WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff field finalized with 76 tickets punched
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 10:54 PM
The WPIAL softball playoff field is set with 76 teams having qualified.
Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at 2 p.m. Thursday.
The top four teams in each section qualified for the postseason. In 6A, the top six teams qualified for the WPIAL playoffs.
Here are all the teams that will battle for diamond gold, updated through Tuesday.
Class 6A
Set with six playoff teams – two byes into the semifinals, two quarterfinals
*Seneca Valley Raiders
*Hempfield Spartans
North Allegheny Tigers
Pine-Richland Rams
Norwin Knights
Canon-McMillan Big Macs
Class 5A
Set with 16 playoff teams – no byes, no preliminary round games
Section 1
*North Hills Indians
Shaler Titans
Plum Mustangs
Fox Chapel Foxes
Section 2
*Armstrong River Hawks
Penn-Trafford Warriors
Latrobe Wildcats
Franklin Regional Panthers
Section 3
*West Allegheny Indians
South Fayette Lions
Mars Fightin’ Planets
Western Beaver Golden Beavers
Section 4
*Trinity Hillers
*Connellsville Falcons
Thomas Jefferson Jaguars
Bethel Park Black Hawks
Class 4A
Set with 13 playoff teams – three first round byes
Section 1
*Indiana Little Indians
Knoch Knights
West Mifflin Titans
McKeesport Tigers
Highlands Golden Rams
Section 2
*Elizabeth Forward Warriors
Uniontown Red Raiders
Belle Vernon Leopards
Greensburg Salem Golden Lions
• Greensburg Salem and Laurel Highlands tied for fourth place, but Greensburg Salem won the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Section 3
*Hampton Talbots
Chartiers Valley Colts
Montour Spartans
Blackhawk Cougars
Class 3A
Set with 16 playoff teams – no byes, no preliminary round games
Section 1
*Avonworth Antelopes
Burrell Buccaneers
Deer Lakes Lancers
Freeport Yellowjackets
Section 2
*Mohawk Warriors
Central Valley Warriors
Ellwood City Wolverines
Hopewell Vikings
Section 3
*Ligonier Valley Rams
Southmoreland Scotties
Yough Cougars
Mt. Pleasant Vikings
Section 4
*South Park Eagles
McGuffey Highlanders
Waynesburg Raiders
Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
• Keystone Oaks tied Brownsville and Seton LaSalle for fourth place. In the head-to-head tiebreaker, Keystone Oaks was 3-1, Seton LaSalle 2-2 and Brownsville 1-3, so Keystone Oaks is the only qualifier.
Class 2A
Set with 13 playoff teams – three first-round byes
Section 1
*Neshannock Lancers
Laurel Spartans
Shenango Wildcats
Riverside Panthers
Section 2
*Serra Catholic Eagles
Apollo-Ridge Vikings
Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Steel Valley Ironmen
Section 3
*Bentworth Bearcats
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers
Charleroi Cougars
Burgettstown Blue Devils
Beth-Center Bulldogs
Class A
Set with 12 playoff teams – four first-round byes
Section 1
*Union Scotties
South Side Rams
Carlynton Cougars
Northgate Flames
Section 2
*Carmichaels Mighty Mikes
*Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
West Greene Pioneers
Jefferson-Morgan Rockets
Section 3
*Frazier Commodores
Jeannette Jayhawks
Monessen Greyhounds
Leechburg Blue Devils
*Section champion
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