WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 4

By: HSSN Staff
Friday, May 4, 2018 | 10:48 PM

NJ-NHbase3-051018 — Louis Raggiunti | For the Tribune-Review

North Hills' Conner Warner (1) slides safely into second in front Mars second baseman Tyler Kowalkowski (10) Monday, April 30, 2018, at North Hills.

With less than a week left in the 2018 WPIAL baseball regular season, here are the teams that have punched their ticket to the district postseason. Check out TribHSSN.TribLive.com for exclusive broadcast coverage of the WPIAL baseball playoffs. This list is updated through Friday, May 4:

Class 6A — Set with 13 playoff teams:

(6A explanation: North Allegheny finished tied for fourth place with Shaler and Seneca Valley. North Allegheny finished 3-1 in head-to-head, Shaler was 2-2 and Seneca Valley was 1-3, so North Allegheny clinches).

Class 5A

(5A playoff scenario: Trinity can clinch with a win at Montour on Monday).

Class 4A — Set with 12 playoff teams

Class 3A

Valley

South Side Beaver

Waynesburg

(3A playoff scenario: New Brighton can clinch if it wins at Beaver Falls on Monday. Ellwood City can clinch in with a win at home against Mohawk on Tuesday and if New Brighton beats Beaver Falls. If Beaver Falls beats New Brighton, both New Brighton and Ellwood City are eliminated).

Class 2A

Carmichaels

Chartiers-Houston

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic

Laurel

(2A playoff scenario: If Fort Cherry beats Beth-Center on Saturday, Fort Cherry and California will clinch. California can clinch with a win over Frazier on Monday. Beth-Center can clinch with wins over Fort Cherry on Saturday and at Chartiers-Houston on Monday. Bishop Canevin can clinch with a win over Riverview on Monday or at Northgate on Wednesday. Apollo-Ridge can clinch with two wins and two Bishop Canevin section losses or three section wins and one Bishop Canevin section loss. Apollo-Ridge has a doubleheader against Sto-Rox on Tuesday and at Riverview on Thursday).