WPIAL postpones Tuesday’s baseball, softball games; some quarterfinal sites announced
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 8:53 AM
The WPIAL has moved all of Tuesday’s baseball and softball playoff games to Thursday because of rain.
The day’s schedule had included first-round games in Class A, 2A and 3A for both sports. Games were rescheduled at the same sites and times.
The WPIAL also announced quarterfinal sites and times for Class 6A, 5A and 4A softball.
Baseball
Class 6A
Quarterfinals
May 19 schedule
Times, sites TBA
Hempfield (8-12) vs. North Allegheny (14-6); Butler (11-8) vs. Norwin (12-8); North Hills (7-12) vs. Canon-McMillan (14-6); Mt. Lebanon (8-12) vs Seneca Valley (14-6)
Class 5A
First round
Wednesday’s schedule
Trinity (10-9) vs. Pine-Richland (17-3) at Plum, 5 p.m.; Latrobe (14-6) vs. Fox Chapel (15-5) at Plum, 7:30 p.m.; Franklin Regional (10-8) vs. Bethel Park (16-4) at Boyce Mayview Park, 7 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (13-6) vs. Thomas Jefferson (14-4) at West Mifflin, 7 p.m.; Mars (8-10) vs. Plum (18-2) at Fox Chapel, 3 p.m.; Baldwin (9-7) vs. Peters Township (13-7) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4:30 p.m.; Montour (12-7) vs. Shaler (13-6) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Connellsville (13-5) vs. Penn-Trafford (14-6) at Norwin, 4 p.m.
Class 4A
First round
Wednesday’s schedule
Ambridge (8-10) vs. Knoch (10-10) at North Allegheny, 4 p.m.; Derry (5-9) vs. Belle Vernon (13-5) at Norwin, 2 p.m.; Greensburg Salem (9-6) vs. Central Valley (10-10) at Seneca Valley, 6 p.m.; Ringgold (10-10) vs. Blackhawk (10-7) at West Mifflin, 4:30 p.m.
Byes: Indiana (19-1), West Mifflin (15-5), Elizabeth Forward (14-3), Beaver (11-8)
Class 3A
First round
Thursday’s schedule
Shady Side Academy (8-13) vs. Riverside (13-2) at Seneca Valley, 6 p.m.; Charleroi (10-6) vs. Burrell (12-8) at Gateway, 3 p.m.; Freeport (13-6) vs. Waynesburg (15-3) at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.; Mt. Pleasant (12-6) vs. South Park (12-6) at Gateway, 8 p.m.; Keystone Oaks (9-9) vs. Avonworth (17-3) at Fox Chapel, 4:30 p.m.; Ligonier Valley (10-7) vs. Quaker Valley (12-6) at Fox Chapel, 2 p.m.; Seton LaSalle (10-6) vs. Ellwood City (14-5) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Mohawk (10-9) vs. Deer Lakes (9-6) at North Allegheny, 4 p.m.
Class 2A
First round
Thursday’s schedule
Apollo-Ridge (8-7) vs. Freedom (11-7) at Plum, 7:30 p.m.; Chartiers-Houston (7-9) vs. Shenango (14-5) at Burkett Park, 4 p.m.; Laurel (8-10) vs. Fort Cherry (13-5) at Hardy Park, Brighton Township, 4 p.m.; New Brighton (9-8) vs. South Side (11-6) at Shaler, 3 p.m.; California (8-9) vs. Riverview (12-6) at Norwin, 4:30 p.m.
Bye: Neshannock (16-4), OLSH (13-7), Burgettstown (12-4)
Class A
First round
Thursday’s schedule
Winchester Thurston (11-6) vs. Jefferson-Morgan (13-3) at Norwin, 2 p.m.; Rochester (9-7) vs. Bishop Canevin (10-6) at Burkett Park, 6:30 p.m.; Sewickley Academy (5-12) vs. Greensburg Central Catholic (15-2) at Plum, 5 p.m.; Avella (10-7) vs. Western Beaver (14-4) at Boyce Mayview Park, 3 p.m.; Union (7-9) vs. Carmichaels (12-4) at Boyce Mayview Park, 5:30 p.m.
Bye: Serra Catholic (16-3), Eden Christian (14-4), Leechburg (14-3)
Softball
Class 6A
Quarterfinals
Wednesday’s schedule
Pine-Richland (13-7) vs. Canon-McMillan (12-8) at Fox Chapel, 4 p.m.; Norwin (9-11) vs. North Allegheny (13-7) at Fox Chapel, 2 p.m.
Byes: Hempfield (19-1), Seneca Valley (15-3)
Class 5A
Quarterfinals
Wednesday’s schedule
Penn-Trafford (18-2) vs. Chartiers Valley (12-6) at West Mifflin, 5 p.m.; North Hills (16-4) vs. Fox Chapel (14-6) at North Allegheny, 3 p.m.; Shaler (15-4) vs. Trinity (12-9) at West Mifflin, 3 p.m.; West Allegheny (15-4) vs. Thomas Jefferson (13-6) at West Mifflin, 7 p.m.
Class 4A
Quarterfinals
Wednesday’s schedule
Derry (11-6) vs. Elizabeth Forward (14-3) at Norwin, 3 p.m.; West Mifflin (14-6) vs. Blackhawk (12-5) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Indiana (10-11) vs. Hampton (14-5) at Norwin, 5 p.m.; Beaver (14-5) vs. Knoch (17-3) at North Allegheny, 5 p.m.
Class 3A
First round
Thursday’s schedule
Charleroi (9-8) vs. Deer Lakes (7-13) at Norwin, 5 p.m.; Keystone Oaks (8-8) vs. Mt. Pleasant (12-5) at Waynesburg University, 5 p.m.; Hopewell (11-7) vs. Southmoreland (9-7) at Trinity, 7 p.m.; Ligonier Valley (5-10) vs. McGuffey (10-5) at West Mifflin, 5 p.m.
Byes: South Park (18-0), Avonworth (14-4), Mohawk (13-5), Ellwood City (10-8)
Class 2A
First round
Thursday’s schedule
Burgettstown (8-10) vs. Neshannock (18-0) at North Allegheny, 3 p.m.; OLSH (9-6) vs. Apollo-Ridge (13-4) at Fox Chapel, 3 p.m.; Shenango (11-8) vs. Frazier (13-3) at Fox Chapel, 5 p.m.; Bentworth (8-9) vs. South Allegheny (14-3) at West Mifflin, 3 p.m.; Brentwood (6-8) vs. Chartiers-Houston (17-2) at Pleasant Valley Elementary, Peters Township, 4 p.m.; Brownsville (11-5) vs. Seton LaSalle (10-5), 5 p.m. at Trinity, 5 p.m.; Northgate (10-7) vs. Laurel (14-4) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Riverside (7-9) vs. Waynesburg (11-8) at North Allegheny, 5 p.m.
Class A
First round
Thursday’s schedule
Avella (5-10) vs. Jeannette (13-4) at Pleasant Valley Elementary, Peters Township, 6 p.m.; Monessen (6-8) vs. Sewickley Academy (10-5) at Norwin, 3 p.m.; Greensburg Central Catholic (6-6) vs. Jefferson-Morgan (8-6) at Waynesburg University, 3 p.m.; Cornell (7-7) vs. Serra Catholic (12-5) at Montour, 3 p.m.; Leechburg (8-8) vs. South Side (10-7) at Montour, 5 p.m.
Byes: Union (16-2), Carmichaels (14-0), West Greene (14-3)
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
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