Baseball
Plum baseball riding high ahead of WPIAL playoffs
May 3, 2025
Plum and Franklin Regional are known for having one of the more competitive rivalries in all of WPIAL baseball.
High school roundup for May 2, 2025: Plum walks off New Castle in 11-homer slugfest
May 2, 2025
Danielle Pici hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to lift Plum to a 12-10 win over New Castle in a Section 1-5A softball slugfest Friday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Friday, May 2, 2025: 6A softball teams jockey for position
We wrap up the final full week of the diamond regular season with a busy afternoon of WPIAL Class 6A softball.
Trib HSSN high school baseball team of the week for May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Ellwood City Wolverines
High school roundup for May 1, 2025: North Allegheny wins series with rival North Hills on 1-hitter
Jackson Walsh threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts as North Allegheny took two of three in a Section 1-6A baseball series Thursday with an 8-0 victory over rival North Hills.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 1, 2025: North Allegheny, North Hills to settle series
May Day, May Day!
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through April 30, 2025
The WPIAL baseball playoff field is growing and currently sits at 60 teams with a week left in the regular season.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 30, 2025
April 30, 2025
Only two classifications saw changes last week in the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings as we bid farewell to April.
High school roundup for April 30, 2025: As playoffs near, Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames gears up with 18K no-hitter
Lexie Hames threw a no-hitter and struck out 18 to lift Seneca Valley to a 5-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in Class 6A softball Wednesday afternoon.
Clutch outing from pitcher Carson Franc delivers section title to Avonworth
An 0.68 ERA is proof that Avonworth pitcher Carson Franc has had other great outings, but his coach called this one his best yet.
Moon lands big win over Upper St. Clair to boost playoff hopes
Falling into last place with one week left in the regular season is not a good recipe for a postseason run.
Burrell holds off Deer Lakes in 2-day, 25-run thriller
Phones blared emergency signals in unison as Tuesday’s destructive storm approached Charles A. Huston Middle School in Lower Burrell. On the baseball diamond, host Burrell had just taken the lead against Deer Lakes in the bottom of the fourth inning when the storm hit.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 29, 2025: Defending WPIAL champs look to lock up section
April 29, 2025
We hit the midweek, which coincides with the final day of the fourth month of the year, hoping to say “adieu” to the April showers.
Trib 10: New teams take top spots in baseball, softball power rankings
There has been a shakeup at the top of the power rankings as we are down to one week remaining in the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season.
High school roundup for April 29, 2025: Plum completes section series sweep
Max Vollmer tripled twice and drove in five runs to lead Plum to a 7-2 victory over Franklin Regional on Tuesday, competing a two-game series sweep in Section 1-5A baseball.
Norwin baseball team blows past Mt. Lebanon for 9th straight win
With gusty winds whipping out to center all afternoon, any baseball hit deep had a chance of leaving the park Tuesday at Norwin.
Westmoreland County high school baseball notebook: Ligonier Valley thriving in tight games
Jason Bush didn’t think it could get much better after he watched his Ligonier Valley baseball team score twice in the bottom of the seventh inning last week to walk off Burrell, 3-2.
Senior’s return from elbow troubles gives major late-season boost to Franklin Regional rotation
NJ Ramchandran plans to pitch at Division I Fairfield (Conn.) next year.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 29, 2025: Section titles races hit fever pitch
The section series between north and south rivals concludes Tuesday with a winner-take-all contest.
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through April 28, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL baseball playoff field is growing and currently sits at 48 teams with a week and a half left in the regular season.
