Baseball
Scholastic 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:
North Allegheny Knocks Seneca Valley From WPIAL Quad-A Baseball Perch
May 29, 2013
The North Allegheny Tigers won their seventh WPIAL baseball title with a 4-2 victory over the Seneca Valley Raiders at Consol Energy Park on Wednesday night. Mitchell Machi pitched 6. 1 innings for the win, he was the winner in three consecutive post-season starts. The championship is the first for the Tigers since 2009. Brandon Bergstrom went 2 for 3 at the plate, including a double and started two double plays on defense. Machi credited Bergstrom and all of his fielders for helping him out of jams.The Tigers avenged two 3-2 losses to the Raiders on April 11 and April 25, North Allegheny will take on Hempfield for a second time in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs on Monday. The Tigers shut out the Spartans 3-0 in the WPIAL semifinal round.
Western Beaver Truly Golden In WPIAL Class A Baseball
In an improbable finish to the Class A Baseball championship game, Western Beaver pitcher Nick Miller picked off Santino Platt off second base to end the game and give the Golden Beavers a 3-2 come from behind victory over the OLSH Chargers to claim their second WPIAL championship. Western Beaver scored two runs in the sixth inning to take the lead entering the final frame.The win for Western Beaver give the Golden Beavers their second WPIAL title, they claimed the gold in 2000. Miller picked up the win, going to 7-1 on the season.WPIAL Class AAAA and Class A Baseball Consolation Recaps
History was made Wednesday evening at Ross Memorial Field as the WPIAL held its very first Class AAAA baseball consolation game. With the demise of the Pittsburgh City League in baseball, the PIAA added a third team from District 7 Class AAAA. Here are recaps from both the Quad-A and the Single-A consolation games played on Wednesday at the Washington & Jefferson College Sports Complex.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 05/29/2013
There will be plenty of diamond gold dished out in both the District 7 and District 6 as the baseball and softball playoffs come to an end this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have all four WPIAL Baseball Championship Games, all four WPIAL Softball Championship Games, all eight WPIAL baseball and softball consolation contests and a pair of District 6 Baseball Championship Games and two D-6 Softball Championship Games, 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, May 27th: HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY FROM ALL OF US HERE AT THE MSA SPORTS NETWORKWPIAL Class AAA and Class AA Baseball Consolation Recaps
With a PIAA state playoff berth at stake, both the Class AAA and Class AA WPIAL consolation baseball games were thrillers all the way down to the final at bat. A walk-off sacrifice fly and a walk-off triple helped keep the 2013 baseball season alive for both Shady Side Academy in AA and Keystone Oaks in AAA.
Beaver Claims Class AA Baseball Gold With Victory Over Quaker Valley
For the second time in six years, the Beaver Bobcats are the toast of Class AA, winning WPIAL gold in a dominating performance against previously unbeaten Quaker Valley in a 7-1 win Tuesday at CONSOL Energy Field..
South Park Remains Perfect In Extra Inning AAA Title Game Win
May 28, 2013
In a game full of missed opportunities, the South Park Eagles came thru when it counted the most, claiming a 4-3 nine inning victory over the Hopewell Vikings to become only the fifth team in WPIAL baseball history to win a district championship as an unbeaten team. Adam Thompson, who was hit for in the eighth inning, reentered the game to draw a bases loaded walk to push the Eagles to the win.The game was the first extra inning title game since Franklin Regional beat Mount Lebanon 9-8 in 2001 to win the Class AAA title in eight innings. It's the first WPIAL baseball title for South Park, the Eagles last made the title game in 2002.2013 WPIAL Baseball Championships Preview
May 27, 2013
The upcoming 2013 WPIAL baseball championships are as easy as 1, 2, 3. One defending champ looking for a third straight title...Two undefeated teams trying to stay perfect in securing district gold...Three top seeds heading into a game that many expected them to be a part of. Here is a look at the Class AA and Class AAA finals on Tuesday and the Class A and Class AAAA championship games on Wednesday at CONSOL Energy Park in Washington and only here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL Baseball Playoff Recaps for Tuesday, May 21st
May 21, 2013
Does good pitching beat good hitting? It certainly did on a warm and sunny Tuesday. There were eight WPIAL baseball games. Five ended in shutouts and the combined score of the losers in the other three games was three…one run each. Here is a look back at the day of the pitcher in District 7 with recaps from all eight Final Four contests.A special thanks goes out to Mark Schaas, Josh Rowntree, Lee Mohn, Steve Nagler, Don Rebel and Mike Azadian for their help on these recaps.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 05/20/2013
