What’s coming up: 4/19/24

by: Don Rebel

RARE DOUBLE SWEEP

Sweeping a section series in WPIAL baseball is very good, but what Pine-Richland is trying to do Friday is unheard of.

Following the Rams’ three-game sweep of their scheduled series with Seneca Valley — three one-run wins on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday — Pine-Richland tries to finish a sweep of Allderdice on Friday.

Due to the wet weather last week, the Rams and Dragons played only one of their three games with P-R winning, 8-1.

Game 2 of the series was played two days ago, and the Rams were big winners again, 13-2.

Now they will finally finish the series with Game 3 on Friday at Pine-Richland.

The Rams began the week with a modest section record of 3-1. If they can win their fifth section game in five days, they will improve to 8-1 in Section 1-6A with only three games left against undefeated North Allegheny on Apr. 29 and 30 and May 2.

Recap: 4/18/24

Photo Credit: @Shaler_Baseball

BASEBALL

SECTION 1-6A

#1 North Allegheny 8, Allderdice 4

North Allegheny (9-0, 6-00

Andrew Dixon – Double

J.D. Costanzo – Double, RBI

J.J. Mancuso – Double, RBI

Miles Pealer – Double, RBI

#5 Pine-Richland 3, #4 Seneca Valley 2

Pine-Richland (11-2, 7-1)

Sam Heckert – go-ahead RBI single in 7th, 3 RBIs on day

Anthony Engine – 3 hits (including a double)

Bennu Husted – Double

Jake Waddell – Double

SECTION 2-6A

#2 Hempfield 3, Canon-McMillan 2 (F/8)

Anthony DeMarco – Walk-off single in 8th

Caden Biondi – 2 RBIs

Adam Hess – Winning Pitcher

Canon-McMillan (12-1, 8-1)

Alexander Shank – 2 hits

#3 Mt. Lebanon 6, Norwin 0

Draft prospect David Shields shows stuff to MLB scouts in win over Norwin

Central Catholic 5, Baldwin 4

Central Catholic (7-6, 4-5)

Carson Pettyjohn – Walk-off bases-clearing double

Yaniel Heredia – Double

Baldwin (2-9, 1-5)

Matt Musial – Single, Triple, RBI

NON-SECTION

#1 (5A) Shaler 9, Butler 3

Shaler (10-2)

Joey Rispoli – Double

Brady McGuire – 2 singles

Butler (3-8)

Noah Kollinger – 2 singles

Peters Township 11, Indiana 6

Peters Township (5-7)

Jackson Stocker – Homerun

Zachary Miner – Homerun

Michael Alspaugh – 2 doubles

Will Somers – Single, Triple

Latrobe 4, Gateway 3

Gateway (0-10)

Elliot Sterner – Single, RBI

West Mifflin 5, Upper St. Clair 3

Upper St. Clair (4-8)

Nolan Wilson – Triple

Nico D’Orazio – Double

Thomas Medwig – Double

SOFTBALL

SECTION 1-6A

#1 Seneca Valley 2, Baldwin 0

Seneca Valley (10-0, 7-0)

Lexies Hames – 1-hit shutout, 19 strikeouts

Kara Pasquale – Double

Baldwin (2-6, 1-5)

Kaylee Smalko – Single

#2 Hempfield 12, Butler 0

Hempfield (7-1, 6-1)

Julia Varhola & Hannah Uhrenek – 6 inning, 2-hit shutout

Mia Shipman – 3-run homerun

#3 North Allegheny 14, #5 Canon-McMillan 3

North Allegheny (4-2, 4-2)

Anne Melle – Double, Homerun

Sammy Plotsko – Homerun

Taylor Neese – Double

Canon-McMillan (3-4, 3-4)

Skylah Steban – 2 doubles

Norwin 7, Mt. Lebanon 4

Norwin (5-6, 4-5)

Bailey Snowberger – 2-run double

Isabella Deering – 2-run double

Joey Michalski – 2-run homerun

Brookelyn Kotch – 11 strikeouts

*trialed 4-2 going into 7th inning

Mt. Lebanon (1-9, 1-7)

