Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Game for May 20, 2025
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Monday, May 19, 2025 | 3:07 PM
Bishop Canevin pitcher Jackson Maddix delivers against Saegertown during their PIAA Class A state playoff game on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Plum.
WPIAL baseball playoffs
Class A
Quarterfinals
5-Greensburg Central Catholic (18-2) vs. 4-Bishop Canevin (11-6)
4 p.m. Tuesday at West Mifflin
Winner plays: Winner of 1-Serra Catholic (17-3)/8-Jefferson-Morgan (14-3) on Wednesday in the semifinals (time, site TBD)
Players to watch: Anthony Grippo, Greensburg Central Catholic; Jackson Maddix, Bishop Canevin
Extra bases: GCC junior Tyler Samida pitched a five-inning no-hitter in a 14-0 win over Sewickley Academy in the first round. The Centurions scored 10 runs in the first inning. Grippo drove in six runs, including a grand slam. Grippo is hitting over .600. … The Crusaders shut out Rochester, 5-0, in the first round. Bishop Canevin sophomore outfielder Maddix has a .511 batting average. Freshman catcher Nate Astor is hitting. 439. Senior pitcher Kole Olszewski is batting .500 with 27 hits, 23 runs and 16 RBIs. He also has a 2.20 ERA.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
Tags: Bishop Canevin, Greensburg C.C.
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