Steve Reaven's baseball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

By Steve Reaven

Steve Reaven's baseball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

Lake Zurich, Antioch and Lakes move up in the rankings, and Zion-Benton's Andrew Mitchell is the player of the week.

With records through Wednesday and previous records in parentheses.

1. Libertyville 28-4 (1)

Air Force recruit Joshua Holst throws a two-hitter, striking out 11, and homers in the North Suburban Conference champion's six-inning win over Warren on Monday.

2. Grayslake Central 24-6 (2)

Colton Ohm turns in his best outing, striking out nine in five shutout innings, in the Northern Lake County Conference champion's win against Lakes on Monday.

3. Mundelein 22-7-2 (3)

Known for his work on the mound, Scott Sanderson has been red-hot at the plate for the Mustangs with five hits and seven RBIs in his past eight at-bats.

4. Lake Zurich 21-9 (5)

Owen Strahl's walk-off hit seals the surging Bears' come-from-behind NSC win against Stevenson on Monday.

5. Highland Park 22-8-1 (4)

JT Killeen goes 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the Central Suburban North champion's eight-inning win against Wauconda on Monday.

6. Antioch 20-11-1 (7)

Tyler Johnson, who has been heating up, goes 2-for-2 with two RBIs, two runs scored and three stolen bases in the Sequoits' NLCC win over Round Lake on Monday.

7. Grant 16-13 (6)

Gavin Worklan's walk-off single gives the Bulldogs a win against Rolling Meadows, and then Logan Sledzik hits a grand slam in an NLCC win over Grayslake North.

8. Lakes 19-11 (10)

Nathan Mead strikes out six in 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief to help the Eagles beat Johnsburg on Saturday.

9. Warren 18-13 (8)

Alex Kolcier pitches a five-inning shutout, striking out four, in the Blue Devils' win over Lake Forest Academy on May 15.

10. Wauconda 17-13 (9)

Jackson Rudolph and Jake Thorstenson each record two hits in the Bulldogs' loss to Highland Park.

Junior pitcher Andrew Mitchell throws a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts during Zion-Benton's 10-0 North Suburban Conference win against Waukegan on Monday.

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