Baseball
Bethel Park’s Ryan Petras, Eddie Cebula make early season impact
April 20, 2024
Bethel Park athletes Ryan Petras and Eddie Cebula recently were cited as players of the week on back-to-back days in their respective sports.
Pine-Richland baseball makes right adjustments to get off to strong start
Peyton Ford said Pine-Richland baseball coach Kurt Wolfe has a consistent message.
Plum baseball battling toward playoff berth in Section 1-5A
Carl Vollmer was quick to extol the virtues of baseball games in Section 1-5A, one that is filled with close, natural rivalries.
High school roundup for April 19, 2024: Plum deals 1st loss to North Allegheny
Winning pitcher Colin Watson struck out 10 as Plum defeated North Allegheny 4-1 in a nonsection baseball game Friday, handing the Tigers their first loss of the season.
Bats heat up for Greensburg Central Catholic in win over Jeannette
April 19, 2024
For a team that struck out 19 times against Brentwood earlier this week, Greensburg Central Catholic looked pretty confident at the plate when it finally got to play rival Jeannette after multiple postponements.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 19, 2024: WPIAL’s finest clash in boys volleyball
April 18, 2024
The first of possibly three, maybe even four meetings between two of the top boys volleyball teams in the WPIAL takes place Friday.
High school roundup for April 18, 2024: Central Catholic clears bases for walk-off win over Baldwin
Carson Pettyjohn hit a walk-off bases-clearing double to lead Central Catholic to a 5-4 victory over Baldwin in Section 2-6A baseball Thursday.
Draft prospect David Shields shows stuff to MLB scouts in win over Norwin
More than a dozen pro scouts crammed together above the brick backstop at Norwin and raised their radar guns in tandem each time Mt. Lebanon’s David Shields kicked up his leg to throw a pitch.
Arrow pointing up for Freeport baseball as team pushes toward playoffs
Looking back through the results so far this year, Freeport baseball coach Ed Carr felt his team had a chance to win nearly every game it has played.
Latrobe baseball takes team-first mentality to heart
The team concept in sports is often overstated and cliche, trendy at times and even hyperbolic.
Westmoreland County high school baseball notebook: Seniors power Jeannette surge
Jeannette took its lumps the last three seasons, which meant the Jayhawks were due to dish out some payback.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 18, 2024: Class 6A baseball series wrap up
April 17, 2024
The big closet located downstairs of the WPIAL Class 6A baseball mansion contains four brooms and one large rubber band.
Trib 10: List of undefeated WPIAL baseball, softball teams shrinking
WPIAL baseball lost another undefeated team earlier this week when Hempfield lost to Canon-McMillan, ending its 11-game win streak.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 17, 2024: Softball powers wage battle for 2nd place
April 16, 2024
In WPIAL Class 6A softball, everybody is looking up at Seneca Valley, which sits in first place in the nine-team classification with a section record of 6-0.
Pine-Richland senior delivers walk-off hit in 1st at-bat of season in win over Seneca Valley
A shoulder injury kept Tommy Zimmerman in the dugout for his team’s first 10 games, but the Pine-Richland senior finally got to bat Tuesday.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 16, 2024
Despite the wet weather last week, there were enough games played for some shuffling in the latest edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings.
High school roundup for April 16, 2024: Canon-McMillan hands 1st loss to Hempfield
Teddy Burke homered, doubled and had three RBIs as Canon-McMillan won 12-2 in Section 2-6A baseball Tuesday to hand Hempfield its first loss of the season.
In another tight game, Bethel Park gets past Peters Township to split series
When it comes to Bethel Park against Peters Township on the baseball diamond, expect the unexpected.
Fox Chapel comes back from brink of defeat, with some help, to defeat Franklin Regional
Everything was going right for Franklin Regional. Until it wasn’t.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 16, 2024: Sun shines on Class 5A baseball races
We begin the second half of April with another busy day of WPIAL section series baseball with sunshine and temps in the 70s.
