Baseball

TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for week of May 27, 2019

May 26, 2019

Twenty-four teams are ready to battle for district diamond gold this week only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

Four WPIAL teams enter Trib HSSN state baseball rankings

May 24, 2019

The weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings looked more like the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace after a busy week of district postseason play this past week.

Gateway’s Jaired Lehman tags out Shaler’s Nick Rispoli during their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal game May 21.

Despite loss in WPIAL quarterfinals, Gateway baseball celebrates successful season

There are 20 baseball teams in WPIAL Class 5A, and if all but one those teams measured success by winning a championship, there wouldn’t be much to play for.

Playoff losses shift Trib HSSN baseball, softball power rankings

This past week’s quarterfinals and semifinals shuffled the deck with major changes in the Trib HSSN Power Rankings.

Shaler’s Zach Hernon (14) competes against Gateway during a WPIAL 5A quarterfinal game May 21, 2019 at Fox Chapel.

Shaler baseball continues school’s drought-snapping year

May 23, 2019

Senior Justin DeSabato and the Shaler Area senior class aren’t ready to quit knocking down barriers.

Dates, times and locations set for WPIAL baseball championship and third-place games

The WPIAL baseball championship games, as well as the third-place consolation matchups, have been finalized with dates, times and locations.

WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 22, 2019: Shaler beats rival Mars in semifinals

May 22, 2019

Shaler advanced to a WPIAL baseball championship for the first time since 2003 with an 8-2 win over Section 2 rival Mars (12-9) in the Class 5A semifinals Wednesday at Pullman Park in Butler.

Hopewell baseball players step to the first-base line for the national anthem before their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal against Keystone Oaks on May 22, 2019, at Boyce-Mayview Park.

No. 2 Hopewell topples Keystone Oaks to reach WPIAL championship

After falling in the Final Four the last two years, the third time was a charm for Hopewell as the No. 2 Vikings defeated No. 3 Keystone Oaks, 6-1, in a WPIAL Class 3A semifinal Wednesday at Boyce-Mayview Park.

Penn-Trafford’s Luke Fabac celebrates his RBI triple during a WPIAL Class 6A semifinal against North Allegheny at Fox Chapel.

Late surge lifts No. 1 Penn-Trafford past North Allegheny in WPIAL baseball semifinals

The Penn-Trafford baseball team is one win away from its first WPIAL championship.

Yough’s Michael Bell competes against Beaver in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals May 22, 2019, at Washington & Jefferson.

Beaver baseball rallies in 7th inning to defeat No. 2 Yough

The Yough baseball team was three outs away from earning its first trip to the WPIAL finals Wednesday afternoon.

Laurel Highlands upsets No. 2 Franklin Regional in WPIAL semifinals

If Scott DeBerry thought he might be dreaming Wednesday afternoon, the ice-water bath that drenched the Laurel Highlands baseball coach surely felt real following the Mustangs’ 4-1 upset of Franklin Regional in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals at West Mifflin.

Freeport catcher Jarrett Heilman takes a late throw as Steel Valley’s Josh Fossick scores the go-ahead run during the fourth inning of their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Fox Chapel High School.

Steel Valley baseball rallies past Freeport to reach WPIAL Class 3A final

The Freeport and Steel Valley baseball teams split their regular-season series in Section 1. The Yellowjackets and Ironmen met in the rubber match Wednesday with a trip to the WPIAL Class 3A championship game on the line.

Blackhawk baseball advances to Class 4A final with walk-off win over New Castle

With the score tied at 3-3 and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, Blackhawk baseball coach Bob Amalia offered some words of advice to junior infielder Marco Borello before he left the dugout.

Greensburg Salem’s Dajauhn Hertzog reacts to striking out to end the game against New Castle in the bottom of the 11th inning Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at North Allegheny High School.

Top-seeded Greensburg Salem reflects on ‘roller coaster’ quarterfinal

Greensburg Salem’s baseball season came to a screeching halt Tuesday after a weird, wild and well-played quarterfinal game that took two days and two fields to complete. Like the first day, the second ended in darkness for the Golden Lions.

Mars celebrates 11th-inning victory over top-seeded West Allegheny in 5A playoffs

Four hours after first pitch, long after the sun had set, Mars players and fans joined together on Burkett Field to celebrate their 11-inning victory in the WPIAL baseball playoffs.

Shoemaker’s single in 10th lifts No. 3 Bethel Park past Seneca Valley in WPIAL quarterfinals

May 21, 2019

Brandon Cole had four hits, including a solo homer, and Cooper Shoemaker knocked home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Bethel Park edged Seneca Valley, 3-2, in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball quarterfinals Tuesday at Boyce-Mayview Park.

Franklin Regional’s Tommy Kegerreis celebrates as he scores during the third inning of a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal against South Fayette Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at West Mifflin High School.

Westmoreland baseball preview capsules: Games of Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Wednesday’s games

Penn-Trafford’s Tyler Horvat (right) celebrates after scoring during the third inning.

Penn-Trafford baseball ousts Upper St. Clair, moves to semifinals

Penn-Trafford didn’t panic when Upper St. Clair took an early lead in Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal at West Mifflin.

Pine-Richland’s Matt Wood bats against Norwin in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals May 21, 2019, at Boyce-Mayview Park.

Maley’s walk-off single lifts No. 2 Pine-Richland past Norwin in WPIAL quarterfinals

Jake Maley hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel No. 2 Pine-Richland to a 2-1 victory over No. 7 Norwin in a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal baseball game Tuesday night at Upper St. Clair’s Boyce-Mayview Park.

Shaler’s Justin DeSabato (20) celebrates after scoring the winning run against Gateway during a WPIAL 5A quarterfinal game May 21, 2019 at Fox Chapel.

WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 21, 2019: Shaler takes down No. 4 Gateway

Shaler’s Justin DeSabato scored on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh inning and the No. 5-seeded Titans held off No. 4 Gateway in the bottom of the inning to secure a 2-1 victory in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals Tuesday at Fox Chapel.

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