Winnebago scored in four of the first five innings and kept the pressure on Rock Falls all game long in a 9-3 win in the 2A Rock Falls Regional championship game Saturday at Hinders Field.

Riverdale defeated Byron 11-8 to win the 2A Byron Regional on Saturday, May 30, 2026, and advance to the sectional.

Rock Falls battles Winnebago in their Class 2A Rock Falls Regional title game at Hinders Field in RF on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Winnebago won the game and the title 9-3.

The Sterling Golden Warriors fell to Belvidere North 3-2 at Gartner Park on Saturday, ending their season at 14-19.

Belvidere North defeated Sterling 3-2 in the Class 3A baseball sectional at Sterling on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Sterling grabbed the lead in the top of the first and rode Eli Penne’s gem to a 2-0 victory over rival Dixon in their Class 3A Sterling Regional semifinal Wednesday at Gartner Park.

Rock Falls scored in each of the first five innings, and Carter Hunter pitched 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in a 9-5 win over Erie-Prophetstown in Wednesday night’s Class 2A Rock Falls Regional semifinal.

Embracing being pushed up a class, the Newman baseball team won its Class 3A postseason debut after an 8-0 regional semifinal win at Belvidere. Michael Morse and Liam Nicklaus pitched the combined shutout, and Garet Wolfe had four RBIs.

Rock Falls and Erie-Prophetstown face off in the Class 2A baseball regional Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Rock Falls won 9-5.