No surprises here: Seneca Valley ace softball pitcher Lexie Hames is headed to a top-tier NCAA program.
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WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
No surprises here: Seneca Valley ace softball pitcher Lexie Hames is headed to a top-tier NCAA program.
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The Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association announced the all-state softball teams last night. Numerous players from Big 56 teams made the cut.
Class 6A
FIRST TEAM
Lexie Hames – P – Seneca Valley
Riley Miller – P – Hempfield
Deirdre Flaherty – C – Mt. Lebanon
Joey Michalski – 3B – Norwin
Bailey Snowberger – SS – Norwin
Meghan McDonough – OF – North Allegheny
Brooke Boehmer – UTIL – Mt. Lebanon
SECOND TEAM
Calle Henne – C – Pine-Richland
Bella Gross – 3B – Seneca Valley
Jocelyn Langer – OF – Pine-Richland
Class 5A
FIRST TEAM
Bria Bosiljevac – P – Shaler
Eloise Facher – 1B – Shaler
Makenzie Lang – 1B – Plum
Toryn Fulton – 2B – Franklin Regional
Aubrey Police – 2B – West Allegheny
Emma Paul – SS – Armstrong
Hanna Suhoski – SS – Trinity
Taylor Lorish – OF – Plum
Amber Morgan – OF – Trinity
Shaylyn Shall – OF – Western Beaver
Bethany Rodman – UTIL – Shaler
SECOND TEAM
Taylor Dunn – P – Trinity
Taylor Schmitt – C – Mars
Izzie LeFebvre – 1B – Western Beaver
Ava Pries – 2B – Upper St. Clair
Olivia Hood – 3B – New Castle
Jenna Clint – OF – Armstrong
Maura Wade – UTIL – Penn Hills
TribLive HSSN released their softball Terrific 10 last night. Four players from Big 56 schools are on that list. For complete article, click here.
TERRIFIC 10
Lexie Hames – Seneca Valley – P
269 K, 17-2 record, 0.45 ERA, 0.49 WHIP, .066 OBA, .343 batting AVG, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 36 BB, .738 OBP
Riley Miller – Hempfield – P
19-4 record, 1.25 ERA, 140 IP, 175 K, .340 batting AVG, 4 HR, 14 RBI
Emma Paul – Armstrong – SS
.478 AVG, 34 R, 32 RBI, 23 SB
Bethany Rodman – Shaler – 1B/P
.591 AVG, 12 HR, 45 RBI, .644 OBP, 14-0 pitching record
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lexie Hames (Seneca Valley) – 269 K, 122 innings… .343 AVG, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 35 BB, .739 OBP, 1.700 OPS
ALL-AREA TEAM
Bethany Rodman (Shaler) – 14-0, 2.79 ERA, 51 K, 49 2/3 innings… .591 AVG, 9 2B, 12 HR, 45 RBI
Riley Miller (Hempfield) – 19-4, 1.25 ERA, 175 K, 140 innings… .340 AVG, 4 HR, 14 RBI
Emma Paul (Armstrong) – .478 AVG, .593 OBP, 1.666 OPS, 10 HR, 32 RBI, 34 R, 23 SB
BASEBALL
6A PLAYER OF THE YEAR – David Shields (Mt. Lebanon) – .338 AVG, 3 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 14 BB, 13 R… 67 1/3 IP, 5-2, 0.94 ERA, 106 K, 16 BB, 32 H
6A COACH OF THE YEAR – Patt McCloskey (Mt. Lebanon) – 16-11 record, started season 0-8, WPIAL Champions, PIAA Finalists
5A PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Miguel Hugas (Shaler) – .444 AVG, 5 HR, 34 RBI, 11 2B, 19 BB… 11-0, 0.71 ERA, 78 IP, 91 K
5A COACH OF THE YEAR – Brian Junker (Shaler) – 23-4 record, Section 3-5A Champions, WPIAL Champions, PIAA Champions
SOFTBALL
6A PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Lexie Hames (Seneca Valley) – 17-2, 0.45 ERA, 0.48 WHIP, .066 OBA, 122 innings, 269 K’s… .343 AVG, .738 OBP, 36 BB, 5 HR, 14 RBIs
6A COACH OF THE YEAR – Tina Madison (Hempfield) – 21-4 record, WPIAL Champions (Program’s 8th title), PIAA Finalists
5A PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Bethany Rodman (Shaler) – .591 AVG, .644 OBP, 1.250 SLG, 12 HR, 45 RBIs… 14-0 in the circle