Rebecca Davis – Homerun

Mary Langston – Homerun

SECTION 1-5A

Plum 16, Penn Hills 1

Plum (6-3, 3-2)

Liana Yusko – Homerun

Danielle Pici – Double

Jaiden Gentile – Double

Makenzie Marotta – Double

Penn Hills (3-4, 1-4)

Lauren Sipple – Homerun

SECTION 3-5A

#2 West Allegheny 4, Western Beaver 1

West Allegheny (11-1, 5-0)

Savanna Benish – Homerun

Aubrey Police – 2 singles

Western Beaver (3-3, 2-3)

Abby Tomkowski – 2 singles

SECTION 4-5A

Connellsville 11, #5 Trinity 10

Connellsville (8-3, 4-1)

Iris Burd – 10 strikeouts, walk-off single

Kirra Davis – Double, Homerun

Trinity (7-3, 3-2)

Alexa Zawacki – Homerun

Hanna Suhoski – Homerun

Remmie Seitz – Homerun

What’s coming up: 4/18/24

by: Don Rebel

CLASS 6A BASEBALL SERIES WRAP UP

The big closet located downstairs of the WPIAL Class 6A baseball mansion contains four brooms and one large rubber band.

Four 6A teams hit the diamonds Thursday looking to sweep this week’s three-game section series with only one series going to a rubber game.

How will Hempfield (7-1, 11-1) respond to its first loss of the season when it hosts Canon-McMillan (4-4, 4-6)?

The Spartans won their 11th game in a row Monday when they defeated the visiting Big Macs, 6-3.

However, Canon-Mac responded in a big way, rolling at home over Hempfield, 12-2, thanks to a homer and three RBIs by the Teddy Burke.

The Spartans’ lead in Section 2-6A is down to one game over second place Mt. Lebanon, while the Big Macs are in third place, a half-game in front of Norwin and one game ahead of Central Catholic.

Two other Section 2 teams and two Section 1 schools are trying to earn a section series sweep.

• Two-time defending champion Mt. Lebanon (6-2, 9-3) has outscored Norwin (3-4, 5-6) in two wins this week, 7-3. Thursday they play at Norwin.

• Central Catholic (3-5, 6-6) is back in the playoff hunt after two high-scoring wins over Baldwin(0-7, 1-10) by a combined score of 18-11. The Highlanders at Vikings game is set for the No Off-Season Facility in Russelton.

• Section 1 leader North Allegheny (5-0, 8-0) visits Allderdice (0-7, 1-8) after the Tigers slayed the Dragons earlier this week by scores of 14-4 and 13-1.

• As expected, Pine-Richland (6-1, 10-2) and Seneca Valley (3-2, 5-3) have played a couple of barn burners with the Rams edging the Raiders in a pair of one-run games, 3-2 and 5-4. The final game is on the turf in Harmony.

5A SOFTBALL SHOWDOWN

On a busy day of district section softball, a share of first place is at stake in Fayette County as Connellsville (7-3) hosts defending 5A champion Trinity (7-2).

The Hillers are 3-1 in the section and have won three straight and seven of their last eight.

They are deadlocked with the Falcons, who are 3-1 in the section and riding a three-game win streak into this home game.

Thomas Jefferson is in the mix as well with a record of 3-2 in the section, 5-4 overall after losing to Trinity on Wednesday, 14-6.

Trib 10: Power Rankings regardless of classification

Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network

BASEBALL

1. Riverside (6-0)

2. North Allegheny (8-0)

3. Thomas Jefferson (11-0)

4. Hempfield (11-1)

5. Shaler (9-2)

6. Serra Catholic (9-0)

7. Penn-Trafford (8-1)

8. Montour (9-1)

9. Latrobe (8-1)

10. West Allegheny (6-2)

SOFTBALL

1. Seneca Valley (9-0)

2. Shaler (8-0)

3. Elizabeth Forward (8-0)

4. Hempfield (6-1)

5. Neshannock (6-0)

6. Southmoreland (9-0)

7. West Allegheny (10-1)

8. Union (9-1)

9. Armstrong (8-1)

10. Trinity (7-2)

Recap: 4/17/24

SOFTBALL

SECTION 1-6A

#2 Hempfield 13, #3 North Allegheny 0

Hempfield (6-1, 5-1)

