Baseball
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings, scenarios through May 5, 2024
May 5, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearly finalized heading into the final few days of the regular season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 6, 2024: Section 1-5A showdowns to decide playoff positioning
For the second straight year, the battle for a Section 1-5A baseball title is coming down to the final section series of the regular season.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 6, 2024
The spring sports regular season in nearing an end as we inch closer to the postseason in the first full week of May on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 5, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Plum Mustangs
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 5, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: A.J. Verdi
High school roundup for May 4, 2024: Shaler rallies past Central Catholic
May 4, 2024
Alex Venezia hit the go-ahead two-run double during a five-run seventh to lead Shaler to a 7-4 victory over Central Catholic in nonsection baseball Saturday.
Trib HSSN baseball rankings for May 4, 2024
Class 6A
Walk-off loss keeps Hampton baseball out of playoffs for 1st time since 2016
One day after Hampton’s WPIAL playoff hopes ended with a walk-off loss at Knoch, senior Matt Erka searched for a bright spot.
After navigating section grind, Fox Chapel baseball heads into playoffs with experience
Coach James Hastings knows that every game the Fox Chapel baseball team plays is going to be a grind in Section 1-5A.
High school roundup for May 3, 2024: Lexie Hames back in form for Seneca Valley, throwing no-hitter with 15Ks
May 3, 2024
Seneca Valley softball star Lexie Hames was limited to one inning in the circle during a section showdown with Hempfield on Wednesday due to shoulder soreness.
Pine-Richland celebrates section title with walk-off win over rival North Allegheny
Pine-Richland had already left the bases loaded three times, but that’s not what Jake Waddell was thinking about when he came to the plate in seventh.
High school roundup for May 2, 2024: Central Catholic sweeps Canon-McMillan, clinches playoff spot
May 2, 2024
CJ Proch doubled, homered and drove in five runs as Central Catholic defeated Canon-McMillan, 6-4, to clinch the fourth and final WPIAL playoff spot in Section 2-6A baseball Thursday.
Hempfield wins sloppy game vs. Norwin with walk-off single
A cloud of dust settling around him after an exciting finish on his home baseball diamond, Adam Hess was preparing to rake the pitcher’s mound when he was called over for an interview.
Fox Chapel, Plum baseball teams meet again with high stakes
It is becoming an annual tradition that the Fox Chapel and Plum baseball teams meet in the final section series with something on the line.
Norwin baseball team rides up-and-down regular season into playoffs
A three-game losing streak — the product of a Section 2-6A sweep by Mt. Lebanon — stung in the short term, but it did not deter Norwin baseball from its long-range goals.
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Mt. Pleasant vaults into 1st place
Mt. Pleasant lost its first three games of the season while playing at the Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach, S.C.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 2, 2024: Winner takes all when North Allegheny, Pine-Richland meet
One game will decide a section championship while another will determine a playoff spot.
High school roundup for May 1, 2024: Belle Vernon walks off Latrobe to win section title
May 1, 2024
Adam LaCarte hit a walk-off RBI single and also recorded the final two outs of the top of the seventh to earn the win on the mound as Belle Vernon beat Latrobe, 6-5, to clinch the Section 2-4A baseball title Wednesday.
Trib 10: Changes afoot after No. 1 baseball, softball teams suffer 1st losses
The first power rankings in May have a different look for district baseball teams while the song remains the same in the softball Trib 10.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 1, 2024: Belle Vernon, Latrobe to play for section title
April 30, 2024
It was the game that would not end.
