3rd WPIAL baseball team forfeits after violating pitch-count rule
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | 8:03 PM
Two weeks after defeating section-leading Hopewell, Beaver Falls gave the victory back.
Beaver Falls became the third WPIAL baseball team to forfeit a victory this season after violating pitch-count rules, the teams announced Tuesday. The PIAA upped the single-game limit to 105 pitches this season but only for the playoffs — a double-standard that has confused coaches and umpires.
The regular-season limit remains 100.
That confusion also forced Laurel and Chartiers Valley to forfeit victories.
The loss dropped Beaver Falls to 4-10 overall, 3-7 in Section 2-3A.
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.
Tags: Beaver Falls, Hopewell
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