Baseball
Final WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 8, 2019
May 8, 2019
On Friday, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs.
New No. 1 team steps into Trib HSSN baseball power rankings
The final week of power rankings in the regular season has another new No. 1 team for baseball while the top team in softball remains unchanged in this week’s Trib HSSN Power Rankings.
High school roundup for May 8, 2019: Blackhawk claims Section 2 title
Jarrett Wright was 3 for 3 with a double and RBI as Blackhawk captured the Section 2-4A championship with a 3-2 win over Beaver.
Seneca Valley tops Central Catholic to clinch playoff berth
Eric Semega has coached a lot of baseball in his nearly two decades at Seneca Valley, but he has never experienced what he went through this week.
Putt’s one-hitter leads Greensburg Salem baseball to share of Section 1-4A title
Greensburg Salem junior pitcher Aaren Putt doesn’t overpower opposing hitters.
Kiski Area baseball uses dramatic win over Armstrong to qualify for playoffs
Ryne Wallace arrived to Kiski Area’s do-or-die section finale 15 minutes before first pitch because of advanced placement tests, but the senior got there in plenty of time to place the Cavaliers in the playoffs.
Franklin Regional baseball completes perfect section season
For the first time this season, the scoreboard was up and running at Haymaker Park, adding some ambience to Franklin Regional’s final home game.
Freeport baseball rallies to top Deer Lakes for section title
The first time the Deer Lakes and Freeport baseball teams played this season, the Lancers earned a low-scoring, one-run victory.
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 7, 2019
May 7, 2019
On Friday, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs.
Shaler uses small ball to eliminate Moon from playoff contention
Small ball is alive and well at Shaler.
High school roundup for May 7, 2019: South Fayette locks up playoff berth
Richie Dell hit a three-run home run, and Ryan McGuire knocked in two runs to help South Fayette earn a WPIAL playoff berth with an 8-4 victory over North Hills (3-14, 2-8) in a Section 2-5A baseball game Tuesday afternoon.
Franklin Regional’s Williams commits to Yale baseball
Franklin Regional’s standout shortstop and top entrepreneur is heading to the Ivy League.
3rd WPIAL baseball team forfeits after violating pitch-count rule
Two weeks after defeating section-leading Hopewell, Beaver Falls gave the victory back.Penn-Trafford to get new turf at Warrior Stadium, possibly at baseball, softball fields
If all goes according to plan, Penn-Trafford could have artificial turf infields on its baseball and softball diamonds in the near future.
Jeannette seniors looking for one last run in baseball playoffs
Next week is what Jeannette’s baseball team has been thinking about since last May — the start of the WPIAL playoffs.
From ‘Baby Shark’ to great white, Heilman develops into reliable ace, leader for Freeport
Jarrett Heilman first heard “Baby Shark” in ninth-grade social studies, when teacher Daniel Stell played the children’s song and its accompanying dance over the projector in the classroom. And when he threw a complete game later that afternoon in a junior varsity game against Knoch, a phenomenon was born.
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 6, 2019
May 6, 2019
On Friday, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs.
High school roundup for May 6, 2019: No. 3 North Allegheny shuts out No. 2 Pine-Richland
Jarod Orwell homered to help No. 3 North Allegheny defeat No. 2 Pine-Richland, 2-0, in a Section 1-6A baseball game Monday night.
Westmoreland teams claim long-coveted section titles
The wait is over for a number of Westmoreland County baseball teams.No. 1 Greensburg Salem baseball edges closer to 1st section title since 2012
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