WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Laurel Highlands has been pounding the ball against almost all of its opponents this season, but that didn’t matter to Franklin Regional senior Alex Frey. Frey pitched 6.1 innings of no-hit ball in leading the Panthers to a 2-0 Section 3-5A win. Junior Palmer Jackson came on to get the save, allowing two hits but was able… More »
The North Hills baseball team had the opportunity to run away with the Section 1-5A title, but Mars made sure they brought them back into the middle the of the pack with a 9-0 win on the road on Monday. The Planets were led by a complete-game effort by junior Will Bednar, who struck out 15… More »
The magnitude of Monday’s Section 2-6A baseball game between Penn-Trafford and Plum was not important in terms of making the playoffs. Both teams already locked themselves in but the Warriors helped their seeding cause with a 6-5 win in eight innings. The Warriors and Mustangs have now split the season series and are both tied… More »
Junior Hunter Boyan did it all in Shaler’s 1-0 Section 1-6A win at Seneca Valley on Monday. Boyan pitched a complete game on 68 pitches and hit a home run for the lone Titans run. He finished the game 2-for-3. Sophomore Nick Rispoli also added two hits for Shaler. With the win, Shaler improves to 6-8 overall… More »
Pine-Richland jumped out to a 7-0 lead through two innings and fended off the North Allegheny Tigers for a 7-4 win in Section 1-6A action. Troy LaNeve and Josh Scherer posted two hits and two RBI each to help build the Rams’ early lead. North Allegheny starter Anthony Hattrup was chased in the second inning and suffered… 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 »
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 »
Seneva Valley scored two runs in the top of the seventh to knock off Shaler, 4-3, in Section 1-6A baseball action on Friday. The win brought four teams into a tie for first place at 3-2 in the section. Tied for first with Seneca Valley and Shaler are Butler and Central Catholic. Down to their… More »