Plum remains lone unbeaten team in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League

By: Michael Love
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | 9:17 AM

Plum swept Baldwin in a doubleheader Sunday to remain the lone unbeaten slow-pitch team in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League.

The Mustangs scored a combined 37 runs in the two games against the Highlanders and have outscored their opponents 104-24 through six games.

North Allegheny and Mt. Lebanon split a doubleheader and are tied for second at 4-2. Bethel Park suffered its first loss of the season in a doubleheader split with defending champion Shaler and now is 4-1.

Shaler and Seneca Valley are tied at 3-3 with Montour and West Allegheny knotted up in the standings at 3-1.

West Allegheny, Montour and Seneca Valley each swept doubleheaders on Sunday.

Montour and West Allegheny will meet for a pair of games Thursday.

Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League

Results

Sunday, Sept. 17

Bethel Park 12, Shaler 8

Shaler 6, Bethel Park 5

Plum 19, Baldwin 7

Plum 18, Baldwin 8

West Allegheny 20, Hempfield 2

West Allegheny 13, Hempfield 9

North Allegheny 12, Mt. Lebanon 2

Mt. Lebanon 15, North Allegheny 11

Montour 17, Mt. Pleasant 0

Montour 20, Mt. Pleasant 2

Seneca Valley 19, North Hills 9

Seneca Valley 12, North Hills 10

Standings

Plum, 6-0

North Allegheny, 4-2

Mt. Lebanon, 4-2

Bethel Park, 4-1

Shaler, 3-3

Seneca Valley, 3-3

Montour, 3-1

West Allegheny, 3-1

Hempfield, 2-4

Mt. Pleasant, 1-5

North Hills, 0-6

Baldwin, 0-5

Schedule

Wednesday, Sept. 20

Baldwin at Bethel Park, Simmons Park, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 21

Montour at West Allegheny (DH), Oakdale Boro Park, 6 and 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 24

Shaler at Mt. Pleasant (DH), Falcons Field, Mt. Pleasant, noon and 2 p.m.

North Allegheny at Baldwin (DH), Baldwin High School, 1 and 3 p.m.

Hempfield at Bethel Park (DH), Bethel Park High School, 1 and 3 p.m.

Montour at Seneca Valley (DH), Graham Park, 4 and 6 p.m.

North Hills at West Allegheny (DH), Oakdale Boro Park, 5 and 7 p.m.

Plum at Mt. Lebanon (DH), Mt. Lebanon Middle School, 6 and 8 p.m.

Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.

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