Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Former Foxes pitcher unbeaten for Washington & Jefferson

By: Josh Rizzo
Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 11:01 AM

Fox Chapel graduate Dante DiMatteo is posting good numbers for the Washington & Jefferson baseball team this season. DiMatteo recently was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings against Allegheny.

This season, DiMatteo has done a little bit of everything, compiling an 8-0 record in nine starts. DiMatteo also was called on out of the bullpen to record a save for the Presidents.

Opponents are hitting only .187 against DiMatteo, and he has struck out 59 batters in 56 2/3 innings.

FC, SSA bow out

Fox Chapel was seeded fifth in the WPIAL Class 3A boys tennis playoffs after winning the section title. The Foxes lived up to their seed by knocking out Norwin, 5-0, in the first round. Then they dropped a close match to Upper St. Clair, 3-2, in the second round.

Shady Side Academy, which was seeded seventh, knocked off Pine-Richland, 4-1, in the first round. The Bulldogs then were eliminated by Gateway, 5-0, in the next round.

Inching into playoff position

Fox Chapel boys volleyball slowly has gained steam after being beset by injuries and misfortune to start the season. After having multiple matches postponed, the Foxes have won enough to move into a tie for third place in Section 4-3A.

The Foxes (5-7, 4-3) won a pair of matches against Penn Hills to keep up with the top teams in the section. Fox Chapel was tied with North Hills, a team that tripped up the Foxes in five sets earlier this season.

Nonsection success

The WPIAL moved to setting up section play in baseball as a series instead of one-off games throughout the schedule a few years ago. Fox Chapel had a lull from the grind of trying to collect wins in the section during a six-game stretch that ended May 1.

Fox Chapel won four of the first five games of that stretch, including a 4-1 victory over North Allegheny. The Foxes (12-4, 5-3) split a pair of games with Allderdice, which has shown significant improvement this season.

Fox Chapel’s game with Shady Side Academy was too late for this edition.

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