Mark Pachla’s fastball might not be able to break a pane of glass, but Crystal Lake South's senior righty sure is a pain to hitters. He pitched a four-hit shutout Thursday to lead the Gators to a 4-0 win over St. Viator in a Class 3A sectional semifinal at Grayslake Central.

As Kaden Wasniewski gets closer to a potential return to the mound for McHenry, the Warriors at least got their sophomore baseball star back on the infield Wednesday. His efforts, including a two-run double, helped McHenry beat Huntley 5-1 in a Class 4A sectional semifinal.

Charlie Taczy's one-run complete game Wednesday powered Cary-Grove past Prairie Ridge and into Saturday's Grayslake Central Sectional championship game.

Hampshire's record-breaking season ended Wednesday with a 5-2 loss to Barrington in the Class 4A McHenry Sectional semifinals. The Whip-Purs finished with a program-record 28 wins.

Prairie Ridge faces Cary-Grove in the IHSA Class 3A Grayslake Central Sectional semifinal baseball game Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Grayslake Central High School.

Sandwich's Braden Behringer was named the Kishwaukee River Conference Player of the Year and Johnsburg's Evan Pohl earned Pitcher of the Year honors. Here is the rest of the 2025 All-KRC baseball team, as selected by coaches.

Newmn scored three runs in the top of the first, then tacked on three more in the fifth to back pitchers Drake Cole and Garret Matznick in a 6-2 victory over Johnsburg in the Class 2A Mendota Sectional final Saturday afternoon.

Cary-Grove's Oskar Freund delivered a two-out, two-run single in the first inning, and the Trojans' bats never slowed down in a 13-3, six-inning victory over Antioch for their third consecutive regional championship.

Prairie Ridge's batters drew 11 walks and delivered clutch hits early as the Wolves defeated Lake Forest 9-5 Saturday for their first regional championship since 2021.

Dane Chock's RBI double capped a three-run fifth, and Crystal Lake South edged Crystal Lake Central 8-7 to win the Class 3A Crystal Lake South Regional championship Saturday. Carter Kelley homered and drove in five runs for Central, which won the Class 3A state title last year.

Zach Readdy tripled in Jeffry Schwab with the tie-breaking run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, then got the final out in relief of Brandon Shannon as McHenry turned away upset-minded Jacobs 2-1 to win the Class 4A McHenry Regional title.

Crystal Lake South faces Crystal Lake Central in the IHSA Class 3A Crystal Lake South Regional Championship game on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Crystal Lake South High School.

A.J. Putty had a key hit late to spark Huntley past DeKalb for a regional title. The Barbs' got a strong pitching performance from Brodie Farrell and a homer from Cole Latimer in the loss.

Newman and Johnsburg face off in the Class 2A Sectional final at Mendota Saturday, May 31, 2025. Newman took the win 6-2.

Johnsburg junior Ashton Stern flirted with perfection and threw a complete game shutout against North Boone with Jack Thompson catching to help the Skyhawks win their third regional title. Stern is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.