Baseball
West Allegheny stays No. 1 in baseball, new team atop softball power rankings
April 18, 2019
It was another week of big changes in the TribLive High School Sports Network weekly Power Rankings for baseball, but no teams exited or entered the softball Top 10.Upper St. Clair baseball earns ‘nerve-wracking’ 3-2 victory over rival Mt. Lebanon
Upper St. Clair never trailed in its baseball battle with rival Mt. Lebanon, but nailing down the victory proved to be a nail-biter for the Panthers.
H.S. roundup: North Allegheny softball edges Hempfield
April 17, 2019
Alaina Whipkey hit an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a tie, and the No. 1-ranked North Allegheny softball team held on to defeat Hempfield, 4-3, in Section 2-6A on Wednesday.
Ligonier Valley baseball keeps rolling with nonsection win over Greensburg CC
Michael Marinchak wears protective glasses when he plays basketball and baseball. The specs essentially have become his trademark.
High school roundup for April 16, 2019: No. 1 Blackhawk tops New Castle on walk-off
April 16, 2019
Justin Nixon hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift top-ranked Blackhawk to a 4-3 win over visiting New Castle in a Section 2-4A baseball game Tuesday afternoon.
Patience pays off for Deer Lakes baseball against Valley
Deer Lakes scored eight runs in the top of the sixth inning of Tuesday’s Section 1-3A baseball game at Valley and turned a close game into a rout.
A-K Valley baseball teams earn key wins to rebound from slow starts
A seemingly comfortable six-run lead shrank to one for Valley in a handful of minutes during a Section 1-3A baseball game last week at East Allegheny.
Senior pitcher Jarett Bach, Yough baseball in surprising position
Halfway through the high school baseball season, Yough has emerged as a surprise leader in Section 1-4A.
High school roundup for April 15, 2019: No. 1 Pine-Richland blanks Butler
April 15, 2019
Tommy Beam threw five no-hit innings with 11 strikeouts to lead Pine-Richland to a 10-0 win over Butler (2-8, 1-3) in a Section 1-6A baseball game Monday night at Kelly Automotive Park.
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: Keystone Oaks
April 14, 2019
The Trib HSSN Team of the Week picked up two section wins this past week and left their opponents feeling blanked as we salute the Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Elizabeth Forward’s Jacob Schmidt
Jacob Schmidt
High school sports broadcasts on tap this week on Trib HSSN
Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity, hoppity, Easter and another great week of high school sports coverage is on its way on the TribLive High School Sports Network.Westmoreland lookahead for Week of April 15, 2019
Highlights of the week ahead in Westmoreland high school sports:
High school roundup for April 13, 2019: Seneca Valley tops North Allegheny
Josh McLean hit a solo home-run, walked and scored two runs to lead Seneca Valley to a 6-3 win over North Allegheny (5-4, 2-1) in a Section 1-6A baseball game Saturday.A-K Valley notebook: No rest for No. 3 Leechburg softball
April 13, 2019
What’s a softball team to do after an 18-run victory that requires just three innings to complete?
WPIAL baseball rankings for week of April 14, 2019
Baseball rankings
Serra Catholic baseball strong everywhere in win over Brentwood
Serra Catholic graduated all of its top pitchers from last year’s section-championship team. While the names have changed, the results have not.
High school roundup for April 12, 2019: Central Catholic takes down Butler
April 12, 2019
Top-ranked Central Catholic scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to help secure a 5-2 victory over Butler in a Section 1-6A baseball game Friday night at Kelly Automotive Park.
10 teams make debut in Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
There were big changes to the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings with 10 teams falling out of the Top 5 from a week ago.
