Dundee-Crown twins Kyle and Ryan Pierce are about as identical as it gets. The brothers have starred in football and baseball the past couple of years, and this spring the seniors are enjoying their final season together as teammates.

Hampshire's baseball team scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to pull out a come-from-behind, 2-1 win over host Crystal Lake Central in Fox Valley Conference action Friday.

Ian Boland struck out six and held Crystal Lake South to two hits over five innings as McHenry, which didn't record a hit until the sixth inning, manufactured runs to outlast the Gators 3-2 in a low-scoring Fox Valley Conference baseball game Friday.

Maddon McKim, Cameron Davis and Gavin Piekos all homered, and Prairie Ridge's baseball team beat Cary-Grove 16-0 in four innings to extend its winning streak to seven games.

Cary-Grove vs. Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Prairie Ridge High School.

Nathan Neidhardt and Garet Lobbins combined for four hits and nine RBIs as McHenry opened defense of its Fox Valley Conference baseball championship with a 15-0 win over Dundee-Crown on Tuesday.

St. Charles North and Burlington Central had different methods to secure success on the mound, but neither team could pull away and finished in a 1-1 tie.

Peyton Mesce continued his strong start to the baseball season Monday, pitching two-hit ball over six innings, as Johnsburg began defense of its Kishwaukee River Conference title with a 7-1 win over visiting Richmond-Burton.

Kyle Ziebell's two-out homer capped off a six-run fourth inning for Huntley, which rallied from a four-run deficit to remain undefeated and beat Barrington 8-6 in a nonconference baseball matchup Monday evening.