Baseball & Softball Preview: 3/29/23
BASEBALL
5A SECTION 3
Franklin Regional (5-0, 1-0) at Penn Hills (0-1, 0-1) – 4 pm
Franklin Regional picked up the 5-3 win yesterday in the opening game of the season series. Brady Yarabinetz hit a home run and had three RBIs. Blake Bertucci struck out nine in the win. This is a make-up game from Monday.
NON-SECTION
Mt. Lebanon (0-3) at Seneca Valley (2-0) – 4 pm
Hampton (1-2) at North Hills (2-1) – 4 pm
Allderdice (0-0) at Keystone Oaks (0-1) – 4:30 pm
Central Valley (0-2) at West Allegheny (2-0) – 4:30 pm
SOFTBALL
6A SECTION 1
Norwin (3-1, 1-0) at Butler (0-3, 0-1) – 4 pm
Norwin has won three straight games after losing their opener. They won their section opener against Canon-McMillan, 15-5, on Monday. Butler has dropped their first three games of the season. They fell in their section opener, 6-5, against Pine-Richland.
Mt. Lebanon (0-1, 0-0) at Hempfield (2-1, 0-1) – 4 pm – Westmoreland Sports Network
Mt. Lebanon dropped their lone game of the year to West Allegheny, 9-8, on March 22. This is Mt. Lebanon’s first section game. Hempfield won their first two games of the season before falling to North Allegheny, 1-0, in their section opener. The game was a 6-inning rain shortened game.
This game will be broadcasted on the Westmoreland Sports Network. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule under Multimedia.
North Allegheny (4-1, 1-0) at Canon-McMillan (0-1, 0-1) – 4:15 pm
North Allegheny won their first two games, fell to Shaler, and then won their last two games, including a 1-0 section opening victory against Hempfield. Canon-McMillan fell in their only game of the year so far, a section game to Norwin, 15-5.
Pine-Richland (1-3, 1-0) at Baldwin (0-4, 0-1) – 5 pm
Pine-Richland lost their first three games of the season but bounced back when section play began picking up a 6-5 win over Butler on Monday. Baldwin has dropped their first four games of the year. They fell to Seneca Valley, 8-0, in their opening section game on Monday.
NON-SECTION
Armstrong (2-1) at Freeport (2-0) – 4:15 pm – High Top Sports Network
Armstrong fell to Hempfield, 6-3, in their opening game but bounced back to defeat Indiana (8-1) and Knoch (11-1) in their last two contests. Freeport has looked good in their first two games as they beat Apollo-Ridge, 7-1, on March 21 and Karns City, 16-6, yesterday.
This game will be broadcasted on the High Top Sports Network. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule under Multimedia.
North Hills (2-0) at Moon (1-1) – 3:30 pm
Shaler (3-0) at Franklin Regional (1-1) – 4 pm
Latrobe (4-0) at Connellsville (0-1) – 4 pm
Penn-Trafford (1-2) at Bethel Park (0-1) – 4 pm
Mars (1-1) at Knoch (0-3) – 4 pm
Peters Township (1-1) at South Park (1-0) – 4 pm
West Mifflin (3-0) at Thomas Jefferson (2-1) – 4 pm
South Fayette (2-2) at Hopewell (1-1) – 4 pm