Softball

The Shaler Area baseball team celebrates with the state championship trophy after defeating Strath Haven in the PIAA Class 5A final on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Penn State.
PIAA expands competitive-balance rule to include baseball, softball, soccer and other sports
July 14, 2023
The PIAA competitive-balance rule that now targets only football and basketball is expanding to include more team sports and some individual ones.

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Fox Chapel’s Izzy Zober will compete for Israel’s 18U natioanl team in the 2023 European championship in Prague, Czech Republic.
Fox Chapel softball standout meets new challenges in 2nd season with Israeli national team
July 8, 2023
Izzy Zober will be playing in several international softball tournaments this summer. The 12-year-old Fox Chapel resident’s newest challenge will be trying to hang with the older age group.

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Avonworth pitcher Alivia Lantzy delivers against Seton LaSalle during their WPIAL Class 3A playoff game on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Montour High School.
2023 Pennsylvania All-State Softball Team
July 6, 2023
Avonworth’s Alivia Lantzy, Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames and Serra Catholic’s Caroline Malandra earned individual honors Thursday when the all-state softball team was announced.

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The new softball field at Hampton High School, shown in early June, is expected to be ready for the 2025 spring season.
New multipurpose field progressing at Hampton
July 1, 2023
Construction of the new softball/multipurpose field at Hampton High School is rounding second and — slowly but surely — heading for home.

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Seneca Valley pitcher Lexie Hames prepares to deliver against Hempfield on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Jackson.
2023 Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Year: Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames
June 30, 2023
2023 Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Year

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Neshannock pitcher Addyson Frye delivers against Laurel during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Lilly Field.
2023 TribLive HSSN Softball All-Stars
June 29, 2023
Neshannock’s Addyson Frye and Union’s Mia Preuhs were only sophomores this spring, yet the standout pitchers are already two-time WPIAL champions each.

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Southmoreland’s Brynn Charnesky holds the WPIAL runner-up trophy next to Gwen Bassinger after the Class 3A final against Avonworth on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Lilly Field.
After another run to PIAA tournament, Southmoreland softball looks ahead to promising future
June 26, 2023
Among Todd Bunner’s nuances is a habit of hand-writing his team’s season statistics on a homemade chart, a practice that defies logic in an era of electronic saturation.

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Burrell’s Braelyn Jones hits a three-run home run against Deer Lakes earlier this season.
Burrell softball ready to turn page after another successful season
June 25, 2023
It’s been three weeks since the Burrell softball team bowed out in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs with a 1-0 loss to eventual state runner-up Juniata.

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Strong season solidifies Chartiers Valley’s place as one of WPIAL softball’s top teams
The 2023 campaign began for the Chartiers Valley softball team by scoring 14 runs in a win over Class 6A semifinalist Pine-Richland in March.

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Thomas Jefferson starting pitcher Kendall Pielin throws against Plum during a WPIAL Class 5A playoff game May 15.
Stock rising for Thomas Jefferson softball after playoff season
Thomas Jefferson’s softball team won five of its final six regular season games to clinch a WPIAL Class 5A playoff berth this spring.

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Burrell pitcher Katie Armstrong delivers during the sixth inning against Avonworth in their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at North Allegheny.
Burrell’s Katie Armstrong repeats as Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of Year
June 24, 2023
2023 Valley News Dispatch Softball All-Stars

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Hempfield ace Riley Miller named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Softball Player of the Year
When she took the softball, popped it in her glove and stepped into the chalk-lined circle for the first time, Riley Miller knew she was also entering an elite sisterhood.

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Shaler’s Bethany Rodman drives in a run against Bethel Park during their WPIAL Class 5A playoff game on Monday, May 15, 2023, at Fox Chapel High School.
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Softball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification
This spring, those sitting at head of the softball class had a clear view of so many individual and team standout performances.

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North Penn’s Sophia Orth celebrates next to Hempfield shortstop Allison Cervola after driving in the game’s only run during the PIAA Class 6A state championship game on Thursday.
Trib HSSN Softball State Rankings for June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023
The 2023 high school softball season is history with six new PIAA champions mining diamond gold.

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Montour pitcher Kaitlin Molitoris delivers against Blue Mountain during the PIAA Class 4A state championship game Thursday.
Trib HSSN Softball State Championship Team of the Week for June 21, 2023
At some point in the near future, members of the Montour softball team will look back at the spring of 2023 with great memories of an 18-win season and reaching both the district and state championship games.

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Hempfield’s Maggie Howard makes a catch at the fence against Cumberland Valley during their PIAA Class 6A semifinal June 12.
Trib 10: Riverside baseball, Hempfield softball top final power rankings
June 19, 2023
There were a lot of silver linings at the end of the district baseball and softball season.

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Trib HSSN Softball State Championship Player of the Week for June 19, 2023
The end came quickly, and it hurt.

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Shaler’s Jayla Antomachi is tagged out at home by Northern York catcher Kiera O’Brine during the PIAA Class 5A championship game Saturday at Penn State.
Shaler softball falls in state finals on 9th-inning play at the plate
June 17, 2023
In a game full of heart-stopping moments, Saturday’s PIAA Class 5A championship contest between Shaler and District 3 champion Northern York at Penn State’s Beard Field at Nittany Lion Softball Park came down to a play at the plate.

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Union’s Olivia Benedict is consoled by teammates after the Scotties’ 6-3 loss to Tri-Valley in the PIAA Class A state championship game on Friday, June 16, 2023, at Penn State.
Historic year for Union girls ends with loss to Tri-Valley in PIAA softball championship game
June 16, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK – A historic softball season — and a historic year for Union girls athletics in general — came to an end Friday afternoon as the Scotties lost the PIAA Class A softball championship game to Tri Valley, 6-3, at Penn State’s Beard Field.

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Hempfield’s Maggie Howard takes off her helmet after the Lady Spartans’ 1-0 loss to North Penn in the PIAA Class 6A state championship game on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Penn State.
After title game loss, Hempfield vows to ‘come out on fire next year’
UNIVERSITY PARK — As Hempfield players made their way through the outfield and back to their waiting charter bus early Thursday evening, they took one last panorama of Beard Field at Nittany Lion Softball Park.

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