Baseball
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Week ending June 12, 2022
June 12, 2022
The calendar has turned to June.
Sewickley Academy baseball collected wins, valuable experience during strong season
Sewickley Academy approached the WPIAL baseball playoffs with a “one game at a time” attitude.
Coach steps down after another playoff appearance for Quaker Valley baseball
The big news circulating out of the Quaker Valley baseball program is that veteran coach Dean Owrey has resigned.
After winning share of section title, Pine-Richland looks forward to promising future
The 2022 season for Pine-Richland baseball culminated with a shared Section 1-6A title with North Allegheny for the Rams after a rare postseason miss in 2021.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 13, 2022: Breaking down the road to the state finals for 12 baseball, softball teams
June 11, 2022
Get ready for Semifinals Monday in the PIAA softball and baseball postseasons.
Hampton ace Apaliski aims to build on breakout season
If Hampton left-hander Ryan Apaliski improves this summer as much as he did last summer, Talbots coach Kellen Wheeler may start running out of superlatives.
Norwin senior honored as Pittsburgh area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce MVP
Norwin senior Sebastian Rosado Guindin knew he was in the running for a unique award but was a little taken aback when his name was called.
PIAA releases sites, times for baseball semifinals
June 10, 2022
Five WPIAL teams remain at the midway point of the PIAA baseball postseason.
West Mifflin walks into state semifinals with comeback win over Laurel Highlands
June 9, 2022
If West Mifflin baseball coach Jeff Kuzma had his druthers, he’d rather win a game with a walk-off hit instead of a walk-off walk.
High school roundup for June 9, 2022: Mason Sike lifts Montour, sets up WPIAL title rematch with West Mifflin
Winning pitcher Mason Sike struck out nine on the mound and went 2 for 4 with four RBIs at the plate to lead Montour to a 12-3 victory over East Pennsboro in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals Thursday.
Bethel Park eliminates West Allegheny, keeps alive hopes for PIAA championship repeat
Bethel Park has seen this story before: The baseball team comes up short in the WPIAL playoffs only to bounce back stronger in the state tournament behind a talented pitcher recruited to Kent State.
Trib HSSN Baseball State Rankings for June 8, 2022
June 8, 2022
It only took one round of the 2022 PIAA baseball playoffs to shuffle the Top 5 deck.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 9, 2022: 21 baseball, softball teams alive in state title hunt
Welcome to Quarterfinals Thursday in the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs.
Sites announced for PIAA baseball quarterfinals
June 7, 2022
It was a rough start to the PIAA baseball postseason for several WPIAL champions.
High school roundup for June 6, 2022: Griffaton leads WPIAL champion West Mifflin to 1st-round win
June 6, 2022
Winning pitcher Zane Griffaton’s three-run homer backed his five effective innings on the mound as WPIAL Class 4A champion West Mifflin opened the PIAA playoffs with a 6-1 victory over District 5-8-9 subregional champion Somerset (15-8) before a West Mifflin school-record crowd of 909 Monday.
WPIAL champion West Allegheny avoids 1st-round trap, blanks Thomas Jefferson
West Allegheny knew that the environment would be different going from the WPIAL championship game to a PIAA first-round matchup with Thomas Jefferson in the middle of the afternoon on a Monday, yet the result remained the same as the Indians defeated the Jaguars, 7-0.
Don’t blame ‘WPIAL hangover’ for this PIAA 1st-round loss, says Mt. Lebanon coach
The Mt. Lebanon baseball team was on the practice field for a rare early-morning, split-squad scrimmage Saturday, just a few days after winning the WPIAL title. The Blue Devils had six days to get ready for their state playoff opener and tried to use them to their fullest.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Ligonier Valley’s Grant Dowden
Being a utility player in one sport is difficult enough, but how about in two sports?
What to watch for in the WPIAL: Monday, June 6, 2022
June 5, 2022
And down the stretch they come.
