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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball Playoff Rankings 2014

May 8, 2014

It's district postseason time again, so MSA Sports is always ready to lend a helping hand in seeding the brackets. it's not a true ranking because in general, the WPIAL avoids teams from the same section playing each other. Here is our two cents, which is worth just that as 62 teams get ready to settle it on the field starting next week. Quad-A and Triple-A have 16 teams with no bye's. Double-A has 15 teams with one first round bye which is the same set up for Single-A. The First Round consists of #8 vs #9, #7 vs #10, #6 vs #11, #5 vs #12, #4 vs #13, #3 vs #14, #2 vs #15 and #1 vs #16. WPIAL CLASS AAAA: 1) HEMPFIELD SPARTANS (16-3) 2) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (13-7)

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball – 05/05/2014

May 5, 2014

Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top ten baseball teams in the WPIAL in all four classifications every Monday at www.MSAsports.net Here are this weeks rankings, including yet another NEW #1 team in Class AAAA. Log on every day for updated standings and game broadcasts on your exclusive home for the 2014 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs, the MSA Sports Network at MSAsports.net WPIAL Class AAAA: 1) HEMPFIELD SPARTANS (13-3) (Last Week #5) 2) PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (13-3) (Last Week #6) 3) NORWIN KNIGHTS (12-3) (Last Week #1)

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 05/04/2014

May 4, 2014

Ready or not, we have reached the final week of the high school baseball, softball, volleyball and lacrosse regular season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We close out section play with plenty of WPIAL baseball and WPIAL softball along with WPIAL boys volleyball and WPIAL lacrosse, plus we another edition of Rappin on Racin and The WPIAL Baseball Show along with the WPIAL Softball Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday and the WPIAL Baseball Playoff Pairings Show on Friday ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, May 5th: TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.net

Scholastic Notebook – 05/02/2014

May 2, 2014

There are multi-sport athletes in the WPIAL who compete in more highly-visible sports than North Hills’ Noah Bostick. But as far as the number of sports and excelling in them, Bostick has few peers. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say Bostick is most one of the best all-around athletes in the WPIAL. He is a young man for all seasons – and then some. You don’t see many three-sport athletes these days at large schools. But Bostick is more than a three-sport athlete. He actually competes in four sports, and does well in all of them.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball – 04/28/2014

April 28, 2014

Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top ten baseball teams in the WPIAL in all four classifications every Monday at www.MSAsports.net Here are this weeks rankings, including NEW #1 teams in Class AAAA and Class AAA. Log on every day for updated standings and game broadcasts on your exclusive home for the 2014 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs, the MSA Sports Network at MSAsports.net WPIAL Class AAAA: 1) NORWIN KNIGHTS (10-2) (Last Week #3) 2) BALDWIN HIGHLANDERS (9-1) (Last Week #1) 3) MOON TIGERS (9-1) (Last Week #5)

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 04/27/2014

April 27, 2014

As the temperature settles into the 60's and the sun shares times with the clouds and rain, we inch closer to the end of the regular season in spring sports as April turns to May this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have plenty of 'Stretch Run' section play in WPIAL baseball and WPIAL softball along with WPIAL boys volleyball and WPIAL lacrosse, plus we another edition of Rappin on Racin and The WPIAL Baseball Show ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, April 28th: TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.net

Scholastic Notebook – 04/25/2014

April 25, 2014

Football is only four months away and basketball ended only last month. But the coaching wheels are turning in both sports. There were a number of coaching moves this week in the WPIAL, some of them noteworthy. Here are some coaching happenings this week. In football: * Deer Lakes turned to a former NFL player as its new coach. Steve Sciullo takes over a team that did not win a game last season. Sciullo graduated from Shaler in 1988 and then played at Marshall before playing offensive line in the NFL for a few seasons. He has been an assistant coach at Hampton. * Norwin hired Dave Brozeski. He has been an assistant at Norwin for the past 17 years.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball – 04/21/2014

April 21, 2014

Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top ten baseball teams in the WPIAL in all four classifications every Monday at www.MSAsports.net Here are this weeks rankings, including a NEW #1 team in Class AAAA. Log on every day for updated standings and game broadcasts on your exclusive home for the 2014 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs, the MSA Sports Network at MSAsports.net WPIAL Class AAAA: 1) BALDWIN HIGHLANDERS (7-0) (Last Week #6) 2) PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (10-1) (Last Week #1) 3) NORWIN KNIGHTS (7-2) (Last Week #2)

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 04/20/2014

April 20, 2014

While the kids continue to hunt for their baskets and treats, there is no need to hunt for quality high school and college spring sports action because it is all here this week on the MSA Sports Network. We have plenty of section play as the second half of the regular season begins in WPIAL baseball, WPIAL softball, WPIAL boys volleyball and WPIAL boys lacrosse along with college baseball featuring Slippery Rock University, plus we another edition of Rappin on Racin and The WPIAL Baseball Show ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, April 21st: TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.net

Scholastic Notebook – 04/20/2014

If you look at the three sports of football, basketball and baseball, Baldwin has been more like Baldloss the past few years. But finally, the baseball team is putting the win back in Baldwin. Things have been absolutely perfect so far this spring for the Baldwin baseball team. The Highlanders have a perfect 7-0 record after a 13-3 victory over Gateway on Saturday. This winning is new for the three teams of football, basketball and baseball at Baldwin. There hasn’t been a winning season in those three major sports since the basketball team went 14-8 in the 2009-10 season and the baseball team went 12-6 in the 2010 season. The football team hasn’t had a winning season since 2003.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball – 04/14/2014

