Baseball
Late surge lifts No. 7 Burrell past McGuffey in opening round of WPIAL playoffs
May 15, 2019
Burrell leaned on ace Luke Virag over the first handful of innings of its WPIAL playoff opener as the Bucs’ offense felt out an unfamiliar pitcher.
No. 6 Beaver ousts Belle Vernon in Class 4A 1st round
For the fifth consecutive season, Belle Vernon’s WPIAL playoff run ended quicker than anticipated.
St. Joseph tops Monessen for 1st playoff win in 18 seasons
For the first time in 18 seasons, St. Joseph has advanced in the WPIAL baseball playoffs.
Brentwood runs past Summit Academy in preliminary round
May 14, 2019
With the one-and-done aspect of the WPIAL playoffs, baseball coaches always say they need to win and advance in the postseason.
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games of Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Wednesday’s games
Alle-Kiski Valley baseball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 15
May 13, 2019
First round
Heritage Conference baseball final rained out
Monday night’s District 6 Heritage Conference baseball championship between Ligonier Valley and West Shamokin has been postponed due to rain and will now be played 7 p.m. Wednesday at Homer-Center.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Jimmy Sadler, Chartiers-Houston
May 12, 2019
Jimmy Sadler
TribHSSN Baseball Team of the Week for the week of May 6, 2019
The Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week is North Allegheny, a squad that is on a roll heading into the playoffs after winning all three of its games last week.
TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for the week of May 13, 2019
The regular season is history, now the spring high school sports postseason begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
District 6 baseball playoff capsule: Ligonier Valley vs. West Shamokin
District 6 baseball
Westmoreland high school lookahead: Week of May 13, 2019
Highlights of the week ahead in Westmoreland high school sports:
A-K Valley teams snap long playoff droughts, but will inexperience matter?
May 11, 2019
Kurt Krebs asked his St. Joseph baseball players for a show of hands recently, seeking those who were alive in 2001, and got a positve response from three.
New No. 1 teams highlight Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
May 10, 2019
The new teams and the exiting squads were limited in the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings, but there was plenty of action on top.
Greensburg Salem, Yough tabbed with top 2 seeds in Class 4A baseball playoffs
When the Greensburg Salem baseball team convened for its first practice, coach Bill Wisniewski told his players to forget about how the 2018 season ended.
Challenging section slate prepares No. 4 Gateway for postseason
The Gateway baseball team went 9-3 in Section 1-5A to secure the program’s fourth consecutive trip to the WPIAL playoffs.
Franklin Regional baseball expecting deeper playoff run this season
The road to Wild Things Park has been a short one for the Franklin Regional baseball team over the past few years. It’s not like the Panthers know some kind of special short cut. It’s all highway.
Freeport baseball surprised with top seed in WPIAL Class 3A playoffs
A thrilling victory in Wednesday’s season finale gave Freeport more than just a section championship. Turns out it also provided quite a boost for the postseason.
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL baseball playoffs
Class 6A
Penn-Trafford, West Allegheny among No. 1 seeds in WPIAL baseball playoff brackets
Penn-Trafford, West Allegheny, Greensburg Salem, Freeport, Shenango and California received No. 1 seeds Friday when the WPIAL revealed baseball playoff brackets.
