Baseball
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 19, 2026: High-scoring 5A rivals collide
May 19, 2026
The quarterfinals conclude with four games each in WPIAL 5A and 3A baseball and 5A and 4A softball along with the Class 6A softball semifinals on another busy Tuesday.
High school roundup for May 18, 2026: North Allegheny baseball beats Hempfield in 6A quarters to avenge loss
May 18, 2026
Liam Cooper threw a complete-game three-hitter with four strikeouts and no walks as No. 3 North Allegheny defeated No. 6 Hempfield, 2-0, in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball quarterfinals Monday, avenging a loss to the Spartans in last year’s playoffs.
Western Beaver walks off Bishop Canevin in madcap Class A quarterfinal
The WPIAL Class A quarterfinal between Western Beaver and Bishop Canevin on Monday at Joe Maize Field in Peters Township had everything – hits and strikeouts of course, but also plenty of walks, wild pitches, errors, misplayed fly balls, a 7-6-4 force out and a straight steal of home plate.
Derry tops Hampton to reach WPIAL semis for 1st time since 1984
Many of the Derry baseball players like to spend their free time fishing together.
Norwin baseball mounts wild 7th-inning rally to beat Central Catholic
Norwin took five innings to get a hit and didn’t score after loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the sixth, but still managed to beat Central Catholic, 4-3, by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh of a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal Monday night.
Lukas Duncan’s strong pitching helps Riverview rally, advance to Class 2A semis
Riverview pitcher Lukas Duncan was in pain after his team’s game Monday, the result of being hit by a pitch in his left arm in the sixth inning.
‘This is my game:’ Kingston Krotec leads Hopewell to upset of Valley in Class 4A quarters
The Vikings are rolling. To be clear, that’s the Hopewell Vikings.
Tyler Samide, GCC show no signs of rust in WPIAL quarterfinal win vs. Jefferson-Morgan
It had been 11 days since the Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team played a game.
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsule for Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Class 5A
A-K Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 19, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs
This week on Trib HSSN for the week of May 18, 2026
May 17, 2026
Week 1 of the spring team sports postseason is in the books, setting the stage for what should be a huge five days across the district diamonds, volleyball courts and lacrosse fields this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 18, 2026: Class 6A baseball bracket finally gets going
It’s a busy start to a big week with WPIAL baseball and softball quarterfinals along with boys volleyball and lacrosse semifinals all on Monday.
A-K Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 18, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball capsules: Games for May 18, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs
Eden Christian baseball carries momentum into playoffs
Eden Christian Academy came into the playoffs as the favorite to win the WPIAL Class A baseball championship
Norwin notebook: Knights earn 4th seed for WPIAL baseball playoffs
The Norwin baseball team was awarded the No. 4 seed in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs.
After playoff loss, Sewickley Academy looks to bright future
The Sewickley Academy baseball team started out dismally this season with three losses before righting the ship with four consecutive victories.
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness, Riverview’s Miles Duncan
May 16, 2026
Mackenzie Magness
Fox Chapel baseball runs out of margin for error in playoff loss
Not having top pitcher West Virginia commit Blake Krushinski wasn’t ideal for the Fox Chapel baseball program heading into the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The margin between success and an early exit from the district playoffs is narrow.
For some Westmoreland County baseball, softball teams, there’s a layoff before the playoffs
May 15, 2026
Maybe the WPIAL playoff system is fractured. Hempfield softball coach Tina Madison thinks so.
