2025 WPIAL Class A baseball championship breakdown: Serra Catholic vs. Carmichaels

By: Chris Harlan
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | 2:22 PM

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WPIAL Class A baseball final

No. 1 Serra Catholic vs. No. 6 Carmichaels

11 a.m. Wednesday, EQT Park, Washington

On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network

WPIAL titles: Serra Catholic 4 (2022, ‘16, ‘10, ‘09), Carmichaels 3 (2008, ‘05, ‘03)

Serra Catholic (19-3)

Coach: Brian Dzurenda

Projected starting lineup

5, Owen Dumbroski, SS, 6-0, sr.

15, Jake Jellison, 3B, 6-0, so.

6, Tyler Skaggs, P, 6-1, sr.

30, Jake Holmes, C, 6-4, sr.

22, Max Black, 1B, 6-1, jr.

14, Chris Johnson, 2B, 5-8, so.

3, Matt McNeal, CF, 5-6, sr.

11, Bodi Rieger, LF, 6-2, jr.

10, Cole Hann, RF, 5-9, fr.

How they got here: After a first-round bye, Serra Catholic defeated No. 8 Jefferson-Morgan, 11-1 (6 innings) in the quarterfinals; and No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic, 3-2, in the semifinals.

Notable: Serra Catholic reached the WPIAL Class 2A finals four times in the past five seasons. The Eagles were WPIAL champions in 2022 and runners-up in 2024, ’23 and ’19. They dropped to Class A this season in realignment. … The Eagles average 10.3 runs per game, second most among all WPIAL teams. … Eight batters have an average better than .360, led by Dumbroski (.533), Johnson (.486), McNeal (.452), Skaggs (.439) and Holmes (.414). The team average is .396. … Five players have 22 or more RBIs: Skaggs (33), Black (26), Holmes (25), Dumbroski (22) and Anderson (22). … Dumbroski leads with 36 runs and Skaggs has 30. … The two-top run producers also are Serra Catholic’s top pitchers. Skaggs is 6-1 with a 1.04 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings. Dumbroski is 4-1 with a 1.91 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 33 innings. … Both pitchers were used in Serra’s semifinal victory. Skaggs allowed one run in three innings as the starter, while Dumbroski in relief gave up one run in four innings to earn the win. … Opponents average 1.9 runs per game against Serra. … Dzurenda is in his 26th season as coach. This is the team’s ninth championship appearance under Dzurenda, all since 2009. … The Eagles won WPIAL Class A titles in 2016, ’10 and ’09.

Carmichaels (15-4)

Coach: Richard Krause

Projected starting lineup

3, Robbie Wilson-Jones, SS, 5-10, sr.

5, Dayton Reynolds, CF, 5-7, sr.

26, Jordan Davis, 3B, 5-7, fr.

23, Colin Andrews, P, 5-10, jr.

7, Brayden Andrews, C, 5-10, jr.

13, Dillan Fisher, 1B, 6-1, sr.

21, Cooper Richards, LF, 5-11, jr.

18, Parker Hewitt, RF, 6-3, sr.

2, Ryder Krieg, 2B, 5-5, so.

How they got here: Carmichaels defeated No. 11 Union, 9-1, in the first round; No. 3 Leechburg, 6-3, in the quarterfinals; and No. 2 Eden Christian, 4-3, in the semifinals.

Notable: Carmichaels is making its seventh appearance in the WPIAL finals and first since a runner-up finish in 2014. … The Mikes finished second in Section 1. … Andrews leads a pitching staff that has held opponents to 2.9 runs per game. The right-hander is 6-1 with a 2.29 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 58 innings. He has thrown nearly half of his team’s 129 1/3 innings. … Jas Zdravecky is 4-1 with a 1.38 ERA in 30 1/3 innings. … Andrews pitched 6 1/3 innings in the semifinals, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five. … The Mikes have held 10 of their past 11 opponents to three runs or fewer. … The team finished second in Section 1 but reached the WPIAL finals with a nine-game winning streak. … Four players are hitting better than .300, led by Wilson-Jones (.446) and Andrews (.419). … The Mikes average 6.4 runs per game. … RBI leaders are Davis (21), Wilson-Jones (18) and Andrews (13). Wilson-Jones has a team-high 21 runs. … The Mikes finished second in Section 1. … Krause, a 1982 Carmichaels graduate who works as a professor at Waynesburg, has coached his alma mater’s baseball team since 2015.

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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