The Sandwich baseball team — behind the pitching of Nick Michalek and a key hit from Braden Behringer — stayed in the hunt for the Kishwaukee River Conference title with a 2-1 win over Marengo on Monday in Sandwich.

Brandon Shannon pitched six innings of one-run ball for his school-record 21st win as Fox Valley Conference leader McHenry edged Crystal Lake South 2-1 Monday.

McHenry doesn’t need Jeffry Schwab to pitch. The Warriors did Friday, however. The versatile junior pitched three perfect innings in relief, and the Warriors beat Crystal Lake Central 6-5 thanks to a walk-off wild pitch, keeping them atop the Fox Valley Conference standings.

Crystal Lake Central face McHenry during a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Friday, May 2, 2025, at McHenry High School.

Riley Johnson, three-sport athlete and writer, has a good subject for his next article in Johnsburg‘s school newspaper. Himself. He had two bunt hits and a two-run triple, as the Skyhawks beat Woodstock 7-1 Wednesday in a Kishwaukee River Conference baseball game.

Due to a scheduling conflict at Dozer Park, the IHSA announced Wednesday that its 2025 Class 1A and Class 2A Baseball State Finals will be played in Champaign-Urbana instead of Peoria.

Jackson From went 5 for 5 with three long doubles and three RBIs as Wheaton Academy beat Marian Central 11-3 Tuesday in a Chicagoland Christian Conference baseball game.

Wilson Wemhoff hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Bradley-bound Calen Scheider pitched a complete game, and Hampshire beat Huntley 8-3 in Fox Valley Conference baseball action Monday.

Hampshire faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Monday, April 28, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Kyle Nelson won his 400th game as Burlington Central's baseball coach last week. He started his coaching career at University of Illinois Laboratory High School. Read about that and more in this week's Northwest Herald baseball notes.

Cary-Grove's Francis Panko doesn’t just slide. He glides. The senior catcher scored the tiebreaking run in C-G’s six-run eighth inning Wednesday, as the Trojans beat Jacobs 10-4.

Mark Pachla pitched into the seventh inning, Liam Sullivan hit a two-run homer, and Crystal Lake South held off Burlington Central 6-5 in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game Tuesday.

Johnsburg pulled out a 3-2 win when, with Tayden Pinkowski at the plate with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, Marengo reliever Alex Johnson was called for a balk.

Marengo faces Johnsburg in a Kishwaukee River Conference baseball game against on Monday, April 21, 2025, at Johnsburg High School.

McHenry graduate Bobby Miller made his 2025 debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday night against the Colorado Rockies with mixed results. Miller struck out seven in three innings but allowed six runs and two home runs.