Tag: High school baseball

By Bobby Narang One of the top high school pitchers in the country resides roughly 30 miles away from Wrigley Field. York senior right-hander Ryan Sloan, a Wake Forest University recruit, oozes potential. At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Sloan buzzes his 98-mile per hour fastball past hitters, or attacks via...

By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy made program history Monday night this week. The Roadrunners, who won the Class 3A State championship last season, had yet to win an outright East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) championship in program history. They fixed that flaw against Notre Dame Monday, May 15. The Roadrunners...

By Bobby Narang The baseball enters the second week of May and moves to the final days of the regular season. Timothy Christian is turning up the heat on its season. The Trojans have bounced back from a tough start to be among the hottest teams in Chicagoland. The Trojans...

By Bobby Narang With 16 wins in the first 19 games, the Lyons High School baseball team is on the track toward one of its primary goals. Competing in one of the toughest conferences this season, the Lions (16-3, 9-3) reside in first place in the West Suburban Silver. Behind...

By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy, based in LaGrange Park, is maintaining its course for another trip to Joliet in early June. The Roadrunners captured the Class 3A State baseball championship last season, the program’s first State championship after placing fourth in 2011, third in 2012, second in 2015 and third...