Blake Baumgartner

Luke Marzano did not waste any time Tuesday. In his first three at-bats against Neuqua Valley right-hander Will Drake, Marzano put the first three pitches he saw in play, with...

Brandon Petersen knows his job and he knows it well. Last year as a sophomore, Petersen posted a 6-0 record for Waubonsie Valley's varsity as Bryan Acevedo coached the sophomore...

Fun in the sun never sounded so good to Naperville Central's Brett Kappelman. With the Redhawks and Lake Park tied at 4-4 with two outs in the sixth inning Saturday,...

Heading into his senior year at Naperville North, Chris Gajcak received recruiting interest from Drake and some Division III schools as a quarterback. Then the season happened. The Huskies finished...

Perhaps no one knows what Neuqua Valley is supposed to be, and what it isn't supposed to be, better than Tyler Tesmond. Called up late as a sophomore two years...

Ryan Eiermann's teammates at Naperville Central are quickly learning a valuable lesson. Just give the sophomore left-hander some runs to work with and he'll likely make any lead stand up....

The fine line between success and failure in baseball can be razor thin. Consider what happened to Naperville North on Friday at Neuqua Valley. With two outs in the fourth,...

Reputations are built and developed over the length of time. When it comes to Naperville Central sophomore left-hander Ryan Eiermann, that timetable is being ramped up considerably. Eiermann struck out...

Naperville North coach Carl Hunckler figured his lineup would be better than it was last year, when the Huskies won 17 games. But if Naperville North wants to win its...