Baseball

Hempfield’s Allison Cervola is welcomed at home plate by teamates after hitting a home run against Mt. Lebanon on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Hempfield.
High school roundup for March 29, 2023: Hempfield blanks Mt. Lebanon
March 29, 2023
Riley Miller homered and threw a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts as Hempfield defeated Mt. Lebanon, 10-0, in Section 1-6A softball Wednesday, bouncing back from a loss to North Allegheny on Monday.

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Deer Lakes’ Noah Shurina takes an errant throw as Shady Side Academy’s Jonah Sackrowitz slides into second base during their game on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in West Deer.
High school roundup for March 28, 2023: Deer Lakes doubles up Shady Side Academy
March 28, 2023
Ryan Cochran tripled and drove in a run, and Lucas Derose knocked in two runs as Deer Lakes doubled up Shady Side Academy, 6-3, in Section 3-3A baseball Tuesday.

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Greensburg Central Catholic coach John Boyle (black sweatshirt) and his players talk after Tuesday’s 9-1 victory over Ligonier Valley.
Greensburg Central Catholic baseball gets offense going in rout of Ligonier Valley
After striking out 17 times in the series opener against Ligonier Valley, Greensburg Central Catholic was eager to get the bats around on some pitches in the rematch.

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Fox Chapel’s Zach Johnston celebrates after driving in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning against Penn-Trafford on Monday in Harrison City.
High school roundup for March 27, 2023: Toryn Fulton belts 4 homers as Franklin Regional wins slugfest
March 27, 2023
Toryn Fulton went 6 for 6 with four home runs, two doubles, nine RBIs and seven runs scored to lead Franklin Regional to a 28-19 victory over Plum in an epic nonsection softball slugfest Monday.

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Burrell takes advantage of Valley miscues to win renewal of baseball rivalry
Baserunning miscues, walks galore, a period of moderate rain and perhaps, surprisingly, no errors made for a quirky but typical March baseball game in Western Pennsylvania.

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Hempfield’s Mia Bandieramonte celebrates as she rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Norwin during a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Penn-Trafford High School.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 26, 2023: Spring sports kick into high gear
March 26, 2023
The final week of March gives us a taste of spring, spring sports that is, with action from the field, the court and the diamond this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 27, 2023: Baseball, softball section play begins
It seems appropriate that on the first day of section play in several WPIAL baseball sections, rain is in the forecast Monday.

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Quaker Valley’s Hunter Doherty celebrates as he scores during a WPIAL Class 4A playoff game against Highlands last season.
New-look Quaker Valley lineup aims to bring aggressiveness, hard work to diamond
Quaker Valley’s baseball team suffered massive graduation losses last year.

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High school roundup for March 25, 2023: Latrobe softball off to sizzling start
March 25, 2023
Lauren Weatherton doubled twice and drove in three runs and Sydney DeGram had four hits, including a double, as Latrobe continued its hot start to the season with an 8-3 win over Belle Vernon at the MVI First Pitch softball showcase Saturday.

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Pine-Richland pitcher Tristan Farrar delivers against North Allegheny last season.
After ‘magical year,’ Pine-Richland baseball embraces ramped-up expectations
When Pine-Richland baseball coach Kurt Wolfe reminisced about the 2022 season and earning a share of the Section 1-6A title, what stood out to him most was how the team did it.

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High school roundup for March 24, 2023: Off to fast start, Franklin Regional tops Shaler
March 24, 2023
Daniel Luko went 2 for 2 with two doubles and an RBI to lead Franklin Regional to a 9-3 victory over Shaler in nonsection baseball Friday.

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High school roundup for March 23, 2023: Washington gets past Jeannette
March 23, 2023
Michael Shallcross singled and tripled and Kaden Partozoti tripled and drove in a pair to lead Washington to a 7-3 nonsection baseball victory over Jeannette on a rainy Thursday.

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Penn-Trafford’s Braden Boss scores behind Norwin’s Ryan Orosz in the second inning on Friday, March 25,2022 at Norwin High School.
Former Yough coach Spisak set for new challenge leading Norwin baseball team
He wears navy blue and gold now instead of orange and green, but Craig Spisak still looks the part as a baseball coach preparing for a new season.

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Westmoreland baseball notebook: Several teams head south to tune up for WPIAL season
Fun in the sun sure beats cold temperatures when it comes to playing baseball.

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Bethel Park pitcher Evan Holewinski delivers against Selinsgrove during the 2022 PIAA Class 5A state championship game.
High school roundup for March 22, 2023: Bethel Park beats Canon-McMillan in pitchers’ duel
March 22, 2023
Evan Holewinski and Sebastian Schein combined on an eight-inning, two-hit shutout to lead Bethel Park to a 1-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in nonsection baseball Wednesday.

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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 22, 2023: Recent WPIAL champs meet on diamond
March 21, 2023
A pair of recent WPIAL baseball champions collide in one of 23 WPIAL nonsection baseball games set for Wednesday.

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High school roundup for March 20, 2023: River Valley ousts OLSH in PIAA Class 3A semifinals
March 20, 2023
Ava Persichetti scored 23 points to lead District 6 champion River Valley to a 44-38 victory over OLSH in the PIAA Class 3A girls basketball semifinals Monday night.

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Penn-Trafford’s Lou Cortazzo talks to Matt Lichota about baserunning during a scrimmage against Butler last season.
Penn-Trafford baseball has new coach, same expectations
Lou Cortazzo may be the new baseball coach at Penn-Trafford, but the goals haven’t changed.

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Fox Chapel baseball hopes offseason adjustments lead to section success
March 18, 2023
Dom Cassol enjoyed that the Fox Chapel baseball team took a different approach to training for the 2023 season. With an inexperienced group of pitchers returning, the Foxes wanted to make sure that they were able to help everyone grow together.

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North Allegheny pitcher Spencer Barnett delivers against Pine-Richland on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in McCandless.
After early playoff exit, North Allegheny aims to ‘get that fire back’
The gaggle of professional baseball scouts is gone, but that doesn’t mean there’s a quiet atmosphere nowadays at North Allegheny practices.

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