Riley Miller – 5 innings, 0 hits allowed, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk

Emily Griffith – 2 for 3, Homerun, 4 RBIs

Audrey Semow – Double

Lauren Howard – Double

#4 Pine-Richland 13, Butler 3

Pine-Richland (6-4, 5-2)

Jocelyn Langer – 3 for 3, Homerun, 3 RBIs

Calle Henne – 2 hits (including a homerun), 4 RBIs

Iliana Aggelou – Homerun, 2 RBIs

Butler (2-5, 1-5)

Kelsey Ogin – Homerun, 2 RBIs

Kaela Malis – Homerun

Norwin 8, #5 Canon-McMillan 5

Norwin (4-6, 3-5)

Isabella Deering – go-ahead single in 6th

Josey Michalski – Triple

Addison Grimes – Double

Diem Wardzinski – Double

Canon-McMillan (3-3, 3-3)

Skylah Steban – Homerun

Kiersten Williams – Homerun

SECTION 1-5A

Penn Hills 12, Oakland Catholic 2

Penn Hills (3-3, 1-3)

Isabella DeCarlo – 6 innings, 8 strikeouts

Hannah Pugliese – Double, 2 RBIs

Brooklyn Best – Double, 2 RBIs

Oakland Catholic (1-6, 0-5)

Madison Pullen – Homerun, 2 RBIs

SECTION 2-5A

#4 Armstrong 4, Franklin Regional 3 (F/8)

Armstrong (8-1, 4-1)

Natalie Ziegler – walk-off single in 8th

Madison Baker – 8 innings, 12 strikeouts

Jessica Pugh – Homerun

Abigail Bauer – Homerun

Franklin Regional (5-6, 2-3)

Averi Lamfrom – 2 for 4, Double

SECTION 3-5A

#2 West Allegheny 13, Moon 3

West Allegheny (10-1, 4-0)

Savanna Banish – 3 for 4, Homerun, 3 RBIs

Aubrey Police – Triple, Double, 2 RBIs

Cali Fiscus – 2 doubles, 2 RBIs

Moon (1-7, 1-3)

Kendall Chambers – 3 for 3, Homerun, 3 RBIs

SECTION 4-5A

#5 Trinity 14, Thomas Jefferson 6

Trinity (7-2, 3-1)

Remmie Seitz – 2 homeruns, 5 RBIs

Hanna Suhoski – 3-run homerun

Emily Hasson – Homerun, 3 RBIs

Finley Hohn – Winning Pitcher

Thomas Jefferson (5-4, 3-2)

Morgan Alisesky – Homerun

NON-SECTION

Mt. Pleasant 10, Latrobe 0

Latrobe (5-5)

Gianna Lewis – Single

BASEBALL

SECTION 1-6A

#5 Pine-Richland 13, Allderdice 2

Pine-Richland (10-2, 6-1)

Ben Husted – 2 for 2, Triple, 5 RBIs

Peyton Ford – Double, 2 RBIs, 2 runs

Noah Mackie – 5 innings, 8 strikeouts

State Baseball Rankings

Photo Credit: @Shaler_Baseball

CLASS 6A

1. La Salle College (8-1) District 12

2. North Allegheny (7-0) District 7

3. Hempfield (11-0) District 7

4. Landisville Hempfield (7-1) District 3

5. Methacton (3-0) District 1

CLASS 5A

1. Shaler (9-1) District 7

2. Monsignor Bonner (7-1) District 12

3. Abington Heights (7-0) District 2

4. Strath Haven (5-1) District 1

5. Hershey (6-1) District 3

Recap: 4/16/24

Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network

BASEBALL

SECTION 1-6A

#1 North Allegheny 13, Allderdice 1

North Allegheny (8-0, 5-0)

Andrew Dixon – Double, 3 RBIs

Augie Maslo – Double, 2 RBIs

Miles Pealer – Double, RBI

Nico Varlotta – Triple, RBI

Cole Suba – Winning Pitcher

#5 Pine-Richland 5, #4 Seneca Valley 4

Pine-Richland senior delivers walk-off hit in 1st at-bat of season in win over Seneca Valley

