Baseball

Franklin Regional’s Luke Williams hits the pitch on the button but straight to the Latrobe left fielder for the last out April 15, 2026 at Haymaker Park. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 27, 2026: Key series on tap in 5A baseball
April 26, 2026
In the eight-season history of WPIAL Class 5A baseball, the regular season races and the district playoffs have been very competitive because of the depth of talented programs in that class.

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Plum’s Timmy Ruggiero (right) celebrates with Max Vollmer after Vollmer’s two-run home run against Penn-Trafford on April 8, 2026 at Penn-Trafford High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through April 26, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL baseball playoff field is slowly building with a week and a half remaining and 39 teams having clinched.

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Upper St. Clair’s Nolan Wilson rounds third base to score against Bethel Park on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Boyce Mayview Park in USC. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 27, 2026
The stretch run of the 2026 spring sports regular season continues this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Eden Christian second baseman Christian Watkins makes a throw last season. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Sewickley Herald notebook: Eden Christian on winning streak heading into playoffs
Eden Christian Academy’s baseball team won its eighth and ninth consecutive games with back-to-back section victories over Monessen.

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South Fayette’s Angela Zeng (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
High school roundup for April 25, 2026: Lions girls steal show at South Fayette Invitational
April 25, 2026
The host Lions took first place in six individual events and one relay to run away with the girls team title at the South Fayette Invitational on Saturday.

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Valley pitcher Brady Moore delivers against Knoch on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Valley. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib HSSN WPIAL baseball rankings for week ending April 25, 2026
Here are the latest weekly WPIAL baseball rankings with a new No. 1 team in Class 2A and only three changes up and down the six classifications.

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High school roundup for April 24, 2026: North Hills softball beats Plum on walk-off homer
April 24, 2026
Audrianna Baumgardner hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to lift North Hills to a 7-6 comeback victory over Plum in Section 1-5A softball Friday.

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Upper St. Clair senior shortstop Nico D’Orazio is a sparkplug at the top of the lineup for the Panthers. (Submitted)
Trib HSSN high school baseball player of the week for April 23, 2026
April 23, 2026
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Nico D’Orazio

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Laurel defeated Neshannock to clinch the section title Thursday. (James Dotson | Submitted)
High school roundup for April 23, 2026: Laurel beats Neshannock to clinch section title
Mayci Lang went 4 for 4 with a double and two RBIs to help Laurel to a 12-2 victory over Neshannock on Thursday, clinching the Section 1-2A softball title.

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Canon-McMillan players and coaches talk after Thursday's 6-0 win at Hempfield. (Bill Beckner Jr. | TribLive)
Canon-McMillan baseball shuts out Hempfield, avoids sweep
Hempfield was thinking about brooms.

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Mt. Pleasant baseball players pose with Pirates' ace Paul Skenes. (@MPASDVikings)
Westmoreland H.S. baseball notebook: Mt. Pleasant players meet Pirates’ Paul Skenes
Some Mt. Pleasant baseball players went on a school trip and met a celebrity.

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North Allegheny’s JJ Mancuso collides with Norwin’s Dante Marino while stealing second base March 25. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 23, 2026: 6A baseball playoff picture still cloudy
While seven of the eight playoff spots in WPIAL Class 6A baseball have already been decided, the races for the section crown and playoff positioning is getting tighter and tighter heading into the final section series next week.

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Greensburg Central Catholic shortstop Stephen Kochis runs to second base after hitting an RBI double against Carmichaels on Wednesday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 23, 2026
Following a few weeks of extreme changes in some classifications, things settled this past week overall among the elite baseball teams in the state.

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High school roundup for April 22, 2026: North Catholic hands 1st section loss to Blackhawk in slugfest
April 22, 2026
Mary Kotwica went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead North Catholic to a 10-8 victory over Blackhawk in a matchup of top teams in Section 3-4A softball Wednesday.

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Greensburg Central Catholic second baseman Nick Sopko tags out Carmichaels shortstop Ryder Kreig trying to advance on a wild pitch Wednesday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Greensburg Central Catholic drops Carmichaels to complete suspended game
Greensburg Central Catholic’s baseball team finished a big week Wednesday by defeating Carmichaels in a completion of a game started April 14.

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Freeport’s Luke Logsdon tags out Deer Lakes Nolan Danka on April 13. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib 10: 4 new teams crack baseball, softball power rankings
The power rankings are starting to become like the local weather, always changing from day to day and sometimes from hour to hour.

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Canon-McMillan’s MJ Maruschak tags out Hempfield’s Lucas Roebuck at second base Monday. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through Tuesday, April 21, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL baseball playoff field is slowly building with less than two weeks remaining with 35 teams having clinched.

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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 22, 2026: North Catholic, Blackhawk softball to battle for top spot in section
Wednesday marks another busy day on the district softball schedule, including a battle for first place in Section 3-4A.

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Fort Cherry’s Ben Demascal stands in against Chartiers-Houston on Tuesday. (Don Rebel | TribLive)
Fort Cherry flexes muscles, completes 2-game sweep of Chartiers-Houston
On Monday, undefeated Fort Cherry had to battle from behind late to edge Chartiers-Houston.

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Plum’s Matthew Amen takes a shot on Avonworth goalie Hunter Graves on Tuesday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
High school roundup for April 21, 2026: Moon baseball beats Bethel Park, strengthens grip on 1st place in section
April 21, 2026
Owen Amey went 2 for 4 with a triple and three RBIs to lead Moon to a 10-4 victory over Bethel Park in Section 2-5A baseball Tuesday.

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