IHSA Daily Roundup: May 1st

No. 3 Normal Community shutout Richwoods by the score of 7-0. The Ironmen offense was led by the top two hitters in the lineup, Gavin Michaels (2026; Cincinnati Commit) and Max Heineman (2026; UIC Commit). Michaels went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a solo home run while Heineman went 2-for-4 with a single, two-run home run, and three runs scored. Drew Stevens (2026; Valparaiso Commit) had a 4-for-4 day at the plate with three singles and an RBI triple. Jacob Engel (2026) got the win by tossing four scoreless innings and striking out five. Landyn Corbin (2026; Augustana Commit) pitched three shutout innings and also struck out five while only giving up a hit.

No. 4 Huntley shutout Prairie Ridge by the score of 9-0. Six different hitters collected an RBI for the Red Raiders. Brady Klepfer (2026; UW-Parkside Commit) got the scoring started with his RBI bunt single in the first inning. Aiden Eickelmann and Leo Bianchin (2026) hit the sacrifice flies. Brody Peters (2026; Kishwaukee JC Commit) drew the bases-loaded walk. The other RBI knocks were scored on some small ball via a groundout, fielder's choice, and an error. Sean Dabe (2027) threw six scoreless frames and struck out six batters to secure the win.

No. 8 Lane Tech defeated Lincoln Park by the score of 4-1. Eric Acevedo (2027) drove in the Champions only RBI of the game on his RBI single. Matt Young (2026; UW-Whitewater) scored on a wild pitch while Luke Kam (2026) stole home to knock in a run respectively. Hunter Smith (2026) got the win in relief by pitching three innings and striking out three. Jake Saltarelli (2027) picked up the save in this contest.

No. 10 Triad shutout Sacred Heart-Griffin by the score of 10-0. The Knights offense was led by Keegan Seipp (2027; Xavier Commit), who knocked in three RBIs on his bases-loaded walk and two-run homer. Kannon Seipp (2027; Jefferson JC Commit) went 2-for-3 with two singles, a run scored, and two RBIs. Nathan Klucker (2027) went 2-for-4 with two RBI singles and a run scored. Kody Anderson (2029) pitched a six-inning complete game shutout and threw 78 pitches to do so.

No. 11 St. Joseph-Ogden routed Maroa-Forsyth to a 14-2 victory. The Spartans offense was led by Will Haley (2026; Kankakee CC Commit), who went 2-for-4 with a triple, double, walk, three runs scored, and four RBIs. Logan Rosenthal (2026; Heartland CC Commit) went 2-for-5 with two RBI singles and two runs scored. Bryson Houchens (2026; Morton JC Commit) went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a single, two runs scored, and an RBI. Tyler Wright (2027) knocked in an RBI single in this contest. Jameson Ehler (2028) started the first three innings and punched out three batters, while Dalton York (2027) went four innings and struck out four.

No. 12 McHenry shutout Burlington Central 6-0 to earn their 20th win of the season. Nathan Neidhardt (2026) was dominant going all seven innings, allowing just three baserunners, while striking out eight. Neidhardt also added an RBI at the plate. Seven Warriors recorded a hit in the contest, led by Kaden Wasniewski (2027; Louisiana State commit; 2-for-2, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB).

No. 15 Lyons defeated York 7-2 behind strong pitching and a big day from the heart of the lineup. Freshman Tommy Cavaliere tossed a complete game in just 80 pitches, giving up one earned run and striking out four. The 2-3-4 hitters—Lon Roberts (2026; Webster commit; 2-for-4, RBI, 2 R), Blake Ragsdale (2027; Texas Christian commit; 2-for-4, RBI, R), and Nick Hines (2027; 2-for-3, 3 RBI, R, BB, 2 SB)— controlled the game for the Lions.

No. 18 Geneva came from behind to beat Batavia 7-6. Alex Abraham (2027) led the Vikings offense by going 2-for-2 with a single, walk, and a three-run home run. He and Ryan Kastor (2026) hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning. Aidan Hall (2026) also got in on the long ball with a solo shot. Tate Beran (2027) came in the clutch with the game-winning two-RBI double in the sixth inning. Mason Bruesch (2027; Michigan State Commit) started on the mound and threw 4.2 innings and struck out ten batters. Matthew Martija came in relief and threw 2.1 innings without allowing a run, which got him the win.

No. 19 Normal University defeated Morton by the score of 4-1. Caleb Hornbrook (2026; Lake Land JC Commit) led the Pioneers offense by going 3-for-4 including two RBI singles. Bodey Klemmensen (2026) also knocked in an RBI single. Cade Cunningham (2026) went four innings and struck out three to earn the win. Parker Roop (2027; Belmont Commit) had an impressive relief outing by going three innings, two strikeouts, and not allowing a run to pick up the nine-out save.

