Playoff losses shift Trib HSSN baseball, softball power rankings

By: Don Rebel
Friday, May 24, 2019 | 3:39 PM

This past week’s quarterfinals and semifinals shuffled the deck with major changes in the Trib HSSN Power Rankings.

Six baseball teams and five softball teams saw their district championship hopes comes to an end, as well as their times in the power rankings.

This week, Trib HSSN ranks the 12 championship-game bound teams in both sports.

Here are the rankings for the week of May 20, with overall records included. These rankings have zero classification boundaries.

BASEBALL TRIB 10

1. Pine-Richland Rams (17-4)

(Last Week 2)

2. Penn-Trafford Warriors (18-3)

(Last Week 6)

3. Blackhawk Cougars (16-4)

(Last Week 7)

4. Shaler Titans (14-7)

(Last Week NR)

5. Seton LaSalle Rebels (16-2)

(Last Week 8)

6. Serra Catholic Eagles (20-2)

(Last Week NR)

7. Laurel Highlands Mustangs (14-6)

(Last Week NR)

8. Hopewell Vikings (15-5)

(Last Week NR)

9. Beaver Bobcats (13-7)

(Last Week NR)

10. Steel Valley Ironmen (12-8)

(Last Week NR)

11. California Trojans (17-1)

(Last Week NR)

12. Union Scotties (15-3)

(Last Week NR)

Out: West Allegheny (18-3), Bethel Park (15-4), Franklin Regional (17-2), North Allegheny (16-6), Neshannock (18-3), Shenango (19-3)

SOFTBALL TRIB 10

1. Mt. Pleasant Vikings (17-0)

(Last Week 1)

2. Elizabeth Forward Warriors (16-3)

(Last Week 3)

3. North Allegheny Tigers (15-6)

(Last Week 6)

4. Hempfield Spartans (15-6)

(Last Week 7)

5. Avonworth Antelopes (19-2)

(Last Week 9)

6. Laurel Spartans (19-2)

(Last Week NR)

7. West Allegheny Indians (11-7)

(Last Week NR)

8. Connellsville Falcons (16-6)

(Last Week NR)

9. Frazier Commodores (17-3)

(Last Week NR)

10. West Greene Pioneers (18-4)

(Last Week NR)

11. Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles (13-5)

(Last Week NR)

12. Union Scotties (12-5)

(Last Week NR)

Out: Knoch (17-2), Penn-Trafford (18-2), Plum (15-4), Norwin (13-8), Hampton (16-4)

Tags: Avonworth, Beaver, Blackhawk, California, Connellsville, Elizabeth Forward, Frazier, Hempfield, Hopewell, Keystone Oaks, Laurel, Laurel Highlands, Mt. Pleasant, North Allegheny, Penn-Trafford, Pine-Richland, Seton-LaSalle, Shaler, Steel Valley, Union, West Allegheny, West Greene