Baseball
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.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 18, 2026: Class 6A baseball bracket finally gets going
It’s a busy start to a big week with WPIAL baseball and softball quarterfinals along with boys volleyball and lacrosse semifinals all on Monday.
A-K Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 18, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball capsules: Games for Monday, May 18, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs
Eden Christian baseball carries momentum into playoffs
Eden Christian Academy came into the playoffs as the favorite to win the WPIAL Class A baseball championship
Norwin notebook: Knights earn 4th seed for WPIAL baseball playoffs
The Norwin baseball team was awarded the No. 4 seed in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs.
After playoff loss, Sewickley Academy looks to bright future
The Sewickley Academy baseball team started out dismally this season with three losses before righting the ship with four consecutive victories.
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness, Riverview’s Miles Duncan
May 16, 2026
Mackenzie Magness
Fox Chapel baseball runs out of margin for error in playoff loss
Not having top pitcher West Virginia commit Blake Krushinski wasn’t ideal for the Fox Chapel baseball program heading into the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The margin between success and an early exit from the district playoffs is narrow.
For some Westmoreland County baseball, softball teams, there’s a layoff before the playoffs
May 15, 2026
Maybe the WPIAL playoff system is fractured. Hempfield softball coach Tina Madison thinks so.
Westmoreland baseball notebook: Derry, Hampton make unlikely quarterfinals matchup
May 14, 2026
Not many people saw this quarterfinal matchup coming.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026
There were only three changes with teams dropping out of the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings as the safety net has been taken away.
Trib 10: 1st-round upsets shake up baseball power rankings
The district playoffs are underway with the first round in the books in baseball and half of the opening-round softball games in the rearview mirror.
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 13, 2026
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Cooper Hochendoner
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Penn-Trafford again relies on solid pitching, timely hitting in win over Fox Chapel
Penn-Trafford baseball fans are starting to sense a trend.