SECTION 2-6A

Canon-McMillan 12, #2 Hempfield 2

Canon-McMillan (4-6, 4-4)

Teddy Burke – Homerun, Double, 3 RBIs

Cam Russell – Double, Single, 4 RBIs

Sebastian Shulsky – 6 innings, 5 strikeouts

Hempfield (11-1, 7-1)

Dylan Firestone – Double

#3 Mt. Lebanon 3, Norwin 2

Mt. Lebanon (9-3, 6-2)

Nolan Smith – 6 innings, 4 hits allowed, 1 run allowed

Graham Keen – Double

Norwin (5-6, 3-4)

Nolan Ryan – 2 RBIs

Central Catholic 13, Baldwin 9

Central Catholic (6-6, 3-5)

C.J. Proch – 2 doubles, homerun, 5 RBIs

Adam Sarkis – 3-run homerun

Chase Gelpi – 2-run homerun

Joshua McFadden – Winning Pitcher

Baldwin (1-10, 0-7)

Adam Ledbetter – 3 for 4, homerun, 3 RBIs

SECTION 1-5A

#3 Fox Chapel 4, Franklin Regional 2

Fox Chapel comes back from brink of defeat, with some help, to defeat Franklin Regional

Gateway 11, Armstrong 1

Gateway (1-8, 1-4)

Lucas Demchak – 3 for 4, double, 4 RBIs

Noah Colberg – 2 singles

Armstrong (4-5, 3-5)

Rory Pschirer – Single, RBI

Plum 14, Penn Hills 3

Plum (6-4, 4-2)

Jack Anderson – 2 doubles, 4 RBIs

Ryan Lafferty – 2 RBIs

Matt Glasspool – 2 RBIs

Erik Streussnig – Winning Pitcher

*had a 10-run 5th inning

Penn Hills (0-8, 0-8)

Logan Bollinger – 2-run single

SECTION 2-5A

#5 Bethel Park 3, Peters Township 2

In another tight game, Bethel Park gets past Peters Township to split series

South Fayette 2, Connellsville 0

South Fayette (5-2, 4-2)

Chaz Kosko – RBI

Tyler Skeen – 2 for 3

Ethan Rose – Winning Pitcher

Upper St. Clair 5, Trinity 4

Upper St. Clair (4-7, 2-4)

Nick D’Orazio – 2 for 3, 2 RBIs (sac fly in 6th for go-ahead run)

Nathan Wyke – Winning Pitcher

Brayden Wells – Save

Trinity (4-4, 3-3)

Luke Lacock – 2 for 4, RBI

SECTION 3-5A

#2 West Allegheny 7, #1 Shaler 6 (F/8)

West Allegheny (6-2, 4-2)

Derek Curry – walk-off single in 8th

Teagan Tomei – 2 RBIs

Ben Kern – Single, RBI

Willa Gubba – Winning Pitcher

Shaler (9-2, 5-2)

Alex Venezia – 2 for 4 – Homerun, 2 RBIs

Ben Yeckel – Double, RBI

Mars 15, New Castle 2

Mars (6-2, 4-2)

Charles Bickel – 4 for 5, 3 RBIs

Finn Seideneck – Double, 3 RBIs

Roman Brunsell – Winning Pitcher

New Castle (0-11, 0-7)

Dominic Miller – Single, RBI

North Hills 4, Moon 1

North Hills (7-2-1, 5-1)

Tristan Weimann – 2 for 3, RBI

Austin Hagerman – Double

Ben Barr – Winning Pitcher, 11 strikeouts

SOFTBALL

SECTION 1-6A

#4 Pine-Richland 13, Norwin 1

Pine-Richland (5-4, 4-3)

Mackenzie Gillis – 2 homeruns

Jocelyn Langer – Triple, Homerun

Calle Henne – Homerun

Baldwin 4, Mt. Lebanon 2

Baldwin (2-5, 1-4)

