WPIAL sets softball semifinals

By: Bill Beckner Jr.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 | 11:08 AM

The WPIAL softball semifinals are set, and so are the game sites.

Teams in all six classifications will play Wednesday for spots in next week’s title games at Peterswood Park in Peters Township. The finals will be May 29-30 with the schedule to be announced after the game’s are determined.

There are a number of section rematches in the semis, including in Class 6A where all four teams are from Section 2.

Class 5A matches the top two teams from Section 1 in Penn-Trafford and Connellsville, 2A has a 1-2 matchup from Section 3 with Chartiers-Houston taking on Frazier, while Laurel and Freedom are from Section 4.

In Class A, West Greene and Jefferson Morgan finished first and second, respectively, in Section 2.

The semifinals schedule is as follows:

Class 6A

Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (15-5), 3 p.m. at Fox Chapel

North Allegheny (14-6) vs. Norwin (13-7), 5 p.m. at Fox Chapel

Class 5A

Penn-Trafford (18-1) vs. Connellsville (15-6), 5 p.m. at Seton Hill University

West Allegheny (10-7) vs. Franklin Regional (13-7), 5 p.m. at Gateway

Class 4A

Mt. Pleasant (16-0) vs. Thomas Jefferson (15-3), 3 p.m. at Seton Hill University

Elizabeth Forward (15-3) vs. Knoch (17-1), 3 p.m. at Gateway

Class 3A

Avonworth (18-2) vs. South Park (14-4), 6 p.m. at North Allegheny

Ellwood City (13-6) vs. Keystone Oaks (12-5), 5 p.m. at Hampton

Class 2A

Chartiers-Houston (17-3) vs. Frazier (16-3), 6 p.m. at Trinity

Laurel (18-2) vs. Freedom (16-5), 4 p.m. at North Allegheny

Class A

West Greene (17-4) vs. Jefferson Morgan (11-6), 4 p.m. at Trinity

Leechburg (16-1) vs. Union (11-5), 3 p.m. at Hampton

Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.

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