Baseball
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Ligonier Valley’s Haden Sierocky, Franklin Regional’s Toryn Fulton
April 1, 2023
Haden Sierocky
High school roundup for March 30, 2023: North Allegheny slams Norwin
March 30, 2023
JD Costanzo and David Posey homered to power North Allegheny to a 10-3 victory over Norwin in nonsection baseball Thursday. Spencer Barnett had three hits, including two doubles, and plated a pair of runs for the Tigers (1-0). Keegan Carr smacked a home run for Norwin (0-4).
Clutch defense helps Hempfield hold off Latrobe
With Latrobe on Hempfield’s bumper late in Thursday’s nonsection baseball game, the host Spartans turned to their defense to bail them out of some tense moments, particularly those attached to two of the final three outs.Westmoreland baseball notebook: Latrobe keeps tradition going with opening game
The Ohio trip has become a tradition at Latrobe. And if the Wildcats don’t make the trek to Upper Arlington to play the Golden Bears to christen a new baseball season, then the Golden Bears come to them.
Franklin Regional baseball team getting strong hitting, pitching in fast start
Junior Blake Bertucci and his fellow Franklin Regional baseball pitchers are playing with less stress these days.
Freeport baseball team returns to winning ways
Freeport baseball coach Ed Carr sensed this could be the year the program bounced back.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New-look Quaker Valley lineup aims to bring aggressiveness, hard work to diamond
Quaker Valley’s baseball team suffered massive graduation losses last year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