May 20, 2013
While the District baseball and softball playoffs cruise through the Quarterfinals and Semifinals Rounds, gold will be decided in scholastic lacrosse and boys volleyball this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have the WPIAL Baseball Semifinals, the Quarterfinals and Semifinals of WPIAL Softball along with District 6 Quarterfinals and Semifinals Baseball and Softball action and the Championship Finals in WPIAL Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse and Boys Volleyball, plus more Frontier League pro baseball with the Washington Wild Things and plenty of holiday news from the world of auto racing with Rappin on Racin ALL here ONLY at MSAsports.netMonday, May 13th:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netWPIAL Baseball Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, May 15th
May 15, 2013
The turn-around from the First Round to the Quarterfinals was a quick one for all but one WPIAL baseball playoff team. 63 teams cut to 32 on Monday, then 32 shrunk to 16 48 hours later. But now the Final Four is set in each classification with the Semifinals set for next week. Here are recaps from all 16 games played on Quarterfinals Wednesday in the WPIAL Baseball Playoffs.A special thanks to Mark Schaas, Randy Gore, Sam Hall, Mark Uriah, Jason Tennant, Josh Rowntree, Bob Gregg, Lee Mohn, Mike Azadian, Don Rebel, Bob Orkwis, Adam Hoerner and Bob Barrickman for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 05/12/2013
May 12, 2013
Everybody not playing will be tuned in starting this week for EXCLUSIVE coverage of all the WPIAL springs sports playoffs starting this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have First Round and Quarterfinals WPIAL baseball action, First Round play in the WPIAL softball playoffs as well as the start of the District 7 boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball postseason tournaments, plus the 2013 WPIAL Individual Track and Field Wrap-up Show, all the latest news form the world of auto racing with another edition of Rappin on Racin and the start of the 2013 Frontier League with another year of Washington Wild Things baseball ALL here ONLY at MSAsports.netMonday, May 13th:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netFINAL 2013 WPIAL Baseball Standings
May 11, 2013
Here are the FINAL WPIAL baseball standings for the 2013 season. The standings will be updated daily throughout the regular season...including the FINAL WPIAL playoff clinchings with 64 teams postseason bound. You can follow the district high school baseball season with schedules, scores, weekly rankings every Monday and game broadcasts every day through the postseason here on the MSA Sports Network.The top three teams in each section qualify for the WPIAL playoffs while the top eight teams make the Pittsburgh City League postseason.# - Clinched Section Title * - Clinched Playoff Berth x - Eliminated From Playoff ContentionWPIAL Baseball Playoff Recap for Saturday, May 11th
The 2013 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs opened Saturday afternoon with one lone Preliminary Round contest. With the Class AAA 16th-seed decide, the stage is now set for a very busy First Round in all four classifications on Monday. Here is the recap from the pigtail game played on a chilly Saturday afternoon.WPIAL CLASS AAA Preliminary Round: Yough Cougars 3 - Knoch Knights 2The Cougars scored all three runs in the third inning without a ball leaving the infield and held on for dear life in the seventh for their first playoff win in over ten years and a meeting with unbeaten South Park on Monday.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball Playoff Teams – 05/08/2013
May 8, 2013
Every week during the regular season, MSA Sports ranks the Top Ten teams in each of the four classifications. It’s a sliding system based on wins and losses that week. Our final ranking is more of a seeding as we attempt to put together our own little playoff bracket based on what we believe the WPIAL steering committee might do Thursday.The WPIAL Baseball Playoff Pairings Show can be heard Friday night at 7:00pm only here on the MSA Sports Network.The records are overall through Tuesday.WPIAL BASEBALL CLASS AAAA:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 05/06/2013
May 6, 2013
we have hit the final week of the regular season in high school baseball, high school softball, high school lacrosse and high school boys volleyball this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL and District 6 high school baseball and softball coverage along with WPIAL high school boys and girls lacrosse and WPIAL boys volleyball, plus we have the latest news form the world of auto racing with another edition of Rappin on Racin ALL here at MSAsports.netMonday, May 6th:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netWPIAL High School Baseball - Uniontown vs Laurel Highlands at 4:00pm on WMBS-AM 590WPIAL High School Baseball - Belle Vernon vs Elizabeth Forward at 3:45pm on MSAsports.net
