Baseball
WPIAL has big decisions to make this week about baseball, softball playoffs
May 4, 2021
Will higher-seeded baseball and softball teams host playoff games this spring or could the WPIAL use neutral sites as usual?
High school roundup for May 3, 2021: Butler’s Baxter blanks Seneca Valley
May 3, 2021
David Leslie hit a two-out, two-run double and Cooper Baxter threw a six-hit shutout with six strikeouts to lead Butler (10-5, 6-3) to a 2-0 Section 1-6A baseball win over Seneca Valley on Monday afternoon. Ethan Baer had two hits for the Raiders (10-5-1, 5-4).
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for May 3, 2021
Even though there was a change in coaches between 2019 and 2021, the trajectory of the Bethel Park baseball program hasn’t changed direction.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for May 3, 2021
The district’s lone undefeated baseball team heading into May and the stretch run of the regular season picked up two more dominant section wins last week sparked by a senior who is trying to close out his scholastic career with a golden bang.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 3, 2021
May 2, 2021
We get the ball rolling on May baseball and softball in what is expected to be a somewhat soggy or muddy diamond.
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 2, 2021
Most WPIAL baseball teams are down to one more week of section games.
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of May 3, 2021
The spring sports regular season continues to wind down as we open May with plenty of spring high school sports this week Trib High School Sports Network.
Quaker Valley baseball gains momentum after defeating Blackhawk
This season has been filled with ups and downs for the Quaker Valley baseball team.
Penn Hills catcher back and better than ever
Jordan Sullivan Jr. didn’t sit around and pout when the pandemic forced the Penn Hills baseball team to have last season canceled.
New WPIAL baseball schedule format is popular but not without its downside
Perhaps driven by covid-19 protocols, the WPIAL baseball steering committee is trying something new this spring.
High school roundup for May 1, 2021: Canon Mac softball outslugs Mt. Lebanon
May 1, 2021
Olivia Ulam went 3 for 3 with a home run and five RBIs to lead Canon-McMillan to a 19-15 victory in a Section 1-6A softball slugfest Saturday afternoon.
George Guido: WPIAL considers open format for baseball, softball playoffs
With less than two weeks left in the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season, this might be a good time to go over playoff qualification.
WPIAL baseball rankings | May 1, 2021
Class 6A
Plum baseball looks to finish strong
The Plum varsity baseball team fashioned an unblemished Section 2-5A record through a pair of victories over Penn Hills on April 26 and 27.
Riverview’s Patsey excels in baseball, track during sophomore season
Before his freshman year at Riverview, John Patsey assured himself and his teammates and coaches that he wanted to pursue both baseball and track and field at the varsity level during the spring competition season.
North Hills’ Robert Dickerson has aspirations of football/baseball career in college
As a two-sport star who hits home runs and scores touchdowns, North Hills’ Robert Dickerson hears the occasional Kyler Murray reference. Older generations go to Deion Sanders or Bo Jackson as their football-baseball icon.
Talbots baseball armed for another WPIAL playoff bid behind Kosko, Marshalwitz
A pair of lefties have the Hampton baseball team on the right side of the WPIAL playoff picture.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 1, 2021: WPIAL final rivals collide again
April 30, 2021
It was one of the longest WPIAL baseball championship games in history.
High school roundup for April 30, 2021: West Mifflin sluggers put on power show
Alyssa Schmidt hit a grand slam and Lauren Yuhas also homered to lead West Mifflin to an 18-10 victory over Belle Vernon in Section 2-4A softball Friday afternoon.
Clutch hits, bullpen lift Hempfield baseball past Penn-Trafford
Like sunshine that finally peeked through a slate gray sky to warm up an otherwise wet and windy Friday afternoon, Hempfield shined when it mattered most.
