Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown baseball rankings and player of the week

With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. St. Laurence 9-3 (1)

Two losses for the Vikings to national powerhouses in Las Vegas.

2. Joliet Catholic 8-2-1 (3)

Jake Troyner adds some punch to middle of Hilltoppers’ lineup.

3. Lincoln-Way Central 6-3 (NR)

Collin Mowry and Landon Mensik each homer twice in huge win over Lockport.

4. Lockport 7-3 (2)

Red and white Central teams — Lincoln-Way and Naperville — had Porters’ number.

5. Providence 9-1 (7)

Enzo Infelise hits a whopping .680 in middle of Celtics’ lineup.

6. Lincoln-Way West 8-3 (5)

Cam Buckley leads Warriors to big week in Georgia.

7. Lincoln-Way East 9-4 (4)

Griffins drop a pair of decision on Tennessee trip.

8. Andrew 6-2-2 (9)

Danny O’Malley’s grand slam sparks rout of rival Sandburg.

9. Sandburg 8-3-1 (6)

Jason Sullivan lifts Eagles with bat and arm.

10. Oak Forest 7-0 (NR)

Trent Dian drives in four runs as Bengals beat Richards to stay perfect.

Senior infielder Patrick Keating went 10-for-14 with eight runs and six RBIs as Andrew went 3-1. He led off three consecutive games with a home run.

Steve Millar is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.