Baseball
4 WPIAL teams debut in Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
April 5, 2019
Now that the 2019 high school baseball season is two weeks old, it’s time for the debut of the Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings.
Franklin Regional rallies past Fox Chapel in extra-inning battle
The Franklin Regional baseball team fell behind by four runs after three innings of Friday’s Section 1-5A matchup at Fox Chapel.
Sopata, Dolan return to lead Baldwin baseball team
The Baldwin baseball team is aiming to make a stronger playoff push this season despite losing 10 seniors to graduation from last year’s club.
Shaler baseball team already prepping for playoff chase
April 4, 2019
There will be no break for the Shaler baseball team this season.
High school roundup for April 3, 2019: McGovern leads No. 1 Hopewell past No. 5 Beaver Falls
April 3, 2019
Winning pitcher Jake McGovern drove in four runs with a home run and two doubles as Class 3A No. 1 Hopewell edged No. 5 Beaver Falls, 9-7, in a Section 2 contest.
Moon baseball, Seneca Valley softball lead Trib 10 power rankings
For the first time in the 2019 WPIAL baseball and softball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network presents the weekly Power Rankings.
No. 2 Freeport edges No. 3 Burrell baseball in early showdown
Freeport coach Ed Carr tried to downplay the significance of Wednesday’s Section 1-3A opener against Burrell to his baseball team, but the message didn’t exactly sink in. Not with both teams eyeing a section championship, and not with the emotions that ran high in both dugouts for much of the afternoon.
Hitters aim to catch up to pitchers for No. 2-ranked Hempfield
April 2, 2019
It’s six games into the 2019 baseball season and Hempfield coach Tim Buzzard said he has learned a lot about his team.
Aces on the hill: A-K Valley baseball teams lean on deep, experienced pitching staffs
Kiski Area faced a five-run hole as the fourth inning of its nonsection baseball game against Plum began last week, but the Cavaliers didn’t worry. After all, they had their ace — or one of them, at least — in the hole.
High school roundup for April 1, 2019: Shaler edges Class 6A No. 1 Seneca Valley
April 1, 2019
Hunter Boyan tossed a four-hitter with five strikeouts to help Class 5A No. 5 Shaler score a 2-1 win over Class 6A No. 1 Seneca Valley in a nonsection baseball game Monday afternoon.
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: South Park
March 31, 2019
The first Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for the 2019 season headed south to open up the new season and returned home to start section play this week with four wins in five games: the South Park Eagles.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Central Catholic’s Joe Olsavsky
Joe Olsavsky
High school broadcasts planned for week of March 31, 2019
Don’t be April fooled by imitations. The best and most complete high school sports coverage as the calendar changes to April this week is on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Westmoreland lookahead for Week of April 1, 2019
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High school roundup for March 30, 2019: Canon-McMillan drops Montour
March 30, 2019
At Wild Things Park, Noah Burke went 2 for 2 with two RBIs as the Canon-McMillan baseball team (3-2) scored five runs in the third inning and held on to beat Montour, 9-6, in nonsection play. Alex Gregory and Austin Able each added two RBIs in the win. Jon Tokarczyk drove in three runs for Montour (3-3), which scored four runs in the fifth inning to pull within three.
WPIAL baseball rankings for week of March 30, 2019
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High school roundup for March 29, 2019: North Allegheny edges Shaler
March 29, 2019
Ryan Dougherty scored on a wild pitch to give North Allegheny a 2-1 walk-off victory over Shaler in a nonsection game Friday.
Thomas Jefferson baseball starts fresh with new coach
First-year coach Tim Vickers and his staff are looking to turn around the fortunes of the Thomas Jefferson baseball program.
High school roundup for March 28, 2019: Bach fans 16 to lead Yough past Albert Gallatin
March 28, 2019
Jarett Bach entered the season as one of the WPIAL’s top pitchers. On Thursday, he put his arm on display.
Knoch scores walk-off win over Deer Lakes
Knoch and Deer Lakes no longer share a section, but the longtime baseball rivals proved their meetings still can produce plenty of drama.
