Slow-pitch softball league playoffs loom as regular season concludes

By: Michael Love
Friday, October 11, 2024 | 2:31 PM

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The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season concludes Sunday with four doubleheaders.

West Allegheny (11-1) and Mt. Lebanon (10-2) meet at Mt. Lebanon’s Middle Field with the regular-season title on the line.

Baldwin (3-11) and Bethel Park (9-5) played two games Wednesday to close out their regular season. Bethel Park swept the doubleheader, taking Game 1, 14-4, and Game 2, 22-5.

Bethel Park sits in third place in the team standings, one-half game ahead of North Allegheny (8-4).

North Allegheny hosts Montour (7-5) at 2 and 4 p.m. at Marshall Middle School.

Each team accumulated points in the team standings with games played throughout the regular season. A team win is worth two points, and simply playing a game is worth one point.

The WPISL playoff tournament will be next weekend, Oct. 19-20, and all 10 teams are eligible to compete for the title.

The first round and quarterfinals will be Saturday, with the semifinals at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, and the championship game at 6.

Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League

Standings

West Allegheny, 11-1

Mt. Lebanon, 10-2

Bethel Park, 9-5

North Allegheny, 8-4

Hempfield, 8-4

Montour, 7-5

Baldwin, 3-11

Seneca Valley, 3-9

Plum, 2-10

Shaler, 1-11

Schedule

Sunday, Oct. 13

Hempfield at Shaler (DH), noon and 2 p.m., Hilltop Field, Shaler High School

Plum at Seneca Valley (DH), 2 and 4 p.m., Graham Park

Montour at North Allegheny (DH), 2 and 4 p.m., Marshall Middle School

West Allegheny at Mt. Lebanon, 6 and 8 p.m., Middle Field

Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.

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