WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through April 26, 2026

By: Don Rebel
Sunday, April 26, 2026 | 8:49 PM

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The 2026 WPIAL baseball playoff field is slowly building with a week and a half remaining and 39 teams having clinched.

The top four teams in each section qualify 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 on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with some bracketology talk with the WPIAL Baseball Playoff Pairings Show on May 8.

Here is the latest list of teams that have earned district playoff berths through Sunday.

*indicates clinched section title

Class 6A: Set with 8 playoff teams – postseason begins in quarterfinals

Section 1

Butler Golden Tornado

North Allegheny Tigers

Seneca Valley Raiders

Central Catholic Vikings

Section 2

Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils

Norwin Knights

Canon-McMillan Big Macs

Hempfield Spartans

Class 5A: 6 of at least 16 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

Plum Mustangs

Section 2

South Fayette Lions

Section 3

Pine-Richland Rams

Section 4

Baldwin Highlanders

Thomas Jefferson Jaguars

Montour Spartans

Class 4A: 7 of at least 12 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

None

Section 2

West Mifflin Titans

Elizabeth Forward Warriors

Belle Vernon Leopards

Section 3

Indiana Little Indians

Valley Vikings

Knoch Knights

Derry Trojans

Class 3A: 8 of at least 16 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

Ellwood City Wolverines

Mohawk Warriors

Riverside Panthers

Section 2

South Park Eagles

Avonworth Antelopes

Section 3

Freeport Yellowjackets

Mt. Pleasant Vikings

Section 4

Seton LaSalle Rebels

Class 2A: 3 of at least 12 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

Fort Cherry Rangers

California Trojans

Section 2

None

Section 3

Riverview Raiders

Class A: 7 of at least 12 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Avella Eagles

Section 2

Western Beaver Golden Beavers

Section 3

Eden Christian Academy Warriors

Serra Catholic Eagles

Sewickley Academy Panthers

Bishop Canevin Crusaders