Greensburg Central Catholic fends off Washington in Class 2A 1st round
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | 10:38 PM
Greensburg Central pitcher Tyler Samide celebrates with Ethan Brody after defeating Washington, 3-2, in their WPIAL Class 2A playoff game Tuesday.
Greensburg Central’s Brody Bothell celebrates with Tyree Turner after defeating Washington, 3-2, in their WPIAL Class 2A playoff game on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Gateway.
Greensburg Central pitcher Tyler Samide celebrates after defeating Washington, 3-2, in their WPIAL Class 2A playoff game on Tuesday.
Sophomore Tyler Samide drove in two runs and earned a save to lead No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic to a 3-2 victory over No. 12 Washington in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round baseball game Tuesday at Gateway.
Samide doubled in Anthony Grippo in the first inning and then scored on a single by Tyree Turner. Samide’s sacrifice fly in the third inning proved to be the winning run for the Centurions (12-5). Losing pitcher Caleb Patton and William Callan each had two hits for the Little Prexies (9-10).
“I don’t care how it looked. It was a ‘W,’” Greensburg Central Catholic coach John Boyle said. “Tyler came through for us. I felt the Washington pitcher did a great job moving the ball around.”
Samide came in to relieve starter Ethan Brody in the top of the fifth inning after Washington scored two runs.
Greensburg Central Catholic will meet No. 4 Burgettstown in the quarterfinals Monday. The Blue Devils defeated No. 13 Jeannette, 103, on Tuesday night.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
Tags: Greensburg C.C., Washington
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