Softball

Frazier’s Emilia Bednar went 4 for 4 with two RBIs for Frazier in a 5-4 win over Jeannette on Monday, April 29, 2024.
Frazier outlasts Jeannette in extra innings in battle of softball section unbeatens
April 29, 2024
Emilia Bednar wasn’t sure what to expect when she stepped to the plate in the top of the eighth inning Monday in a battle of unbeaten softball teams at Jeannette.

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Plum’s Liana Yusko celebrates as she rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Shaler on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Shaler.
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is starting to fill up as the regular season winds down.

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High school roundup for April 27, 2024: Gateway gets 1st win by beating Seneca Valley at PNC Park
April 27, 2024
Dylan Vojnik hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the fifth inning to lead Gateway to a 4-2 victory over Seneca Valley in nonsection baseball Saturday at PNC Park.

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Seneca Valley’s Abby Kalkowski drives in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fourth inning against Hempfield on April 10.
Trib HSSN softball rankings for April 27, 2024
Class 6A

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Fox Chapel freshman pitcher Jillian Haugh stops at third base en route to scoring a run in the first inning of a Section 1-5A game against Penn Hills on April 22, 2024.
Young Fox Chapel softball team finding stride ahead of WPIAL playoffs
The Fox Chapel softball team came as close as a team could to clinching a playoff spot from Section 1-5A when it dispatched Oakland Catholic, 20-5, last week to improve to 4-4 and remain one game behind third-place Plum in the section standings.

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Pine-Richland softball hoping potent offense leads to playoff berth
With a couple of weeks left in the regular season, the Pine-Richland softball team finds itself in a similar situation to last year.

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Frazier catcher Emi Bednar tags out St. Joseph’s Maria Kuhn at home Friday, April 26, 2024.
Unbeaten Frazier fine-tunes game in win over St. Joseph
It took Frazier two more innings to defeat St. Joseph, 11-1, Friday than it did in their first contest, but coach Don Hartman appreciated the chance to play more live defense against the Spartans.

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Penn-Trafford’s Rilie Moors makes a running catch on a ball hit by Franklin Regional’s Olivia Cowell on Monday.
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is starting to fill up as the regular season winds down.

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Riverside’s John Bowser celebrates his RBI double against North Catholic on Friday, Apr. 26, 2024, in North Sewickley.
High school roundup for April 26, 2024: Undefeated Riverside thumps North Catholic
Hunter Garvin hit a three-run homer to lead Riverside to a 12-1 win over North Catholic in nonsection baseball Friday afternoon.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Morgan Alisesky hits a pitch off the center-field wall against Plum during a WPIAL Class 5A playoff game last year.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 26, 2024: 4 teams tied for section softball lead square off
April 25, 2024
Currently there are four, soon there will be two.

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North Allegheny’s Owen Schall celebrates a base hit against Seneca Valley last season.
High school roundup for April 25, 2024: North Allegheny takes series with walk-off win over Seneca Valley
Owen Schall hit a sacrifice fly and JD Costanzo hit an RBI single as North Allegheny scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Seneca Valley, 4-3, on Thursday to take two of three in a Section 1-6A baseball series.

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Knoch’s Brynne Smith gets an RBI against Highlands on Wednesday.
Knoch softball team prepares for huge section showdown
When Knoch softball coach Chris Gardner was asked in a preseason questionnaire what his expectations were for this season, his response was simple and to the point.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Ella Allison steals second base as Yough shortstop Adoria Waldier takes the throw from catcher Kylee Odelli. Second baseman Maddie Horvat backs up the play.
Mt. Pleasant softball stays in section playoff race with shutout win over Yough
Behind the two-hit pitching of GiGi Stanek, the Mt. Pleasant softball team defeated visiting Yough, 5-0, on Thursday for its third straight win, which vaulted them back into the WPIAL playoff picture.

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Plum’s Liana Yusko celebrates as she rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Shaler on Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2024, at Shaler.
High school roundup for April 24, 2024: Plum knocks off Shaler
April 24, 2024
Riley Stephans struck out nine and allowed one unearned run in seven innings to lead Plum to a 4-1 win over Shaler in Section 1-5A softball Wednesday.

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Lauren Howard, Riley Miller and their Hempfield teammates outscored their four opponents 42-0 last week.
Westmoreland softball notebook: Hempfield comes back strong
Hempfield put together quite a four-game stretch last week — a positive and productive answer to its first loss of the season.

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Penn-Trafford’s Eric Biroscak celebrates after driving in two runs with a single in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Fox Chapel on March 27.
Trib 10: Busy schedules shake up baseball, softball power rankings
April began with two weeks of wet, cold and snowy conditions that kept a lot of WPIAL baseball and softball teams indoors.

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Shaler pitcher Taylor London celebrates a strikeout with Jayla Antomachi during their game against Plum on Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2024, at Shaler.
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through April 24, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is starting to fill up as the regular season winds down.

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Franklin Regional and Latrobe coaches and players meet with umpires before Wednesday’s softball game in Murrysville.
Franklin Regional fends off Latrobe in section slugfest
Franklin Regional measured up in its latest softball victory.

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Freeport and Burrell line up for the national anthem before their Section 1-3A softball game Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
Freeport tightens race in softball Section 1-3A with win over 1st-place Burrell
With the Section 1-3A title race heating up down the stretch, Freeport felt it was the perfect time to stir the embers a little more.

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Monessen avenges loss to Leechburg to improve playoff position
Monessen put together a strong performance and took advantage of mistakes to pick up an important 9-4 win over Leechburg in Section 3-A softball play Wednesday.

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