Keystone Oaks enjoys baseball program turnaround

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 7:00 am

Ryan Riordan's feature on the Keystone Oaks baseball team:   "There have been a lot of "downs" for the Keystone Oaks baseball team over the past nine seasons, but behind a strong senior class, ...

High School Highlights (May 16, 2013)

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 7:00 am

Beaver pitcher strikes out 17 in 6-0 Class AA win   In a postseason that had already seen a few notable strikeout performances by star pitchers, Beaver's Austin Logan added his name to the list ...

Greensburg Central Catholic, baseball coach form good match

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 7:00 am

Ryan Riordan's feature on the GCC baseball team: "Anthony Manley admits that he didn't know much about the Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team when he took the head coaching position with the Centurions ...

Central Catholic baseball seniors leading the way

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 7:00 am

Brad Everett's feature on Central Catholic baseball:   "The core of this season's Central Catholic baseball team were sophomores when the Vikings sneaked into the WPIAL playoffs by winning their ...

Baseball: 2013 WPIAL Playoffs At A Glance

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 1:00 am

WPIAL Class AAAA Semifinals: Seneca Valley (17-3) vs. Pine-Richland (17-4) North Allegheny (18-4) vs. Hempfield (19-3) Quarterfinals: Wednesday, May 15 Seneca Valley 2, Bethel Park 0 Pine-Richland ...

East baseball players selected to all-star games

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:45 pm

The WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association will hold all-star games on Sunday, June 9 at the Burkett Complex in Robinson. The first game at 1 p.m. will feature the WPIAL Class AAAA All-Stars against AAA, and ...

Beaver Falls baseball team ends on high note

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:30 pm

It’s been a long time since 2010 when Beaver Falls was on top of the WPIAL baseball world as the Class AA champions. The Tigers haven’t made the playoffs since and missed again this year but took steps ...

South baseball players selected to all-star games

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:15 pm

The WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association will hold all-star games on Sunday, June 9 at the Burkett Complex in Robinson. The first game at 1 p.m. will feature the WPIAL Class AAAA All-Stars against AAA, and ...

Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team wins slugfest

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:45 am

The Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team rarely had much difficulty scoring runs in the regular season. It appears the postseason will be no different. The Centurions had another offensive explosion ...

Record only thing same for Hopewell baseball team

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:30 am

Last year, Hopewell finished 17-3 in the regular season and this year the Vikings were again 17-3. But the same record if more of a coincidence than a reflection of the team. This year’s 17-3 Vikings ...

Late-season surge powers Freeport baseball team

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:00 am

Despite closing out its regular-season schedule with a loss, the Freeport Area baseball team had been scoring a lot of runs en route to locking up a WPIAL playoff bid. The Yellowjackets (11-3) finished ...

Martinelli throws a gem for Hempfield baseball team

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 10:45 am

There are many more games left to be played in the WPIAL playoffs, but it would be surprising if any pitcher puts forth a better performance than Hempfield’s Zack Martinelli did Monday. Martinelli fired ...

Playing a little baseball bracket bingo

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 10:30 am

It’s only been a couple of years since Section 5-AA sent three teams into the WPIAL semifinals. The section may be just as strong this year – two defending champions couldn’t even make the playoffs (WPIAL ...

South Park baseball team breaks playoff win drought

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 10:15 am

South Park won all 20 of its games in the regular season, but its victory in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs was likely the team’s most significant thus far. When South Park blanked Yough, 10-0, ...

Fox Chapel baseball team ends playoff drought

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 10:00 am

It’s been seven years since the Fox Chapel baseball team qualified for the WPIAL playoffs. The Foxes (12-7), who went 5-15 last season, finished behind top-ranked Seneca Valley and No. 2 North Allegheny ...

Baseball: East Playoff Picture

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 9:45 am

Monday marked the beginning of the WPIAL playoffs for most teams. Here is how each East area team fared in the first round, and who the winners will face in the quarterfinals First Round Class AAAA ...

New Brighton most-improved baseball team in West

Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 9:30 am

With the regular season concluded and the playoffs about to start, it’s easy to declare New Brighton the most improved baseball team in the West during the regular season. Last year, the Lions finished ...