WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Madi Beining has dominated in the circle as of late, winning nine straight decisions, including five wins and one save last week for Gannon University. She tossed a career-high 11 strikeouts in the 1-0 shutout of Slippery Rock University, her sixth shutout of the season. Beining posted an 0.66 ERA last week, allowing just three… More »
Dawson Porter hit .667 (12-for-18) last week for Westminster College. The freshman finished the week with a pair of home runs, a double, seven runs scored and five RBI. Porter, currently riding a 10-game hitting streak, leads the Titans with a .455 batting average. The Armstrong graduate was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Rookie of the… More »
Dante Dalesandro continued his impressive senior season during Washington & Jefferson’s 3-0 week. He paced the Presidents with a .571 batting average (4-for-7) while totaling seven RBI and three runs scored. The senior outfielder also sported a .636 on-base percentage and a 1.143 slugging percentage. Dalesandro accounted for all four of Washington & Jefferson’s runs… More »
The Hampton baseball team jumped out to a 5-0 lead against visiting South Fayette on Thursday, and held onto a 5-4 win to stay in sole possession of first place in Section 2-5A. The Talbots scored one run in the fourth and had a big four run fourth inning to create some breathing room. South… More »
Down by two and to its last out, Trinity senior Cameron Meier belted a three-run home run to lift the Hillers to a 10-9 win at West Allegheny on Wednesday afternoon. Trinity had no runners on with two outs, but an error extended the inning for Meier’s heroics. Wednesday’s offensive output was the seventh straight… More »
In a Section 2-6A showdown, the North Allegheny softball team locked up a playoff berth with a 7-4 win over the Norwin Knights on Wednesday night. The Tigers overcame an early 3-0 deficit with a 13-hit attack that saw all nine batters reach base and six different players score runs. The visiting Knights wasted little… More »
The North Allegheny softball team fell to the Seneca Valley Raiders on Tuesday afternoon, 3-2, in Section 2-6A action. The Raiders rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the late innings to stay in a third-place tie with Hempfield in the section. Despite the loss, the Tigers remain in first place with a ½ game lead… More »
Krystyna Burdelski went 2-0 with a 1.16 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in a pair of complete games last week for Westminster College. She fired a one-hit shutout in Westminster’s 9-0 (5 inn.) game two victory over Presidents’ Athletic Conference rival, Bethany College, last Thursday. Over 15 starts this season, Burdelski is 7-8 with a 3.01… More »
Marina Manuppelli hit .692 (9-for-13) in a pair of doubleheader sweeps last week for Geneva College. She finished the week with 11 RBIs, three doubles, a home run and a pair of runs scored. Manuppelli drilled a three-run walk-off homer in last Wednesday’s 5-4 game one victory over Carnegie Mellon University. In last Tuesday’s sweep… More »
Dawson Porter hit .545 (6-for-11) with a double last week for Westminster College. The freshman finished the week with a .615 on-base percentage. He totaled two RBIs and a pair of runs scored while also swiping a base. Porter is hitting .351 in 12 appearances (10 starts) for the Titans this season. The Armstrong graduate… More »