Avery Herrington – Double

Gabby Jaquay – Double

Kaylee Smolko – Double

Mt. Lebanon (1-8, 1-6)

Hanna Boomhower – 2 singles

Ella Donahue – 2 singles

SECTION 1-5A

#1 Shaler 17, Oakland Catholic 0

Shaler (8-0, 5-0)

Taylor London – 3 innings, 1 hit allowed, 6 strikeouts

North Hills 19, Fox Chapel 1

North Hills (7-2, 4-1)

Addyson Wrigley – Double

Kaylee Bischoff – 2 RBIs

Lily Adamski – 2 RBIs

Fox Chapel (3-5, 2-3)

Jillian Haigh – Single

Maria Stiger – Single

SECTION 2-5A

#3 Penn-Trafford 17, Gateway 0

Penn-Trafford (6-3, 4-1)

Isabella Rubbe – Double, Grand Slam

Mack Keenan – Homerun

Gabriella Rubbe – Double

Kylie Anthony – Double

Rilie Moors – Double

Franklin Regional 15, Kiski Area 5

Franklin Regional (5-5, 2-2)

Ciara Camacho – Triple

Iyarah Hicks – Triple

Adrianna Martz – Double

Kiski Area (0-8, 0-4)

Isabella Delia – Homerun

SECTION 3-5A

#2 West Allegheny 11, South Fayette 9 (F/9)

West Allegheny (9-1, 3-0)

Aubrey Police – 4 for 6, Triple, go-ahead RBI single in 9th

Averi Zdinak – Double

Savanna Benish – Double

South Fayette (5-2, 3-2)

Liv Bonacci – Double

Emma Earley – Double

Emma Smith – Double

Western Beaver 13, New Castle 0

Western Beaver (3-2, 2-2)

Maddie Syka – Double, Triple

Abby Tomkowski – 2 triples

Emma Bogacki – 14 strikeouts

SECTION 4-5A

Connellsville 6, Bethel Park 1

Connellsville (7-3, 3-1)

Kirra Davis – 2 doubles, 3 RBIs

Thomas Jefferson 12, Peters Township 0

Thomas Jefferson (5-3, 3-1)

Zoe Krizan – Homerun

Morgan Alisesky – Triple

Allie Chalovich – Double

Aubrey Shaffer – Double

Peters Township (4-6, 1-3)

Lili Giulianelli – Double

NON-SECTION

#4 (5A) Armstrong 16, Karns City 1

Armstrong (7-1)

Jessica Pugh – 3 for 3, double, homerun, 4 RBIs

Emma Paul – Grand Slam

What’s coming up: 4/16/24

by: Don Rebel

SUN SHINES ON CLASS 5A BASEBALL RACES

We begin the second half of April with another busy day of WPIAL section series baseball with sunshine and temps in the 70s.

It is the second of back-to-back games around the district, thus concluding key series up and down Class 5A.

In Section 1-5A, Franklin Regional (5-0, 7-3) welcomes Fox Chapel (5-2, 6-3) to Haymaker Park in Murrysville.

Following Monday’s 9-6 win, the Panthers have a one-game lead over Penn-Trafford and are two games up over the Foxes.

In Section 2-5A, neighbors Bethel Park (3-1, 4-3) and Peters Township (1-3, 3-6) continue their long standing rivalry as the two do battle at Purkey Field in Bethel Park at 4 p.m.

Also in Section 2, Connellsville (3-2, 5-5) travels to South Fayette (3-2, 4-2) a day after the Falcons knocked off the Lions, 5-4.

Coming into this week, Shaler (5-1, 9-1), North Hills (4-1, 6-2) and West Allegheny (3-2, 5-2) were tied for first place in Section 3-5A.

On Monday, the defending champion Titans crushed the West A Indians, 12-0, while the NH Indians defeated Moon, 14-7.

Those series conclude Tuesday with Shaler visiting the West Allegheny while North Hills hosts Moon.

LET’S MAKE UP

The Tuesday WPIAL softball slate is littered with games that were postponed due to cold and wet conditions the last two weeks.

