmocker (2026; St. Norbert commit) earned the save, retiring all seven batters he faced over the final 2.1 innings to seal the win. Mason Shorter (2026) and Will Bute (2027) each collected two hits in the contest for the Dukes. Owen Cypress (2027) was sharp on the mound for the Lions going three scoreless innings.

No. 17 Lemont blanked Hanover Central 3–0 behind a dominant outing from Cannon Madej (2026; Southwestern Illinois JC commit). Madej went the distance, scattering just two hits over seven shutout innings while striking out 11. Zane Schneider (2027; 3B, RBI, R) and Grady Garofalo (2026; South Suburban JC commit, 2 H) led the way for Lemont.

No. 18 Geneva defeated Lake Park 5–3 to complete the three-game series sweep. The Vikings got a strong start from AJ Minderman (2028), who went five innings while allowing just one earned run to earn the win. Matthew Martija (2027) closed it out for the save, tossing the final two innings and allowing one unearned run on one hit.The Vikings plated all five of their runs in the fourth inning, capitalizing on a few hit batters and executing small ball to spark the rally. Mason Bruesch (2027; Michigan State commit) led the Vikings offense with two hits.

No. 20 Nazareth Academy defeated Joliet Catholic by the score of 3-2. All three runs were scored in the third inning. Kam Alikhan (2026; John A. Logan JC Commit) hit the RBI single, Marco Fiore (2028) the sacrifice fly, and Bobby Labuda (2026) scored on a wild pitch. Eddie Donnelly (2027) threw five innings and struck out five to earn the win. Christian Drye (2028) pitched the final two frames to secure the six-out save without giving up a run.

No. 21 O'Fallon took down Alton by a score of 14-2. The Panthers got the ball rolling early with a seven-run first inning, capped off by a grand slam by Jackson Parker (2029). Liam Decker (2027; 2-for-3, 2 RBI, R) and Anthony Perez (2026, Central Alabama CC; 2-for-4, 2 R) each had a multi-hit game at the plate for the Panthers. Dylan Jantz got the start, allowing only two runs in his four innings of work while striking out six. Aiden Dunlap closed it out to secure the win for O'Fallon, helping the Panthers secure the win in only five innings.

No. 23 Dunlap had the bats workings against Canton, taking them down by a score of 14-0. Dunlap had seventeen hits as a squad, with six players putting up multi-hit days at the plate. Eli Michanicou (2026; Bradley) was perfect at the plate, finishing the day with a 4-for-4 performance with a double, triple, and two runs scored. Ryder Rennette (2028) was also perfect at the plate, collecting two triples in a 2-for-2 performance with a walk, three RBIs and a run scored. Jake Weeks (2027) and Isaac Babbs (2027) would both finish the day with a 2-for-4 showing with two runs driven in each. Pierce Placher (2027) each finished with two hits as well during the offensive explosion. On the mound, Carter Lippens (2027) put together five shutout innings, allowing two hits, four walks, and punching out five.

Belleville East took down Gibault Catholic 7-0. JJ Cates fired a complete game shutout, striking out four in his seven innings of work. Brody Lindemann paced the offense with three RBIs.

Bartlett took down Larkin 12-1. Josh Colaizzi (McHenry County commit) (2 RBI), freshman Mason Leiterman (2B, RBI) and freshman Ryan Smith (2 RBI) all had two hits on the day. Joe Kennedy (Concordia-Chicago commit) threw it well over his five innings, scattering three hits with one earned run, two walks and eight strikeouts.

Alleman took down Rock Island 10-0. CJ Carruthers earned his third win of the year, going five shutout innings with one hit allowed and six strikeouts. Kelly Honert (2 RBI, R) and Everett Smith (2 RBI, R) both homered. Brady Williams added two hits and two runs scored. Freshman Connor Fox, Drew Peterson and Truman Marner all doubled.

Herscher took down Watseka 14-4. Gavin Nelson paced the offense going 3-for-4 with two doubles.

Rolling Meadows took down Elk Grove took down 12-5. Tyler Stankiewicz threw it well over his 4.2 innings, scattering four hits and three earned runs while striking out seven. Jack O'Callaghan (2 RBI), Joe Brigham (2 RBI, 2R) and Quinn Hextall (2R, BB) all had two hits.

