IHSA Daily Roundup: May 25th

No. 1 St. Laurence took down Indiana's No. 2 3A team Andrean 4-3. Louisville commit Cory Les (2026) improved to 4-0 on the mound with 1.1 innings pitched, striking out three with one hit - also going 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Kentucky commit Tristan Steger (2027) homered with an RBI. Danny Donovan (2026; Wisconsin-Parkside) tripled and went 2-for-4 - while senior Oakton commit Sean Popp (RBI) and junior Ryan Lotus (RBI) each singled.

Downers Grove South defeated No. 3 Lincoln Way East by a score of 2-1 to run their season record to 23-12. On the mound the Mustangs used seven different pitchers, each going one inning a piece. They combined to concede 1 earned run and 3 hits to the Griffins on the day. At the plate the Mustangs were paced by Luke Potter (2028) who was 2-for-3 with 2BB's and a 1 run scored. Casey Wierda, 1-for-3, singled to tie the game at one in the top of the 7th inning and Billy Skweres (2026; Loras College) doubled in the top of the 8th inning to give the Mustangs a 2-1 lead.

Barrington took down No. 14 Geneva by the score of 6-3. The Broncos offense was led by Joseph Mueller (2027), who drove in three RBIs on his three-run home run. That was part of a four-run fifth inning. RBI singles came from Jackson Roberts (2027) and Drew Whitney (2028). On the mound, the Broncos pitching staff shut down Geneva for the first six innings and combined for three strikeouts, four hits allowed, two walks allowed, and no runs given up. The first six guys pitched an inning to keep the shutout going. For Geneva, their key player was Mason Bruesch (2027; Michigan State Commit), who went 2-for-3 with a hit by pitch, single, stolen base, and a three-run homer that was hit in the seventh inning.

No. 15 Minooka defeated Batavia by the score of 14-8 to improve to 28-6 of the season. The Indians offense was led by Brady Kozlowski (2026; Findlay Commit), who went 2-for-3 with a bases-loaded hit by pitch, single, two-run home run, and three runs scored. Ryan Keener (2026; Illinois Wesleyan Commit) went 3-for-5 with three singles, a run scored, and two RBIs. Tyler Ebel (2027) knocked in two RBIs on his two-run double. Jason Duy (2026; Aurora Commit) went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI single, and a run scored.

O'Fallon defeated No. 16 Mascoutah by a score of 11-5 to run their season record to 25-10 on the season. On the mound the had four different arms, Landon Dippel 2.1IP, Aiden Dunlap 1.2IP, Owen Stoffel 1IP, Lavin Tull 2IP, combined for 9H, 5R, 5ER, 4BB, 9K. At the plate the Panthers were paced by Carson Bauer 2-for-3 with 3R, Anthony Perez 2-for-3 with 3R, Liam Decker 3-for-3 with 2R and 2RBI, and Asher Cantu 2-for-3 with 2RBI. The Indians of Mascoutah were paced at the palte by Nolan Lebert 3-for-4 with 2R, Nathan Walker 2-for-4 with 5RBI, and David Schulte 2-for-3.

Plainfield North took down No. 19 Lincoln-Way West in a Power 25 upset, winning by the score of 10-9. Plainfield North staged a late-game comeback after being down 9-2 in the fourth, including a seven run inning in the bottom of the sixth to propel them to a win. Chase Holtzman (2026) and Logan Huegel (2026) both went deep at the plate with a three-run home run. Connor Eydenberg (2027) also hit a home run in a 2-for-4 showing with a double and collecting two RBIs. Ryan Potter (2026) had the most hits of any Plainfield North bat, going 3-for-3 with a double and three runs scored in the win.

No. 22 Edwardsville shut out Waterloo, winning by the score of 2-0. Edwardsville recieved seven innings of work from seven different pitchers in a bullpen game, only allowing five hits and one walk as a team and striking out three batters. Both Ty Hunt and Samuel Noascono drove in a run to help provide the Tigers with enough offense for the win.

Belleville East took down Highland 7-0. Roger Williams fired a complete game shutout in his first varsity start, striking out eight. Reid Neumayer went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to pace the offense.

Bureau Valley defeated Ridgewood by the score of 4-1. Dakarai Martin provided the go-ahead RBI single for the Storm in the fifth inning. Blake Foster added in an insurance run on his RBI groundout during the following frame. Logan Philhower took the mound and fired 6.1 strong innings with ten punchouts while giving up a hit and run to earn the win.

Breese Central took down GIbault Catholic by the score of 10-0. Conlan Haar (2026; Kaskaskia) reached base all four times out of the lineup spot, going 2-for-2 with a triple, two walks, and two RBIs. Miles Browne (2026) and Aidan Huegen (2026) each put together three scoreless innings of work. Browne got the start, going three innings with two hits and one walk allowed, striking out five. Huegen had three hitless innigs with a walk and a strikeout.

Lake Zurich took down Lakes by the score of 6-2. Lake Zurich got out to a a 5-1 lead early in the first, and would hang on for the win. Connor Hamblin (2026) tripled and scored two RBIs. Both Alex Toth (2027) and Nick Audet (2027) had a multi-hit game in the win.

Granite City defeated MacArthur 6-2. Tuff Bradley (2027) drove in the bulk of the Granite City runs, going 2-for-4 with four runs driven in. Michael Terry (2027) scored two runs and had the most hits of anyone on the day, going 3-for-3 in the win. Ben Wilson got the start for Granite City and went the distance, throwing seven innings, allowing just four hits, two runs, and strikingout out seven batters to help secure the win.

Macomb defeated Monmouth-Roseville by the score of 6-5. Jaxon Barclay (2026) had a strong day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. Nick Elbe (2027) was strong on the mound for Macomb in his two innings of work, allowing just one hit and punching out two.

Jacobs got the win over Palatine by the score of 4-2. Luke Flaskamp (2027) played the hero late in the game, hitting the go-ahead two-run home run to give Jacobs the lead in the sixth, which they would hold on to for the win.. Brock Vincent (2028) put together a multi-hit day, going 2-for-3 with a double while also driving in a run.

Manteno had the bats working at the plate, taking down Prairie Central by the score of 12-2. Jake Stevens (2026) and Tyler Buehler (2026) each had a multi-hit game at the plate with three runs driven in. Stevens went 3-for-4 with a run scored on the day, with Buehler going 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored in addition to each of their three RBIs. Brady Hespen (2027) also brought in three runs on the day, with Braden Campbell (2026) hitting two doubles with two RBIs and also scoring two runs in a 2-for-4 showing. Gio Arrigo (2026) got the start, going four innings with two earned runs and racking up four strikeouts.

Springfield took down Williamsville by the score of 10-5. Jackson Jenkins (2028) had a strong showing out of the three-hole, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBIs, and two runs scored. Karter Marks (2027) also had a strong day, going 1-for-2 with a double, two walks, an RBI, two runs scored in the win. Liam Watts (2027) also drove in a pair of runs on the day en route to the win.

Crystal Lake South had the bats working against Warren Township, taking them down by the score of 14-0 and winning in five innings. Nolan Dabrowski (2026) went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs and two runs scored. Carson Trivellini (2027; Illinois) and Nick Stowasser (2027) each had a multi-hit game at the plate. Trivellini went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored, while Stowasser went 2-for-3 with three runs scored. The Gators pitching staff put together five hitless innings and striking out ten batters throughout the game.