WPIAL Baseball – 2015 Season Review

By: HSSN Staff
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | 10:43 PM

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With such a mild winter coming to an end and warmer than normal temperatures in the area for most of March, coaches, players and fans are ready to hit the diamond for the start of a new baseball season. However before we look ahead, we take time to look back at the 2015 season. A pair of district teams struck gold twice last year as Knoch in Class AAA and Neshannock in Class AA pitched their way to district and state championships. Joining Knoch as first time WPIAL baseball champions in 2015 were Pittsburgh Central Catholic in Class AAAA and Greensburg Central Catholic in Class A.

2015 WPIAL BASEBALL STANDINGS:

# – Clinched Section Title  
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
x – Eliminated From Playoff Contention

WPIAL Class AAAA:

Section 1: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Seneca Valley Raiders : (8-2) (13-6)
*-North Allegheny Tigers : (6-4) (12-8)
*-Butler Golden Tornado : (5-5) (10-9)
x-North Hills Indians : (5-5) (11-8)
x-Moon Tigers : (4-6) (12-6)
x-Pine-Richland Rams : (2-8) (9-11)
((Butler wins head-to-head tiebreaker with North Hills))

Section 2: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Hempfield Spartans : (10-0) (14-6)
*-Norwin Knights :  (8-2) (12-4)
*-Latrobe Wildcats : (5-5) (11-9)
x-Connellsville Falcons : (4-6) (10-9)
x-Penn-Trafford Warriors : (3-7) (9-9)
x-Albert Gallatin Colonials : (0-10) (7-12)

Section 3: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Fox Chapel Foxes : (8-2) (13-7)
#-Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings : (8-2) (8-7)
*-Shaler Titans : (7-3) (15-4)
x-Kiski Area Cavaliers : (4-6) (9-8)
x-Woodland Hills Wolverines : (2-8) (4-12)
x-Penn Hills Indians : (1-9) (2-14)

Section 4: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Plum Mustangs : (9-1) (18-2)
*-Franklin Regional Panthers : (7-3) (13-5)
*-Allderdice Dragons : (7-3) (11-3)
x-Gateway Gators : (5-5) (5-10)
x-McKeesport Tigers : (2-8) (5-14)
x-Brashear Bulls : (0-10) (1-14)

Section 5: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Mount Lebanon Blue Devils : (12-0) (15-2)
*-Canon-McMillan Big Macs : (9-3) (13-6)
*-Bethel Park Black Hawks : (6-6) (11-7)
x-Baldwin Highlanders : (6-6) (8-7)
x-Peters Township Indians : (5-7) (10-9)
x-Upper St. Clair Panthers : (4-8) (7-10)
x-Carrick Raiders : (0-12) (1-15)
((Bethel Park wins head-to-head tiebreaker with Baldwin))

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WPIAL Class AAA:

Section 1: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Hopewell Vikings : (11-1) (11-8)
*-Central Valley Warriors : (9-3) (13-5)
*-Blackhawk Cougars : (9-3) (11-4)
x-Ellwood City Wolverines : (5-7) (6-13)
x-Ambridge Bridgers : (4-8) (6-8)
x-New Castle Red Hurricane : (2-10) (5-12)
x-Beaver Bobcats : (2-10) (2-11)

Section 2: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Indiana Little Indians : (9-3) (11-8)
*-Kittanning Wildcats : (8-4) (10-6)
*-Derry Trojans : (6-6) (6-11)
X-Southmoreland Scotties : (5-7) (9-11)
x-Mount Pleasant Vikings : (5-7) (7-12)
x-Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions : (5-7) (6-10)
x-Yough Cougars : (4-8) (8-8)

Section 3: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Chartiers Valley Colts : (8-2) (13-5)
*-West Allegheny Indians : (7-3) (13-5)
*-Montour Spartans : (6-4) (10-9)
x-South Fayette Lions : (4-6) (7-10)
x-Trinity Hillers : (4-6) (5-11)
x-McGuffey Highlanders : (1-9) (1-13)