Saint Viator defeated Niles Notre Dame 16-3. Jack Corliss earned the win on the mound while also going 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Tanner Beyna (3 R), Jacob Oberwise (RBI) and Adrian Ochoa (3B, 4 RBI) all had two hits. Brandon Thomsen (RBI), Tommy Beyna (2 RBI) and Jonathan Tschanz (2B, 2 RBI) each had a hit. Viator is now 15-6-1 on the year and 6-2 in ESCC play.

Grayslake Central took down Antioch 4-3. Carson Woods had two hits and two RBIs and Charlie Surowiec added a double as GC improves to 16-2 on the season. Luke Eckenstahler tossed four innings allowing two earned runs in picking up the victory. Rocco Rand earned the save allowing no earned runs over the final three innings

Westmont defeated Cristo Rey Jesuit 15-0 on senior night to make it 10 wins in a row. Nikolai Baldwin had 11 strikeouts to earn the win. Joe Salerno had two hits, Joey McCullough walked twice, John Ruiz scored a run, Paul Maslany had an RBI, Jaime Murphy had two walks and two hit by pitches and Joe Costello added a hit.

Morton took down Limestone 5-2. Camden Taylor earned the win with 5.2 innings, allowing one earned run with nine strikeouts. Matt Sanfer had two RBIs.

St. Charles East took down Wheaton North 4-1. Gavin Fuscone was lights out on the mound, scattering just three hits over six innings, allowing one earned run, two walks and striking out eight. After giving up a late run in the bottom of the sixth, the Saints erupted for four runs in the top of the seventh, with Dylan McCabe (2-4, 2B, RBI), Sean Groselak (1-3, 2B, 2 RBI) and Mason Daros (RBI) coming up with key at-bats in the inning. McCabe (1.0 IP, 2K) came in the bottom of the seventh to nail down the save. With the win, the Saints improve to 15-5 overall and 7-2 in the Dukane Conference.

Reavis took down Morton 10-0 to improve to 15-7 on the year. Juan Avila threw six strong innings to earn the win, allowing just one hit and no runs or walks, striking out seven. Anthony Perez paced the offense with three hits, four RBIs, a run scored and a stolen base. Jonathan Liesen was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a walk. Blaze Gonzalez homered with thow RBIs, a run scored and a walk - while Jose Rodriguez (2B, RBI) and Blake Stefanek (RBI, 2Rm BB, HBP) both had strong days at the plate.

Shepard took down Bremen 3-2. David Nelligan went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs to pace the offense.

Oak Park-River Forest took down Downers Grove North 5-1 to even the series. Zach Goldberg and Robert Kolovitz both homered in the contest - while Brandon Beasley was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Griffin Arnold threw it well over his 4.1 innings of work, scattering four hits with one walk and five strikeouts.

Neoga took down Arcola 5-4. Brody Phillips was 3-for-4 with a home run, double and two runs scored - while Brevyn Whisman was 2-for-4 with a run scored.

Minooka topped Plainfield North 5-1 to clinch the series win. The Indians got a stellar performance on the mound from Camden Rujawitz (2026; Parkland commit), who went the distance, allowing one run on three hits while striking out 10. Brady Kozlowski (2026; Findlay commit) led the offense with two doubles.

Hersey took down Conant 3-0. JD Farkas threw a complete game gem with seven innings, no runs, three hits, one walk and nine strikeouts - also going 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Evan Steinbrunner was 2-for-2 with a double, RBI, two runs scored and a walk. Jack Mau was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base. Caiden Tricoci (RBI) and Mikey Sokan both were 1-for-3.

1B/DH Ryan Dasbach (2026; St. Norbert) had a 2-run single to key the offensive attack as Willowbrook defeated Addison Trail 5-3, the 17th consecutive victory for the Warriors (18-4). SS/RHP Jory Crocker (2026; Arizona) worked a 1-2-3 seventh inning to record his fourth save and make a winner of RHP Bobby Biggs (2026; Wartburg), who allowed three hits and three runs in 4.1 innings and struck out five.