Baseball
2012-2013 WPIAL Champions on Parade
July 16, 2013
We celebrated America's Birthday earlier this month with various parades and fireworks. You'll forgive us if we celebrate the 2012-2013 school year with just a parade and no pyrotechnics. It was been another great high school sports year in District 7 of the PIAA. All of us here at the MSA Sports Network and Management Science Associates thank our sponsors and fans for their support during the school year. As we get ready for another great scholastic campaign in 2013-2014, we look back at all the WPIAL team champions on parade from this past school year.Football:Class AAAA - North Allegheny TigersClass AAA - West Allegheny IndianaClass AA - Aliquippa QuipsClass A - Clairton BearsTop WPIAL Baseball Player Makes College Choice
One of the most dominant pitchers to come out of the WPIAL in recent years has made his college choice. Soon to be senior Brendan McKay, a left handed pitcher from Blackhawk High School who has been frustrating opponents since his freshman year three years ago, has decided to play his college baseball at the University of Louisville.McKay, who hopes to be drafted high in the 2014 Major League Baseball first-year player draft next June, selected Louisville over scholarship offers from West Virginia, Tennessee, Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Teach and Kent State among others. He has twice been named to the MSA Sports Diamond Studs baseball all-star team.Washington Wild Things Host 2013 Frontier League All-Star Game
The Washington Wild Things and CONSOL ENERGY PARK will play host to the Frontier League’s signature events, the 2013 All-Star Game Wednesday night starting at 7:05pm and can be heard here on the MSA Sports Network.The All-Star Festivities will feature a softball clinic and exhibition softball game with the Akron Racers, a professional women’s softball team, the Home Run Derby contest, a community activity with Habitat for Humanity , a luncheon with keynote speaker Steve Blass, the 2013 Frontier League All-Star Game and much, much more.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/15/2013
July 15, 2013
It's All-Star Game week in the Frontier League as the spotlight and the stars shine on Washington, Pa this week here on the MSA Sports Network. CONSOL Energy Park will host the 2013 Frontier League All-Star Game followed by the Washington Wild Things hosting the Schaumburg Boomers this weekend, plus there is plenty of local, regional and national news from the world of auto racing with Rappin on Racin ALL here ONLY at MSAsports.netMonday, July 15th:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netTuesday, July 16th:No BroadcastsWednesday, July 17th:Pro Baseball: 2013 Frontier League All-Star Game - West vs East at 7:05pm on WJPA-FM 95.3Thursday, July 18th:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/10/2013
July 10, 2013
The Frontier League pro baseball action heats up as the first half of the regular season winds down this week here on the MSA Sports Network. The Washington Wild Things are at home for three against Lake Erie before hitting the road this weekend for the final series before the all-star break at Florence, plus there is plenty of local, regional and national news from the world of auto racing with Rappin on Racin ALL here ONLY at MSAsports.netMonday, July 8th:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netTuesday, July 9th:Pro Baseball: Frontier League - Lake Erie Crushers vs Washington Wild Things at 7:05pm on WJPA-FM 95.3Wednesday, July 10th:Budget Concerns Lead to Sto-Rox Diamond Cuts
July 1, 2013
School district budget cuts have led to Sto-Rox High School dropping its baseball and softball programs for the upcoming school year. While the district is looking for a co-op with another school district for both programs, returning baseball and softball players can either move to another district, attend a private school or just not play next spring.Officials said there was talk about eliminating the entire athletic department before a proposal to just drop the two spring sports was passed on an 8-1 vote by the school board. Also part of the district wide cuts were eight teaching jobs and the school librarian.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/01/2013
The first full week of the month of July continues to focus on pro baseball here on the MSA Sports Network. The Washington Wild Things hit the road for a week-long Frontier League series as they travel to Gateway and Evansville, plus there is plenty of news from the world of auto racing with Rappin on Racin ALL here ONLY at MSAsports.netMonday, July 1st:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.net Tuesday, July 2nd:Pro Baseball: Frontier League - Washington Wild Things vs Gateway Grizzlies at 8:05pm on WJPA-FM 95.3
This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 06/18/2013
June 18, 2013
With the high school baseball season now over, the focus is on pro baseball the rest of the summer as Washington continues a long home stand at CONSOL Energy Park this week here on the MSA Sports Network. The Wild Things host both Traverse City and River City this week in Frontier League baseball, plus we have top senior football players in District 6 battle in the Central Pa Coaches Association Lezzer Lumber Classic along with plenty of news from the world of auto racing with Rappin on Racin ALL here ONLY at MSAsports.netMonday, June 17th:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.net Tuesday, June 18th:Beaver Sees Dream Season End With Loss to Loyalsock in PIAA AA Baseball Finals
June 14, 2013
Bailey Young singled inside the first base bag to score pinch-runner Caleb Robbins to give the Loyalsock Lancers their second PIAA baseball championship, defeating the Beaver Bobcats 5-4 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in the Class AA title game.It was the second trip to the state title game for Beaver, falling 2-1 to Reading in the 1983 Class AAA championship, the Bobcats were led by future major leaguer John Burkett.Beaver had tied the game in the top of the seventh when Nick Hineman singled home Austin Logan with two outs. Logan led off the inning with a marathon at-bat, finally being hit by the eighth pitch from Kyle Datres.Scholastic Notebook – 01/14/2013
