Chase Dykstra was dominant on the mound and Fulton capitalized on seven Parkview Christian errors to win 12-1 in five innings in a Class 1A Putnam County Sectional semifinal Wednesday.

Putnam County defeated Newark 11-1 on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at Putnam County High School. The Panthers will take on Fulton on Saturday at 11a.m. for the Sectional title.

Fulton defeated Parkview Christian 12-1 in five innings on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at Putnam County High School in Granville. Fulton will play for the Sectional title on Saturday at 11a.m.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from the Class 4A Oswego East Regional final between Downers Grove North and Yorkville.

No. 9 hitter Emilio Gandarilla's first varsity home run, a two-run shot with two out in the fifth inning, broke a tie, and Downers Grove North went on to a 12-7 win over Yorkville in the Class 4A Oswego East Regional final for the Trojans' fourth straight regional title.

Bryce Baxa at times this season has endured the struggles of a young hitter who had success as a freshman. But he persevered and came through Thursday, driving in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh as Yorkville beat Oswego East 9-8 in a wild regional semifinal.

The Sandwich baseball team got a one-hit shutout from senior Nick Michalek, with help from timely defense, in a 9-0 win over Beecher in Thursday’s IHSA Class 2A Manteno Regional semifinal.

After falling behind in the first inning, Morris piled it on the rest of the way to defeat Plano 8-1 in the Class 3A Joliet Catholic Regional semifinals.

Morris rolls past Plano 8-1 in the Class 3A Joliet Catholic Regional semifinal on Thursday evening.

Before this season, Johnsburg senior Carter Block hadn't played baseball since middle school. On Monday, his two hits helped the Skyhawks beat Plano 9-2 to capture the Kishwaukee River Conference title for the second year in a row.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Thursday's baseball game between Oswego and Oswego East.

Oswego sent 12 batters to the plate in an eight-run fourth inning and then held off a late Oswego East rally for a 9-7 win to salvage the final of the three-game crosstown series. 'Kind of a relief.'

The IHSA has released the baseball playoff schedule. Here are pairings for Kendall County-area teams.

Yorkville senior right-hander has been bringing the heat in relief all year, not allowing a run in 10 1/3 innings as closer. On Monday, he got a key hit to support Gabe Sanders' pitching in a 5-4 win over Oswego in a game shortened due to lightning.

Kam Yearsley never believed he would have a season quite like his junior year at Yorkville. What he’s doing this year is unbelievable. A sophomore now at John A. Logan College, Yearsley is one away from tying the National Junior College Athletic Association record with 37 homers.

Logan Huegel homered for the second straight day, and third time in five games, and Ian Datwyler also went deep as visiting Plainfield North blasted past Oswego East 17-1 in five innings to take the first two games of the Southwest Prairie West series.

Christian Mulder struck out 10 in a five-inning no-hitter and had three doubles at the plate, and Landon Malkowski slugged a two-run homer as Parkview Christian beat Yorkville Christian 12-0 on Thursday at Stuart Sports Complex in Aurora.

Yorkville senior Gabe Sanders didn't allow a 39-minute weather delay to faze him, and took a no-hitter into the sixth inning with nine strikeouts as the Foxes beat visiting Romeoville 3-0 in Monday's Southwest Prairie Conference crossover game.