WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Hannah Dietz helped Grove City College to a 4-2 mark last week by hitting .412 (7-for-17). Her two-run double Saturday highlighted Grove City’s eight-run first inning against Geneva College. She went 4-for-7 in the two games against Geneva and had at least one hit in five of the six games. She finished the week with a… More »
Vanessa Falce hit .714 (10-for-14) in five games last week for the Thiel College, finishing with three doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and six runs scored. She owned a slugging percentage of 1.357 and an on-base percentage of .733. Falce helped Thiel sweep Geneva College Thursday with a 7-for-8 performance at the plate, posting seven… More »
Austin Andonisio was on the mound Saturday for Chatham University’s first-ever Presidents’ Athletic Coneference win, a 4-2 victory over Westminster College. He allowed a pair of earned runs on seven hits while fanning three in the complete-game, nine-inning effort. He needed 120 pitches to log his first collegiate victory. The Central Catholic graduate was named PAC… More »
Bryce Schnatterly tossed 6.1 shutout innings in Washington & Jefferson’s 5-1 game one win over PAC rival Grove City College, scattering seven hits with a walk. He matched his career high of eight strikeouts in the game, including three-straight punchouts to get out of a first and second, no out jam in the sixth inning. Schnatterly… More »
Madi Beining went 2-0 in the circle last week for Gannon University. She tossed her fifth shutout of the season with a three-hit complete game in the 7-0 win against California University of PA., striking out a season-high five batters. Beining pitched her 10th win of the season in the 7-2 victory against Seton Hill University…. More »
Responding from a loss is not something the Hempfield softball team is accustomed to doing. After suffering its first loss in 47 games on Sunday, the Spartans were forced to do so against a tough Latrobe team. They passed the test with flying colors, defeating the Wildcats 3-1 in a Section 2-6A showdown. The win… More »
Entering its Section 1-6A softball game on Saturday, the Baldwin softball team was a 1/2 game behind Canon-McMillan for first place in the section. Fast-forward a couple of hours, the Highlanders find themselves a 1/2 game ahead of the Big Macs in the standings after a 6-3 win. Canon-Mac jumped out to a 3-0 after… More »
Senior Ashley Seamon belted a 3-run home run and picked up the win in the circle to lead West Allegheny softball to a 5-1 home win against Moon in Section 3-5A. In two games against the Tigers this season, the Indians have outscored them 15-1, and now hold a 1 1/2 game lead in the section…. More »
The North Allegheny baseball team dealt a crushing blow to the reigning WPIAL champion Pine-Richland Rams on Friday night with a 3-1 victory over its section rival. The win pulls the Tigers to within one game of first place while the Rams plummet to last place in Section 1-6A with a 1-4 record. Coming off… More »
The Canon-McMillan baseball team couldn’t muster any offense for the first six innings of its Section 3-6A game at Upper St. Clair on Friday. Fortunately, its pitching kept the Big Macs in the game until the offense came alive in the final inning for a 4-1 win. The Big Macs and Panthers were tied for… More »