Softball

Hampton senior Addy Maguire is batting a team-high .647 this season.
Top of the lineup boosting Hampton softball toward playoff berth
April 29, 2023
The top of Hampton’s softball lineup is at the top of its game this season.

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Fox Chapel’s Hunter Taylor can’t get to the ball as it hit Mars’ Julia Maple as she steals second base in the fifth inning on April 30, 2021 at Fox Chapel.
Fox Chapel senior able to ‘relearn how to pitch,’ get team into playoff contention
Leading up to the Fox Chapel softball team’s season, Hunter Taylor knew the Foxes had a young roster and would need someone to step into the circle and do a lot of pitching.

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Leechburg celebrates with Anna Cibik after her grand slam against Greensburg Central Catholic in last season’s WPIAL playoffs.
A-K Valley softball notebook: Leechburg extends streak to 36 playoff berths
April 28, 2023
Leechburg officially clinched its WPIAL-record 36th consecutive WPIAL playoff appearance with Thursday’s 7-5 Section 3-1A victory at Jeannette.

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Armstrong’s Jessie Pugh celebrates her double next to Latrobe’s Lauren Weatherton on April 5.
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 27, 2023
Unlike baseball, there was very little movement this week in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings.

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Seneca Valley’s Evan Tomasic makes a running catch against Pine-Richland on Thursday.
Trib 10: Slight shift in baseball, softball power rankings
April 26, 2023
There was little movement in the latest Trib 10 rankings. You can call it shifting; there was only one team out and one school in.

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Hempfield’s Riley Miller rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Mt. Lebanon on March 29.
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through April 26, 2023
The WPIAL softball playoff field is growing with each day of section action.

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Yough third baseman Kaylin Ritenour appears to tag out Southmoreland junior Gwen Basinger, but umpires ruled Basinger safe Wednesday.
Southmoreland close to clinching Section 3 softball title
The Southmoreland softball team all but wrapped up the WPIAL Section 3-3A title Wednesday.

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Seneca Valley pitcher Lexie Hames delivers against Hempfield last season.
Ace Lexie Hames fans 19 as Seneca Valley wins Class 6A showdown with Norwin
Like mother, like daughter? Or something like that.

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Franklin Regional’s Adrianna Martz and Alexa Patberg celebrate after a two-run hit by Mackenzie Woehler against Latrobe in the sixth inning Wednesday April 26, 2023, at Franklin Regional High School.
Make no mistake, Franklin Regional softball team shuts down Latrobe
Backlit by an error-free performance from her defense, senior pitcher Carli Ramchandran put together one of the better outings of her career against a strong lineup.

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Westmoreland County softball notebook: Greensburg Salem battling through injuries
Greensburg Salem had to play two recent softball games with only 11 players because of a rash of injuries.

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Norwin’s Madie Kessler (left) celebrates with Bailey Snowberger after Snowberger scored on a wild pitch against Hempfield on April 17.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 26, 2023: Top seed could be on the line in 6A softball
April 25, 2023
Norwin (10-1, 12-2) has five Section 1-6A games left while defending champion Seneca Valley (9-1, 10-1) has six remaining entering a busy day of WPIAL softball.

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Kiski Area’s Blake Fritz is hit by a pitch thrown by Knoch starting pitcher Zane Pacek in the second inning Tuesday.
High school roundup for April 25, 2023: Seneca Valley stings North Allegheny
Mike Delduca and Hunter Troiano each had two hits and two RBIs to lead Seneca Valley to a 9-0 victory over North Allegheny to split the first two games of a Section 1-6A baseball series Tuesday night.

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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, April 25, 2023: 4-way section title battle heats up in 2A softball
One of the best races for a WPIAL softball section championship continues to be in Section 3-2A, where the top four teams have been bunched together since the section opener.

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Montour’s Nick Walker celebrates a bases-clearing triple against Quaker Valley last season.
High school roundup for April 24, 2023: Nick Walker’s walk-off walk pushes Montour past Blackhawk
The aptly named Nick Walker drove in the winning run with a walk-off walk in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting Montour to a 3-2 victory over Blackhawk in a battle for first place in Section 1-4A.

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Greensburg Central’s Macee Magill steals second base under Apollo-Ridge’s Cassidy Ryan on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Seton Hill.
Greensburg Central Catholic prevails over Apollo-Ridge in wild, weather-affected game
April 24, 2023
When the Apollo-Ridge and Greensburg Central Catholic softball teams met at Apollo-Ridge on April 5, it was a low-scoring Section 2-2A affair won by the Centurions.

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Neshannock pitcher Addyson Frye delivers against Frazier during the 2022 WPIAL Class 2A championship game.
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for April 24, 2023
Neshannock knows what it’s like to be perfect on the softball diamond.

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Elizabeth Forward pitcher Shelby Telegdy delivers against Yough last season.
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for April 24, 2023
In her two and a half years of playing high school softball, Elizabeth Forward junior Shelby Telegdy has accomplished a lot, both in the pitcher’s circle and at the plate.

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North Hills pitcher C.J. Leuch celebrates a strikeout against Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Moon.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 24, 2023: North Hills, Shaler to face off in Section 3
April 23, 2023
The final week of April means section play in WPIAL baseball and softball is winding down.

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Chartiers Valley’s Taylor Walsh is a sophomore on the 2023 softball team.
Sophomore Taylor Walsh helps guide Chartiers Valley softball to 9-1 start
The Chartiers Valley softball team is loaded with talented upperclassmen, including seniors Zoe and Callie Mangan, Madison Crump, Rylee Prosperi and Mackenzie Manga, along with juniors Marta Gualazzi and Kylie DeSalle.

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Deer Lakes’ Delanie Kaiser drives in a run with a base hit against Freeport on Friday.
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 23, 2023
April 22, 2023
Class 6A

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