Softball
MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Softball – 04/05/2016
April 5, 2016
Each week during the 2016 regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top ten softball teams in the WPIAL in all four classifications every Tuesday at www.MSAsports.net Here are this weeks rankings. Log on every day for updated standings and game broadcasts on your exclusive home for the WPIAL Softball Playoffs sponsored by Carlow University, the MSA Sports Network at MSAsports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN: 1. HEMPFIELD SPARTANS (2-0) (Last Week #1) 2. NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (4-0) (Last Week #2) 3. SHALER TITANS (4-0) (Last Week #4)
WPIAL Alum Q&A – Courtney Patterson
April 4, 2016
Last week, the spring season of WPIAL Alum Q&A commenced with a profile of a baseball standout. This week, the focus shifts to the ladies, with former McKeesport and current St. Vincent College softball player Courtney Patterson. Patterson was a stalwart during a very successful run for the Tigers between 2011-2014. As a sophomore in 2012, the infielder helped guide her squad to an 8-4 mark in Class Quad-A Section 2. The following season, McKeesport was flawless in section action, as the Tigers boasted a 12-0 mark, with a record of 17-5 overall. That season, the team also scored a first-round playoff triumph, 11-10, against Baldwin.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 04/03/2016
April 3, 2016
We hope to fight off that nasty chill in the air with red hot coverage of the spring high school sports season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL section action from both baseball and softball along with WPIAL boys volleyball and girls lacrosse, plus the debut of the new WPIAL Diamond Notes weekly show ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, April 4th: WPIAL High School Baseball - Baldwin vs Peters Township at 7:00pm on MSAsports.net WPIAL High School Baseball - Knoch vs Hampton at 3:45pm on the Hampton Talbots Sports Network at MSAsports.net
Hometown Softball Recap – West Mifflin Titans – 04/01/2016
April 1, 2016
West Mifflin banged out 11 hits and had 19 base runners but struggled to get hits when they needed them the most, in dropping their first AAA Section 3 game of the season to the much improved Ringgold Rams Thursday afternoon at West Mifflin High School. Titans senior, Amber Cook, led the way with three hits, including an RBI double that knocked home Tiana Sekowski in the 3rd inning which, at the time, cut the Ram lead to 3-2. Sekowski reached base in four of her five plate appearances and had two stolen bases. But, Ringgold would score two more runs in the top of the 4th inning to extend the lead to 5-2. The Titans would threaten but not score in the 4th, 5th and 6th innings as they stranded two base runners in each inning.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/28/2016
March 28, 2016
The winter high school sports season has one more night as it gives way to the start of the spring high school sports season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have the season debut of WPIAL baseball, WPIAL softball, WPIAL boys volleyball and WPIAL boys lacrosse, plus a pair of high school basketball all-star games from Quigley Catholic High School ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, March 28th: No Broadcasts Tuesday, March 29th: WPIAL High School Boys Volleyball - Seneca Valley vs North Allegheny at 7:00pm on the North Allegheny Sports Network at MSAsports.net Wednesday, March 30th:
WPIAL Softball – 2016 Season Preview
March 23, 2016
Every Tuesday during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the Top Ten teams in each of the WPIAL Softball classifications. Will rank the Preseason Top Ten here, along with Players to Watch in each class and teams to beat in each section. Follow the high school softball campaign with with weekly rankings and daily broadcasts and updated standings before exclusive coverage of the 2016 WPIAL Softball Playoffs in May only here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA PRESEASON TOP TEN: 1. HEMPFIELD SPARTANS 2. NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS 3. BALDWIN HIGHLANDERS 4. SHALER TITANS
WPIAL Softball – 2015 Season Review
March 22, 2016
With such a mild winter coming to an end and warmer than normal temperatures in the area for most of March, coaches, players and fans are ready to hit the diamond for the start of a new softball season. However before we look ahead, we take time to look back at the 2015 season. While no district softball teams won state gold, Hempfield, Belle Vernon, Deer Lakes and Jefferson-Morgan are set to defend their 2015 WPIAL softball championships. 2015 WPIAL SOFTBALL STANDINGS: The top three teams in each section qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. # - Clinched Section Title * - Clinched Playoff Berth x - Eliminated From Playoff Contention WPIAL Class AAAA:WPIAL Girls Sports Realignment
February 16, 2016
We all knew it was coming. A major change to the WPIAL high school sports landscape based on the PIAA's decision to increase from four to six classifications in basketball and softball, plus the increase in other sports such as soccer, volleyball and lacrosse. The WPIAL Board of Control approved the various steering committee's re-alignment suggestions starting with the 2016-2017 school year. This alignment also will be for the 2017-2018 school year. For interactive listing, CLICK HERE. GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 6AWPIAL SPORTS SECTION & PLAYOFF STRUCTURE UNVEILED
February 10, 2016
While WPIAL admiinistrators, coaches, players and fans will have to wait until Monday, February 15th for the new WPIAL Six Classification alignments to be announced, the structure of the sections and the playoff format were released on Wednesday. WPIAL executive director Tim O'Malley said after investigating what course the WPIAL should take after the PIAA expanded classifications in several sports last fall, the district will follow suit and follow the classes set forth by the state expansion.MSA Sports Top 25 WPIAL Stories From 2015 Countdown: #10 – #1
January 1, 2016
It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holiday season here at MSA Sports. Here is a look back at another great high school sports year with the top stories from around the WPIAL in 2015. We conclude our countdown with #10 through #1. #10 - GOLDEN TRIBEMSA Sports Top 25 WPIAL Stories From 2015 Countdown: #25 – #11
December 31, 2015
