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By Steve Nielsen, Prep Baseball Report
Scouting Director – Wisconsin/Illinois

WisSports.net is partnering with Prep Baseball Report this year to bring analysis and recruiting content to our readers. Be sure to read more high school baseball content for Prep Baseball Report at www.prepbaseballreport.com/wisconsin

Every Friday the Wisconsin Sports Network and the Prep Baseball Report will bring you a week in review of all the latest news and highlights throughout the baseball season. 

Here’s a look at the top stories this week.

+ Rain and bad weather wiped out much of this week's schedule, and teams are starting to feel the crunch of reschedule dates, including needing to cancel some non-conference games. Could conference schedule adjustments like we saw last year be far behind?

+ The Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association released its first rankings of the 2014 season. Check out which familiar faces are on top here.

+ The Prep Baseball Report updated it’s Power 25 Team Rankings on Monday. The top 25 featured big changes especially at the top as previous No. 1 Stevens Point dropped its second contest of the year falling to Denmark. Sun Prairie took over at No. 1 while Appleton North climbed to No. 2. With the win over Stevens Point, Denmark at 10-1 launched themselves into the top 10 at No. 6. Check out the full story for MORE.

+ Indian Trail senior RHP Manny Santana has committed to College of Lake County. 

+ This week’s PBR Recruiting Essentials takes a look at additional financial aid options for student-athletes at the collegiate level. The ins and outs of Federal and State Grants plus need-based aid is all covered in this weeks topic. Read more to see how baseball players can add to that 11.7 scholarships allocated by the NCAA. MORE 

+ Between the raindrops, there were a couple of no-hitters added to the list this week. MORE

+ Remember to check WisSports.net every Tuesday and Thursday for new Leading Off profiles, which feature a behind the scenes look at your favorite prep baseball players. MORE