A year ago, West Allegheny was the No. 4 seed in the district Class 5A playoffs, and after scoring 18 runs in a first-round win over Fox Chapel, the Indians looked poised to make another title run.

However, a young section foe ended West A’s season suddenly.

South Fayette freshman pitcher Emma Early struck out 13 while Rylee Rohbeck drove in two runs as the No. 12 seed Lions upset the Indians, 4-3.

On Tuesday, the two tango at South Fayette for the first time this season with first-place implications in Section 3-5A.

West Allegheny is 2-0 in the section and 8-1 overall while South Fayette is 3-1 in the section and 5-1 overall.

• In the logjam that is Section 4-5A, Connellsville (2-1, 6-3) visits Bethel Park (2-2, 4-2) and Peters Township (1-2, 4-5) hosts Thomas Jefferson (2-1, 4-3).

Recap: 4/15/24

Photo Credit: @Shaler_Baseball

BASEBALL

SECTION 1-6A

#1 North Allegheny 14, Allderdice 4

North Allegheny (7-0, 4-0)

Matthew Parreaguirre – 2 for 4, Double, 5 RBIs

Michael Hershberger – 2 doubles, 2 RBIs

Nate Persinger – Winning Pitcher

Allderdice (1-6, 0-5)

Alex Schafer – Double

Lucas Stead – Double

#5 Pine-Richland 3, #4 Seneca Valley 2

Pine-Richland (8-2, 4-1)

Sam Heckert – 2-run double

Tanner Cunningham – Single, RBI

Keegan Diehl – Winning Pitcher

Tristan Farrar – Save

Seneca Valley (5-2-1, 3-1)

Kallen Durbin – Double

SECTION 2-6A

#2 Hempfield 6, Canon-McMillan 3

Breeman helps Hempfield rally to stay perfect, beat Canon-McMillan

#3 Mt. Lebanon 4, Norwin 1

Mt. Lebanon (8-3, 5-2)

Jake Tinnemeyer – 2-run homerun

Graham Keen – Winning Pitcher

Nolan Smith – Save

Norwin (5-5, 3-3)

Nate Silberman – 2 for 3, RBI

Central Catholic 5, Baldwin 2

Central Catholic (5-6, 2-5)

C.J. Proch – Double, 2 RBIs

Gavin Kelly – Triple

Carson Pettyjohn – Winning pitcher

Ryan DeLuca – Save

Baldwin (1-9, 0-6)

Aiden Robinson – Single, 2 RBIs

SECTION 1-5A

Franklin Regional 9, #3 Fox Chapel 6

Franklin Regional (7-3, 5-0)

Max Bernadowski – Winning Pitcher, 4 innings, 10 strikeouts, 2 for 3, RBI, 2 runs scored

Blake Bertucci – 2 RBIs

Darren DeRiggi – RBI

Fox Chapel (6-3, 5-2)

Antonio LeDonne – 2 hits, 3 RBIs

Armstrong 13, Gateway 4

Armstrong (4-4, 3-4)

Logan Badac – 3-run homerun

Brayden Wright – 2 doubles, 2 RBIs

Jacob Bowser – Winning pitcher

Zach Wiles – Triple, RBI

Gateway (0-8, 0-4)

Miles Beavin – Double

Plum 12, Penn Hills 2

Plum (5-4, 3-2)

Sean Franzi – 3-run double

Ryan Lafferty – 2 RBIs

Colin Watson – Winning Pitcher, Double, RBI

Penn Hills (0-7, 0-7)

Isaiah Mitchell – Triple, 2 RBIs

SECTION 2-5A

Peters Township 6, #5 Bethel Park 5

Peters Township (4-6, 2-3)

Brody Takacs – Walk-off 3-run homerun

Zachary Miner – RBI single in 7th

*trailed by 3 runs going into the 7th inning

Bethel Park (4-4-1, 3-2)

Michael Bruckner – 3-run homerun in 1st

Connellsville 5, South Fayette 4

Connellsville (5-5, 3-2)

Mason Miller – Single, 2 RBIs, Save

Kace Shearer – Double

Ethan Porreca – Winning Pitcher

South Fayette (6-4, 3-2)