PIAA Baseball Class AA Championship Preview
June 13, 2013
The scholastic sports season winds down with the PIAA Baseball and Softball Championships at Penn State University coming up on Friday. After a quick start for District 7 in this years state baseball playoffs, 2013 WPIAL champion Beaver is the lone district baseball team to navigate the Path to Penn State. Here is a preview of the PIAA Class AA baseball championship game, which can be heard right here on the MSA Sports Network.CLASS AA BASEBALL: BEAVER BOBCATS (20-3) VS. LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP LANCERS (21-3) 3:30PM ON WBVP 1230-AM AND MSASPORTS.NET with Bob Barrickman and Bruce Frey The Bobcats make their second trip to the state title game. The only other trip was in 1983 when Beaver was led by soon to be major leaguer John Burkett.PIAA Baseball Semifinals Recap from Tuesday
June 11, 2013
Monday saw WPIAL AA champion Beaver clinch a spot in the PIAA state finals. However the news was not as good on Tuesday for District 7 as North Allegheny in Quad-A, Keystone Oaks in Triple-A and California in Single-A all saw their state title dreams and their 2013 season comes to an end with heartbreaking losses. Here are recaps from all the Western Semifinals baseball games from Tuesday afternoon.Thanks to Lee Mohn and Don Rebel for their help on these recaps.2013 PIAA BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
District 7 had one team clinch a trip Happy Valley on Monday and had three more teams with state gold dreams ending in the Final Four 24 hours later. Semifinals Tuesday turned into Black Tuesday for the WPIAL as all three teams, North Allegheny in Class AAAA, Keystone Oaks in Class AAA and California in Class A had their state title bubble pop with losses in Round Three. Here are ALL the final scores through the Semifinals, plus the four championships games on Friday at Penn State University in the 2013 PIAA Baseball Playoffs with the Class AA contest right here on MSA Sports.2013 PIAA CLASS AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:North Penn Knights 6 - Lower Dauphin Falcons 5PIAA Baseball Semifinals Recap from Monday
Rain late Sunday and early Monday coupled with a shaky forecast forced the PIAA to postpone 15 of it's 16 baseball and softball Semifinals contests. The lone exception was played at high noon Monday at Pullman Park where a rematch of the WPIAL Class AA championship game from two weeks ago was played. The result in Butler was similar to the result in Washington. Here is a recap of the lone state playoff game from Monday.Thanks to Mike Azadian for his help on this recap.PIAA CLASS AA SEMIFINALS: Beaver Bobcats 7 - Quaker Valley Quakers 0WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game Recaps
June 9, 2013
The stars were out Sunday afternoon in Robinson Township. The WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association held their annual baseball all-star games with the top stars from each of the four classifications on display in a pair of contests. Here are recaps from both the Class AA vs. Class A game and the Class AAAA vs. Class AAA contest as heard here on the MSA Sports Network.CLASS AAA 10 – CLASS AAAA 9:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 06/09/2013
The state baseball and softball playoffs wind down, putting an end to the 2012-2013 high school sports season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have coverage of the Semifinals and Championship Finals of both the PIAA Baseball and Softball state playoffs, plus away and home Frontier League pro baseball action for the Washington Wild Things and plenty of news from the world of auto racing with Rappin on Racin ALL here ONLY at MSAsports.netMonday, June 10th:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netPIAA High School Baseball Playoffs: Class AA Semifinals - Quaker Valley vs Beaver at 12:00pm on MSAsports.net Tuesday, June 11th:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 06/03/2013
June 3, 2013
The district baseball and softball playoffs are in the books, so now the attentions swings to the state playoffs as we kick into June this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have expanded coverage of the First Round of the PIAA Baseball and Softball state playoffs with more action later in the week in the Quarterfinals along with PIAA Boys Volleyball Semifinals match action, plus more Frontier League pro baseball with the Washington Wild Things and plenty of news from the world of auto racing with Rappin on Racin ALL here ONLY at MSAsports.netMonday, June 3rd:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netScholastic Notebook – 05/31/2013
May 31, 2013
The South Park baseball and Riverside softball teams did something unusual this week – win a WPIAL title with a perfect record.On Monday, both begin a quest to do something even more rare– win a PIAA title with a perfect record.Since the PIAA started softball and baseball championships in the 1970s, no WPIAL baseball team has won a PIAA title with an undefeated record. Elizabeth Forward came the closest, making the PIAA Semifinals in 2011.While no WPIAL baseball team has won a PIAA title with an undefeated record, three WPIAL softball teams have won PIAA titles with perfect records, but it has been 14 years since it happened.NA, SP, Beav and WB All Claim 2013 WPIAL Baseball Gold
May 30, 2013
Four new champions were crowned as the District 7 baseball postseason came to an end. A little WPIAL history was made as South Park became the fifth school to win a baseball championship with an undefeated record. When all was said it done, the Eagles were the only top-seed to win a title while a pair of #2-seeds...North Allegheny in Quad-A and Beaver in Double-A won championships while the party crashers was Class A #5-seed Western Beaver. Here are ALL of the final results from the 2013 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs.All games with (MSA) after the score can be heard archived here on the MSA Sports Network.2013 WPIAL CLASS AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
