Seneca Valley pitcher Lexie Hames commits to Clemson

No surprises here: Seneca Valley ace softball pitcher Lexie Hames is headed to a top-tier NCAA program.

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Softball All-State Teams Announced

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

4 Players from Big 56 schools named to TribLive HSSN Softball Terrific 10

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

Post-Gazette Names Softball All-Area Team

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

TribLive HSSN Names Baseball & Softball Players & Coaches of the Year

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

PIAA Championship Day 2 Recaps

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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PIAA Championship Recaps: Shaler walks-off to become state champions

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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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PIAA Softball Semifinals Recap

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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PIAA Semifinal Sites & Times

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)

PIAA Quarterfinals Recap

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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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