MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Softball Playoff Teams – 05/06/2015

By: Bruce Markey
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | 5:02 PM

Every Tuesday during the regular season, MSA Sports ranks the Top 10 WPIAL softball teams in each classification. For our final rankings this spring though, we will slot all 61 district softball postseason bound squads with 12 in AAAA, 17 in AAA, 17 in AA and 15 in A. As is the case in all of our playoff rankings, its more of a seeding than true ranking as we follow the WPIAL rules in an effort to avoid teams from the same section playing each other.

There will be FOUR First Round bye’s in Quad-A and ONE in Single-A. In both Triple-A and Double-A, there are 17 teams thus there will be one Preliminary Round contest in each of those two classes.

To figure out our First Round projected matchups, use the bracket formula of 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, 3 vs 14, 4 vs 12, 5 vs 12, 6 vs 11, 7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9.

Don’t forget the WPIAL Softball Playoff Pairings Show is Thursday at 7:00pm followed by exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Softball Playoffs sponsored by Carlow University starting next week here on the MSA Sports Network. 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA – 12 Teams:

1.     NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (19-0)

2.     CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS  (12-3)

3.     BALDWIN HIGHLANDERS  (11-3)

4.     HEMPFIELD SPARTANS  (14-2)

5.     BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS  (13-4)

6.     SHALER TITANS  (12-4)

7.     FOX CHAPEL FOXES  (11-4)

8.     GATEWAY GATORS  (10-4)

9.     PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS  (13-3)

10.   SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS  (12-3)

11.   LATROBE WILDCATS  (9-7)

12.   PLUM MUSTANGS  (11-5)

WPIAL CLASS AAA – 17 Teams:

1.     BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS  (16-2)

2.     BEAVER BOBCATS  (9-2)

3.     YOUGH COUGARS  (14-3)

4.     WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS  (12-4)

5.     MARS FIGHTING PLANETS  (9-5)

6.     TRINITY HILLERS  (13-4)

7.     HAMPTON TALBOTS  (9-3)

8.     SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS  (11-7)

9.     BLACKHAWK COUGARS  (6-5)

10.   CENTRAL VALLEY WARRIORS  (9-5)

11.   CHARTIERS VALLEY COLTS  (8-5)

12.   ELIZABETH FORWARD WARRIORS  (12-6)

13.   SOUTHMORELAND SCOTTIES  (10-3)

14.   KNOCH KNIGHTS  (8-8)

15.   GREENSBURG-SALEM GOLDEN LIONS  (8-6)

16.   HIGHLANDS GOLDEN RAMS  (5-5)

17.   MOUNT PLEASANT VIKINGS  (7-9)

WPIAL CLASS AA – 17 Teams:

1.     DEER LAKES LANCERS  (17-1)

2.     SETON-LaSALLE REBELS  (11-0)

3.     MOHAWK WARRIORS  (13-0)

4.     SOUTH SIDE BEAVER RAMS  (12-1)

5.     BURGETTSTOWN BLUE DEVILS  (17-2)

6.     CARMICHAELS MIGHTY MIKES  (13-3)

7.     ELLWOOD CITY WOLVERINES  (12-2)

8.     McGUFFEY HIGHLANDERS  (13-2)

9.     SOUTH PARK EAGLES  (7-5)

10.   BURRELL BUCCANEERS  (10-4)

11.   NESHANNOCK LANCERS  (8-6)

12.   FREEPORT YELLOWJACKETS  (10-4)

13.   SOUTH ALLEGHENY GLADIATORS  (7-6)

14.   STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN  (7-5)

15.   WAYNESBURG RAIDERS  (8-11)

16.   AVONWORTH ANTELOPES  (7-5)

17.   BENTWORTH BEARCATS  (10-9)

WPIAL CLASS A – 15 Teams:

1.     CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS  (17-2)

2.     JEFFERSON-MORGAN ROCKETS  (11-2)

3.     FRAZIER COMMODORES  (12-1)

4.     LEECHBURG BLUE DEVILS  (13-1)

5.     SEWICKLEY ACADEMY PANTHERS  (11-1)

6.     SHENANGO WILDCATS  (14-3)

7.     CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS  (9-6)

8.     GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC CENTURIONS  (9-3)

9.     SERRA CATHOLIC EAGLES  (10-3)

10.   UNION SCOTTIES  (8-5)

11.   MONESSEN GREYHOUNDS  (9-3)

12.   WEST GREENE PIONEERS  (10-6)

13.   BISHOP CANEVIN CRUSADERS  (6-5)

14.   RIVERVIEW RAIDERS  (6-4)

15.   WESTERN BEAVER GOLDEN BEAVERS  (6-4)