Ethan Rose – 2 RBIs

Trinity 4, Upper St. Clair 3

Trinity (4-3, 3-2)

Karson Hathaway – 2 for 3, Double, 3 RBIs

Kaden Hathaway – Double

J.R. Rieg – Winning Pitcher

Upper St. Clair (3-7, 1-4)

Nico D’Orazio – 2 for 3, Double

SECTION 3-5A

#1 Shaler 12, #2 West Allegheny 0

Shaler (9-1, 5-1)

Brady McGuire – Triple, Double, 5 RBIs

Max Saban – Double, 2 RBIs

Colby Weber – Winning Pitcher

West Allegheny (5-2, 3-2)

Ben Kern – 1 for 2

Mars 9, New Castle 4

Mars (5-2, 3-2)

Jacob Maple – 2 for 3, homerun, 2 RBIs

Charles Bickel – Winning Pitcher, 2 RBIs

New Castle (0-10, 0-6)

Malik Jefferson – 2 doubles

JT Warren – Double

North Hills 14, Moon 7

North Hills (6-2-1, 4-1)

Sam Henc – 2 for 3, homerun, 4 RBIs

Logan Hunt – Double, 3 RBIs

Tristan Weimann – Double, 2 RBIs

Connor Davis – Winning Pitcher

Moon (3-6, 1-4)

Andrew Cross – 2 doubles, 2 RBIs

NON-SECTION

#4 (5A) Penn-Trafford 3, Butler 2 (F/9)

Penn-Trafford (8-1)

Brody Hoffman – walk-off single in 9th

Chuck Fontana – RBI

Hunter Brown – Winning Pitcher

Butler (3-7)

Liam McElroy – Double, RBI

SOFTBALL

SECTION 1-6A

#1 Seneca Valley 1, Butler 0

Seneca Valley (9-0, 6-0)

Neve Miller – scored unearned run in 3rd

Lexie Hames – 1-hit shutout, 18 strikeouts

Butler (2-4, 1-4)

Madison Wolfe – Single

#2 Hempfield 6, Norwin 0

Hempfield softball rebounds in big way vs. Norwin

#3 North Allegheny 6, Mt. Lebanon 2

North Allegheny (3-1, 3-1)

Anne Melle – Double

Julia Drazga – 2 RBIs

Mt. Lebanon (1-7, 1-5)

Emily Morgan – 2-run homerun

#4 Pine-Richland 5, #5 Canon-McMillan 3

Pine-Richland (4-4, 3-2)

Jocelyn Langer – Triple

Izzy Sulesky – Double

Marissa DeLuca – Double

Serafina Julio – Double

Canon-McMillan (3-2, 3-2)

Kiersten Williams – 2 hits

SECTION 1-5A

#1 Shaler 15, Penn Hills 0

Shaler (7-0, 4-0)

Taylor London – 1-hit shutout, 4 innings, 9 strikeouts

Emily Spears – 3 for 3, 2 double, 4 RBIs

Plum 2, Fox Chapel 1

Plum (5-3, 2-2)

Riley Stephans – 9 strikeouts

Jaiden Gentile – Double

Liana Yusko – Double

North Hills 16, Oakland Catholic 0

North Hills (6-2, 3-1)

Abigail Sutton – 3 innings, 6 strikeouts, Double

Makenzie Roskwitalski – Double, 2 RBIs

Oakland Catholic (1-4, 0-3)

Amanda Bendel – Single

SECTION 2-5A

Latrobe 6, #3 Penn-Trafford 4

Latrobe (5-4, 4-1)

Kayla Williams – 9 strikeouts

Corrine Wright – Triple

Maddie Munchinski – 2 RBIs

Penn-Trafford (5-3, 3-1)

Cameron Ponko – Triple

#4 Armstrong 24, Kiski Area 0

Armstrong (6-1, 3-1)

Jessica Pugh – 3 for 4, 2 doubles, homerun, 7 RBIs

Emma Paul – Homerun

Shelby Cloak – Homerun

Abigail Bauer – 2 doubles

Franklin Regional 10, Gateway 0

Franklin Regional (4-5, 1-2)

