Andrean rises to No. 1, Kouts enters the rankings at No. 10 and Merrillville’s Trevor Goodwin is the player of the week.
TOP 10
With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Andrean 23-1 (2)
Kaden Maxwell goes 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs in the 59ers’ Northwest Crossroads Conference victory over Munster on Monday, part of a 13-game winning streak.
2. Lake Central 17-4 (1)
Drew Kosteba goes 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the Indians’ Duneland Athletic Conference win against Crown Point on Tuesday.
3. Crown Point 20-4 (3)
Linus Chariton pitches a one-hit shutout in the Bulldogs’ DAC win against Lake Central on Wednesday.
4. Hanover Central 16-4 (4)
Evansville commit Matt Cook pitches a shutout with seven strikeouts and no walks in the Wildcats’ win against Morgan Township on Monday.
5. Valparaiso 17-5 (5)
Notre Dame commit Caden Crowell pitches a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts and two walks in the Vikings’ DAC win against LaPorte on Tuesday.
6. Munster 12-9 (6)
Luke Zelaya goes 2-for-3 with a double in the Mustangs’ NCC loss to Andrean on Monday.
7. Illiana Christian 17-3 (8)
Jake Scott goes 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs in the Vikings’ Greater South Shore Conference win against Bishop Noll on Monday.
8. Chesterton 13-10 (7)
Kentucky commit Rob Czarniecki hits a three-run homer in the Trojans’ DAC win against Portage on Tuesday.
9. Boone Grove 14-5 (9)
Indiana commit Davian Carrera goes 3-for-3 with a triple and four RBIs in the Wolves’ win against Wheeler on Wednesday.
10. Kouts 17-3 (NR)
Billy Miller goes 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and three RBIs and pitches three scoreless innings in the Mustangs’ win against Marquette on Wednesday.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior Trevor Goodwin goes 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored to help Merrillville beat Michigan City 11-6 on Wednesday for its first Duneland Athletic Conference win of the season.