WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through May 6, 2024
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Monday, May 6, 2024 | 11:39 PM
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with 75 teams having qualified.
There could be a 76th team on the final day of section play Tuesday.
Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at 2 p.m. Thursday.
The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason. In 6A, the top six teams qualify for the WPIAL playoffs.
Here are the teams that will battle for diamond gold, updated through Monday.
Class 6A
Set with 6 playoff teams – two byes into the semifinals, two quarterfinal games
Seneca Valley Raiders
Hempfield Spartans
North Allegheny Tigers
Pine-Richland Rams
Norwin Knights
Canon-McMillan Big Macs
Class 5A
Set with 16 playoff teams – no byes, no preliminary round games
Section 1
*North Hills Indians
Shaler Titans
Plum Mustangs
Fox Chapel Foxes
Section 2
*Armstrong River Hawks
Penn-Trafford Warriors
Latrobe Wildcats
Franklin Regional Panthers
Section 3
*West Allegheny Indians
South Fayette Lions
Mars Fightin’ Planets
Western Beaver Golden Beavers
Section 4
*Trinity Hillers
*Connellsville Falcons
Thomas Jefferson Jaguars
Bethel Park Black Hawks
Class 4A
Set with 13 playoff teams – three first-round byes
Section 1
*Indiana Little Indians
Knoch Knights
West Mifflin Titans
McKeesport Tigers
Highlands Golden Rams
Section 2
*Elizabeth Forward Warriors
Uniontown Red Raiders
Belle Vernon Leopards
Greensburg Salem Golden Lions
(Greensburg Salem and Laurel Highlands tied for fourth place, but Greensburg Salem won the head-to-head tiebreaker.)
Section 3
*Hampton Talbots
Chartiers Valley Colts
Montour Spartans
Blackhawk Cougars
Class 3A
Set with 16 playoff teams – no byes, no preliminary round games
Section 1
*Avonworth Antelopes
Burrell Buccaneers
Deer Lakes Lancers
Freeport Yellowjackets
Section 2
*Mohawk Warriors
Central Valley Warriors
Ellwood City Wolverines
Hopewell Vikings
Section 3
*Ligonier Valley Rams
Southmoreland Scotties
Yough Cougars
Mt. Pleasant Vikings
Section 4
*South Park Eagles
McGuffey Highlanders
Waynesburg Central Raiders
Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
(Keystone Oaks tied Brownsville and Seton LaSalle for fourth place. In the head-to-head tiebreaker, Keystone Oaks was 3-1, Seton LaSalle 2-2 and Brownsville 1-3, so Keystone Oaks is the only qualifier.)
Class 2A
12 of a possible 13 teams have clinched a playoff spot
Section 1
*Neshannock Lancers
Laurel Spartans
Shenango Wildcats
Riverside Panthers
Section 2
*Serra Catholic Eagles
Apollo-Ridge Vikings
Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Steel Valley Ironmen
Section 3
Bentworth Bearcats
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers
Charleroi Cougars
Beth-Center Bulldogs
• Burgettstown can clinch if Beth-Center loses to Bentworth on Tuesday.
Class A
Set with 12 playoff teams
Section 1
*Union Scotties
South Side Rams
Carlynton Cougars
Northgate Flames
Section 2
*Carmichaels Mighty Mikes
*Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
West Greene Pioneers
Jefferson-Morgan Rockets
Section 3
*Frazier Commodores
Jeannette Jayhawks
Monessen Greyhounds
Leechburg Blue Devils
*Section champion
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