Baseball

Monessen’s Vin Rhome tries to beat a throw from 
St. Joseph’s Joe Godinez to Hayden Mallin at Seton Hill.
St. Joseph tops Monessen for 1st playoff win in 18 seasons
May 15, 2019
For the first time in 18 seasons, St. Joseph has advanced in the WPIAL baseball playoffs.

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Brentwood’s Jayneil Latham celebrates with Matt Veatch after scoring during their WPIAL Class 2A playoff game against Summit Academy Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Seneca Valley High School.
Brentwood runs past Summit Academy in preliminary round
May 14, 2019
With the one-and-done aspect of the WPIAL playoffs, baseball coaches always say they need to win and advance in the postseason.

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Jarett Bach and second-seeded Yough face 15th-seeded Central Valley at 4 p.m. today in the first round of the WPIAL tournament.
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games of Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Wednesday’s games

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Deer Lakes starting pitcher Greg Geis throws against Freeport Wednesday May 8, 2019 at Freeport Community Park.
Alle-Kiski Valley baseball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 15
May 13, 2019
First round

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Ligonier Valley head coach Brett Marabito smiles while coaching his team against Greensburg Central Catholic in WPIAL baseball on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Ligonier Valley High School.
Heritage Conference baseball final rained out
Monday night’s District 6 Heritage Conference baseball championship between Ligonier Valley and West Shamokin has been postponed due to rain and will now be played 7 p.m. Wednesday at Homer-Center.

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Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Jimmy Sadler, Chartiers-Houston
May 12, 2019
Jimmy Sadler

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TribHSSN Baseball Team of the Week for the week of May 6, 2019
The Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week is North Allegheny, a squad that is on a roll heading into the playoffs after winning all three of its games last week.

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TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for the week of May 13, 2019
The regular season is history, now the spring high school sports postseason begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Ligonier Valley’s Sullivan Schueltz slides safely to third base as Greensburg Central Catholic’s Thomas Voelker attempts to grab the catch Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Ligonier Valley High School.
District 6 baseball playoff capsule: Ligonier Valley vs. West Shamokin
District 6 baseball

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Westmoreland high school lookahead: Week of May 13, 2019
Highlights of the week ahead in Westmoreland high school sports:

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Catcher Dom Fellowes helped the St. Joseph baseball team reach the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since 2000.
A-K Valley teams snap long playoff droughts, but will inexperience matter?
May 11, 2019
Kurt Krebs asked his St. Joseph baseball players for a show of hands recently, seeking those who were alive in 2001, and got a positve response from three.

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New No. 1 teams highlight Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
May 10, 2019
The new teams and the exiting squads were limited in the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings, but there was plenty of action on top.

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Greensburg Salem’s Jack Oberdorf celebrates his RBI double next to Yough’s Nathaniel Wilkins during their game Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at Greensburg Salem High School.
Greensburg Salem, Yough tabbed with top 2 seeds in Class 4A baseball playoffs
When the Greensburg Salem baseball team convened for its first practice, coach Bill Wisniewski told his players to forget about how the 2018 season ended.

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Gateway outfielder Ethan Frenchik (5) competes against Plum April 18, 2019 at Gateway.
Challenging section slate prepares No. 4 Gateway for postseason
The Gateway baseball team went 9-3 in Section 1-5A to secure the program’s fourth consecutive trip to the WPIAL playoffs.

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Franklin Regional pitcher Andrew Muraco throws against Gateway Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Murrysville.
Franklin Regional baseball expecting deeper playoff run this season
The road to Wild Things Park has been a short one for the Franklin Regional baseball team over the past few years. It’s not like the Panthers know some kind of special short cut. It’s all highway.

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Freeport’s Jarrett Heilman hits a two-run walk off double to beat Deer Lakes in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday May 8, 2019 at Freeport Community Park.
Freeport baseball surprised with top seed in WPIAL Class 3A playoffs
A thrilling victory in Wednesday’s season finale gave Freeport more than just a section championship. Turns out it also provided quite a boost for the postseason.

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Pine-Richland second basemen Matt Schietroma (7) competes against Penn-Trafford April 2, 2019 at Pine-Richland.
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL baseball playoffs
Class 6A

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Penn Trafford’s Tyler Horvat celebrates with Luke Fabac after scoring during the sixth inning against Norwin Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Norwin High School.
Penn-Trafford, West Allegheny among No. 1 seeds in WPIAL baseball playoff brackets
Penn-Trafford, West Allegheny, Greensburg Salem, Freeport, Shenango and California received No. 1 seeds Friday when the WPIAL revealed baseball playoff brackets.

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Penn-Trafford’s Anthony Sherwin (2) slides safely under the tag of Pine-Richland shortstop Troy LaNeve (15) April 2, 2019 at Pine-Richland.
WPIAL baseball bracketology: Don Rebel predicts playoff seeds
May 9, 2019
The WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs Friday afternoon. Watch the official release at 1 p.m. on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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High school roundup for May 9, 2019: Franklin Regional shuts out Penn-Trafford
Franklin Regional ensured it will enter the WPIAL baseball playoffs with momentum Thursday.

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