Baseball
Bethel Park sweeps Upper St. Clair on walk-off wild pitch
April 4, 2023
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Franklin Regional baseball bounces back to rout Gateway
Franklin Regional did not have much time to dwell on its first loss of the WPIAL baseball season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 4, 2023: South Hills rivals to square off in 6A baseball
What a great day for a ballgame, let’s play two — or at least the second game of the home-and-home section series in WPIAL baseball.
High school roundup for April 3, 2023: Central Catholic outslugs Hempfield
April 3, 2023
Antonio Cordiero and Gavin Kelly homered to lead Central Catholic to an 8-6 victory over Hempfield in Section 2-6A baseball Monday.
Freeport’s Hanz shines in 5-inning win vs. Deer Lakes
Whether Freeport’s Michael Hanz will keep making a jump or eventually flame out is a common question for potential phenom baseball pitchers.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Mike McCready
Greensburg Central Catholic’s baseball team went 7-3 in section play last season, losing in the second round of the WPIAL playoffs to Leechburg.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Leechburg’s Logan Kline
This week marked an important time in the spring sports calendar: the start of section play for baseball.
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 2, 2023
April 2, 2023
Brian Junker knows what a championship baseball team looks like after leading Shaler to WPIAL Class 5A gold in 2019.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 3, 2023: Baseball champs to open section play
While many teams in the lower classifications began section play last week, most WPIAL baseball teams will start their section schedule Monday.
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 2, 2023
Some young district pitchers don’t mind pitching in the early season chill known as March baseball. They feel it gives them an edge over the hitters.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 3, 2023
Before we turn the house and or yard over looking for Easter eggs, we have a couple more days of spring scholastic sports to take us to the holiday this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Ligonier Valley’s Haden Sierocky, Franklin Regional’s Toryn Fulton
Haden Sierocky
High school roundup for March 30, 2023: North Allegheny slams Norwin
March 30, 2023
JD Costanzo and David Posey homered to power North Allegheny to a 10-3 victory over Norwin in nonsection baseball Thursday. Spencer Barnett had three hits, including two doubles, and plated a pair of runs for the Tigers (1-0). Keegan Carr smacked a home run for Norwin (0-4).
Clutch defense helps Hempfield hold off Latrobe
With Latrobe on Hempfield’s bumper late in Thursday’s nonsection baseball game, the host Spartans turned to their defense to bail them out of some tense moments, particularly those attached to two of the final three outs.Westmoreland baseball notebook: Latrobe keeps tradition going with opening game
The Ohio trip has become a tradition at Latrobe. And if the Wildcats don’t make the trek to Upper Arlington to play the Golden Bears to christen a new baseball season, then the Golden Bears come to them.
Franklin Regional baseball team getting strong hitting, pitching in fast start
Junior Blake Bertucci and his fellow Franklin Regional baseball pitchers are playing with less stress these days.
Freeport baseball team returns to winning ways
Freeport baseball coach Ed Carr sensed this could be the year the program bounced back.
High school roundup for March 29, 2023: Hempfield blanks Mt. Lebanon
March 29, 2023
Riley Miller homered and threw a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts as Hempfield defeated Mt. Lebanon, 10-0, in Section 1-6A softball Wednesday, bouncing back from a loss to North Allegheny on Monday.
High school roundup for March 28, 2023: Deer Lakes doubles up Shady Side Academy
March 28, 2023
Ryan Cochran tripled and drove in a run, and Lucas Derose knocked in two runs as Deer Lakes doubled up Shady Side Academy, 6-3, in Section 3-3A baseball Tuesday.