It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holiday season here at MSA Sports. Here is a look back at another great high school sports year with the top stories from around the WPIAL in 2015. We begin our countdown with #25 through #11. #25 - ODD STREAK CONTINUESPIAA Alignment Numbers for 2017 & 2018 – Spring Sports
November 25, 2015
The new alignment list has been released by the PIAA for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 spring sports seasons. With the expanded classifications, there are still a lot of questions to be answered by WPIAL school officials and the schools themselves before anything in finalized and conferences are set. Schools must make a decision by mid-December if they want to remain in their designated classification OR decide to move up in class. A school is not permitted to move down.PIAA Approves 6 Classes for Football, Hoops, Baseball & Softball
October 8, 2015
Are you ready for six classifications in Pennsylvania high school football? And boys basketball? And girls basketball? And baseball? And softball? Six classifications in all of those sports will be a reality in the 2016-17 school year. That was the gigantic news that came out of a PIAA board of directors meeting Wednes day in Mechanicsburg. Heading into the meeting, the main topic on the agenda was supposed to be a final vote on the expansion of classifications in football from four to six. The PIAA had already passed that in two other votes, and needed only to pass one more vote before going into effect for the 2016-17 season. That proposal easily passed by a 26-4 vote. But there was more big news to come.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/09/2015
August 9, 2015
Our annual August ritual known as Countdown to Kickoff continues as we prepare you for the 2015 high school football season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. Every day in August, we have something new on our website to prepare you for n new season kicking off on 9/4/15. We also have Frontier League baseball with the Washington Wild Things hosting the Frontier Greys before hitting the road this weekend against the Normal Cornbelters while the Pennsylvania Rebellion conclude their 2015 Pro Fast Pitch season against Akron, plus find out the latest news and info from the race tracks during the weekly edition of Rappin' on Racin' ALL here at MSAsports.netThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/04/2015
August 4, 2015
Our annual August ritual known as Countdown to Kickoff is in full force as we prepare you for the 2015 high school football season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. Every day in August, we have something new to prepare you for 9/4/15, including our annual back-to-back shows coming Wednesday from Kennywood Park. We also have Frontier League baseball with the Washington Wild Things on the road against Traverse City and Schaumburg while the Pennsylvania Rebellion host Akron at CONSOL Energy Field, plus find out the latest news and info from the race tracks during the weekly edition of Rappin' on Racin' ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, August 3rd:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/28/2015
July 28, 2015
The heat is rising as we begin our yearly Countdown to Kickoff for the 2015 high school football season as July melts into August this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have Frontier League baseball with the Washington Wild Things at home against River City and Florence while the Pennsylvania Rebellion host Dallas before hitting the road to Akron and Chicago, plus find out the latest news and info from the race tracks during the weekly edition of Rappin' on Racin' ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 27th: TALK SHOW - Rappin' on Racin' at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/21/2015
July 21, 2015
We are inching closer to August and our annual Countdown to Kickoff for high school football, but for now we focus on pro baseball and pro softball action in the final full week of July here on the MSA Sports Network. We have Frontier League baseball with the Washington Wild Things at home against Lake Erie before hitting the road this weekend in Evansville while the Pennsylvania Rebellion conclude a long road trip as they visit USSSA Pride, plus find out the latest news and info from the race tracks during the weekly edition of Rappin' on Racin' ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 20th: TALK SHOW - Rappin' on Racin' at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/15/2015
July 15, 2015
With the Frontier League taking time off for the all-star break, there is still plenty of pro softball and the resumption of the 2015 pro baseball campaign this week here on the MSA Sports Network. After a four day break, the Frontier League kicks off its second half this weekend with the Washington Wild Things at home at CONSOL Energy Park while the Pennsylvania Rebellion are home at CONSOL Energy Field early in the week with pro fast pitch softball action against the Dallas Charge before hitting the road over the weekend against the USSSA Pride, plus find out the latest news and info from the race tracks during the weekly edition of Rappin' on Racin' ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 13th:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/08/2015
July 8, 2015
Our summer professional diamond coverage continues this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have Frontier League as the Washington Wild Things hit the road for series in Win dy City and Rockford while the Pennsylvania Rebellion return home to CONSOL Energy Field with pro fast pitch softball action against the USSSA Pride and the Dallas Charge, plus find out the latest news and info from the race tracks during the weekly edition of Rappin' on Racin' ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 6th: TALK SHOW - Rappin' on Racin' at 6:00pm on MSAsports.net Fast Pitch Pro Softball - Pennsylvania Rebellion vs Chicago Bandits at 8:05pm on MSAsports.netThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 01/30/2015
June 30, 2015
What better way to celebrate our great country's birthday than with a heaping helping of pro baseball and softball for the holidays this week here on the MSA Sports Network. The diamonds are red hot with pro baseball as the Washington Wild Things return home to CONSOL Energy Field and pro fast pitch softball with the Pennsylvania Rebellion as they hit the road for a week of diamond action, plus find out the latest news and info from the race tracks during the weekly edition of Rappin' on Racin' ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, June 29th: No Broadcasts Tuesday, June 30th: TALK SHOW - Rappin' on Racin' at 6:00pm on MSAsports.net
