WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers as of April 30, 2024

By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 11:10 PM

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The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is taking shape with under a week remaining in the regular season

The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing IF they split their head-to-head meetings.

Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL baseball playoffs can be seen and heard here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the unveiling of the brackets in the Playoff Pairings Show on Friday, May 10.

Here is the updated list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth, along with some one-game playoff scenarios, through Tuesday.

*clinched section title

Class 6A

7 of 8 teams have clinched a playoff spot

Section 1

Pine-Richland Rams

North Allegheny Tigers

Seneca Valley Raiders

Butler Golden Tornado

Section 2

*Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils

Hempfield Spartans

Norwin Knights

• Winner of Canon-McMillan at Central Catholic on Thursday qualifies

Class 5A

11 of 12 teams have clinched a playoff spot

Section 1

Penn-Trafford Warriors

Plum Mustangs

Fox Chapel Foxes

Franklin Regional Panthers

Section 2

*Bethel Park Black Hawks

South Fayette Lions

Trinity Hillers

• Winner of Peters Township at Connellsville on Wednesday qualifies

Section 3

*West Allegheny Indians

*North Hills Indians

Shaler Titans

Moon Tigers

• Mars ties with Moon for fourth place, but loses head-to-head tiebreaker and does not qualify.

Class 4A

Set with 16 playoff teams – no byes, no preliminary round games

Section 1

*Montour Spartans

Central Valley Warriors

Hopewell Vikings

Blackhawk Cougars

Section 2

Latrobe Wildcats

Belle Vernon Leopards

Ringgold Rams

Uniontown Red Raiders

Section 3

*Thomas Jefferson Jaguars

*West Mifflin Titans

Chartiers Valley Colts

Elizabeth Forward Warriors

Section 4

*North Catholic Trojans

Indiana Little Indians

Kiski Area Cavaliers

Knoch Knights

• Hampton ties with Knoch for fourth place, but loses head-to-head tiebreaker and does not qualify.

Class 3A

9 of at least 16 teams have clinched a playoff spot

Section 1

Mohawk Warriors

Riverside Panthers

Section 2

*South Allegheny Gladiators

Avonworth Antelopes

South Park Eagles

Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles

Section 3

Burrell Buccaneers

Section 4

Waynesburg Raiders

Mt. Pleasant Vikings

Class 2A

8 of at least 12 teams have clinched a playoff spot

Section 1

Burgettstown Blue Devils

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

Charleroi Cougars

Section 2

Seton LaSalle Rebels

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

Section 3

Serra Catholic Eagles

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Riverview Raiders

Class A

10 of at least 12 teams have clinched a playoff spot

Section 1

Fort Cherry Rangers

West Greene Pioneers

Avella Eagles

Carmichaels Mighty Mikes

Section 2

*Union Scotties

Leechburg Blue Devils

Western Beaver Golden Beavers

Section 3

*Eden Christian Academy Warriors

Bishop Canevin Crusaders

Carlynton Cougars