WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Penn-Trafford baseball team had its lowest offensive output of the season on Wednesday, but it was still enough to keep the Warriors undefeated. Behind the arms of senior Maclean Maund, Penn-Trafford picked up a 1-0 win against Hempfield at Seton Hill University. The only run in the game came in the first inning. With two… More »
Pitt-Greensburg senior Dakota McWilliams tossed four innings of relief where he did not allow a single hit, and struck out three. McWilliams threw two innings at Mount Union and totaled three strikeouts. He played a vital role in the 8-6 victory over Penn State Behrend when he was brought on in the eighth inning with bases… More »
Wyatt Daugherty supplied Slippery Rock University with a much-needed dominating performance in a 5-0 Rock victory over Clarion University. Daugherty, who is tied for fifth in Pennyslvania State Athletic Conference history in career saves, broke from his position as one of the top closers in the region to make his third career start for SRU… More »
Lauren Miller hit .571 (12 for 21) over six starts last week for 6-0 Saint Vincent College. She totaled 10 RBI, four runs scored and four doubles. Miller finished the week with a .522 on-base percentage. Her .473 batting average leads the Presidents’ Athletic Conference this season while her .523 on-base percentage and 22 RBI… More »
Ben Marsico went 2-0 with a 1.64 earned-run average (ERA) last week in a pair of appearances (1 start) for Washington & Jefferson College. The junior tossed 6.0 strong innings in Wednesday’s 20-2 win over Waynesburg University, yielding two earned on five hits, before allowing just one hit over 5.0 shutout innings in Sunday’s 8-3… More »
Dante Dalesandro put together another strong week at the plate as Washington & Jefferson College recorded four more wins to extend their winning streak to 14 games. The senior compiled a .643 batting average (9 for 14) with a .667 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage. Dalesandro totaled eight RBI, eight runs scored and… More »
The Trinity softball team still wishes the outcome of its Class 5A WPIAL quarterfinal game against West Allegheny last year was different, falling 4-3. However, the Hillers were able to exact some revenge, knocking off the Indians, 9-4, at home on Wednesday. The loss was the first in nearly two years against a WPIAL opponent… More »
Dante Dalesandro hit .550 (11 for 20) with six RBI and six runs scored last week for 5-0 Washington & Jefferson College. The senior center fielder also tallied a .609 on-base percentage and a .700 slugging percentage, finishing the week with three doubles. Dalesandro has logged a hit in 12 consecutive games and has reached… More »
The North Allegheny baseball team scored five unanswered runs to defeat the Canon-McMillan Big Macs, 5-2, on Thursday afternoon in a WPIAL Championship Game rematch. Canon-McMillan derailed NA’s title hopes a season ago with wins over the Tigers in the WPIAL title game and PIAA quarterfinals. On Thursday at Wild Things Park, the Tigers earned… More »
The North Allegheny softball team knocked off the top-ranked and reigning state champion Hempfield Spartans on Thursday afternoon, 11-6, in Section 2-6A action. Senior Rachel Martindale reached base five times, going 3 for 3 with a majestic grand slam in the sixth inning on her way to Wright Automotive Player of the Game honors. Hempfield scored the… More »