Baseball

Jaden Fauske, who helped lead Nazareth to back-to-back state championships in 2022 and 2023 and was a two-time Suburban Life Player of the Year, was drafted by the Chicago White with the 44th pick of Sunday’s first round of the Major League Baseball Draft.

The Illinois Valley District 20 team lost to Iowa in its first game of the Central Region Senior Baseball Tournament on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Washington Park in Peru.

The Central Region Senior Baseball Tournament held their Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 11, 2025 at Washington Park in Peru. Check out photos by MaKade Rios.

Marquette's Keaton Davis has signed on to continue his education at Spoon River College and his baseball career with the Snappers.

A Business After Hours hosted by the Village of Bradley at the 315 Sports Park will be held Wednesday.

Here is a look at the top baseball players from the Sauk Valley area for the 2025 season.

Setting the tone as the leadoff hitter and shut-down closer for a fourth-place state finisher has earned Newman junior Garret Matznick the title of 2025 Sauk Valley Media Baseball Player of the Year.

McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships fans will have an improved experience this summer after the renovations of the Mickey Sund Baseball Complex at Crystal Lake’s Lippold Park. Games began Friday morning.

Photos: MCYSA Summer International Championship baseball tournament starts in Crystal Lake Play starts in the opening round of he McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championship baseball tournament on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Mickey Sund Baseball Complex in Crystal Lake's Lippold Park.

The Streator 11-Year-Old All-Stars wrapped up the Little League District 20 championship at their age level with a 15-0 blanking of the rival Ottawa 11-Year-Old All-Stars.

Ron Lear has been part of Plainfield North High School since it opened, but he has retired after 20 years at the school.

In the wake of a major injury, Ethan Storm has transformed his trajectory, now balancing aspirations between the MLB Draft and a commitment to Oklahoma. As interest from several teams grows, the Sycamore grad prepares for a pivotal week.

Former White Sox first-rounder Kris Honel left the game of baseball behind for several years after retiring in 2012. But the Bourbonnais native and former Providence Catholic star has been revitalized on and off the field after joining the Beecher Muskies last year.

The McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships returns Friday to Crystal Lake and surrounding communities. The one-of-a-kind youth baseball tournament is entering its 32nd year.

The Illinois Valley Baseball League Senior League Team, made up of players from La Salle, Peru, Oglesby and Utica, will represent District 20 in the Central Region Tournament, which begins Friday in Peru.

Recent Streator High School graduate Jake Hagie has committed to continue his education and baseball career at Illinois Valley Community College.

Will Jack Bauer go in the first round? Will CJ Deckinga hear his name called? Five big questions ahead of next week's MLB draft.

Marquette Academy's Sam Mitre has signed to continue his education at Parkland College and his baseball career with the Cobras.

Ottawa youth baseball player Ethan Farabaugh starred for Great Britain over the holiday weekend at the 2025 World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe Championship played in Hungary.

Joliet Junior College's Wayne King and Joliet resident Steve Ruzich were honored by the NJCAA for their baseball coaching achievements

For the first time since 2022 and third time since 2021, U.S. World Baseball San Diego's 15U team will travel to Crystal Lake for the McHenry County Youth Sports Association's 32nd international tournament. Games begin Friday.

Nazareth senior and LSU recruit Jaden Fauske, who capped his career with a stellar final season, batting a robust .475 with six home runs and 40 RBIs and 10 doubles, four triples and scored 38 runs, is the Suburban Life baseball Player of the Year.

Wintrust Crossroads Sports Complex is a $70 million, 31-field complex at the crossroads of Interstates 355 and 80, next to Silver Cross Hospital, 45 minutes southwest of Chicago.

Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area baseball team.

The McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships is set to return next weekend for the 32nd year of the highly-popular tournament. Here's what to know about this year's upcoming MCYSA baseball tournament.

St. Francis senior Nolan Galla, who embraced a new two-way role to help the Spartans win 18 straight games and appear in a sectional title game, is the Kane County Chronicle Baseball Player of the Year.

Here is the 2024-2025 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Baseball Team.

Dundee-Crown senior Jared Russell earned All-Fox Valley Conference honors in three sports, setting school records in basketball and baseball. He also posted a 4.0 GPA and is the 2025 Northwest Herald Boys Athlete of the Year.

With their unique mix of younger and older players, the Beecher Muskies are once again being propelled to a strong season in the Chicago Suburban Baseball League by a large crop of local baseball talent.

More than 40 of the state's top senior baseball players participated in the Illinois Coaches Association All-Star Games on Monday at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

Having some cents of Ogle County history: Centennial, quasquicentennial, sesquicentennial, dosquicentennial … Ogle County can observe them all this year, from the anniversary of driving through a cut up rock to blazing trails and rails.

A collection of 40 of the top prep baseball players this past spring from across The Times' 13-school coverage area.

Congratulations to the 2025 Times Baseball Player of the Year, Marquette all-state pitcher/leadoff man Alec Novotney.

Top high school baseball players from around the state will take the field one more time as prep players during the 48th annual Illinois Coaches Association Senior All-Star Games on Monday at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

After powering the Boilermakers to back-to-back regional championships against some of the best teams in the state, Bradley-Bourbonnais' Cody Freitas is the Daily Journal Baseball Player of the Year.

Whether at the plate, on the mound or in the field, top-tier players abound on this year's Daily Journal All-Area Baseball Team.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area baseball team.

McHenry's Brian Rockweiler is the 2025 Northwest Herald Baseball Coach of the Year after leading the Warriors to a record-breaking season that ended with a runner-up finish in the Class 4A state tournament.

Senior pitcher Brandon Shannon and McHenry enjoyed a historic season. Shannon set school records for career wins and single-season strikeouts and led the Warriors to a second-place finish at state. Shannon is the 2025 Northwest Herald Baseball Player of the Year.

Sandwich junior Braden Behringer, who starred both on the mound and at the plate for the Indians this spring, is the 2025 Record Newspapers Baseball Player of the Year.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area baseball team.

See if your favorite player made the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Baseball Team, featuring the best of the best across the Will/Grundy County area.

Lincoln-Way West's Conor Essenburg was the Herald-News Baseball Player of the Year last season and improved in almost every statistical category, making him an easy choice to repeat in 2025.

The 2025 Streator Little League 12U city champions are Winterrowd Funeral after surviving a Hatzer & Sons comeback and an extra inning Wednesday at Southside Park.

Take a look back at the drama, excitement and all-out effort put forth by the hundreds of high school spring sports athletes from throughout the Sauk Valley who competed in 2025.

Roy Cordes retired this spring after 17 years announcing for Kankakee Community College Athletics, becoming know as the "Voice of the Cavaliers" during his time there.

One of the oldest Little League organizations in the United States is making plans for its next 74 years with the help of the Joliet Slammers, Rotary Club of Joliet, and other local businesses and organizations.

With the conclusion of the 2025 high school spring sports season, take a look back at some of the best images from the Sauk Valley.

Chicago Cubs alum Ray Burris brightened the day for patients at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville during a special visit June 12.

The Interstate 8 released its all-conference teams on Thursday for six spring sports.