Steve Reaven’s baseball rankings and player of the week for Lake County
Unbeaten Libertyville remains in the top spot behind Joshua Holst.
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Wauconda’s Ryan Fostiak finds gaps. The simple explanation: He just ‘hits the ball so hard.’ Ask his coach.
Fostiak is hitting .500 with nine extra-base hits in nine games.
Warren pitcher Braylan McCarthy knows how to ‘keep batters guessing.’ He turns his arm slot into an onslaught.
McCarthy has a 1.17 ERA in three starts and a long relief appearance this season.
Playing freely, Mundelein’s Nick Szalony is feasting. It began with the ‘best Chick-fil-A meal I’ve ever had.’
Szalony has unlocked the best version of himself.
To say Steve Strelow has found a home at Libertyville is an understatement. The 3-sport athlete is a ‘glue guy.’
The Oak Forest transfer is making his mark at his new school.
Introducing the 2024-25 News-Sun Boys Basketball All-Area Team
Waukegan's Xavi Granville is among the players on the first team.
Warren’s Jaxson Davis, the 2024-25 News-Sun Boys Basketball Player of the Year, does ‘what star players do’
The 6-foot-1 sophomore guard led Warren to the Class 4A state championship game.
Andrew Mitchell gives Zion-Benton a ‘real opportunity at winning.’ But first, he had to fail.
Mitchell, who made his varsity debut as a freshman, is 2-0 with a 1.75 ERA.
Steve Reaven’s top 10 baseball teams and 25 players to watch in Lake County for the 2025 season
Oklahoma State recruit Quinn Schambow will catch a loaded pitching staff for Libertyville.
Stevenson’s 6-foot-7 Yuni Hamideh is already an imposing pitcher. Hitters will see what else he has in store.
Hamideh, who went 4-2 with a 1.60 ERA last season, has added velocity and another pitch.