Sandburg and Oak Forest jump into the rankings, while Providence moves up a little bit. Marist’s Gianna Hillegonds is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Lincoln-Way Central 22-4 (1)
Kayla Doerre hits .500 with a pair of home runs for the Knights.
2. Marist 24-2 (2)
Breanna Hanik keeps RedHawks winning, batting 9-for-16 with four doubles.
3. Lockport 17-7 (3)
Brooke Keltner continues her flawless season behind the plate for Porters.
4. Lincoln-Way West 13-7 (4)
Speedy center fielder Ava Murphy not only hits .500 of late but leads Warriors in stolen bases.
5. Andrew 19-4-1 (5)
Maddie Hanik tops the Thunderbolts with 58 RBIs.
6. Beecher 23-1 (6)
Tayiah Scanlan shows patience at plate, leading to 15 walks for Bobcats.
7. Sandburg 15-5 (NR)
Haley Tracy comes up big in relief for emerging Eagles.
8. Oak Forest 18-4 (NR)
Bengals earn status for bigger, better sectional seed with 13-7 victory over Lemont.
9. Providence 15-5 (10)
Grace Golebiowski continues to spark things on offense for Celtics.
10. Lincoln-Way East 17-10 (8)
Cassidy Jagielski is seeing the ball well, posts .462 batting average for the week.
Player of the Week
Junior pitcher Gianna Hillegonds goes 3-0 with 20 strikeouts in 16 innings and a 0.86 ERA for Marist.
Tony Baranek is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
