PIAA 1st-round opponents set for WPIAL baseball qualifiers
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 | 12:56 AM
Seton LaSalle’s Roman LoNero makes a running catch in shallow right field against Serra Catholic during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoffs are in the books with six champions crowned Tuesday and Wednesday at Wild Things Park in Washington.
Two teams, Seton LaSalle in Class 2A and Bishop Canevin in Class A, repeated as district title winners.
North Allegheny in 6A won for a record ninth time and their first in three years. North Catholic in 4A captured gold for the first time in six years, and Avonworth in 3A won it all for the first time in 32 years.
Finally, Penn-Trafford was crowned a WPIAL baseball champion for the first time.
These six teams and 13 others from the WPIAL now turn their attention to the start of the state playoffs, which begin Monday.
While sites and times will be released in the next few days, here are the qualifiers for the 2024 PIAA baseball postseason.
Class 6A
WPIAL champion North Allegheny vs. District 3 third-place team West Lawn Wilson
WPIAL runner-up Mt. Lebanon vs. District 10 champion McDowell
Class 5A
WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford vs. District 3 fifth-place team Lower Dauphin
WPIAL runner-up Bethel Park vs. District 3 champion Mechanicsburg
WPIAL third-place Franklin Regional vs. District 6 champion Hollidaysburg
Class 4A
WPIAL champion North Catholic vs. District 3 third-place team Fleetwood
WPIAL runner-up Indiana vs. District 6 champion Bellefonte
WPIAL third-place Montour vs. District 10 champion Cathedral Prep
WPIAL fourth-place Thomas Jefferson vs. District 3 champion East Pennsboro
Class 3A
WPIAL champion Avonworth vs. District 6 champion Central Cambria
WPIAL runner-up Riverside vs. District 9 champion Punxsutawney
WPIAL third-place South Allegheny vs. District 6 runner-up Huntingdon
WPIAL fourth-place Burrell vs. District 10 champion Fairview
Class 2A
WPIAL champion Seton LaSalle vs. District 9 runner-up Moniteau
WPIAL runner-up Serra Catholic vs. District 5 champion North Star
WPIAL third-place Burgettstown vs. District 9 champion Redbank Valley
Class A
WPIAL champion Bishop Canevin vs. District 10 runner-up Saegertown
WPIAL runner-up Eden Christian Academy vs. District 5 champion, either Conemaugh Township or Southern Fulton
WPIAL third-place Avella vs. District 10 champion West Middlesex
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