Slow-pitch softball league playoffs loom as regular season concludes
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Friday, October 11, 2024 | 2:31 PM
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.
Tags: Baldwin, Bethel Park, Hempfield, Montour, Mt. lebanon, North Allegheny, Plum, Seneca Valley, Shaler, West Allegheny
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