Steve Millarβs high school baseball rankings and player of the week for the Daily Southtown
Mount Carmel and Lemont move up a spot, while Homewood-Flossmoor enters the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. St. Laurence 28-1 (1): Behind the hot hitting of Kentucky recruit Tristan Steger, the Vikings sweep St. Rita and Providence and extend their winning streak to 25 games.
2. Lincoln-Way East 24-3 (2):Nathan Kaminski gets his moment to shine, ripping a pinch-hit grand slam to highlight the Griffinsβ 12-2 win over Stagg.
3. Lockport 20-7 (3):Austin Winge strikes out 12 in complete-game effort as the Porters stay perfect in SouthWest Suburban Conference play with a 4-2 win over Lincoln-Way West.
4. Brother Rice 21-8 (4): Texas A&M recruit Brady Cunningham helps the Crusaders sweep Providence before a Catholic League Blue-deciding series this week with St. Laurence.
5. Mount Carmel 20-10 (6): Miami commit Ian Tosi continues strong comeback from 2025βs season-ending injury, allowing just one run over five innings in 10-1 win over DePaul Prep.
6. Lemont 22-3 (7):Cannon Madej shuts down Lincoln-Way West, with all runs unearned in 10-3 victory, extending Lemontβs winning streak to 13 games.
7. Lincoln-Way West 18-6 (5):Michael Petit and the Warriors look to bounce back and stay in the SouthWest Suburban Conference race with Lockport, Lincoln-Way Central up next.
8. Sandburg 16-8 (8): Senior right-hander Noah Highfill throws four strong innings, striking out six and allowing just one hit in the Eaglesβ 7-1 win over Plainfield East.
9. St. Rita 19-8 (9): Plenty of ups and downs for the Mustangs, who go 3-3 in a busy week, highlighted by complete-game shutout from Danny Corona in 8-0 win over Rich Township.
10. Homewood-Flossmoor 15-10 (NR): Senior catcher Kamari Dawkins delivers walk-off double in 8-7 victory over Lincoln-Way Central, the first of four wins in four days for the Vikings.
Player of the Week
Freshman catcher/infielder Terrell Hampton-Hall goes 9-for-12 with five runs, four doubles, a triple, a home run and 10 RBIs for De La Salle over four games, all wins.