April 14, 2014

Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top ten baseball teams in the WPIAL in all four classifications every Monday at www.MSAsports.net Here are this weeks rankings, including NEW #1 teams in Class AAA and Class AA. Log on every day for updated standings and game broadcasts on your exclusive home for the 2014 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs, the MSA Sports Network at MSAsports.net WPIAL Class AAAA: 1) PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (9-0) (Last Week #1) 2) NORWIN KNIGHTS (5-1) (Last Week #5) 3) SHALER TITANS (6-1) (Last Week #7)

Scholastic Notebook – 04/11/2014

April 11, 2014

Have strong pitching and possess the ability to win close games. It sounds like the Pirates recipe for success this year and last. But it’s also the two main ingredients involved in the biggest turnaround stories so far in WPIAL baseball. The Butler Golden Tornado is one of the big surprises of the early season. Butler is 6-2 overall and in first place in Section 1 of Class AAAA. Section 1 also is home to perennial baseball powers North Allegheny and Seneca Valley. This is the same Butler team that went 2-16 last season and did not win a section game.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball – 04/07/2014

April 7, 2014

Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top ten baseball teams in the WPIAL in all four classifications every Monday at www.MSAsports.net Here are this weeks rankings, including a NEW #1 team in Class AAAA. Log on every day for updated standings and game broadcasts on your exclusive home for the 2014 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs, the MSA Sports Network at MSAsports.net WPIAL Class AAAA: 1) PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (5-0) (Last Week #7) 2) HEMPFIELD SPARTANS (5-0) (Last Week #10) 3) PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (5-1) (Last Week #2)

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 04/06/2014

April 6, 2014

With the hope for a much drier week, we have plenty of diamond action scheduled in this first full week of April this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have section play in WPIAL baseball, WPIAL softball, WPIAL boys volleyball and WPIAL boys lacrosse along with college baseball and women's lacrosse featuring Slippery Rock University, plus we have exclusive coverage of the 2014 WPIAL Boys Singles Tennis Finals and another edition of The WPIAL Baseball Show ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, April 7th: WPIAL High School Baseball - Fox Chapel vs North Allegheny at 4:00pm on the North Allegheny Sports Network at MSAsports.net

Scholastic Notebook – 04/04/2014

April 4, 2014

It has been proven the Blackhawk baseball team is close to unbeatable when Brendan McKay pitches. That is the main reason the Cougars are the MSA Sports No. 1-ranked WPIAL Class AAA team. But the No. 1 question with Blackhawk remains what kind of team are the Cougars when McKay doesn’t pitch? It’s a natural question, especially after last season. McKay, one of the most successful pitchers in the WPIAL the past few decades, was 7-0 last year to lift his career record to 22-1. McKay was phenomenal, allowing only three runs and one earned run in 53 innings pitched. But the rest of the season, Blackhawk was 3-7.

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/30/2014

March 30, 2014

As the mercury rises, we say so long to March and welcome in April this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have the debut of WPIAL baseball along with WPIAL softball, WPIAL boys volleyball, WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse and college baseball featuring Slippery Rock University, plus we have the debut of the WPIAL Baseball Show ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, March 31st: WPIAL High School Baseball - Riverside vs Beaver at 4:00pm on MSAsports.net WPIAL High School Baseball - Seton-LaSalle vs South Side at 4:00pm on MSAsports.net WPIAL High School Baseball - West Mifflin vs Belle Vernon at 5:00pm on MSAsports.net

Scholastic Notebook – 03/28/2014

March 28, 2014

Baseball and softball teams were able to start playing games last week. But it’s never too early to look ahead – and there are two teams that have a chance to make history come late May. In baseball, Seneca Valley has been to the WPIAL Class AAAA championship game three years in a row, winning twice and losing last year. The Raiders could become the first WPIAL team in at least 70 years to make a championship game four years in a row. A check of WPIAL final game scores that go back to 1954, shows that no team has played in a championship game four consecutive years. Some teams have made it three years in a row. North Allegheny made it four of five years from 1990-94. Shaler made it four of five years from 1980-84.

2014 WPIAL BASEBALL PREVIEW

March 26, 2014

With a new season upon us and WPIAL section play scheduled to start for some on Monday, March 31st, MSA Sports takes a look at some of the baseball players and the teams to watch for this 2014 campaign. The season again starts with a chill in the air, but who will be left standing when the district playoffs conclude in the heat of the final week in May. Four teams enter the season looking for back-to-back WPIAL baseball titles as North Allegheny, South Park, Beaver and Western Beaver start hitting for more gold. MSA Sports will have weekly rankings every Monday during the regular season, plus broadcasts and updated standings daily leading up to our exclusive coverage of the WPIAL Baseball Playoffs only here on the MSA Sports Network.

2014-2015 WPIAL Springs Sports Alignment

March 24, 2014

The WPIAL Board of Control has approved the final seasonal alignment starting next season as the district spring sports sectional alignment has been approved. The new alignment kicks into affect next spring for WPIAL Baseball, Softball, Boys Volley, Boys Tennis, Boys Track & Field and Girls Track & Field. Click on the respective link below to see the new set up for each section and classification starting in the Spring of 2015. WPIAL Baseball: http://www.wpial.org/stuff/14-15/bse/14-15%20bse%20align%20o2.pdf

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/23/2014

March 23, 2014

With winter sports and a busy week of state championships behind us, the spotlight shines on the change of seasons and spring sports as we wind down the month of March this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have the debut of WPIAL softball, boys volleyball, girls lacrosse and college baseball featuring Slippery Rock University, plus the final edition of the WPIAL Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, March 24th: No Broadcasts Tuesday, March 25th: WPIAL Boys High School Volleyball - Shaler vs North Allegheny at 7:00pm on the North Allegheny Sports Network at MSAsports.net

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