5A COACH OF THE YEAR – Shawn Gray (Trinity) – 20-3 record, Section 4-5A Champions, WPIAL Champions, PIAA Quarterfinalists
BASEBALL
PIAA 6A CHAMPIONSHIP
(12-1) Father Judge 4, (7-1) Mt. Lebanon 1
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SOFTBALL
PIAA 5A CHAMPIONSHIP
(3-1) Northern York 3, (7-3) Shaler 2 – 9 innings
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BASEBALL
PIAA 5A CHAMPIONSHIP
(7-1) Shaler 9, (1-1) Strath Haven 8 – 8 innings
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SOFTBALL
PIAA 6A CHAMPIONSHIP
(1-1) North Penn 1, (7-1) Hempfield 0
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SOFTBALL
PIAA 6A SEMIFINALS
(7-1) Hempfield 6, (3-1) Cumberland Valley 1
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PIAA 5A SEMIFINALS
(7-3) Shaler 8, (7-2) Armstrong 5 – 8 innings
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BASEBALL
PIAA 6A SEMIFINALS
7-1 Mt. Lebanon (15-10) vs. 3-1 Cedar Cliff (20-6) – 4:30 pm – Mt. Aloysius College (Cresson)
PIAA 5A SEMIFINALS
7-1 Shaler (21-4) vs. 12-1 Monsignor Bonner (12-3) – 3:30 pm – Hershey HS
SOFTBALL
PIAA 6A SEMIFINALS
7-1 Hempfield (20-3) vs. 3-1 Cumberland Valley (19-5) – 4 pm – Saint Francis University
PIAA 5A SEMIFINALS
7-3 Shaler (21-1) vs. 7-2 Armstrong (21-2) – 2 pm – Gateway HS (Monroeville)
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BASEBALL
PIAA 6A QUARTERFINALS
(3-1) Cedar Cliff 2, (7-2) North Allegheny 1
Ayden Frey hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Cedar Cliff (20-6) the lead and they were able to hold on for the 2-1 semifinal victory over North Allegheny (17-8).
Cedar Cliff advances to the PIAA Semifinals where they will take on WPIAL champion Mt. Lebanon on Monday at a site and time to be determined.
(7-1) Mt. Lebanon 5, (1-2) Spring-Ford 2 – 9 innings
Jacob Tinnemeyer hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie and Mt. Lebanon (15-10) held on for a 5-2 extra inning win over Spring-Ford (22-4) on Thursday afternoon at Big Spring High School.
Michael DeHaan allowed one earned run over eight innings pitched for Spring-Ford. Mt. Lebanon advances to the PIAA Semifinals where they will take on District 3 Champion, Cedar Cliff on Monday at a site and time to be determined.
PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS
(12-1) Monsignor Bonner 3, (7-2) Bethel Park 1
Kevin McGonigle was 3-for-3 with a home run and drove in two runs as Monsignor Bonner (12-3) took down the two-time defending state champion Bethel Park (18-6) Black Hawks on Thursday afternoon. Harry Carr threw six scoreless innings for Monsignor Bonner.
Monsignor Bonner will face off with WPIAL champion Shaler in the PIAA Semifinals on Monday at a site and time to be determined.
(7-1) Shaler 4, (7-3) Penn-Trafford 1
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SOFTBALL
PIAA 6A QUARTERFINALS
(7-1) Hempfield 2, (1-3) Downingtown East 0
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PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS
(7-2) Armstrong 15, (1-2) W.C. Rustin 0 – 3 innings
Jordyn Klingensmith was 2-for-3 with a home run and drove in six runs and Emma Smerick drove in two as Armstrong (21-2) rolled to a 15-0 quarterfinal victory over W.C. Rusting (17-9) in three innings on Thursday. Cameryn Sprankle threw a one-hitter.
Armstrong advances to the PIAA Semifinals where they will take on Shaler on Monday at a site and time to be determined.
(7-3) Shaler 5, (7-1) Trinity 1
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