Baseball

Upper St. Clair baseball earns ‘nerve-wracking’ 3-2 victory over rival Mt. Lebanon

April 18, 2019

Upper St. Clair never trailed in its baseball battle with rival Mt. Lebanon, but nailing down the victory proved to be a nail-biter for the Panthers.

H.S. roundup: North Allegheny softball edges Hempfield

April 17, 2019

Alaina Whipkey hit an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a tie, and the No. 1-ranked North Allegheny softball team held on to defeat Hempfield, 4-3, in Section 2-6A on Wednesday.

Ligonier Valley’s Sullivan Schueltz slides safely to third base as Greensburg Central Catholic’s Thomas Voelker attempts to grab the throw during Wednesday’s nonsection game.

Ligonier Valley baseball keeps rolling with nonsection win over Greensburg CC

Michael Marinchak wears protective glasses when he plays basketball and baseball. The specs essentially have become his trademark.

High school roundup for April 16, 2019: No. 1 Blackhawk tops New Castle on walk-off

April 16, 2019

Justin Nixon hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift top-ranked Blackhawk to a 4-3 win over visiting New Castle in a Section 2-4A baseball game Tuesday afternoon.

Deer Lakes’ Cory Newman (right) collides with Valley catcher Dario Wolfe as he scores during the first inning. Newman had four RBIs.

Patience pays off for Deer Lakes baseball against Valley

Deer Lakes scored eight runs in the top of the sixth inning of Tuesday’s Section 1-3A baseball game at Valley and turned a close game into a rout.

Leechburg’s Nathan Shinko dives safely back to first base next to Springdale pitcher Justin Botinovich during their game Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Springdale High School.

A-K Valley baseball teams earn key wins to rebound from slow starts

A seemingly comfortable six-run lead shrank to one for Valley in a handful of minutes during a Section 1-3A baseball game last week at East Allegheny.

Yough’s Jarett Bach plays soft toss with Dom Koch during practice April 15, 2019, at Yough.

Senior pitcher Jarett Bach, Yough baseball in surprising position

Halfway through the high school baseball season, Yough has emerged as a surprise leader in Section 1-4A.

High school roundup for April 15, 2019: No. 1 Pine-Richland blanks Butler

April 15, 2019

Tommy Beam threw five no-hit innings with 11 strikeouts to lead Pine-Richland to a 10-0 win over Butler (2-8, 1-3) in a Section 1-6A baseball game Monday night at Kelly Automotive Park.

Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: Keystone Oaks

April 14, 2019

The Trib HSSN Team of the Week picked up two section wins this past week and left their opponents feeling blanked as we salute the Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles.

Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Elizabeth Forward’s Jacob Schmidt

Jacob Schmidt

North Allegheny’s Rachel Martindale hits a grand slam during the fifth inning against Hempfield Thursday, Mar. 28, 2019, at Hempfield Area High School.

High school sports broadcasts on tap this week on Trib HSSN

Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity, hoppity, Easter and another great week of high school sports coverage is on its way on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

Westmoreland lookahead for Week of April 15, 2019

Highlights of the week ahead in Westmoreland high school sports:

High school roundup for April 13, 2019: Seneca Valley tops North Allegheny

Josh McLean hit a solo home-run, walked and scored two runs to lead Seneca Valley to a 6-3 win over North Allegheny (5-4, 2-1) in a Section 1-6A baseball game Saturday.

A-K Valley notebook: No rest for No. 3 Leechburg softball

April 13, 2019

What’s a softball team to do after an 18-run victory that requires just three innings to complete?

Norwin’s Jayden Walker celebrates his double during a game against Latrobe Monday, April 8, 2019, at Norwin High School.

WPIAL baseball rankings for week of April 14, 2019

Baseball rankings

Serra Catholic’s Mark Black hits against Brentwood during their game April 13, 2019.

Serra Catholic baseball strong everywhere in win over Brentwood

Serra Catholic graduated all of its top pitchers from last year’s section-championship team. While the names have changed, the results have not.

High school roundup for April 12, 2019: Central Catholic takes down Butler

April 12, 2019

Top-ranked Central Catholic scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to help secure a 5-2 victory over Butler in a Section 1-6A baseball game Friday night at Kelly Automotive Park.