WPIAL Class 2A softball final preview: Frazier vs. Laurel

By: Bill Hartlep
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | 2:02 PM

WPIAL Class 2A softball championship

No. 5 Frazier (17-3) vs. No. 3 Laurel (19-2)

Noon, Thursday at Peterswood Park

Coaches: Don Hartman, Frazier; Frank Duddy, Laurel

Players to watch: Logan Hartman, Jr., P, Frazier; MacKenzie Latess, Sr., 3B, Laurel

WPIAL titles: Frazier 1 (2017); Laurel 1 (2018)

How they got here: Frazier defeated No. 12 Apollo-Ridge, 8-2; No. 4 Vincentian Academy, 10-0; and No. 1 Chartiers-Houston, 10-3. Laurel beat No. 14 Riverview, 16-1; No. 11 Carmichaels, 12-4; and No. 10 Freedom, 12-2

Extra bases: Laurel edged Frazier, 1-0, in the WPIAL championship game a year ago to win its first title. A year later, both teams are back in the final. Logan Hartman is pitching in her third straight title game. After helping the Commodores to the 2017 crown, she threw a two-hitter in last season’s title-game loss to Laurel. Hartman has a 0.75 ERA with more than 160 strikeouts this season. … Laurel’s lone two losses came to Neshannock in Section 4 play. Kayla Ruperto threw a four-hitter and also had three hits, including a home run in the semifinals. Brooke Atkins hit for the cycle and had four RBIs. The Spartans have outscored opponents 251-33.

PIAA tournament: The winner will play the District 10 runner-up in the PIAA first round. The losing team will play the District 6 champion. Both games will be Monday.

Bill Hartlep is the TribLive sports editor. A Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate, he joined the Trib in 2004, covering high school sports. He held various editing roles before assuming his current position in 2019. He can be reached at bhartlep@triblive.com.

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