WPIAL baseball clinchings through May 8

By: HSSN Staff
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 | 10:24 PM

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There are 74 district teams that have clinched a berth in the 2018 baseball playoffs as the regular season winds to a close. One more team has a chance to join the postseason party in Class 2A. Here are the teams that have punched their ticket to the district postseason. Check out TribHSSN.TribLive.com for exclusive broadcast coverage of the WPIAL baseball playoffs. This list updated through Tuesday, May 8:

Class 6A — Set with 13 playoff teams

Central Catholic

Pine-Richland

Butler

North Allegheny

Hempfield

Plum

Penn-Trafford

Norwin

Bethel Park

Canon-McMillan

Mt. Lebanon

Peters Township

Upper St. Clair

(6A explanation: North Allegheny finished tied for fourth place with Shaler and Seneca Valley. North Allegheny finished 3-1 in head-to-head, Shaler was 2-2 and Seneca Valley was 1-3, so North Allegheny clinches)

Class 5A — Set with 13 playoff teams

North Hills

Hampton

Mars

Fox Chapel

West Allegheny

Moon

Chartiers Valley

Montour

Trinity

Laurel Highlands

Franklin Regional

Gateway

Latrobe

Class 4A — Set with 12 playoff teams

Knoch

Freeport

Greensburg Salem

Deer Lakes

Blackhawk

South Fayette

Hopewell

New Castle

Ringgold

Belle Vernon

West Mifflin

South Park

Class 3A — Set with 12 playoff teams

Burrell

Valley

Steel Valley

Shady Side Academy

Riverside

Avonworth

South Side

Beaver Falls

Brownsville

Charleroi

Waynesburg

Mt. Pleasant

Class 2A

Carmichaels

Chartiers-Houston

Fort Cherry

California

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic

Neshannock

Shenango

Laurel

Serra Catholic

Carlynton

Brentwood

Bishop Canevin

(2A playoff scenario: Apollo-Ridge can clinch with a win at Riverview on Thursday and a Bishop Canevin loss at Northgate on Wednesday.)

Class A — Set with 12 playoff teams

Union

Vincentian Academy

Eden Christian

Leechburg

Greensburg Central Catholic

Jeannette

Monessen

West Greene

Quigley Catholic

Cornell

Western Beaver

Rochester