Baseball

South Park pitcher Cooper Hochendoner delivers against Mt. Pleasant during a first-round playoff game May 15.
High school roundup for May 28, 2025: South Park takes 3rd place in Class 3A baseball
May 28, 2025
Winning pitcher Cooper Hochendoner hit the go-ahead two-run triple in the bottom of the fourth inning to lead No. 5 South Park to a 4-3 victory over No. 11 Mohawk in the WPIAL Class 3A baseball third-place game Wednesday.

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Riverside pitcher Zach Hare celebrates after pitching a perfect game against Quaker Valley in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game Wednesday at EQT Park.
Hare Medal: Riverside pitcher throws perfect game vs. Quaker Valley in WPIAL 3A championship game
Zach Hare hasn’t allowed a hit in almost two weeks, an incredible playoff run that stressed out the Riverside senior while warming up for the WPIAL finals.

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Riverview’s Lukas Duncan pitches to Laurel in the WPIAL Class 2A third-place game Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
Strong pitching, clutch hits keep season alive for Riverview with 3rd-place win over Laurel
WASHINGTON — With its season on the line, the Riverview baseball team stood tall against Laurel in a WPIAL Class 2A third-place game Wednesday afternoon at Washington & Jefferson’s Ross Memorial Park.

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Freedom pitcher Boden Hillard (48) celebrates with Mason O’Donnell after defeating OLSH, 1-0, in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at EQT Park.
Freedom outduels OLSH to win 1st WPIAL 2A championship
Second-seeded Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and No. 8 Freedom entered Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 2A championship game at EQT Park in Washington looking to win their first WPIAL baseball title.

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Eden Christian’s Brady Hull had two RBIs in the WPIAL consolation game Wednesday.
Big inning helps Eden Christian top Greensburg Central Catholic in WPIAL Class A consolation game
Eden Christian Academy erupted for five runs in the bottom of the third to cap a nine-run uprising over the first three innings as the Warriors cruised to a 10-2 victory in the WPIAL Class A third-place consolation baseball game Wednesday afternoon against Greensburg Central Catholic at Washington & Jefferson’s Ross Memorial Park.

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Serra Catholic pitcher Tyler Skaggs celebrates with catcher Jacob Holmes after throwing a no-hitter to defeat Carmichaels in the WPIAL Class A championship game on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at EQT Park.
Tyler Skaggs tosses no-hitter to give Serra Catholic its 5th WPIAL baseball title
Tyler Skaggs threw a no-hitter in the WPIAL Class A championship game to lead Serra Catholic past Carmichaels, 9-0, on Wednesday at EQT Park in Washington.

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Belle Vernon’s Zach Plymire takes throw as Central Valley’s Blake Heater slides into second base in the WPIAL Class 4A third-place game Tuesday, May 26, 2025.
Big inning carries Central Valley past Belle Vernon into Class 4A state playoffs
Central Valley shrugged off an early deficit in the WPIAL Class 4A third-place game Tuesday and rallied past Belle Vernon, 7-3, to earn a spot in the state playoffs.

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Shaler pitcher Dante DeLeonibus celebrates after defeating Pine-Richland in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Tuesday at EQT Park.
After aces duel to draw, Shaler downs Pine-Richland in 8 innings to win WPIAL 5A crown
May 27, 2025
Shaler’s Colby Weber and Pine-Richland’s Keegan Deihl waged a pitchers’ duel in the WPIAL finals, but this one was decided only after the two aces ran out of pitches.

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Indiana’s Charlie Manzi is greeted at home plate by teammates after hitting a walk-off 2-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning of the WPIAL Class 4A championship game against Elizabeth Forward on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at EQT Park.
Charlie Manzi’s walk-off homer lifts Indiana to 1st WPIAL baseball title
Charlie Manzi came through in the clutch and paid the price for it.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Jackson McMullen celebrates with teammates after scoring against Serra Catholic in the WPIAL Class A semifinals Friday, May 23, 2025.
Westmoreland high school baseball playoff preview capsule for May 28, 2025
Class A

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Riverview’s Eli DeVita said the Raiders have heard a lot about the 2021 team and its run to the WPIAL title game and playing in the state playoffs. “We want to be that next Riverview team to play in the state playoffs,” he said.
Trip to state playoffs on the line when Riverview baseball takes on Laurel in 3rd-place game
Eli DeVita is ready to do whatever he can to help make sure Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 2A third-place consolation is not his final high school game.

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The Seneca Valley baseball team celebrates after defeating Norwin, 1-0, in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at EQT Park.
Seneca Valley shuts out Norwin for 5th WPIAL baseball title
Seneca Valley claimed its fifth WPIAL baseball title by winning an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel.

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Serra Catholic pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws against Seton LaSalle during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
2025 WPIAL Class A baseball championship breakdown: Serra Catholic vs. Carmichaels
WPIAL Class A baseball final

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Riverside head coach Dan Oliastro talks with Sean Hayes before an at-bat against North Catholic on Friday, Apr. 26, 2024, in North Sewickley.
2025 WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship breakdown: Riverside vs. Quaker Valley
WPIAL Class 3A baseball final

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Scouts watch the WPIAL Class 6A championship game between North Allegheny and Mt. Lebanon on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
2025 WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship breakdown: OLSH vs. Freedom
WPIAL Class 2A baseball final

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South Park pitcher Cooper Hochendoner delivers against Riverside during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Plum.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 27, 2025: PIAA seeding, berths up for grabs
May 26, 2025
Gold is at stake for 12 district baseball and a dozen district softball teams this week.

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Elizabeth Forward’s Cy Herchelroath is batting .412 this season.
2025 WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship breakdown: Indiana vs. Elizabeth Forward
WPIAL Class 4A baseball final

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Seneca Valley’s Ryan Piekutoski celebrates after scoring against North Allegheny on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Jackson Twp.
2025 WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship breakdown: Seneca Valley vs. Norwin
WPIAL Class 6A baseball final

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Greensburg’s Central Catholic’s Jackson McMullen (right) is greeted by teammates after scoring against Serra Catholic during the WPIAL Class A semifinals.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic baseball wants to wash out bad taste
Greensburg Central Catholic didn’t win its first WPIAL baseball title since 2015, but the Centurions still have a chance at their first PIAA championship since 2002, when current Colorado Rockies interim manager and alum Warren Schaeffer was a star shortstop.

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Norwin’s Trevor Vitsas (22) is mobbed by teammates after the Knights defeated Butler in nine innings in their WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal May 19, 2025.
Norwin baseball team surges into WPIAL championship game against Seneca Valley
The Norwin baseball team did not start the season well.

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