Section 4: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-West Mifflin Titans : (12-2) (14-4)
*-Laurel Highlands Mustangs : (9-5) (10-9)
*-Belle Vernon Leopards : (8-6) (10-7)
*-South Park Eagles : (8-6) (10-10)
x-Elizabeth Forward Warriors : (7-7) (10-8)
x-Thomas Jefferson Jaguars : (5-9) (9-11)
x-Ringgold Rams : (4-10) (4-11)
x-Uniontown Red Raiders : (3-11) (3-14)

Section 5: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Knoch Knights : (11-1) (15-2)
*-Mars Fighting Planets : (8-4) (10-8)
*-Deer Lakes Lancers : (8-4) (10-9)
x-Hampton Talbots : (6-6) (7-9)
x-Valley Vikings : (4-8) (6-10)
x-Freeport Yellowjackets : (3-9) (4-11)
x-Highlands Golden Rams : (2-10) (3-13)

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WPIAL Class AA:

Section 1: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Quaker Valley Quakers : (11-3) (12-4)
#-New Brighton Lions : (11-3) (11-3)
*-Avonworth Antelopes : (9-5) (11-5)
x-South Side Beaver Rams : (8-6) (10-8)
x-Burgettstown Blue Devils : (6-8) (8-9)
x-Freedom Bulldogs : (4-10) (6-11)
x-Fort Cherry Rangers : (4-10) (5-12)
x-Northgate Flames : (3-11) (3-14)

Section 2: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Brownsville Falcons : (11-1) (15-2)
*-Waynesburg Central Raiders : (9-3) (10-5)
*-Washington Little Prexies : (9-3) (9-5)
x-Charleroi Cougars : (5-7) (6-9)
x-Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers : (5-7) (5-10)
x-Beth-Center Bulldogs : (3-9) (4-10)
x-Frazier Commodores : (0-12) (3-16)

Section 3: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Shady Side Academy Indians : (10-0) (12-5)
*-Burrell Buccaneers : (7-3) (11-4)
*-Ford City Sabers : (6-4) (6-7)
x-Apollo-Ridge Vikings : (4-6) (6-7)
x-West Shamokin Wolves : (3-7) (3-8)
x-Summit Academy Knights : (0-10) (0-12)

Section 4: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles : (9-1) (12-3)
*-Steel Valley Ironmen : (7-3) (9-5)
*-Seton-LaSalle Rebels : (6-4) (8-4)
x-South Allegheny Gladiators : (5-5) (9-5)
x-Carlynton Cougars : (2-8) (3-12)
x-East Allegheny Wildcats : (1-9) (1-11)

Section 5: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Riverside Panthers : (8-2) (14-3)
#-Neshannock Lancers : (8-2) (12-5)
#-Shenango Wildcats : (8-2) (12-5)
x-Mohawk Warriors : (4-6) (6-9)
x-Beaver Falls Tigers : (2-8) (5-8)
x-Laurel Spartans : (0-10) (1-15)

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WPIAL Class A:

Section 1: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-California Trojans : (10-0) (17-1)
*-Bentworth Bearcats : (7-3) (14-4)
*-Carmichaels Mighty Mikes : (7-3) (12-3)
x-Jefferson-Morgan Rockets : (4-6) (6-11)
x-West Greene Pioneers : (2-8) (3-11)
x-Mapletown Maples : (0-10) (0-15)

Section 2: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions : (10-0) (16-3)
*-Serra Catholic Eagles : (7-3) (14-5)
*-Jeannette Jayhawks : (6-4) (9-5)
x-Monessen Greyhounds : (5-5) (6-10)
x-Clairton Bears : (1-9) (1-12)
x-Geibel Catholic Gators : (1-9) (1-15)

