From Tom Pile: SS Lucas Krebs (2025; Illinois commit) extends the Edwardsville HS Tigers Baseball lead with a two-run homer. 👇 Max Waltenberger (2025) followed with an RBI double. 6-0 Tigers lead in B2 and are still threatening. #MEKOC25

MEKC Prep Baseball Illinois #2 Edwardsville 11 #7 Normal Community 0 WP - Joe Chiarodo (1-0) 3IP 6K Joe Chiarodo - 3-3 HR 2RBI Lucas Krebs - 3-3 2B HR 3RBI Augie Johnes - 1-2 HR 2RBI Max Waltenberger - 2-3 3RBI Greyson Rathgeb - 2-3 1RBI Dax Dunnill - 1IP 3K Eric Herman - 1IP 1K

From Edwardsville: RHP Tyler Powell (2025; SIUE) is powering through as he has seven strikeouts through three innings. FB: 86-87, heavy action SL: 78-79, sharp, late action Edwardsville up 6-0 going into the bottom of the third. #MEKOC25

From Edwardsville: C Max Waltenberger (2025) drills one to the center field wall to drive a run in. Mace Karnes (2026) follows that up with an RBI double down the left field line. Edwardsville extends their lead going into the fifth, 8-3 Edwardsville. #MEKOC25

Update from SHG: Edwardsville HS Tigers Baseball picks up a pair in the first on RBIs from C Max Waltenberger (2025) and OF Greyson Rathgeb (2025; Maryville). 👇 They lead 2-0.

Greyson Rathgeb lays out to get Edwardsville out of the inning😳 Edwardsville HS Tigers Baseball

Edwardsville pitcher Tristan Lance has some hops.

Tigers with three home runs in SWC rout theintelligencer.com/sports/article…

C/1B Max Waltenberger (Edwardsville, 2025) does a job here & brings a run home on this infield single.👇 No. 2 Edwardsville leads No. 4 Alton 9-5 in the ⬇️4️⃣. Max Waltenberger | ScoutConnect

C/1B Max Waltenberger (Edwardsville, 2025) is another physical RH bat in the Tigers’ lineup - hit fourth, DH’d today. Goes backside here for a loud double late in the game. Max Waltenberger | ScoutConnect

RHP/OF Joe Chiarodo (Edwardsville HS Tigers Baseball, 2025; Alabama commit) helps his own cause by launching a no-doubt HR to the LF batting cages to put Edwardsville on the board. The Tigers lead O’Fallon 1-0 in the fourth. Joseph Chiarodo | ScoutConnect

Big swing here from INF Lucas Krebs (Edwardsville HS Tigers Baseball, 2025; Illinois commit), who takes a 3-2 pitch backside for an RBI single. Heading to the bottom of the seventh, Edwardsville and O’Fallon are tied 2-2. Lucas Krebs | ScoutConnect

RHP/OF Joe Chiarodo (Edwardsville HS Tigers Baseball, 2025) was really impressive tonight for the Tigers -7 IP, K’d 10. FB T94, pitching at 90-93 mph, held & challenged. Getting S/M on tight 80-82 mph SL, pulling string on CH, 82-84 mph. Alabama commit. Joseph Chiarodo | ScoutConnect

⚾️ Congratulations to the Edwardsville Tigers Baseball Team—Southwestern Conference Champions! 🥇Way to earn the title—let’s hear it for the champs! 🐅🐾

From Triad: C Max Waltenberger (2025, uncommitted) gets one past the shortstop to extend the Tigers’ lead. Top 3: Edwardsville - 2 Triad - 0

From Triad: Waltenberger brings in his second run of the day, scoring the go-ahead run to take the lead late in the game. Top 7: Edwardsville - 3 Triad - 2

C/1B Max Waltenberger (Edwardsville, 2025) with a big swing here, putting the Tigers’ ahead at the time in an eventual 4-3 win. Physical middle of the order bat that’s consistently performed for the Tigers throughout the spring. Max Waltenberger | ScoutConnect

Tigers 10, Quincy 0 (6inn) WP: Chiarodo 10k

2026 MIF/RHP Hunter Baugh (Edwardsville, 2025) showed well today. FB T87 early and settled in the mid 80’s Went to a big 12/6 BB often that was 72-76 Also turned over a changeup with depth