The Illinois high school baseball season kicks off on March 17, opening day for regular season action under IHSA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we will publish our team previews ahead of the 2025 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball Illinois Preseason Power 25 Rankings.
Our scouts will be out covering the 2025 season, publishing scout blogs and additional in-season content along the way, like Power 25 updates, Daily Roundup, Player of the Week awards, and weekly top performers included inside Diamond Notes.
Below is the Power 25, along with some bubble teams to know:
PREP BASEBALL ILLINOIS POWER 25
| 5 | Libertyville (4A) |  |
26-10-2 |
| 6 | Brother Rice (4A) |  |
20-18 |
| 7 | Normal Community (4A) |  |
33-4 |
| 8 | Lemont (3A) |  |
31-10 |
| 9 | Minooka (4A) |  |
24-11 |
| 10 | New Trier (4A) |  |
33-4 |
| 11 | St. Laurence (3A) |  |
31-6 |
| 12 | Joliet Catholic (3A) |  |
29-6 |
| 13 | Mount Carmel (4A) |  |
21-15 |
| 14 | Mascoutah (3A) |  |
30-6 |
| 15 | Huntley (4A) |  |
29-8-1 |
| 16 | Glenwood (3A) |  |
30-6 |
| 17 | Nazareth (4A) |  |
37-1 |
| 18 | Morris (3A) |  |
30-4 |
| 19 | Stevenson (4A) |  |
25-14 |
| 20 | Triad (3A) |  |
24-13 |
| 21 | Father McGivney (1A) |  |
34-5 |
| 22 | Hampshire (4A) |  |
24-11 |
| 23 | Mahomet-Seymour (3A) |  |
28-9 |
| 24 | St. Charles East (4A) |  |
14-14 |
| 25 | Benet (3A) |  |
21-10 |
Teams to Watch (listed alphabetically):
THE BULLPEN, EPISODE 18
2025 POWER 25 UPDATES
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 1 Providence Catholic 3/17/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 2 Edwardsville 3/17/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 3 Lincoln-Way West 3/17/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 4 McHenry 3/17/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 5 Libertyville 3/16/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 6 Brother Rice 3/16/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 7 Normal Community 3/16/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 8 Lemont 3/15/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 9 Minooka 3/15/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 10 New Trier 3/15/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 11 St. Laurence 3/14/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 12 Joliet Catholic 3/14/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 13 Mount Carmel 3/14/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 14 Mascoutah 3/13/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 15 Huntley 3/13/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 16 Glenwood 3/13/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 17 Nazareth Academy 3/12/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 18 Morris 3/12/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 19 Stevenson 3/12/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 20 Triad 3/11/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 21 Father McGivney 3/11/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 22 Hampshire 3/11/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 23 Mahomet-Seymour 3/10/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 24 St. Charles East 3/10/25
- IL Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 25 Benet Academy 3/10/25
2024 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Providence Catholic
- Conant
- Edwardsville
- York
3A
- Crystal Lake Central
- Lemont
- Morris
- Highland
2A
- St. Anthony
- Maroa-Forsyth
- Wilmington
- Newman Central Catholic
1A
- Ottawa Marquette
- Altamont
- Routt Catholic
- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
2024 POWER 25 UPDATES
2023 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Edwardsville
- Brother Rice
- New Trier
- York
3A
- Nazareth Academy
- Grayslake Central
- Sycamore
- Effingham
2A
- Joliet Catholic Academy
- Columbia
- DePaul College Prep
- Quincy Notre Dame
1A
- Gibault Catholic
- Henry-Senachwine
- Newman Catholic Central
- Goreville
POWER 25 UPDATES
2023 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Evan Foster 5/24/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Hunter Warren 5/24/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Nick Baffa 5/17/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Dillon Head 5/17/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Aidan Dodson 5/10/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Collin Mowry 5/10/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Austin Brown 5/03/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Dominic Voegele 5/03/23
- NJ PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Hank Liss 4/26/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Daniel Gierer 4/26/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Ethan Eberle 4/19/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Jake Zitella 4/19/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Austin Musso 4/12/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Luke Stulga 4/12/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: RHP Jacob McPherson 4/05/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Phillip Carlton 4/05/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: INF/RHP Cal Sefcik 3/29/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: LHP Conor Essenburg 3/29/23
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: SS Bryer Arview 3/22/23
- IL PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week: RHP Dylan Nagle 3/22/23
2022 IHSA SEASON RECAP
2022 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Edwardsville
- Mundelein
- Brother Rice
- McHenry
3A
- Nazareth Academy
- Glenwood
- Washington Community
- Crystal Lake South
2A
- Joliet Catholic Academy
- Richmond-Burton
- Columbia
- Maroa-Forsyth
1A
- North Clay
- Brown County
- Ottawa Marquette
- LeRoy
2022 POTY, ALL-STATE HONORS
+ PBR Illinois, Player of the Year: RHP/SS Owen Murphy
+ First Team, All-State
+ Second Team, All-State
+ Third Team, All-State
2022 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: INF Owen Housinger 5/25/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: RHP/INF Christian Mitchelle 5/18/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: 3B/RHP Anthony Martinez 5/11/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: RHP/3B Owen Murphy 5/04/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: MIF Eli Hoerner 4/27/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: RHP/3B Owen Murphy 4/20/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: C/OF Connor Lindsey 4/13/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: 3B/OF Luke Adams 4/06/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: C/OF Zion Rose 3/30/22
- IL PBR Illinois Player of the Week: SS Cole Crafton 3/23/22
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