Section 3: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Sewickley Academy Panthers : (7-3) (9-6)
#-Western Beaver Golden Beavers : (7-3) (8-5)
#-Rochester Rams : (7-3) (7-8)
x-Quigley Catholic Spartans : (5-5) (5-8)
x-Union Scotties : (4-6) (4-10)
x-Aliquippa Quips : (0-10) (0-10)

Section 4: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Vincentian Academy Royals : (10-0) (17-3)
*-Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans : (8-2) (13-7)
*-Riverview Raiders : (6-4) (10-7)
x-Springdale Dynamos : (4-6) (5-9)
x-St. Joseph Spartans : (1-9) (2-11)
x-Leechburg Blue Devils : (1-9) (1-13)

Section 5: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers : (9-1) (12-6)
*-Brentwood Spartans : (7-3) (11-3)
*-Bishop Canevin Crusaders : (6-4) (6-6)
x-Eden Christian Academy Warriors : (5-5) (7-7)
x-Avella Eagles : (3-7) (7-8)
x-Cornell Raiders : (0-10) (0-12)

 

2015 WPIAL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS:

2015 turned out to be the year of the First Time champions as three of the four district winners had never won a baseball crown before. Pittbsurgh Central Catholic in AAAA. Knoch in AAA and Greensburg Central Catholic in A all made school history by winning inaugural WPIAL baseball gold. The lone exception was powerhouse Neshannock, who became only the third school to win six WPIAL baseball championships by claiming AA gold. Here are ALL the results from the 2015 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs.

2015 WPIAL CLASS AAAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 2 – Norwin Knights 0 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Consolation:

Shaler Titans 6 – Bethel Park Black Hawks 4 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:

Norwin Knights 3 – Bethel Park Black Hawks 0 

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 6 – Shaler Titans 2 in 9 Innings 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:

Norwin Knights 7 – Mount Lebanon Blue Devils 0

Bethel Park Black Hawks 2 – Fox Chapel Foxes 1 

Shaler Titans 1 – Plum Mustangs 0 

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 3 – Seneca Valley Raiders 1 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:

Mount Lebanon Blue Devils – BYE

Norwin Knights 1 – North Allegheny Tigers 0 

Bethel Park Black Hawks 3 – Hempfield Spartans 0

Fox Chapel Foxes 7 – Allderdice Dragons 3 

Plum Mustangs 3 – Butler Golden Tornado 2

Shaler Titans 4 – Canon-McMillan Big Macs 1 

Seneca Valley Raiders 8 – Latrobe Wildcats 2 

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 8 – Franklin Regional Panthers 7 

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2015 WPIAL CLASS AAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Knoch Knights 5 – West Allegheny Indians 1 

WPIAL CLASS AAA Consolation:

Montour Spartans 3 – Chartiers Valley Colts 2 in 9 Innings 

WPIAL CLASS AAA Semifinals:

West Allegheny Indians 4 – Chartiers Valley Colts 3 

Knoch Knights 2 – Montour Spartans 0 

WPIAL CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:

Chartiers Valley Colts 2 – Central Valley Warriors 1 

West Allegheny Indians 3 – Hopewell Vikings 0 

Knoch Knights 4 – Blackhawk Cougars 3 

Montour Spartans 2 – Indiana Little Indians 0 

WPIAL CLASS AAA First Round:

Chartiers Valley Colts 12 – Derry Trojans 2

Central Valley Warriors 7 – Mars Fighting Planets 3 

Hopewell Vikings 3 – South Park Eagles 1 

West Allegheny Indians 6 – Kittanning Wildcats 0 

Knoch Knights 5 – Belle Vernon Leopards 1 

Blackhawk Cougars 7 – Deer Lakes Lancers 4 

Montour Spartans 8 – West Mifflin Titans 2 

Indiana Little Indians 11 – Laurel Highlands Mustangs 1 

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2015 WPIAL CLASS AA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Neshannock Lancers 4 – Quaker Valley Quakers 0 

WPIAL CLASS AA Consolation:

Steel Valley Ironmen 3 – Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles 2 

