Softball
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 30, 2026
April 29, 2026
The one word to describe the Trib HSSN state softball ranking this week is clean.
High school roundup for April 29, 2026: South Park softball tops Baldwin in battle of ranked teams
Emma Hays hit a three-run home run in the third inning to lead Trib HSSN Class 3A No. 2 South Park to a 7-3 nonsection softball victory over Class 5A No. 5 Baldwin on Wednesday.
Westmoreland softball notebook: Norwin displays grit this season
Norwin is showing some fight as WPIAL softball tilts toward playoff time — the team’s favorite time of the year in recent seasons.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 29, 2026: Freeport softball makes final push for playoffs
There are only a few WPIAL softball playoff spots up for grabs heading into the final week of the regular season.
Trib 10: Significant changes come to baseball, softball power rankings
This is a very noteworthy edition of the weekly Trib 10 as we have a new No. 1 in baseball for the first time this season and a traditional softball power has dropped from the power rankings.
High school roundup for April 28, 2026: Avonworth completes sweep, clinches section title outright
Winning pitcher Carson Franc went seven innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits with 11 strikeouts, to lift Avonworth to a 7-1 victory over South Park on Tuesday, sweeping the two-game series and clinching the Section 2-3A baseball title outright.
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through Monday, April 27
April 28, 2026
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly complete with 73 teams having punched their ticket for the upcoming district postseason.
High school roundup for April 27, 2026: Avonworth walks off South Park on Cooper Scharding homer
Cooper Scharding hit a two-run walk off home run in the eighth inning to lead Avonworth to a 7-5 comeback win over South Park in a matchup of the top two teams in Section 2-3A baseball Monday.
Montour turns tables on West Allegheny, clinches piece of section title
April 27, 2026
The top two teams in WPIAL Section 3-5A softball ended up splitting their two-game series this season.
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week for April 26, 2026
April 26, 2026
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week – Thomas Jefferson Jaguars softball
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 27, 2026: Key series on tap in 5A baseball
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.
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers, scenarios through April 26, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly complete with 71 teams having punched a ticket for the upcoming district playoffs.
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.
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for April 26, 2026
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Bailey Barnyak
Sewickley Academy softball builds off strong start
The Sewickley Academy softball team has been a significant offensive juggernaut in the early portion of the 2026 season.
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.
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings for week ending April 25, 2026
Here are the latest weekly WPIAL softball rankings with only three teams dropping out of the top five for the second straight week.
Resurgent Fox Chapel softball gears up for playoffs
Fox Chapel softball coach Larry Troutman was only interested in finding a way to make the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. That’s what he told himself, anyway, when the Foxes went through a four-game stretch of the Section 1-5A schedule where they lost three times in four games.
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.
A little camaraderie and a whole lot of talent carries Mt. Pleasant softball team
The WPIAL softball playoffs don’t start for another two weeks, yet Mt. Pleasant already has clinched its second straight section title and is fine-tuning for the postseason.
