Baseball
Bethel Park eliminates West Allegheny, keeps alive hopes for PIAA championship repeat
June 9, 2022
Bethel Park has seen this story before: The baseball team comes up short in the WPIAL playoffs only to bounce back stronger in the state tournament behind a talented pitcher recruited to Kent State.
Trib HSSN Baseball State Rankings for June 8, 2022
June 8, 2022
It only took one round of the 2022 PIAA baseball playoffs to shuffle the Top 5 deck.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 9, 2022: 21 baseball, softball teams alive in state title hunt
Welcome to Quarterfinals Thursday in the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs.
Sites announced for PIAA baseball quarterfinals
June 7, 2022
It was a rough start to the PIAA baseball postseason for several WPIAL champions.
High school roundup for June 6, 2022: Griffaton leads WPIAL champion West Mifflin to 1st-round win
June 6, 2022
Winning pitcher Zane Griffaton’s three-run homer backed his five effective innings on the mound as WPIAL Class 4A champion West Mifflin opened the PIAA playoffs with a 6-1 victory over District 5-8-9 subregional champion Somerset (15-8) before a West Mifflin school-record crowd of 909 Monday.
WPIAL champion West Allegheny avoids 1st-round trap, blanks Thomas Jefferson
West Allegheny knew that the environment would be different going from the WPIAL championship game to a PIAA first-round matchup with Thomas Jefferson in the middle of the afternoon on a Monday, yet the result remained the same as the Indians defeated the Jaguars, 7-0.
Don’t blame ‘WPIAL hangover’ for this PIAA 1st-round loss, says Mt. Lebanon coach
The Mt. Lebanon baseball team was on the practice field for a rare early-morning, split-squad scrimmage Saturday, just a few days after winning the WPIAL title. The Blue Devils had six days to get ready for their state playoff opener and tried to use them to their fullest.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Ligonier Valley’s Grant Dowden
Being a utility player in one sport is difficult enough, but how about in two sports?
What to watch for in the WPIAL: Monday, June 6, 2022
June 5, 2022
And down the stretch they come.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Week ending June 5, 2022
Last spring, South Park knocked on the WPIAL Class 3A title door and settled for silver.
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: Week ending June 5, 2022
Enough was enough.
This week on Trib High School Sports Network: Week of June 6, 2022
The long and winding road is coming to an end as 38 district baseball and softball teams prepare for the final athletic event on the school year this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
WPIAL baseball teams set to begin PIAA playoffs
With Mt. Lebanon, West Allegheny, West Mifflin, South Park, Serra Catholic and Union celebrating WPIAL baseball titles earned last week, those schools and 13 other district baseball teams open the 2022 PIAA baseball postseason Monday.
Youthful Bushy Run ready to make a run in District 31 American Legion baseball
One thing that has been consistent in District 31 American Legion baseball over the past few seasons is Bushy Run has either won or been in contention for the league title.
After quarterfinal loss, Riverview baseball looks forward to next season
Riverview baseball players had winning playoff experiences under their belts as they began this year’s WPIAL Class A tournament with a first-round matchup against Bishop Canevin.
Norwin notebook: Baseball, softball standouts earn all-section honors
June 4, 2022
Norwin athletes once again made their mark in the WPIAL’s two largest classifications this spring.
Trib 10: New team in the top spot after WPIAL baseball finals
June 3, 2022
The gold has been earned this week by the 2022 WPIAL diamond champions as the district baseball and softball postseason comes to an end.
Trib HSSN Baseball State Rankings for June 2, 2022
June 2, 2022
The regular season is over and the district playoffs are complete across the state.
West Allegheny outlasts Peters Township to win school’s 5th WPIAL championship
June 1, 2022
Not much has come easy this season for West Allegheny, a team that battled through injuries and plenty of inconvenience to reach Wild Things Park.
High school roundup for June 1, 2022: Laurel Highlands, Rochester earn state playoffs bids
Winning pitcher Joe Chambers struck out 12 in a complete game and had an RBI single during a four-run fourth inning to lead No. 4 Laurel Highlands to a 4-3 victory over No. 6 Knoch in the WPIAL Class 4A baseball third-place game Wednesday.
