Baseball

Valley pitcher John Luke Bailey has a 1.45 ERA this season.
Alle-Kiski Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 20, 2021
May 19, 2021
Today’s games

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Fox Chapel pitcher Luke Hudic delivers against Plum on May 10.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 19, 2021: It’s time for playoff baseball
May 18, 2021
This hump day happens to be the busiest day of the WPIAL spring postseason with lots of action in softball, lacrosse and boys volleyball.

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Franklin Regional’s Timmy Quinn hits a three-run homer against Hempfield on Friday, March 26, 2021.
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 19, 2021
Wednesday’s games

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Highlands wins, 3-2, on a walk-off against Knoch Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Harrison.
Alle-Kiski Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 19, 2021
Wednesday’s games

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West Allegheny pitcher Nick Longo delivers against Montour on Wednesday, May 13, 2021, in North Fayette.
After adding 2-game series to regular season, what’s next for WPIAL baseball?
May 17, 2021
The WPIAL baseball committee’s philosophy is simple: The best team should win section titles and league championships, not the team with one incredibly dominant pitcher.

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Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for May 17, 2021
The top teams in WPIAL Class A baseball this season have a shiny history coming into the postseason.

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Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for May 17, 2021
Most utility baseball players are good at a little bit of everything, and their versatility is a blessing to all coaches.

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Southmoreland celebrates with Emily Eutsey as she scores after her home run against Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday.
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of May 17, 2021
May 16, 2021
The curtain rises on the WPIAL spring sports playoffs with plenty of postseason action on the baseball and softball diamonds, the lacrosse fields and the volleyball courts starting this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Penn Hills head coach Rodney Stubbs against Riverview on March 17, 2021, at Wild Things Park.
Penn Hills baseball focused on future
Penn Hills baseball got the offensive jolt it needed during its final Section 2-5A series of the season.

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Gateway’s Taili Thompson tries to get the tag on Penn-Trafford’s Jake Otto on Tuesday, April 12, 2021, at Penn-Trafford High School.
Tough schedule prepares Gateway for WPIAL baseball playoffs
The Gateway baseball team went through a lot during the regular season with a roller coaster of game results while overcoming a midseason covid pause.

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Siblings Marie and Will Kinchington compete for the 2021 Chartiers Valley softball and baseball teams, respectively.
Slugging siblings make mark at Chartiers Valley
Western Pennsylvania is roughly near the midway point between Berkeley, Calif., and London, England.

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The Highlands softball team won its first section title since 2005 at its new field on the high school campus.
George Guido: Highlands softball team’s new field a hit
May 15, 2021
Highlands is celebrating its first section softball title since 2005, and the Golden Rams did it in the first year of their new field.

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Norwin’s Ryan Scavnicky (7) celebrates with Jayden Walker after scoring during their game against Penn-Trafford on Friday, April 9, 2021, at Penn-Trafford High School.
Westmoreland notebook: Norwin, Hempfield could meet in baseball, softball playoffs
Norwin and Hempfield could meet again in the WPIAL baseball and softball semifinals, and that could mean at least two local teams making the Class 6A finals.

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Brothers-in-law face off for Riverview, Leechburg baseball
A few years ago, Bill Stoops and William Gras, who are brothers-in-law, were sharing the same bench as the head and assistant coach of the Gateway baseball program.

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Plum’s Ashley Polakovic makes a catch in front of Maura Marston during their game against Armstrong on Monday, May 10, 2021, at Armstrong High School.
Plum softball, baseball teams turn attention to WPIAL playoffs
The Plum softball team hadn’t played a game in nearly two weeks when it came back May 10 from a covid pause to face Section 1-5A foe Armstrong in a game crucial to each team’s goal of a section title.

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High school roundup for May 14, 2021: West Allegheny softball grabs share of section title
May 14, 2021
Adriana Vicari-Baker went 3 for 3 with two doubles to lead West Allegheny to an 11-1 victory over South Fayette in Section 4-5A softball Friday afternoon. The win moved West Allegheny into a tie with Chartiers Valley for the section title.

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Norwin’s Nick Fleming scores against North Allegheny on April 23.
Playoff seeds sit well with Norwin, Franklin Regional baseball teams
Nothing seems to bother baseball coaches when it comes to pairings.

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Plum pitcher Brady Dojonovic delivers against Fox Chapel on Monday, May 10, 2021, at Fox Chapel High School.
9 A-K Valley baseball teams learn playoff fate; Plum earns No. 5 seed in Class 5A
This season has been full of ups and downs for baseball teams throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley, but on Friday afternoon, nine teams found out their fate for the WPIAL baseball playoffs.

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Montour’s Matt Luchovick celebrates his two-run double against West Allegheny on Wednesday.
Trib HSSN baseball bracket breakdown
Class 6A

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North Allegheny’s Cole Young rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Norwin on April 23.
WPIAL reveals brackets for 2021 baseball playoffs
After enduring a year with no baseball, the WPIAL playoffs are back.

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