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First Team

Cece Bell, South Elgin, senior, pitcher/infielder: Batted .411 with one home run. In circle, went 13-2 with 1.58 ERA. Tossed four no-hitters. Second team all-state. Upstate Eight Conference’s pitcher of year. Committed to Davenport.

Ronnie Craft, Oswego East, junior, infielder: Batted .456 with 52 hits, 41 runs, eight doubles, six triples, two homers. 25 RBIs. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Sara Ebner, Yorkville, senior, infielder: Batted .500 with area-best 58 hits, plus 35 runs, 15 doubles, seven homers, 45 RBIs. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Green Bay.

Aubriella Garza, Oswego, sophomore, infielder/pitcher: Batted .478 with 52 hits, 27 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, seven homers, 37 RBIs. Went 13-4 with 3.46 ERA. All-conference.

Kayla Kersting, Yorkville, freshman, catcher: Batted .447 with 39 runs, 15 steals, 10 doubles, three triples, six homers, 37 RBIs. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Addison Koth, Bartlett, senior, infielder: Batted .591 with 64 runs, 16 doubles, 19 homers, 82 RBIs. First team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Maryville.

Julia Larson, St. Charles North, senior, infielder: Batted .520 with 38 runs, 17 stolen bases, 13 doubles, six homers, 45 RBIs. First team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Illinois State.

Madi Reeves, Yorkville, senior, pitcher: Went 26-2 with 346 strikeouts and 0.89 ERA in 180 innings. Tossed four no-hitters, including two perfect games. First team all-state. Southwest Prairie Conference’s pitcher of year. Committed to Miami of Ohio.

Kaitlyn Schofield, Newark, senior, pitcher/infielder: Batted .510 with 58 runs, 11 doubles, two triples, nine homers, 46 RBIs. Went 14-1 with 142 strikeouts, 1.02 ERA and two saves in 81 2/3 innings. First team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Cumberlands.

Hayden Sujack, St. Charles East, freshman, outfielder/catcher: Batted .412 with 29 runs, eight doubles, 14 homers, 43 RBIs. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Sara Tarr, West Aurora, sophomore, infielder: Batted .495 with 24 runs, 12 steals, 17 RBIs. Only struck out four times in 104 plate appearances. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Leigh VandeHei, St. Charles North, senior, outfielder: Batted .490 with 40 runs, 27 steals, two doubles, four triples, one homer, 19 RBIs. First team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Butler.

West Aurora's Sara Tarr (2) steps up to the plate to face Wheaton Warrenville South's Maddie Pool  during a Class 4A regional championship game hosted by the Blackhawks at Aurora University's Spartan Athletic Park on Friday, May 26, 2023.
West Aurora’s Sara Tarr (2) steps up to the plate to face Wheaton Warrenville South’s Maddie Pool during a Class 4A regional championship game hosted by the Blackhawks at Aurora University’s Spartan Athletic Park on Friday, May 26, 2023.

Second Team

McKayla Anderson, Dundee-Crown, junior, pitcher/outfielder: Batted .409 with 26 runs, 14 doubles, three triples, four homers, 26 RBIs. Had 15 wins with 2.36 ERA, program-record 267 strikeouts.

Mia Corres, Oswego East, senior, outfielder: Batted .435 with 42 runs, nine doubles, nine triples, three homers, 35 RBIs. Third team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Rose State.

Sophia Delgado, Aurora Central Catholic, sophomore, catcher: Batted .512 with 42 hits and 27 RBIs. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Ava Goettel, St. Charles North, senior, pitcher: Went 14-5 with 1.56 ERA. Third team all-state. DuKane Conference’s pitcher of the year.

Hannah Harms, South Elgin, senior, outfielder: Batted .386 with 32 runs, nine doubles, three triples, 10 homers, 15 RBIs. All-conference. Committed to St. Cloud State.

Grace Hautzinger, St. Charles East, junior, pitcher: Went 10-6 with 193 strikeouts and 2.43 ERA in 121 innings. Third team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Rollins.

Baylei Johnson, Larkin, senior, infielder: Batted .481 with 14 homers and 32 RBIs. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to St. Francis for basketball.

Corrin Kennedy, Oswego, senior, catcher/outfielder: Batted .440 with 46 runs, nine doubles, three triples, 11 homers, 39 RBIs. All-conference. Committed to Jacksonville.

Anna Kiel, South Elgin, sophomore, infielder/pitcher: Batted .506 with 32 runs, 16 doubles, five homers, 30 RBIs. Went 5-3 with 1.88 ERA. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Olivia Liguori, Bartlett, junior, catcher/infielder: Batted .500 with 46 runs, 17 stolen bases, 11 doubles, 16 home runs, 62 RBIs. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Sophia Olman, St. Charles North, senior, catcher: Batted .418 with 23 runs, four doubles, seven homers, 40 RBIs. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Eastern Illinois.

Danica Peshia, Newark, junior, outfielder: Batted .506 with 50 runs, 11 doubles, seven homers, 48 RBIs. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Aurora Central Catholic catcher Sophia Delgado (2) picks up a bunt and throws to first base in a Metro Suburban Conference game with Bishop McNamara on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
Aurora Central Catholic catcher Sophia Delgado (2) picks up a bunt and throws to first base in a Metro Suburban Conference game with Bishop McNamara on Thursday, May 4, 2023.

Honorable Mention

Finley Anderson, Oswego East, junior, infielder/outfielder; Jaelynn Anthony, Oswego, freshman, pitcher/infielder; Samantha Gaca, St. Charles East, sophomore, catcher; Taylor Kruser, Newark, senior, infielder/pitcher; Hannah Laub, Waubonsie Valley, junior, pitcher/outfielder; May Pasqualini, Oswego East, senior, catcher/utility; Alyssa Perkins, West Aurora, senior, pitcher/infielder; Brooke Pfeiffer, Rosary, senior, catcher/infielder; Anna Sanders, Burlington Central, junior, infielder; Breanna Sexton, Sandwich, senior, infielder; Reese Valha, Metea Valley, junior, outfielder; Brynn Woods, Kaneland, freshman, pitcher/utility.