Mt. Lebanon to be tested in first round of baseball playoffs
One of the top first-round WPIAL Class AAAA playoff matchups will take place today when Mt. Lebanon plays Plum at Woodland Hills.
Mt. Lebanon (11-8) finished third in Section 3. The Blue Devils are 7-4 in their last 11 games, with all of the losses coming against the teams finishing ahead of them in the section – Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair. Each of Mt. Lebanon’s losses have come to playoff teams. The Blue Devils are led by senior shortstop Ian Happ.
Plum (14-5) was on a roll before ending the regular-season with back-to-back losses. The Mustangs, who were co-champions of Section 4, won 11 consecutive games prior to dropping a 2-1 decision at Gateway and a 7-6 defeat at Shaler. The Gateway loss cost the Mustangs the outright section title. Senior left-hander Anthony Garofalo is the ace of Plum’s pitching staff.
The teams were scheduled to play at Plum on March 31, but the game was postponed and later cancelled.
Mt. Lebanon (11-8) finished third in Section 3. The Blue Devils are 7-4 in their last 11 games, with all of the losses coming against the teams finishing ahead of them in the section – Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair. Each of Mt. Lebanon’s losses have come to playoff teams. The Blue Devils are led by senior shortstop Ian Happ.
Plum (14-5) was on a roll before ending the regular-season with back-to-back losses. The Mustangs, who were co-champions of Section 4, won 11 consecutive games prior to dropping a 2-1 decision at Gateway and a 7-6 defeat at Shaler. The Gateway loss cost the Mustangs the outright section title. Senior left-hander Anthony Garofalo is the ace of Plum’s pitching staff.
The teams were scheduled to play at Plum on March 31, but the game was postponed and later cancelled.
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