Baseball
High school roundup for May 9, 2022: Quaker Valley baseball clinches playoff spot with comeback win
May 9, 2022
Jack Gardinier homered and drove in three runs and Jimmy Zugal homered and drove in a pair to lead Quaker Valley to a 10-7 victory over Ambridge in Section 2-4A baseball Monday, clinching a spot in next week’s WPIAL playoffs.
Franklin Regional baseball adds to win streak, knocks Kiski Area from playoffs
Jack Bridges had been out of the Franklin Regional baseball lineup since early April with an elbow injury.
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Springdale’s Legend Ausk
This Legend keeps growing.
WPIAL baseball clinchings, playoff scenarios through May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022
In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble.
What to watch for on Trib HSSN for Monday, May 9, 2022: Baseball, softball, tennis on tap
Welcome to the final week of the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season.
This week on TribLive High School Sports Network: Week of May 9, 2022
The sun will be shining bright all week on the end of the spring sports regular season and on some postseason bracketology.
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for May 8, 2022
After the 2020 season was shut down, the Mt. Lebanon baseball team returned last spring with a young team that finished 11-8 and lost to Butler in the district quarterfinals.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for May 8, 2022
Penn-Trafford second baseman Dylan Grabowski loves to golf with his father.
Penn-Trafford baseball preps for playoffs with sweep of 1st-place Latrobe
When the Penn-Trafford baseball team lost 10-2 in a nonsection game to Plum on April 29, Warriors coach Dan Miller told Mustangs coach Carl Vollmer that he was sorry that his team didn’t put forth their best effort.
Breakthrough season nets share of section title for Pine-Richland baseball
Prior to a high-stakes game against North Allegheny on May 4, Pine-Richland baseball coach Kurt Wolfe told his team there would be a playoff-type feel.
George Guido: Baseball, softball playoff races going down to the wire
May 7, 2022
Two WPIAL playoff slots remain open for local teams as the regular season goes into its final three days.
TribHSSN baseball rankings for May 8, 2022
Class 6A
Riverview baseball ready for another playoff run
Riverview and Springdale are rivals in every sport, and baseball this spring is no exception.
‘Fearless’ Connor Smith emerges as North Allegheny’s ace
Connor Smith likes to experiment with his pitch grips, so when his favorite MLB pitcher shared a splitter setup on a podcast, the North Allegheny right-hander had to give it a try.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 6, 2022: Jeannette baseball could sneak into playoffs
May 6, 2022
A week from Friday, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets on the 2022 district baseball playoffs.
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble.
High school roundup for May 5, 2022: Mt. Lebanon softball wins section title with comeback win
Brooke Boehmer hit the game-tying three-run homer and Mary Langston followed with the game-winning RBI double as Mt. Lebanon scored four runs in the top of the seventh to beat Canon-McMillan, 9-8, and clinch the Section 1-6A softball title outright Thursday.
East Allegheny tunes up for baseball playoffs with nonsection win over Greensburg CC
Fresh off its first section title since 1999, upstart East Allegheny used Thursday’s nonsection baseball game at Greensburg Central Catholic for extra reps.
Highlands baseball hitting stride as playoffs approach
Coming off last year’s success, a three-game section losing streak in April isn’t the way Highlands wanted to start its baseball season.
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Southmoreland takes giant leap into playoffs
Senior shortstop/pitcher Anthony Govern said this season was “playoffs or bust” for Southmoreland.
