Baseball

Avonworth catcher Mason Metz hugs pitcher Carson Franc after defeating Fairview in their PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal on Thursday at Slippery Rock University.
Unlikely hero pitches unsinkable Avonworth to another extra-innings win
June 6, 2024
Carson Franc kept working on his pitches and believing his time on the mound could come, despite having thrown very few innings all season.

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Avonworth’s Mason Metz scores the go-ahead run against Riverside during the 14th inning of the WPIAL Class 3A championship game May 28 at Wild Things Park.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 6, 2024: Survivors of rough 1st round back in action in PIAA quarterfinals
June 5, 2024
Welcome to quarterfinals Thursday in the PIAA diamond playoffs.

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Penn-Trafford third baseman Tyler Freas tag outs Lower Dauphin’s Casey Westerberg during their PIAA Class 5A state playoff game Monday.
PIAA Class 5A baseball quarterfinals preview: Penn-Trafford vs. Hollidaysburg
PIAA baseball playoffs

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Penn-Trafford’s Tyler Freas celebrates his double against Lower Dauphin during their PIAA Class 5A state playoff game on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Plum.
Penn-Trafford baseball team enjoying PIAA playoff ride
June 4, 2024
The Road Warriors are ready for their next excursion.

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Bethel Park’s Noah Lejeune celebrates with Kaden Flambard (2) and Ethan Stanhoff after defeating Trinity, 11-1, in their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Boyce-Mayview Park.
PIAA announces quarterfinal sites, times for 2024 state baseball playoffs
The PIAA has announced sites and times for the next round of the state baseball playoffs with only eight WPIAL teams having survived to reach the quarterfinals.

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Mt. Lebanon pitcher David Shields delivers against North Allegheny during the first inning of the WPIAL Class 6A championship game on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
Mt. Lebanon senior David Shields named Gatorade Pa. Baseball Player of the Year
Mt. Lebanon senior David Shields, a talented left-handed pitcher and outfielder, was named Monday as the Gatorade Pennsylvania Baseball Player of the Year.

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Bishop Canevin pitcher Jackson Maddix delivers against Saegertown during their PIAA Class A state playoff game on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Plum.
High school roundup for June 3, 2024: On a tough day for WPIAL champs, Avonworth prevails
June 3, 2024
Cooper Scharding allowed one run over six innings and Carson Franc had a double and a pair of RBIs to lead WPIAL champ Avonworth to a 6-1 victory over Martinsburg Central (16-8) in a PIAA Class 3A first-round baseball game Monday.

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Seton LaSalle’s Aric White hits against Moniteau in the PIAA Class 2A first round Monday.
Another WPIAL champ falls as Moniteau trips up Seton LaSalle
On Wednesday, Seton LaSalle played a complete game in all facets and blanked Serra Catholic to win a second straight WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship.

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Wilson starting pitcher Matt VanOstenbridge celebrates after the last out after a one-hit effort to beat North Allegheny during PIAA 6A first round baseball play off action Monday, June 3, 2024 at North Allegheny High School.
North Allegheny pins PIAA loss on tough Wilson lefty, not ‘WPIAL hangover’
North Allegheny coach Andrew Heck could’ve blamed his team’s state playoff loss on the dreaded WPIAL hangover, but instead credited the craftiness of a left-hander who threw a one-hitter.

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Penn-Trafford’s Ian Temple smiles after driving in the go-ahead run against Lower Dauphin during their PIAA Class 5A state playoff game on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Plum.
Penn-Trafford baseball warms up in time to win PIAA opener
Maybe Penn-Trafford expected a slow start in the PIAA baseball playoffs.

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Franklin Regional coach Bob Saddler addresses the team after a loss in the PIAA Class 5A playoffs Monday, June 3, 2024, at Hollidaysburg.
Franklin Regional’s season ends with loss to Hollidaysburg in PIAA playoffs
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Missed opportunities by one team and timely hitting by the other was the difference in a PIAA Class 5A first-round baseball game Monday.

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Burrell baseball battles in PIAA 1st round loss to Fairview
The Burrell baseball team went down swinging in the seventh inning of Monday’s PIAA Class 3A first-round game against District 10 champion Fairview at Mercyhurst.

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Indiana’s Charlie Manzi celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against North Catholic during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for June 3, 2024: State playoffs commence for spring sports
June 2, 2024
The district diamond playoffs are in the books as the curtain rises on the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs Monday.

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Avonworth pitcher Cooper Scharding celebrates with teammates after defeating Riverside in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for June 2, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Avonworth

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North Allegheny pitcher David Posey smiles after receiving his gold medal from head coach Andrew Heck after pitching a no-hitter in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game against Mt. Lebanon on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for June 2, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: David Posey

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Neshannock’s Miley Anderson celebrates her single against Bentworth during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Cal (Pa.).
This week on Trib HSSN for week of June 3, 2024
All the gold has been handed out in the WPIAL spring sports postseason. Now the attention turns to the final two weeks of the school year with the start of the state playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Burrell pitcher Stevie Hasson threw a complete-game shutout against Neshannock in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals.
Burrell returns to PIAA baseball playoffs for 1st time since 2010
Current Burrell baseball players were 4 years old or younger when the program made its most recent trip to the PIAA playoffs.

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Franklin Regional pitcher Max Bernadowski fires a pitch in the WPIAL Class 5A third-place game May 29, 2024.
Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional ready for PIAA baseball playoffs to begin
The Penn-Trafford and Franklin Regional baseball teams have never won a PIAA title. One of them is hoping to break through this year.

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Penn-Trafford catcher Ian Temple carries the WPIAL championship trophy from the field after the Warriors defeated Bethel Park in the Class 5A final on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
Westmoreland County PIAA baseball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, June 3, 2024
PIAA baseball playoffs

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Penn-Trafford’s Brayden Stone celebrates his RBI double during the fourth inning against Bethel Park during the WPIAL Class 5A championship game on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
Trib 10: Baseball, softball power rankings look different after WPIAL title games
June 1, 2024
The curtain has come down on the 2024 WPIAL diamond playoffs as six baseball and six softball teams are wearing the golden crown.

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