5 WPIAL baseball teams to play for PIAA championships

By: Don Rebel
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 2:21 PM

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Last year, WPIAL teams were shut out of the PIAA baseball gold rush.

District 7 had two teams win state crowns in each of the previous three years.

Buckle up, as five WPIAL teams — including four of district champions — are trying to capture gold this week at Penn State University for the state baseball finals.

WPIAL winners last month — Shaler in 5A, Indiana in 4A, Riverside in 3A and Freedom in 2A — are all trying to double their title pleasures.

They are joined in Happy Valley by the WPIAL’s No. 3 team out of Class A — Eden Christian Academy.

The WPIAL has never had more than three PIAA baseball champions in one year.

That record was set in 2018 when Canon-McMillan in 6A, Ringgold in 4A and Vincentian Academy in Class A all captured state gold.

Here are the sites and times for the PIAA finals on Thursday and Friday, along with the results from the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals of the state baseball playoffs.

Class 6A

Championship

Friday’s schedule

Cedar Cliff (20-6) vs. North Penn (22-5) at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park at Penn State University at 4:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Cedar Cliff 3, Bethlehem Liberty 2

North Penn 1, Neshaminy 0

Quarterfinals

Cedar Cliff 12, Seneca Valley 7

Bethlehem Liberty 1, Governor Mifflin 0

Neshaminy 3, Coatesville 1

North Penn 9, Hazleton 6

First round

Seneca Valley 7, McDowell 1

Cedar Cliff 1, Pennsbury 0

Bethlehem Liberty 11, West Chester Henderson 3

Governor Mifflin 6, Perkiomen Valley 1

Coatesville 8, Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast 7

Neshaminy 3, Parkland 1

Hazleton 4, Landisville Hempfield 1

North Penn 8, Ephrata 2

Class 5A

Championship

Thursday’s schedule

Shaler (20-6) vs. Upper Dublin (17-5) at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park at Penn State University at 4:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Shaler 2, Lampeter-Strasburg 0

Upper Dublin 1, Elizabethtown 0, in 8 innings

Quarterfinals

Shaler 6, Bethel Park 3

Lampeter-Strasburg 9, Pine-Richland 6

Upper Dublin 4, Hatboro-Horsham 1

Elizabethtown 3, Palmyra 2, in 8 innings

First round

Shaler 4, Conestoga Valley 0

Bethel Park 15, DuBois 1, in 5 innings

Pine-Richland 8, Central Mountain 5

Lampeter-Strasburg 2, Peters Township 1

Upper Dublin 11, Franklin Towne Charter 2

Hatboro-Horsham 4, Bangor 3, in 8 innings

Palmyra 7, Pittston Area 3

Elizabethtown 4, Radnor 2

Class 4A

Championship

Friday’s schedule

Indiana (25-1) vs. Montoursville (20-4) at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park at Penn State University at 1:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Indiana 6, East Pennsboro 5, in 17 innings

Montoursville 6, Pope John Paul II 0

Quarterfinals

Indiana 8, Central Valley 0

East Pennsboro 14, Elizabeth Forward 4, in 6 innings

Pope John Paul II 5, Mid Valley 0

Montoursville 6, Fleetwood 4

First round

Indiana 1, Bellefonte 0, in 12 innings

Central Valley 3, Cathedral Prep 2

Elizabeth Forward 5, Punxsutawney 3

East Pennsboro 3, Archbishop Wood 2

Pope John Paul II 15, Northwestern Lehigh 3, in 5 innings

Mid Valley 6, Boiling Springs 4

Montoursville 18, Crestwood 0, in 3 innings

Fleetwood 3, Archbishop Ryan 1

Class 3A

Championship

Thursday’s schedule

Riverside (20-2) vs. Mount Carmel (20-4) at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park at Penn State University at 1:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Riverside 4, South Park 1

Mount Carmel 4, Berks Catholic 3

Quarterfinals

Riverside 6, Mohawk 0

South Park 6, Quaker Valley 5

Mount Carmel 3, Bermudian Springs 1

Berks Catholic 5, Notre Dame-Green Pond 3

First round

Riverside 9, Huntingdon 0

Mohawk 5, Titusville 4

Quaker Valley 22, Bedford 6 in 6 innings

South Park 5, Forest Hills 3

Bermudian Springs 8, Neumann-Goretti 1

Mount Carmel 5, Dunmore 0

Notre Dame-Green Pond 11, Philadelphia Academy Charter 4

Berks Catholic 1, Hughesville 0

Class 2A

Championship

Friday’s schedule

Freedom (18-7) vs. Faith Christian (21-2) at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park at Penn State University at 10:30 a.m.

Semifinals

Freedom 2, Mercyhurst Prep 0

Faith Christian 2, Mount Union 0

Quarterfinals

Freedom 7, Redbank Valley 6, in 8 innings

Mercyhurst Prep 3, Tussey Mountain 2

Mount Union 4, Tri-Valley 3, in 10 innings

Faith Christian 11, South Williamsport 4, in 9 innings

First round

Freedom 5, Bishop McCort 3

Redbank Valley 8, Greensville 7, in 12 innings

Tussey Mountain 7, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 6

Mercyhurst Prep 5, Riverview 3

Mount Union 13, Montgomery 0, in 5 innings

Tri-Valley 6, Holy Redeemer 5

Faith Christian 16, Julia Masterman 1, in 4 innings

South Williamsport 7, Camp Hill 2

Class A

Championship

Thursday’s schedule

Eden Christian Academy (19-5) vs. Southern Fulton (24-1) at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park at Penn State University at 10:30 a.m.

Semifinals

Eden Christian Academy 12, Clarion 1

Southern Fulton 3, Nativity BVM 0

Quarterfinals

Clarion 15, Greensburg Central Catholic 5

Eden Christian Academy 16, Homer-Center 6, in 5 innings

Southern Fulton 5, Cowanesque Valley 0

Nativity BVM 3, Freeland MMI 1

First round

Clarion 3, Serra Catholic 2

Greensburg Central Catholic 12, West Middlesex 9, in 8 innings

Eden Christian Academy 4, DuBois Central Catholic 0

Homer-Center 10, Carmichaels 0, in 5 innings

Southern Fulton 4, Juniata Valley 3

Cowanesque Valley 12, Mount Calvary Christian 2, in 6 innings

Nativity BVM 7, Dock Mennonite 6

Freeland MMI 5, Christian School York 2