Sun-Times baseball rankings

Naperville Central's Bobby Czarnowski dives back to first on a Neuqua Valley pickoff attemot.
(Corey R. Minkanic/Naperville Sun)

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(Preseason ranking in parentheses)

1. Brother Rice 4-0 (2)
•Faces Lincoln-Way East on Wednesday

2. Lincoln-Way East 3-0 (3)
•Summer state champs off to hot start

3. Wheaton North 4-0 (4)
•3B Wade Cervenka swinging hot bat

4. Stevenson 6-1 (5)
•Scott Firth (2-0) dominant in two starts

5. Young 5-0 (NR)
•Knocks off preseason No. 1 St. Rita

6. Carmel 8-1 (14)
•Earned split with Stevenson on Saturday

7. St. Rita 8-1 (1)
•Mustangs have deepest staff in state

8. New Trier 4-1 (15)
•Collapse against Harrisburg only loss

9. Joliet Catholic 5-2 (10)
•High-scoring offense took third at WJOL

10. Huntley 7-0 (18)
•LHP Tanner Funke leads talented staff

Others: Loyola, Fenwick, Lockport, Minooka, Highland Park, Neuqua Valley,
Sandburg, Elk Grove, Prairie Ridge