{"id":60046,"date":"2026-05-05T01:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/60046\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T01:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:55:10","slug":"aurora-elgin-area-baseball-rankings-and-player-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/60046\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora-Elgin area baseball rankings and player of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jacobs and Bartlett both move up, while Waubonsie Valley enters the rankings with a vengeance.<\/p>\n<p>Top 10<\/p>\n<p>With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.<\/p>\n<p>1. Geneva 20-3 (1): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/24\/noah-hallahan-geneva-bartlett-baseball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noah Hallahan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/15\/paul-johnson-aurora-elgin-baseball-preview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blake Kopec<\/a> combine for 12 strikeouts in 2-1 win over Batavia as Vikings push winning streak to five straight games.<\/p>\n<p>2. St. Charles East 15-6 (2): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/02\/09\/gavin-fuscone-st-charles-east-baseball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin Fuscone<\/a> dominates Wheaton North, striking out eight in six innings for the Saints in 4-1 DuKane Conference victory.<\/p>\n<p>3. Jacobs 15-6 (4): The Golden Eagles emerge from rough stretch with two wins, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/04\/08\/george-donze-jacobs-hampshire-baseball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jace Koth<\/a> with the walk-off hit in 7-6 win over Crystal Lake Central.<\/p>\n<p>4. West Aurora 15-7 (3): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/04\/21\/zach-toma-west-aurora-bartlett-baseball-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Toma<\/a> strikes out 11 but Blackhawks lose 3-0 to South Elgin and go 1-3 in their last four games.<\/p>\n<p>5. South Elgin 16-6 (5): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/04\/27\/jacob-nathan-robertson-south-elgin-baseball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Robertson <\/a>dominates West Aurora with eight strikeouts as the Storm take control in Upstate Eight Conference race.<\/p>\n<p>6. Bartlett 16-8 (9): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/15\/brandon-pelz-bartlett-baseball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Pelz<\/a> pitches the Hawks to 5-2 win over Riverside-Brookfield and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2025\/04\/07\/vince-yario-bartlett-streamwood-baseball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vince Yario<\/a> follows with 6-2 win over Conant.<\/p>\n<p>7. Waubonsie Valley 16-8 (NR): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2025\/06\/06\/hiroshy-wong-owen-roberts-waubonsie-valley-lockport-baseball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aidan Kornak<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/23\/nathan-napolitano-waubonsie-valley-baseball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Napolitano<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/15\/paul-johnson-aurora-elgin-baseball-preview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Ruggeri<\/a> all throw complete games against Neuqua Valley for three-game sweep in DuPage Valley Conference.<\/p>\n<p>8. Yorkville 14-7 (6): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2024\/12\/11\/gabe-sanders-yorkville-oswego-boys-basketball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabe Sanders<\/a> moves to 5-0 on the season, pitching the Foxes to 5-4 win over Oswego to kick off three-game sweep in Southwest Prairie Conference.<\/p>\n<p>9. St. Charles North 11-8-2 (7): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/15\/paul-johnson-aurora-elgin-baseball-preview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ty Gleason<\/a> drives in four runs as the North Stars roll past Batavia 8-3 to win three-game series in DuKane Conference.<\/p>\n<p>10. Hampshire 13-9-1 (8): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/15\/paul-johnson-aurora-elgin-baseball-preview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Harkin<\/a> comes up with RBI double in 5-1 win over Crystal Lake South, the Whip-Purs\u2019 only win of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Player of the Week<\/p>\n<p>Senior utility player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/03\/15\/paul-johnson-aurora-elgin-baseball-preview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kal Arntzen<\/a> powers Yorkville to a three-game sweep of Oswego in the Southwest Prairie Conference by going 5-for-9 with six runs, two doubles and five RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacobs and Bartlett both move up, while Waubonsie Valley enters the rankings with a vengeance. 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