Celena Camacho – 2 for 2, Double, Triple, 4 RBIs

Ciara Camacho – Triple

Adrianna Martz – Double

Iyarah Hicks – Double

Chloe Lancaster – 1-hit shutout, 7 strikeouts

Gateway (0-6, 0-3)

Meghan Marsh – Single

SECTION 3-5A

#2 West Allegheny 12, Mars 2

West Allegheny (8-1, 2-0)

Ava Henke – Double, Homerun

Ava Banish – Homerun

Alaina Pass – Double

Mars (3-7, 2-2)

Laura Craska – Double

New Castle 11, Moon 7

New Castle (2-4, 1-3)

Olivia Hood – 3 for 4, 2 doubles, Triple, 4 RBIs

Gabby Mangieri – Double

Keara Mangieri – 3 hits

Moon (1-6, 1-2)

Sydney Ray – Homerun

Kendall Chambers – 2 doubles

South Fayette 4, Western Beaver 2

South Fayette (5-1, 3-1)

Emma Early – Winning Pitcher, Homerun in 6th to break 2-2 tie

Stephanie Binek – 3 for 4, Double, 2 RBIs

Western Beaver (2-2, 1-2)

Emma Bogacki – 16 strikeouts, Homerun

SECTION 4-5A

#5 Trinity 4, Bethel Park 2

Trinity (6-2, 2-1)

Ally Krenzelak – Triple, 3 RBIs

Hanna Suhoski – Double

Bethel Park (4-5, 2-2)

Julia Miller – 2 singles

Connellsville 16, Peters Township 1

Connellsville (6-3, 2-1)

Kirra Davis – Homerun

Cali Leichliter – Homerun

Riley Dreves – Triple

Iris Burd – 2 doubles

Peters Township (4-5, 1-2)

Elen Zylka – Triple

Thomas Jefferson 15, Upper St. Clair 3

Thomas Jefferson (4-3, 2-1)

Morgan Alisesky – 3 for 3, 2 triple, 3 RBIs

Adalina Bracco – 3 RBIs

Upper St. Clair (3-6, 1-3)

Brooklyn Kemp – Double

What’s coming up: 4/15/24

by: Don Rebel

SENECA VALLEY-PINE-RICHLAND RENEW RIVALRY

The year is different, but the results are adding up to the same story in WPIAL Section 1-6A baseball.

Last season, Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley and North Allegheny finished as tri-champions in the section with 8-4 records in the section.

Now the three tradition-rich baseball programs are at it again, threatening to pull away from Butler and Allderdice in the five-team section.

Coming into this week, North Allegheny and Seneca Valley are tied for first place with 3-0 record, a half-game ahead of Pine-Richland at 3-1.

The first section series showdown between the three begins Monday when the Raiders host the Rams.

In 2023, Pine-Richland took two out of three from Seneca Valley with each team winning at home.

That means the Raiders will host two of the three games this week on the turf in Harmony beginning with Monday’s showdown clash at 4 p.m. on Trib HSSN.

Seneca Valley is 5-1 overall and has won four straight games, including a series sweep of Allderdice last week in which they outscored the Dragons, 41-5.

This is a busy week for Pine-Richland. The Rams are 7-2 and have won two straight and six of their last seven games.

Not only does Pine-Richland have the three big games against Seneca Valley on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, but they have two make-up section games against Allderdice slated for Wednesday and Friday.

CHAMPS COLLIDE

As expected, the chase is heated for the top spot in Section 3-5A, a section littered with recent champions.

In fact, four of the six teams have won WPIAL gold in the last five seasons.

Shaler, West Allegheny and North Hills are tied for first place with one loss, while Mars has two defeats and Moon has lost three times.

The last two district 5A champions do battle starting Monday when 2023 winner Shaler (7-1) hosts 2022 champion West Allegheny (5-1) at Matulevic Field at 4 p.m.

The two have combined for a 12-2 record overall with both losses coming in section.

The Titans have won three straight, including a series sweep of New Castle last week, since losing their section opener to Moon.

The Indians have also won three in a row after a sweep of Moon last week, since losing their first section game to Mars.