WPIAL CLASS AA Semifinals:

Quaker Valley Quakers 3 – Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles 2 

Neshannock Lancers 10 – Steel Valley Ironmen 2 

WPIAL CLASS AA Quarterfinals:

Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles 3 – New Brighton Lions 1 

Quaker Valley Quakers 5 – Riverside Panthers 0 

Steel Valley Ironmen 8 – Brownsville Falcons 4 

Neshannock Lancers 10 – Shady Side Academy Indians 0 

WPIAL CLASS AA First Round:

Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles – BYE

New Brighton Lions 5 – Burrell Buccaneers 0

Riverside Panthers 3 – Washington Little Prexies 2 

Quaker Valley Quakers 6 – Seton-LaSalle Rebels 0 

Brownsville Falcons 8 – Ford City Sabers 3

Steel Valley Ironmen 6 – Shenango Wildcats 5 

Neshannock Lancers 7 – Waynesburg Raiders 0 

Shady Side Academy Indians 5 – Avonworth Antelopes 3

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2015 WPIAL CLASS A BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 6 – California Trojans 4 

WPIAL CLASS A Consolation:

Serra Catholic Eagles 9 – Bishop Canevin Crusaders 2 

WPIAL CLASS A Semifinals:

California Trojans 6 – Serra Catholic Eagles 4 

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 4 – Bishop Canevin Crusaders 3 

WPIAL CLASS A Quarterfinals:

California Trojans 3 – Western Beaver Golden Beavers 1

Serra Catholic Eagles 4 – Jeannette Jayhawks 3

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 10 – Carmichaels Mighty Mikes 0 

Bishop Canevin Crusaders 1 – Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans 0 

WPIAL CLASS A First Round:

California Trojans – BYE

Western Beaver Golden Beavers 2 – Brentwood Spartans 1 in 8 Innings 

Jeannette Jayhawks 6 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers 3 

Serra Catholic Eagles 2 – Bentworth Bearcats 1 

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 11 – Riverview Raiders 1

Carmichaels Mighty Mikes 6 – Sewickley Academy Panthers 1 

Bishop Canevin Crusaders 9 – Vincentian Academy Royals 3 in 9 Innings 

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans 2 – Rochester Rams 0 

 

2015 PIAA BASEBALL PLAYOFFS:

Knoch began the season with a very small postseason resume. In fact in school history, the Knights had only won ONE playoff game. That all changed here in 2015 as Knoch finished a perfect 8-0 in the playoffs and captured not only a first ever WPIAL championship, but now they’ve added a PIAA state crown as well after a victory over Abington Heights in the Class AAA title game. Shortly thereafter at Penn State, Neshannock overwhelmed Neumann-Goretti to win a second PIAA title and the first state championship in eleven years as Frank Fraschetti picked up his 5th postseason victory and 4th playoff shutout in the AA finals. Here are ALL the final results from the 2015 PIAA Baseball Playoffs.

2015 PIAA CLASS AAAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

North Penn Knights 4 – Wyoming Valley West Spartans 3

PIAA CLASS AAAA Semifinals:

North Penn Knights 3 – SHALER TITANS 1 in 8 Innings

Wyoming Valley West Spartans 5 – Parkland Trojans 1

PIAA CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:

SHALER TITANS 8 – State College Little Lions 5

North Penn Knights 2 – Pennsbury Falcons 1

Parkland Trojans 2 – Council Rock North Indians 1

Wyoming Valley West Spartans 2 – St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks 1

PIAA CLASS AAAA First Round:

SHALER TITANS 3 – PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS 1 

State College Little Lions 4 – NORWIN KNIGHTS 3 in 10 Innings

Pennsbury Falcons 2 – Landisville Hempfield Black Knights 0

North Penn Knights 5 – Olney Charter Trojans 0

Council Rock North Indians 1 – Governor Mifflin Mustangs 0

Parkland Trojans 4 – Owen J. Roberts Wildcats 3

Wyoming Valley West Spartans 4 – Chambersburg Trojans 0

St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks 2 – West Chester East Vikings 0

