Baseball

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

Belle Vernon Area’s Sophia Godzak winds up pitches during try-outs and practice on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Belle Vernon Multiplex.

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.

Southmoreland’s Travis Sipple throws pitches during varsity baseball practice on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Southmoreland High School.

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.

Burrell’s Marshall McKallip (3) and Seth Fischbach celebrate in the outfield after defeating Kiski Area, 4-2, Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2019, at Kiski Area High School.

WPIAL baseball rankings for week of March 30, 2019

Rankings

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’s Eli Sutton hits a two-run double against Deer Lakes Thursday, Mar. 28, 2019, at Kelly Automotive Park in Butler.

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.

Taking part in a spring training trip to Myrtle Beach were members of the 2019 Penn Hills baseball team, including (in front, from left) coach Jerry Cammuso, Josh Zambito, Anthony Sciulli, Ryan Kumanchik, Brandon Tierney, Max Oliveri, Mike DeVito, Dallen Banks; and (in back) Tyler Kenny, Mike Mathis, Cameron Clark, Jordan Sullivan, coach Dale Banks, Dominic Sullivan, Josh Gerken, Ian Frankowski, Hunter Shields, AJ Collins and Cole Yeager. Jesse Ternent also is part of the team.

Penn Hills baseball players gain experience on trip to Myrtle Beach

When Jerry Cammuso took over as the Penn Hills baseball coach last season, he wanted to change the culture and perception of the program.

High school roundup for March 27, 2019: South Allegheny edges South Park

March 27, 2019

Two of the WPIAL’s top softball teams kicked off the Section 3-3A slate with a nail-biter Wednesday afternoon.

Burrell catcher Tyler Mock tags out Kiski Area’s Zach Morrill during their game Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2019, at Kiski Area High School.

Sunny starts for A-K Valley baseball, softball teams

Freeport waited a few extra days to finally hit the field for real this baseball season, the weather relenting enough for the Yellowjackets to play a nonsection game Tuesday against Washington.

Penn-Trafford’s Maclean Maund (8) is greeted at the dugout by teammates after scoring during their game against North Allegheny Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2019, at Seton Hill University.

Maund helps Penn-Trafford top North Allegheny on future home field

Maclean Maund plans to play college baseball at Seton Hill.

Penn-Trafford’s baseball team works out March 18, 2019 at Penn-Trafford.

Penn-Trafford moves games to Seton Hill

March 26, 2019

To counter changing field conditions in Harrison City, Penn-Trafford is moving some baseball and softball games to the artificial turf fields at Seton Hill University.