No. 23 Dunlap defeated Galesburg by the score of 10-2. Brett Alkire (2027) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and RBI double. Simon Malcolm (2026) drove in two RBIs on his sacrifice bunt and sacrifice fly while scoring a run. Truman Tyra (2026) hit an RBI single in this contest. Brett Alkire took the mound and threw four scoreless frames and struck out five to earn the win.

No. 24 Monticello got a dominant performance from Heyden Romano (2026) on the mound in a 5-1 over Mt. Zion. Romano went all seven innings, allowing just two hits and one run, while running the strikeout total up to 14. Romano also added an RBI at the plate. Cole Basak (2027; 2 H, RBI, R), Jax Bailey (2028; 2 H, R, BB) and Grant Kiger (2027; 2B, RBI, BB) led the Sages on offense. Keegan Durbin (2027) homered to bring in the only run for Mt. Zion.

No. 25 Edwardsville shutout East Peoria 5-0. Tyson Wampler (2028; 2 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB), Andrew McKey (2026; 4 IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K) and Jax Andreas (2026; Southwestern Illinois JC commit; IP, H, 0R, 0 BB, K) combined for the three-hit shutout. Wampler also added a BB, HBP and RBI at the plate. Jack Kirgan (2026; 2 H, 2 R) and Joel Fields (2027; H, 3 RBI) led the way for the Tigers offense.

Jory Crocker (2026; Arizona) doubled home the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning to spark a three-run rally as Willowbrook defeated Addison Trail 7-4 in eight innings to sweep the three-game series. Crocker worked the final two innings, striking out three and allowing one hit to earn the victory. RF Tommy Roelle (2026) was 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs for the Warriors, who improved to 19-4 (12-0 West Suburban Gold).

Jacobs walked it off against Crystal Lake Central to win 7-6. Jace Koth (2027) was the hero, delivering an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give the Golden Eagles a big conference win. Koth finished the day with two hits and two runs batted in, Brock Vincent (2028) recorded a hit and a run batted in, and Cooper Gulgren (2026; Wisconsin-Stout commit) reached base twice and stole a bag. Jowell Colon (2027) went the first four innings, allowing just two runs, and Aaden Colon (2027) went the last two innings without giving up a run and striking out three.

Minooka defeated Wilmington 7-2 to move to 18-4 on the season. Landon Currie (2027; 2-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R) and Ryan Keener (2026; Illinois Wesleyan commit; 3-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI) was all the offense the Indians needed in the contest. Joey Rutz (2027) turned in a strong two-way performance, going five innings on the mound while allowing two runs and striking out seven, and adding two hits at the plate, including a home run. For Wilmington, Zach Ohlund was a perfect 3-for-3 with a home run and a double.

Staunton took down Southwestern 5-4. Cale Dugger (2028) fired a complete game to earn the win, going all seven innings with five hits, two earned runs and seven strikeouts. Senior Matt Overby paced the offense going 3-for-3 with a two-run home run. Seniors Logan Tuetken and Bryce Coalson each singled in the contest with RBIs.

Vernon Hills took down Evanston 3-2 thanks to a walk-off from Trevor Todd in the eighth inning.

Hersher took down Beecher 5-4. Cam Baker fired five scoreless innings in relief to earn the win.

Lake Forest beat Lakes 3-1 to move to 17-4 on the season. Luke Pasquesi (2026) went the first three innings, allowing just one run and striking out six. Henry Burke (2028) went the last four innings, surrendering just two baserunners and zero runs. Burke was also a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a double, run scored, walk, and a stolen base.

Father McGivney Catholic took down Calhoun 8-0. Isaac Wendler homered with an RBI and a run scored. Jack Hunter paced the offense with two hits, a double, three RBIs and a stolen base. Jack Rolves chipped in with an RBI, two runs scored, a walk, hit-by-pitch and sac fly. Lucas Perich threw six inning with six hits, no runs and a strikeout.

Teutopolis rolled past Marshall 15-3. Nine players recorded a hit for the Wooden Shoes, highlighted by a HR and three RBI from Austin Borries (2026; Lindenwood commit), a double and three runs scored from Nolan Schumacher (2027), and a triple with three runs scored by Aidan Niemerg. Niemerg also recorded seven strikeouts in three innings on the mound to record the win.

Hinsdale Cantral took down Glenbard West 1-0 in eight innings thanks to Billy Main who delivered a game-winning RBI double. He also threw four innings on the mound with just two hits allowed, no runs and three strikeouts.

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley took down Fisher 2-0. Weston Ensign threw six innings with four hits, two earned runs, two walk and 13 strikeouts. Colt Daugherty added a sscoreless and hitless inning, striking out three.

Sandburg beat Oak Forest 7-4 for their 15th win of the season. Noah Highfill (2026; 5IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 6K) was dominant on the mound. Lucas Rosas (2026; Benedictine (IL) commit; 2-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI, R, BB) led the way for the Eagles offense.