Baseball

Plum pitcher Colin Watson warms up before pitching against Franklin Regional on Thursday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 9, 2023: 3-way battle to play out in Section 1-5A baseball
May 9, 2023
“And down the stretch they come.”

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Montour’s Adam Weber takes a throw over West Allegheny’s Liam Scheider at second base on April 14.
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 8, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field now has 72 teams in the six classifications that have clinched with three days left in the regular season.

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Hampton’s Eric Weeks
High school roundup for May 8, 2023: Hampton baseball sews up playoff spot
May 8, 2023
Winning pitcher Caleb Custer fanned eight in 6⅓ innings of work as Hampton defeated Knoch, 9-4, on Monday to clinch a playoff spot in Section 4-4A baseball.

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Greensburg Salem coach Anthony Manley hugs Peyton Chismar (12) after the Golden Lions’ dramatic comeback Monday.
Greensburg Salem uses dramatic comeback to beat Yough, stay in section title hunt
Greensburg Salem baseball coach Anthony Manley said he didn’t say much to his team heading into the bottom of the seventh inning.

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Fox Chapel’s Jeremy Haigh (3) celebrates with Matthew Zoschg after defeating Plum on Monday, May 8, 2023, at Fox Chapel High School.
Fox Chapel baseball defeats Plum, forces 3-way tie atop section standings
When half of a team’s starting lineup is underclassmen and its top two pitchers are sophomores, the future is bright.

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Penn-Trafford’s Brayden Stone scores the winning run in the seventh inning against Franklin Regional on Monday.
Penn-Trafford powers through in win over Franklin Regional
Penn-Trafford continues to play through the pain.

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Chartiers Valley’s Owen Taylor celebrates his double against West Mifflin on Monday, May 1, 2023, at West Mifflin.
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings, scenarios through May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field is taking shape in each of the six classifications with less than one week left in the regular season.

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Plum pitcher Colin Watson celebrates after defeating Franklin Regional on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Plum.
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 7, 2023
A Trib HSSN baseball player of the week can come in many shapes and sizes.

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Plum’s Ian Wong steals second base next to Franklin Regional’s Luke Williams during their game Thursday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 8, 2023: Section baseball races hit final stretch
As we enter the final week of the regular season in WPIAL baseball, most playoff spots have been filled.

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Mt. Lebanon coach Patt McCloskey and his Blue Devils are 9-5 this season.
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 7, 2023
It wasn’t supposed to be this way for the defending champions.

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Clara Hartnett and her Mt. Lebanon teammates will play North Allegheny on Monday.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 8, 2023
Like sands through an hour glass, so go the final days of the regular season of the WPIAL spring sports season with playoff pairings shows straight ahead this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Pine-Richland’s Anthony Mengine (14) is greeted by teammates after scoring against Seneca Valley on April 20.
High school roundup for May 6, 2023: Pine-Richland rallies past North Allegheny to take section top spot
May 6, 2023
Anthony Mengine hit an RBI single and Tanner Cunningham followed with an RBI double in the top of the 11th inning as Pine-Richland clinched the Section 1-6A baseball title with a wild 12-10 win over North Allegheny on Saturday.

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Ian Wong and his Plum teammates jumped into the WPIAL baseball rankings this week, landing at No. 4.
WPIAL Baseball rankings: Week ending May 7, 2023
Class 6A

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Hampton senior pitcher Ryan Apaliski had 59 strikeouts in 32 innings through the end of April.
Hampton baseball hopes up-and-down season ends with playoff success
Hampton hoped to wrap up a WPIAL playoff berth in the final days of high school baseball regular season.

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North Hills catcher Liam Burns celebrates a strikeout against Moon on April 18.
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 5, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field is taking shape in each of the six classifications with less than one week left in the regular season.

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High school roundup for May 5, 2023: Mt. Lebanon knocks off Norwin in walk-off fashion
Kate Borza hit a walk-off RBI single to lift Mt. Lebanon to a 4-3 victory over Norwin on Friday, taking sole possession of fifth place in Section 1-6A. The top six teams in the class make the playoffs..

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Norwin’s Keegan Carr leads off Friday’s game at Hempfield.
Sophomore lefty powers streaking Norwin past slumping Hempfield
May 5, 2023
Ethen Culbertson threw Hempfield a curve.

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Plum’s Caden Norcutt bats against Franklin Regional on Friday.
Plum sweeps Franklin Regional, sets up showdown for 1st place in section
While Plum was flying high Thursday after its dramatic come-from-behind victory over Franklin Regional, there was no truth to the rumor that its mode of transportation Friday for the rematch was a broomstick.

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Yough assistant coach Casey Teagarden watches his team play McGuffey on Friday.
Yough locks up at least a tie for section title
Yough baseball coach Dan Palm said he couldn’t have been happier with his team’s start Friday against McGuffey.

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Serra Catholic’s Zach Karp pitches against Greensburg Central Catholic on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for May 4, 2023
May Day! Despite the cold and wet weather that plagued the state this past week, there were a lot of changes to the weekly Trib HSSN baseball state rankings.

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