Baseball

Riverside’s Evan Burry celebrates on second base after tying the game with an RBI double against Punxsutawney in the fifth inning during the PIAA 3A semifinals Monday.
PIAA Class 3A baseball championship preview: Riverside vs. Camp Hill
June 14, 2023
This is the sixth season the PIAA has hosted six state championship baseball games.

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Shaler’s Luke Jarzynka celebrates after the Titans scored their first run against Plum during the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals May 23.
PIAA Class 5A baseball championship preview: Shaler vs. Strath Haven
This is the sixth season the PIAA has hosted six state championship baseball games.

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Shaler’s Derek Leas smiles after driving in a run against North Hills on April 25.
High school roundup for June 13, 2023: Shaler baseball, volleyball, Mars boys lacrosse heading to state finals
June 13, 2023
With a trip to the state championship game on the line, the Hershey High School ballpark couldn’t contain the Shaler Titans.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Tanner Donati talks with head coach Patt McCloskey after his RBI triple against Cedar Cliff during their PIAA Class 6A state semifinal on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Mt. Aloysius.
Mt. Lebanon celebrates Senior Week with win over Cedar Cliff, trip to state finals
Many of Tanner Donati’s classmates traveled to Ocean City, Md., to celebrate their recent high school graduation with a week of sand and sun.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Tyler Smith scores against Manheim Township during the first inning of their PIAA Class 6A first round playoff game June 5.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 13, 2023: Shaler, Mt. Lebanon try again to earn state final berths
Mother Nature did a great job cooperating through the district baseball and softball postseason and the first two rounds of the state playoffs.

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Hopewell’s Lucas Arington fouls a ball off his foot during a PIAA Class 4A playoff game against Bellefonte on Monday, June 12,, 2023 at Homer City. Arington hit a three-run home run during the fourth inning.
Hopewell baseball’s magical playoff run ends in state semifinals
June 12, 2023
HOMER CITY – Hopewell’s magical baseball season came to an end Monday in the PIAA Class 4A playoffs, one game shy of a trip to State College for the championship game.

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Riverside’s Christian Lucarelli pitches against Punxsutawney during the PIAA Class 3A baseball semifinals Monday.
Riverside stays unbeaten, reaches PIAA baseball finals
Riverside baseball coach Dan Oliastro said his group has been a “big-inning team” all year, and he was hoping they could do it one more time.

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Chase Henry led Leechburg with a .464 batting average during his sophomore season.
Leechburg baseball team says goodbye to talented senior class
The Leechburg baseball team gathered in early January for workouts, which coach Heath Shimer said had a lot to do with the team having its best season since 2009.

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Shaler pitcher Miguel Hugas scores against Penn-Trafford during their PIAA Class 5A state quarterfinal on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Gateway.
PIAA postpones Mt. Lebanon, Shaler baseball state semifinals to Tuesday
June 11, 2023
WPIAL champions Mt. Lebanon and Shaler were among the baseball teams who had their PIAA semifinals postponed due to rainy weather Monday.

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Hopewell’s Lucas Arrington leads the charge onto the field after the Vikings defeated Latrobe in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game May 30.
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for June 11, 2023
The new poster boys of ‘Just make it to the playoffs and anything can happen’ are the 2023 Mt. Lebanon and Hopewell baseball teams.

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Union’s celebrates after beating Carmichaels in the WPIAL Class A softball championship game May 31.
Trib HSSN broadcasts for the week of June 12, 2023
The curtain is about to drop on the 2022-2023 high school sports year, but before it does, our coverage of the state baseball and softball playoffs continue this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Neshannock pitcher Addyson Frye hugs catcher Gabby Perod after defeating Laurel in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game June 1.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 12, 2023: Battles of unbeatens for Neshannock softball headlines state semifinals
Halfway through the 2023 PIAA diamond playoffs, only two champions from last spring are alive heading into Semifinals Monday: DuBois Central Catholic baseball and Neshannock softball.

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Shaler pitcher Miguel Hugas is mobbed by coach Brian Junker and teammates after defeating Bethel Park during the WPIAL Class 5A championship game May 30.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for June 11, 2023
Shaler senior Miguel Hugas was hesitant when he learned he was moving to the United States to go to high school at Shaler. However, he has no regrets now. Nor do his Titans teammates.

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Riverview’s Luke Migley celebrates his two-run double in the second inning of the WPIAL Class 2A playoff game against Charleroi.
Riverview baseball says good bye to deep, talented senior class
June 10, 2023
Riverview baseball coach Bill Gras said during the season and in the postseason, he knew his team could play with anyone.

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Seton Hill’s Jack Whalen, a Norwin grad, hit .332 with a team-leading 64 runs and a school-record 52 stolen bases.
Norwin notebook: Ex-Knights standout Jack Whalen wraps up big freshman year at Seton Hill
Not many freshmen in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference had a better debut season than Seton Hill’s Jack Whalen, a Norwin alum.

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Franklin Regional’s Max Bernadowski triples against Fox Chapel on April 19.
Murrysville Star notebook: Franklin Regional standouts earn all-section honors
The Big 56 Conference, a website that recognizes accomplishments of teams and athletes in the WPIAL’s largest classifications, announced its all-section teams.

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Riverside’s Evan Burry drives in a run against Neshannock during the WPIAL Class 3A championship game May 31.
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for June 10, 2023
Some classes underwent major changes while others are virtually the same in the latest Trib HSSN baseball rankings as we hit the midway point of the PIAA postseason.

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Shaler’s Connor Hamrick celebrates his double next to Penn-Trafford’s Brayden Stone during their PIAA Class 5A state quarterfinal on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Gateway.
4 WPIAL teams set for PIAA baseball semifinals
June 9, 2023
In the first five years of the six-classification format, the WPIAL has averaged just over three teams per year participating in the PIAA baseball finals.

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Riverside pitcher Christian Lucarelli delivers against Neshannock during the WPIAL Class 3A championship game May 31.
Trib 10: As playoff field dwindles, undefeated WPIAL teams power on
June 8, 2023
The field of teams from the WPIAL still hunting state gold continues to shrink.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Jacob Tinnemeyer (left) celebrates with Matt Delvaux during a game against Manheim Township in the PIAA Class 6A first round Monday.
High school roundup for June 8, 2023: Clutch homer lifts Mt. Lebanon in Class 6A quarters
Jacob Tinnemeyer hit the tie-breaking two-run homer in top of ninth inning to lead WPIAL champion Mt. Lebanon to a 5-2 victory over Spring-Ford in the PIAA Class 6A quarterfinals Thursday.

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