Baseball

Norwin head coach Craig Spisak talks with Matt O’Neil during a game at North Allegheny in 2024.
Norwin’s Matt O’Neil commits to Mercyhurst
September 13, 2025
Matt O’Neil, a significant contributor and two-year letterman for Norwin baseball, will continue his playing career at the NCAA Division I level.

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Belle Vernon’s Zach Plymire takes throw as Central Valley’s Blake Heater slides into second base during the WPIAL Class 4A third-place game in May.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Andrisko takes over as Belle Vernon baseball coach
August 24, 2025
Taylor Andrisko is the new baseball coach at Belle Vernon.

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Fox Chapel rising junior Elias George competes for the Swedish 18U baseball team during the summer of 2025.
Fox Chapel’s Elias George sharpens skills with Swedish 18U baseball team
August 2, 2025
Elias George enjoyed making an annual summer trip with his family to visit his mom, Eva’s native Sweden. But when he turned 10, Elias started to ask a few practical questions.

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The Bushy Run American Legion baseball team won the state tournament by defeating Stripes & Strikes, 1-0, July 30, 2025 at McDowell. The team, shown displaying its District 31 trophy, is only the second team from Westmoreland County to win the state title (Lower Burrell).
Bushy Run American Legion team wins state title
July 30, 2025
Bushy Run’s American Legion baseball team continued its lengthy postseason run Wednesday by winning the state tournament.

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Bristol defeats Bushy Run in American Legion tournament
July 29, 2025
Even though the Bushy Run American Legion baseball team suffered its first loss of the Pennsylvania state tournament on Tuesday, the Beavers are still playing for the state title on Wednesday.

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Bushy Run stays unbeaten, qualifies for Mid-Atlantic Regional
July 28, 2025
The Bushy Run American Legion baseball team is headed to a place it has never been before: the Mid-Atlantic Regional in Ridge, Md.

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Knoch’s Zane Pacek was 4-2 with a 1.60 ERA this past spring.
‘Where the story ended’: Knoch pitcher Zane Pacek commits to Central Michigan
Zane Pacek made what ended up being an easy decision while fishing with his dad July 21.

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Bushy Run walks off Connellsville
July 27, 2025
Carmen Metcalfe was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, and Bushy Run defeated Connellsville, 2-1, in the winners’ bracket at the Pennsylvania American Legion state tournament at Erie McDowell.

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Bushy Run manager Scott Peyman (right) presents the District 31 American Legion baseball championship trophy to former Post Commander Jerry Brunson (center) and Dave Dudas to be on display at the Post.
Bushy Run Legion makes another strong postseason run to reach state tournament
The Bushy Run American Legion baseball team continues to roll and surprise its coach, Scott Peyman.

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Bushy Run pitcher Brandon Roher, shown during the District 31 playoffs, led his team to a win in the opening round of the state tournament Saturday.
Roher leads Bushy Run to win in state Legion playoffs
July 26, 2025
Bushy Run opened the Pennsylvania American Legion state tournament on Saturday with a 4-1 victory against French Creek Valley at Erie McDowell High School.

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Bethel Park’s Jack Bruckner is a rising senior and three-sport standout for the Black Hawks.
3-sport standout Jack Bruckner leaves lasting legacy at Bethel Park
Jack Bruckner left a lasting legacy at Bethel Park.

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Bushy Run Legion beats Latrobe, wins Region 7 for 2nd consecutive season
July 23, 2025
Bushy Run American Legion coach Scott Peyman planned for a bullpen game if his team reached the Region 7 championship game Wednesday at Forest Hills High School in Sidman.

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Lower Burrell Legion pitcher Jake Smith delivers against Hempfield East on July 1.
Lower Burrell Legion reflects on growth, potential for sustained success
Things started well for Lower Burrell Post 868 at the Region 7 American Legion playoffs.

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Bushy Run walks off Latrobe in Region 7 Legion playoffs; Hempfield East eliminated
July 22, 2025
Latrobe had beaten many opponents this season with late-inning rallies.

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Razza helps keep Latrobe Legion undefeated at regionals
July 21, 2025
Latrobe’s American Legion baseball team got another strong pitching performance, this time by Joe Razza, and defeated rival Hempfield East, 2-1, in a Region 7 winners’ bracket game Monday at Forest Hills High School in Sidman.

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Latrobe, Hempfield East Legion teams stay unbeaten at regions
July 20, 2025
Latrobe and Hempfield East finished 1-2 during the District 31 American regular season.

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District 31 Legion teams sweep at Region 7 tournament
July 19, 2025
All four District 31 American Legion baseball teams earned wins during the first day the Region 7 tournament Saturday.

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With easy decision made, Norwin pitcher Caden Sivrich sets goal to help Pitt win
Pitt already was firmly on Caden Sivrich’s radar as a possible college landing spot.

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Bushy Run shortstop Brody Hoffman scores on a wild pitch during the District 31 American Legion championship game.
Bushy Run Legion team looking to repeat at regions
July 18, 2025
The Bushy Run American Legion baseball team was not expected to win the District 31 title.

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Bushy Run center fielder Jake Sincak rips a double in the first inning of the District 31 American Legion championship game July 16.
Bushy Run wins District 31 Legion title over Lower Burrell with big 5th inning
July 16, 2025
Bushy Run manager Scott Perman kept telling his players that something big was going to happen in the District 31 American Legion championship game on Wednesday.

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