Baseball

South Park's Cooper Hochendoner pitches to Keystone Oaks in a WPIAL Class 3A baseball first-round game Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Don Rebel | TribLive)
South Park’s Cooper Hochendoner no-hits Keystone Oaks but laments 1 that got away
May 12, 2026
Question: In baseball, when can a postseason no-hitter feel like a letdown?

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Armstrong’s Sophia Shumaker slides into second base under Fox Chapel’s Isabella Geller during their WPIAL Class 5A first round playoff game on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Plum. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
High school roundup for May 12, 2026: No. 15 South Allegheny stuns No. 2 Seton LaSalle in Class 3A baseball
Adam Jackowski threw a three-hit shutout with seven strikeouts to lead No. 15 South Allegheny to a 1-0 upset of No. 2 Seton LaSalle in the WPIAL Class 3A baseball first round Tuesday.

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Charleroi’s Jake Corrin takes the throw at first to retire Mt. Pleasant’s Santino Marne in a WPIAL Class 3A playoff game Tuesday. (Jenn Codeluppi | Mon Valley Independent)
Charleroi tops Mt. Pleasant to earn long-awaited playoff win
It took nearly three decades, but it was definitely worth the wait for Charleroi baseball.

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Upper St. Clair’s Nolan Wilson celebrates his inside-the-park homer against Plum during a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game Tuesday at Gateway High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Sophomore Evan Smirniw leads Upper St. Clair to surprising rout of Plum in Class 5A 1st round
At 6-foot-4, first baseman Evan Smirniw is an imposing presence for the Upper St. Clair baseball team.

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South Fayette pitcher Trey Skeen (Don Rebel | TribLive)
South Fayette baseball comes through in 6th, beats Franklin Regional
Coming into the baseball postseason having lost five of its last seven games, South Fayette found a rhythm on the mound it hadn’t since the first game of the season and collected timely hits to take down No. 7 Franklin Regional, 8-2, on Tuesday in the WPIAL Class 5A first round.

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Penn-Trafford’s Logan Matrisch makes a sliding catch in the outfield against Fox Chapel during their WPIAL Class 5A first round playoff game on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Plum. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Penn-Trafford again relies on solid pitching, timely hitting in win over Fox Chapel
Penn-Trafford baseball fans are starting to sense a trend.

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Plum’s Tyler Quinn fields a ball hit by Franklin Regional’s Liam Bernadowski on April 28 at Haymaker Park. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, May 12: Contenders look to sit on vacant Class 5A baseball throne
Of the 12 district diamond playoff tournaments, only one does not have a 2025 winner in the field.

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Frazier’s Tyler Morrison gets back safely to first base behind Riverview’s Jake Sprajcar during a WPIAL Class 2A first-round playoff game Monday at West Mifflin. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
High school roundup for May 11, 2026: Miles Duncan comes up big as Riverview fends off Frazier upset bid
May 11, 2026
Last year, eight was enough for Riverview baseball to reach the Class 2A district semifinals. The Raiders scored a combined eight runs in wins over California and Burgettstown.

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Bishop Canevin’s Nate Astor celebrates his home run as he rounds third base against Leechburg during their WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game Monday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Bishop Canevin baseball pounces on error-prone Leechburg in Class A upset
Bishop Canevin entered the WPIAL Class A baseball playoffs as the lowest seed at No. 12 but took advantage of five errors by fifth-seeded Leechburg and pulled off a 9-5 upset in their first-round matchup Monday.

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Derry’s Cason Long pumps his fist after getting a strikeout to defeat Beaver in their WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff game on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Deer Lakes. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Derry baseball stuns No. 4 Beaver in opening round of WPIAL 4A tournament
Derry baseball coach Tom Kelly said his team could beat anyone if it played well.

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Latrobe pitcher Aaryn Chappell pitches against Franklin Regional on April 15, 2026 at Haymaker Park. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland County baseball capsules for May 12, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs

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Freeport’s Luke Whitfield celebrates after driving in a run against Deer Lakes on Monday, April 13, 2026, in West Deer. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
A-K Valley baseball capsules for May 12, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs

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Marc “Bubba” Snider is in his first season as head coach of the South Fayette varsity baseball team and led the Lions to the 2026 WPIAL playoffs. (Courtesy of Ava Hurbanek)
Marc ‘Bubba’ Snider is a radio host, restaurant owner and pro wrestler, but coaching baseball is his passion
To put it mildly, Marc “Bubba” Snider is an extremely busy man.

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Knoch pitcher Hunter Lang delivers against Valley on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at No Offseason Sports in Russelton. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports: Postseason begins for baseball, softball, lacrosse
May 10, 2026
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 baseball, softball and lacrosse playoffs.

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Indiana pitcher Sully VanHoose tags Valley’s Dominick Dunkel during their game on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Valley. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week for May 10, 2026
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week – Indiana Little Indians baseball

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Franklin Regional’s Liam Bernadowski bunts against Plum in the bottom of the seventh inning on April 28, 2026 at Haymaker Park. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 11, 2026
Let the games begin as the spring high school sports postseason begins on the district diamonds, volleyball courts and lacrosse fields this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Derry’s Cason Long is a Shippensburg recruit. (Mike Darnay | Mon Valley Independent)
Westmoreland H.S. baseball capsules for May 11, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs

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Knoch pitcher Hunter Lang delivers against Valley on April 14. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
A-K Valley H.S. baseball capsules for May 11, 2026
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Sewickley Academy's Caden Hawkins plays against West Greene on March 31, 2026. (ZG Visuals)
Quaker Valley baseball, Sewickley Academy softball win rivalry games
Quaker Valley stepped outside of section play April 30 and “traveled” to an away game against a Class A opponent, rival Sewickley Academy.

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Isaiah MacFarland is a junior on the 2026 Penn Hills baseball team. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
Undersized but undaunted, Isaiah MacFarland helps Penn Hills end 34-game skid
Isaiah MacFarland isn’t ever going to play the role of a power hitter for the Penn Hills baseball team. But if there is anything else the 4-foot-11 junior utilityman can do, he is happy to contribute.

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