WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff field set with 78 teams

By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 9:54 PM

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The WPIAL baseball playoff field is now set with 78 teams qualifying for the district postseason.

The top four teams in each section qualified for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings.

Coverage of the 2026 WPIAL baseball playoffs can be heard here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with some bracketology talk with the WPIAL Baseball Playoff Pairings Show at 1 p.m. Friday.

Here is the final list of teams that have earned district playoff berths through Tuesday.

*Clinched section title

Class 6A

Set with 8 playoff teams – postseason begins with quarterfinals

Section 1

*Butler Golden Tornado

North Allegheny Tigers

Seneca Valley Raiders

Central Catholic Vikings

Section 2

*Canon-McMillan Big Macs

Norwin Knights

Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils

Hempfield Spartans

Class 5A

Set with 16 playoff teams – no byes and no preliminary round games

Section 1

*Penn-Trafford Warriors

Plum Mustangs

Latrobe Wildcats

Franklin Regional Panthers

Section 2

*Moon Tigers

South Fayette Lions

Bethel Park Black Hawks

Upper St. Clair Panthers

• Peters Township finished in a three-way tie for third place, but Bethel Park won the three-way tiebreaker for third place and Upper St. Clair won the head-to-head tiebreaker for fourth place.

Section 3

*Pine-Richland Rams

West Allegheny Indians

Fox Chapel Foxes

Mars Fightin’ Planets

Section 4

*Thomas Jefferson Jaguars

Montour Spartans

Baldwin Highlanders

Connellsville Falcons

Class 4A

Set with 13 playoff teams – there will be three first round byes

Section 1

*Beaver Bobcats

Hopewell Vikings

Blackhawk Cougars

Hampton Talbots

Ambridge Bridgers

Section 2

*Elizabeth Forward Warriors

Belle Vernon Leopards

West Mifflin Titans

Ringgold Rams

Section 3

*Indiana Little Indians

*Valley Vikings

Knoch Knights

Derry Trojans

Class 3A

Set with 16 playoff teams – no byes and no preliminary round games

Section 1

*Ellwood City Wolverines

*Mohawk Warriors

Riverside Panthers

Quaker Valley Quakers

Section 2

*Avonworth Antelopes

South Park Eagles

Shady Side Academy Bulldogs

South Allegheny Gladiators

Section 3

*Freeport Yellowjackets

Mt. Pleasant Vikings

Burrell Buccaneers

Ligonier Valley Rams

• Yough finished tied with Ligonier Valley for fourth place, but lost the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Section 4

*Seton LaSalle Rebels

Charleroi Cougars

Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles

Waynesburg Central Raiders

Class 2A

Set with 13 playoff teams – there will be three first round byes

Section 1

*Fort Cherry Rangers

California Trojans

Burgettstown Blue Devils

Frazier Commodores

• Chartiers-Houston tied Frazier for fourth place, but lost the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Section 2

*Neshannock Lancers

*Laurel Spartans

Freedom Bulldogs

Shenango Wildcats

New Brighton Lions

Section 3

*South Side Rams

Riverview Raiders

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

Apollo-Ridge Vikings

Class A

Set with 12 playoff teams – there will be four first-round byes

Section 1

*Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Avella Eagles

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets

Carmichaels Mighty Mikes

Section 2

*Western Beaver Golden Beavers

Leechburg Blue Devils

Union Scotties

Aquinas Academy Crusaders

Section 3

*Eden Christian Academy Warriors

Serra Catholic Eagles

Sewickley Academy Panthers

Bishop Canevin Crusaders