Baseball
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 20, 2026: A new opponent enters playoffs: rain
May 20, 2026
For a week and a half, weather has not been a factor in the WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs.
High school roundup for May 19, 2026: 12th-seeded Upper St. Clair roars into 5A baseball semifinals
May 19, 2026
Brooks York went 2 for 3 with four RBIs, including the go-ahead run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning, to lead No. 12 Upper St. Clair to another upset in the WPIAL Class 5A baseball bracket, defeating No. 4 Moon in the quarterfinals 10-9 on Tuesday.
Thomas Jefferson rallies past Bethel Park to delay coach’s retirement
Tim Vickers is retiring as a teacher in the Steel Valley School District, and he and his wife have already purchased a house in Florida where they will be moving this summer.
South Park baseball shuts down Freeport, earns spot in WPIAL Class 3A semifinals
The South Park baseball team saw its run to a WPIAL title last year come to a sudden halt at Plum High School with a 2-1, nine-inning loss to eventual WPIAL champ Riverside in a Class 3A semifinal classic.
Ellwood City uses 3-run rally in 7th inning to get past Burrell in Class 3A baseball quarters
Jake Biskup couldn’t recall if it was a loopy curveball or loopy fastball.
South Fayette outscores Penn-Trafford in Class 5A slugfest
Anyone expecting a pitchers’ duel between No. 10 South Fayette and No. 2 Penn-Trafford would have been disappointed.
Westmoreland high school baseball notebook: Derry hopes to continue riding wave into title game
Max Doherty, Cason Long and the rest of the Derry baseball team are trying to put into perspective what they have accomplished.
A-K Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsule for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
WPIAL Baseball Playoffs
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball capsules for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Class 6A
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 19, 2026: High-scoring 5A rivals collide
The quarterfinals conclude with four games each in WPIAL 5A and 3A baseball and 5A and 4A softball along with the Class 6A softball semifinals on another busy Tuesday.
High school roundup for May 18, 2026: North Allegheny baseball beats Hempfield in 6A quarters to avenge loss
May 18, 2026
Liam Cooper threw a complete-game three-hitter with four strikeouts and no walks as No. 3 North Allegheny defeated No. 6 Hempfield, 2-0, in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball quarterfinals Monday, avenging a loss to the Spartans in last year’s playoffs.
Western Beaver walks off Bishop Canevin in madcap Class A quarterfinal
The WPIAL Class A quarterfinal between Western Beaver and Bishop Canevin on Monday at Joe Maize Field in Peters Township had everything – hits and strikeouts of course, but also plenty of walks, wild pitches, errors, misplayed fly balls, a 7-6-4 force out and a straight steal of home plate.
Derry tops Hampton to reach WPIAL semis for 1st time since 1984
Many of the Derry baseball players like to spend their free time fishing together.
Norwin baseball mounts wild 7th-inning rally to beat Central Catholic
Norwin took five innings to get a hit and didn’t score after loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the sixth, but still managed to beat Central Catholic, 4-3, by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh of a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal Monday night.
Lukas Duncan’s strong pitching helps Riverview rally, advance to Class 2A semis
Riverview pitcher Lukas Duncan was in pain after his team’s game Monday, the result of being hit by a pitch in his left arm in the sixth inning.
‘This is my game:’ Kingston Krotec leads Hopewell to upset of Valley in Class 4A quarters
The Vikings are rolling. To be clear, that’s the Hopewell Vikings.
Tyler Samide, GCC show no signs of rust in WPIAL quarterfinal win vs. Jefferson-Morgan
It had been 11 days since the Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team played a game.
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsule for Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Class 5A
A-K Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 19, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs
This week on Trib HSSN for the week of May 18, 2026
May 17, 2026
Week 1 of the spring team sports postseason is in the books, setting the stage for what should be a huge five days across the district diamonds, volleyball courts and lacrosse fields this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
