WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through Monday, April 27

By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 12:48 AM

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The WPIAL baseball playoff field is slowly building with just over a week remaining and 51 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 here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with some bracketology talk with the WPIAL Baseball Playoff Pairings Show on Friday, May 8.

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

*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

Norwin Knights

Canon-McMillan Big Macs

Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils

Hempfield Spartans

Class 5A

12 of at least 16 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

Plum Mustangs

Latrobe Wildcats

Penn-Trafford Warriors

Franklin Regional Panthers

Section 2

Moon Tigers

South Fayette Lions

Section 3

*Pine-Richland Rams

West Allegheny Indians

Section 4

Thomas Jefferson Jaguars

Montour Spartans

Baldwin Highlanders

Connellsville Falcons

Class 4A

7 of at least 12 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

None

Section 2

Elizabeth Forward Warriors

West Mifflin Titans

Belle Vernon Leopards

Section 3

*Valley Vikings

Indiana Little Indians

Knoch Knights

Derry Trojans

Class 3A

11 of at least 16 playoff teams have clinched

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

Section 4

Seton LaSalle Rebels

Class 2A

5 of at least 12 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

Fort Cherry Rangers

California Trojans

Section 2

None

Section 3

Riverview Raiders

South Side Rams

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

Class A

8 of at least 12 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Avella Eagles

Section 2

Western Beaver Golden Beavers

Leechburg Blue Devils

Section 3

Eden Christian Academy Warriors

Serra Catholic Eagles

Sewickley Academy Panthers

Bishop Canevin Crusaders