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2015 PIAA CLASS AAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

KNOCH KNIGHTS 7 – Abington Heights Comets 5 

PIAA CLASS AAA Semifinals:

KNOCH KNIGHTS 8 – Donegal Indians 2  

Abington Heights Comets 4 – Pottsville Crimson Tide 3

PIAA CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:

KNOCH KNIGHTS 3 – MONTOUR SPARTANS 0 

Donegal Indians 6 – WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS 1

Abington Heights Comets 6 – Manheim Central Barons 1

Pottsville Crimson Tide 2 – Twin Valley Raiders 1

PIAA CLASS AAA First Round:

KNOCH KNIGHTS 1 – Punxsutawney Chucks 0 

MONTOUR SPARTANS 2 – Erie Cathedral Prep Ramblers 0

WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS 8 – Bellefonte Red Raiders 1 

Donegal Indians 7 – Franklin Towne Coyotes 0  (Donegal Wins Via Forfeit)

Manheim Central Barons 1 – Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds 0

Abington Heights Comets 1 – Jersey Shore Bulldogs 0

Pottsville Crimson Tide 1 – Spring Grove Rockets 0

Twin Valley Raiders 2 – Archbishop Wood Vikings 0

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2015 PIAA CLASS AA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

NESHANNOCK LANCERS 9 – Neumann-Goretti Saints 0 

PIAA CLASS AA Semifinals:

NESHANNOCK LANCERS 7 – QUAKER VALLEY QUAKERS 2 

Neumann-Goretti Saints 9 – Loyalsock Township Lancers 1

PIAA CLASS AA Quarterfinals:

NESHANNOCK LANCERS 13 – STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN 3 

QUAKER VALLEY QUAKERS 5 – Upper Dauphin Trojans 1

Neumann-Goretti Saints 5 – Camp Hill Lions 1

Loyalsock Township Lancers 7 – Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes 1

PIAA CLASS AA First Round:

NESHANNOCK LANCERS 1 – Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils 0 in 10 Innings 

STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN 7 – Mercyhurst Prep Lakers 5 in 10 Innings

QUAKER VALLEY QUAKERS 3 – Cranberry Berries 1 in 8 Innings

Upper Dauphin Trojans 6 – Richland Rams 2

Camp Hill Lions 2 – Troy Trojans 0

Neumann-Goretti Saints 4 – Devon Prep Tide 0

Loyalsock Township Lancers 5 – Montrose Indians 0

Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes 1 – MAST Charter Panthers 0 in 11 Innings

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2015 PIAA CLASS A BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Lancaster County Christian Lions 9 – Eisenhower Knights 0

PIAA CLASS A Semifinals:

Eisenhower Knights 3 – Juniata Valley Hornets 1

Lancaster County Christian Lions 5 – Southern Fulton Indians 2

PIAA CLASS A Quarterfinals:

Eisenhower Knights 3 – GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC CENTURIONS 2

Juniata Valley Hornets 9 – CALIFORNIA TROJANS 7 in 9 Innings 

Lancaster County Christian Lions 11 – Blue Ridge Red Raiders 1

Southern Fulton Indians 6 – Tri-Valley Bulldogs 0

PIAA CLASS A First Round:

GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC CENTURIONS 3 – Blairsville Bobcats 2 in 14 Innings 

Eisenhower Knights 10 – Clarion Bobcats 0

Juniata Valley Hornets 3 – SERRA CATHOLIC EAGLES 1

CALIFORNIA TROJANS 10 – Oswayo Valley Green Wave 0

Lancaster County Christian Lions 7 – Girard Academics Music Program Pioneers 0

Blue Ridge Red Raiders 3 – Montgomery Red Raiders 2

Tri-Valley Bulldogs 5 – Christopher Dock Pioneers 1

Southern Fulton Indians 10 – Millersburg Indians 0