Baseball
Jackson, Harper lead No. 2 Franklin Regional past Fox Chapel in Section 1-5A
May 2, 2019
When Franklin Regional played Fox Chapel back on April 5, the Panthers rallied for an extra-inning victory.
After early struggles, Carlynton baseball chases playoff berth
It was a rough start for the Carlynton baseball team.
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
In eight days, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs.
New team rises to top of Trib HSSN power rankings
There is a new No. 1 team on the baseball side while one of three undefeated district teams remain on top on the softball side of the TribLive High School Sports Network weekly Power Rankings.
High school roundup for May 1, 2019: Quaker Valley upsets No. 1 Blackhawk
The Quaker Valley baseball team pulled of a second straight upset Wednesday afternoon, taking down top-ranked Blackhawk, 9-1, in a Section 2-4A game at Chippewa Park.
Norwin’s Walker to have shoulder surgery
Norwin sophomore Jayden Walker won’t be pitching anytime soon.
Keystone Oaks shuts out McGuffey in battle for 1st place in Section 3-3A
After winning a combined 10 games and missing the playoffs the last two years, one would think Keystone Oaks’ baseball team would be giddy after beating McGuffey, 4-0, on Wednesday.
Norwin baseball stuns Hempfield with 2-out rally in 7th
Baseball can be a cruel game. Just ask Hempfield.
No. 5 Greensburg Salem slugs past No. 2 Yough in Section 1-4A
With each towering drive that carried deep — and there were a bunch of them that gave Yough’s outfielders a guided tour of the home field dimensions at Greensburg Salem — the host Golden Lions watched an early deficit gradually shrink in their rear-view mirror.
Henderson, Burrell blank No. 1 Deer Lakes in Section 1-3A
Jack Henderson wanted to finish the game.
Pitch-count confusion forces another WPIAL baseball team to forfeit
The PIAA’s new pitch-count rule forced another WPIAL baseball team to forfeit.
High school roundup for April 30, 2019: Chartiers Valley blanks Trinity
April 30, 2019
Jason Orzechowski threw a five-hitter with five strikeouts to guide Chartiers Valley to a 3-0 win over Trinity (8-8, 4-5) in a Section 3-5A baseball game on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.
No. 2 Yough holds off No. 4 Knoch in Section 1-4A showdown
Yough scored three runs in the fifth inning and added a run in the sixth before holding off a rally to defeat Knoch, 4-1, in a Section 1-4A baseball game Tuesday afternoon at Kelly Automotive Park in Butler.
A-K Valley baseball teams enter home stretch on playoff bubble
Aaron Albert used some recent indoor practice time to put Kiski Area’s baseball reality in writing.
High school roundup for April 29, 2019: Neshannock edges No. 1 Shenango
April 29, 2019
Preston Turk registered the game-winning two-out, two-run double in the fifth inning, and Matt DuBois closed out the contest on the hill to give Neshannock an 8-7 win over Class 2A No. 1 Shenango in a Section 2-2A baseball game Monday.
Peters Township edges No. 4 Bethel Park in 10 innings
There is no clause in the Section 3-6A baseball rule book that calls for overtime pay for players performing after the regulation seven innings.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for week of April 28, 2019
April 28, 2019
John MalagiseWestmoreland H.S. lookahead: Week of April 29-May 4
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Trib HSSN broadcasts for the week of April 29, 2019
The regular season of the spring high school sports season hits the stretch run as we turn from April to May this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
