Grayslake Central rises to the top of the rankings as Lake Forest, Mundelein, Highland Park and Vernon Hills also move up.
Top 10
With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Grayslake Central 11-1 (2): Jackson Tarpey hits his first career homer and drives in four runs in one of the Northern Lake County Conference leader’s three wins over Round Lake.
2. Libertyville 10-5-1 (1): Jack Cenar hits a single, a double and a triple in the Wildcats’ win over Crystal Lake Central and then doubles twice in their loss to St. Charles North.
3. Lake Forest 12-2 (5): Nate Robbins hits .462 with two grand slams, a triple, a double and 10 RBIs in the Scouts’ four wins.
4. Mundelein 8-4 (9): Miller Rastrelli goes the distance, striking out three and walking none, in one of the Mustangs’ two North Suburban Conference wins over Stevenson.
5. Lakes 9-2-1 (4): Jacob Kane, Tyler McCall, and Peter Ney each gets two hits in the Eagles’ NLCC win over Grayslake North.
6. Highland Park 9-3 (7): Paxton Feder, who has reached base in 17 of his past 22 plate appearances, makes two highlight-reel catches in the Giants’ win over Carmel.
7. Lake Zurich 7-4 (6): Alex Toth‘s two hits in the Bears’ NSC series against Libertyville includes a home run.
8. Stevenson 9-7 (3): Sam Adelman hits .429 and Brody Aaron drives in five runs for the Patriots.
9. Vernon Hills 8-4-1 (NR): Colin McMurray has a 17th birthday to remember by going 4-for-4 with two stolen bases in the Cougars’ Central Suburban North win over Maine West.
10. Wauconda 6-5 (8): The Bulldogs, who average over eight runs, rally back from an 11-2 deficit against Antioch before the deadlocked NLCC game is suspended due to darkness.
Player of the week
Senior left-hander Will Bemrich pitches a no-hitter with seven strikeouts in Mundelein’s 10-1 North Suburban Conference win over Stevenson on April 13 as the Parkland commit allows just five hits in his first 16 innings this season.
Steve Reaven is a freelance reporter.
