Baseball

Norwin’s Jake Knight
High school roundup for April 10, 2025: Norwin evens up section series with Canon-McMillan
April 10, 2025
Trevor Vitsas went 3 for 4 with an RBI and Jake Knight drove in two runs to lead Norwin to a 4-3 victory over Canon-McMillan on Thursday night, evening their three-game Section 2-6A baseball series at a game apiece.

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Carmichaels’ Duski Staggers catches a fly ball in left field during the 2024 PIAA Class A championship game against DuBois Central.
                                Carmichaels’ Duski Staggers catches a fly ball in left field during the PIAA Class A state championship game against Dubois Central on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Penn State.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 11, 2025: Small-school softball powers to square off
They are two of the most successful high school programs in Greene County.

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Belle Vernon’s Parker Lind throws during the 2024 season.
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 10, 2025
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Belle Vernon Leopards

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Indiana’s Charlie Manzi drives in two runs during the PIAA Class 4A championship game against Holy Ghost on June 13, 2024, at Penn State.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 9, 2025
Between the rain drops and the chill in the air, baseball was played this past week throughout the state with issues for the top teams in the bookend classifications but little movement in the middle four classes.

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Shaler pitcher Colby Weber delivers against West Allegheny on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in North Fayette.
Gamble pays off as Colby Weber sparks Shaler to rare 2-game sweep of West Allegheny
April 9, 2025
Shaler ace Colby Weber left the mound Monday after throwing only 19 pitches, a strategic gamble by his coach that paid off handsomely two days later.

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North Hills’ Tristin Weiman celebrates a double play against Mars last season.
High school roundup for April 9, 2025: Tristin Weimann carries North Hills past Central Catholic
Winning pitcher Tristin Weimann struck out eight in six shutout innings and drove in the only run of the game to lead North Hills to a 1-0 victory over Central Catholic in Section 1-6A baseball Wednesday.

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Burrell’s Brayden Mell delivers a pitch against Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday in Mt. Pleasant Township.
Burrell baseball stays unbeaten in section play with victory over Mt. Pleasant
For four innings, Burrell was in control and Mt. Pleasant sputtered against Buccaneers right-hander Brayden Mell.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Luke Tierney steals second base as Hempfield second baseman Chase Sikorski applies a late tag Wednesday.
Mt. Lebanon’s Graham Keen shuts down Hempfield
Graham Keen played a big role in helping the Mt. Lebanon baseball team reach the WPIAL 6A championship game last year.

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Shaler’s Alyssa Schaffold with a walk-off hit to beat Franklin Regional during WPIAL 5A softball first round action Monday, May 13, 2024 at Plum High School.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 9, 2025: North Hills neighbors collide in Class 5A softball
April 8, 2025
Another chilly, but a tad warmer day will be the backdrop for a busy midweek schedule of WPIAL softball section contests.

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Pine-Richland’s Jake Waddell watches his walk-off hit to defeat North Allegheny last season.
Trib 10: Baseball power rankings get a healthy shakeup
Consistency is the key to a very successful season in any sport.

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High school roundup for April 8, 2025: Ambridge braves elements, blanks Hampton
Joe Leseiko threw a four-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and one walk to send Ambridge to a 5-0 victory over Hampton in Section 1-4A baseball Tuesday afternoon.

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Peters Townshup starter Jack Stewart looks in for a sign against Chartiers Valley on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Peters Township breaks the ice with 3-run homer in win over Chartiers Valley
Chartiers Valley and Peters Township not only had to battle each other in a big Section 2-5A district baseball game Tuesday, they had to deal with the elements as well.

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Belle Vernon baseball coach Tony Watson
Westmoreland County high school baseball notebook: Strong pitching just the beginning for undefeated Belle Vernon
As one of only six undefeated baseball teams in the WPIAL at the start of the week — and the only undefeated team in Westmoreland County — Belle Vernon once again is leaning on a treacherous pitching rotation to win games.

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Plum’s Max Vollmer can’t get to a ball hit by Penn-Trafford’s Zach Feldman on Monday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 8, 2025: Class 5A baseball matchups impact section standings
This week of WPIAL baseball section series began with first place in three of the four sections in Class 5A directly affected by head-to-head matchups.

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Central Catholic’s Yaniel Heredia (21) celebrates with Reese Hankinson after scoring against North Hills during their game on Monday, April 7, 2025, at No Offseason.
High school roundup for April 7, 2025: Central Catholic pitching stops North Hills
April 7, 2025
Winning pitcher Joshua McFadden gave up one run on two hits and struck out seven in six innings and Yaniel Heredia earned the save as Central Catholic defeated North Hills, 3-1, in Section 1-6A baseball Monday.

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Plum’s Anthony Jump hits a two-run homer against Penn-Trafford on Monday.
Plum plays ‘clean’ game, rides big 4th inning past Penn-Trafford
Plum baseball coach Carl Vollmer described his team’s performance Monday against Penn-Trafford as a “clean win.”

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Riverview senior Eli DeVIta
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Riverview’s Eli DeVita
It can be challenging to switch between the different positions on a baseball field.

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Hempfield starting pitcher Riley Miller throws against Penn-Trafford Friday, March 14, 2025 at Penn-Trafford High School.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 7, 2025: Class 6A softball powers to face off
April 6, 2025
The first full week of April begins with more rain in the forecast in what should be a chilly week at the old ballfield for WPIAL baseball and softball teams.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Eli Graff competes during the 2025 season.
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 6, 2025
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Eli Graff

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Sammy Plotsko (left) and her North Allegheny teammates will play Norwin at 7 p.m. Monday on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 7, 2025
The first full week of April will be busy and chilly as section play tries to heat up in all the spring sports this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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