Nate Southwell is taking a different approach as a senior captain for Munster, and that’s paying dividends on the field too. He is among the state’s leaders in home runs.

Illiana Christian’s Nick DeBlock is occupying a different headspace this season, and that’s making all the difference as he hits a team-high .448.

Kankakee Valley’s Declan Murr started playing baseball when he was 4 years old. It was his first love. It was also his first heartbreak.

Hammond Morton’s Ei’Lani Herrera, who is batting a team-high .607, has a full scholarship to play softball and study nursing at Morton College.

Lila Miller has been entrenched as Chesterton’s shortstop for four seasons, but the Purdue Northwest commit hasn’t rested on her laurels.