Geneva and Jacobs make the biggest moves, while Oswego and Kaneland enter the rankings. Streamwood’s Austin Paskewic is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. St. Charles North 6-3-1 (1)
North Stars open DuKane Conference play by taking two of three games from Wheaton North.
2. Geneva 10-0-1 (5)
Nate Stempowski continues to dominate, hitting .515 with 10 extra-base hits.
3. Hampshire 8-2 (4)
Calen Scheider continues hot start to season with 4 2/3 hitless innings against Prairie Ridge.
4. Jacobs 9-2 (8)
Braden Behrens dominates on mound, Paulie Rudolph hits two homers against Hampshire.
5. St. Charles East 4-2 (7)
Jake Greenspan is hitting .571 in early going as Saints open 2-1 in the DuKane Conference.
6. Burlington Central 7-4 (3)
Despite 13-strikeout effort from Michael Person, Rockets lose in nine innings to Cary-Grove.
7. Yorkville 7-5 (2)
Foxes drop pair of one-run games to end week heading into Southwest Prairie West play.
8. Oswego 8-3-1 (NR)
Hayden Bowman strikes out 11 with no walks and one hit allowed in 7-1 win over Joliet Central.
9. Bartlett 10-4 (6)
Hawks take two games from rival South Elgin but suffer surprising loss to Larkin.
10. Kaneland 7-4 (NR)
Knights open conference play with three-game sweep of LaSalle-Peru.
Player of the Week
Streamwood’s Austin Paskewic throws a five-inning perfect game in a 13-0 Upstate Eight Conference victory over East Aurora. Paskewic struck out 14 of the 15 batters he faced.
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
