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Baseball: South Pitching Leaders

Written by Brad Everett on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 2:30 pm.

The Post-Gazette published final regular-season WPIAL statistical leaders Saturday. Here are top pitching performers in each category among South area schools.

Pitching wins
7-0 – Jared Skolnicki, Keystone Oaks
7-1 – Kevin Forrester, Canon-McMillan
6-0 – Randy Dobnak, South Park
6-0 – Brandon Donovan, Steel Valley
6-0 – Adam Ferita, Belle Vernon
6-0 – Wayne Hydak, Serra Catholic
6-0 – Chad Hazaga, Serra Catholic

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Baseball: South Hitting Leaders

Written by Brad Everett on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 1:30 pm.

The Post-Gazette published final regular-season WPIAL statistical leaders this past Saturday. Here are top offensive performers in each category among South area schools.

Batting (Minimum 40 at-bats)
.610 – Dylan Kugler, Serra Catholic (25 for 41)
.535 – Nick Yobbi, South Park (23 for 43)
.490 – Derek Morrison, Steel Valley (24 for 49)
.489 – Wayne Hydak, Serra Catholic (23 for 47)
.484 – Joe Simsic, Belle Vernon (31 for 64)
.475 – Frank Fortunato, Canon-McMillan (29 for 61)
.475 – Parker Janosko, Serra Catholic (19 for 40)
.473 – Chris Watschak, Peters Township (26 for 55)
.472 – Justin Dilla, South Park (25 for 53)
.469 – David Boehme, Seton-LaSalle (23 for 49)

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Baseball: South Playoff Picture

Written by Brad Everett on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 12:30 pm.

As the WPIAL baseball playoffs reaches its semifinal stage today, three South area teams are still alive. Two of them – South Park and Keystone Oaks – meet in a Class AAA game, while Serra Catholic faces Western Beaver in Class A. Here’s a closer look at the two matchups.

South Park (22-0) vs. Keystone Oaks (17-4) at Boyce-Mayview Complex, Upper St. Clair, 4 p.m.: The WPIAL’s lone remaining undefeated team looks to reach the championship game by defeating a red-hot Keystone Oaks team that has won six games in a row, allowing a total of eight runs in that span. No. 1 South Park beat Yough, 10-0, in the first round, and Thomas Jefferson, 6-0, in the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinal victory, the long ball was South Park’s friend, with Randy Dobnak hitting a three-run homer and Greg Pantuso adding a two-run shot. Keystone Oaks, the No. 5 seed, defeated Elizabeth Forward, 10-0, in the first round, and Chartiers Valley, 4-3, in the quarterfinals. Against Chartiers Valley, Ryan Rosato’s two-run single keyed a four-run fourth inning for Keystone Oaks, which won the rubber match with its Section 3 rival.

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Strong showing by Class AAA Section 3 in softball playoffs

Written by Nick Tolomeo on Monday, 20 May 2013 2:45 pm.

So far so good for the three playoff teams in Class AAA Section 3. All three participants from the section won their first-round games and advanced to the WPIAL quarterfinals, the only section in Class AAA that can boast that.

Section co-champions Elizabeth Forward (17-4) and West Mifflin (16-4) along with South Park (14-5) all won their first-round games on Thursday and now will play in the quarterfinals on Monday. No. 4 Elizabeth Forward won 6-2 over No. 13 New Castle, No. 7 West Mifflin blasted No. 10 Mount Pleasant 16-2 in five innings and No. 11 South Park upset defending WPIAL champion, No. 6 Montour 11-4.

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