Baseball
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Franklin Regional gets off to hot start in Florida
March 18, 2025
One Westmoreland County baseball team was in midseason form for spring training.
High school roundup for March 17, 2025: South Park pitcher opens season with 13 Ks
March 17, 2025
Winning pitcher Cooper Hochendoner threw a complete game, allowing one run on three hits with 13 strikeouts, to lead South Park to a 6-1 victory over Ringgold in nonsection baseball Monday.
WPIAL says baseball, softball teams violated PIAA rules with preseason workouts
A PIAA rule about open gyms has tripped up some WPIAL baseball and softball teams this spring.
Burrell baseball team wants to build on PIAA appearance
With March weather as unpredictable as it is, the Burrell baseball team rolled with the punches at the start of official preseason practices two weeks ago with workouts the first two days on the football field before practices in the gym at Charles Huston Middle School.
Franklin Regional baseball hopes to make title run
March 15, 2025
Franklin Regional has won three WPIAL baseball titles, the last coming in 2021 when it defeated Bethel Park, 2-1, in the championship game.
Hampton baseball determined to return to playoffs
Missing the WPIAL playoffs last season for the first time in eight years left a frustrated feeling with Hampton baseball.
Behind formidable pitching staff, Fox Chapel baseball expects big season
The Fox Chapel baseball team has the starting pitching to once again be in the mix for a section title. The Foxes hope the bats will follow.
Reloaded rotation makes North Allegheny baseball a WPIAL contender again
The North Allegheny baseball team is armed and dangerous.
2025 WPIAL Class A baseball preseason breakdown
March 14, 2025
There has always been a good balance in Class A baseball.
High school roundup for March 14, 2025: Neshannock’s Addy Frye opens season with 17K no-hitter
Addy Frye opened the season with a no-hitter, strking out 17 and walking one, as Neshannock blanked hard-hitting Chartiers Valley, 4-0, in a nonsection softball matchup Friday.
2025 WPIAL Class 2A baseball preseason breakdown
Since 2017, either Seton LaSalle or Serra Catholic has reached the WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship game every year.
Westmoreland H.S. baseball preview: New-look Penn-Trafford eyes another title run
March 13, 2025
Can the Penn-Trafford baseball team repeat as WPIAL Class 5A champions?
A-K Valley baseball preview: Section champ Valley among teams adjusting to new surroundings
Realignment presents challenges for many baseball teams around the WPIAL. That will be the case for some of the teams in the Alle-Kiski Valley this season.
2025 WPIAL Class 3A baseball preseason breakdown
It was a game that would not end.
2025 WPIAL Class 4A baseball preseason breakdown
March 12, 2025
Last season, North Catholic won the Section 4-4A championship by two games, but only received a No. 6 seed when the Class 4A playoff brackets came out.
2025 WPIAL Class 5A baseball preseason breakdown
March 11, 2025
Realignment has grown the most competitive classification last season, with nine new teams in Class 5A baseball.
2025 WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown
March 9, 2025
There is one big question entering the 2025 WPIAL baseball season.
Gateway baseball seeks improvement under 1st-year coach
When Andy Hoover was hired in August as the next varsity head coach of the Gateway baseball team, he had a vision for what the team and the program could become in the following months.
Penn Hills baseball puts focus on snapping losing skid in Section 1-5A
The bright yellow signs taped on the padded walls behind the batting cages inside the Fralic Center are impossible to miss. In large black letters, the Penn Hills baseball team has a blunt reminder of what they hope to avoid in the future.
Central Catholic finds spark in 4th quarter to win defensive struggle with Fox Chapel
February 20, 2025
Central Catholic and Fox Chapel combined for five points in the first 5 minutes Thursday night, hinting at the struggle between two of the WPIAL best big-school defenses.
