<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0OCBy4_0t9cmIiW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0OCBy4_0t9cmIiW00" width="640" height="339" ><figcaption>Chaz Palla | TribLive Hempfield’s Colin Polechko tags out Norwin’s Nolan Ryan at second base during a May 2 game. Hempfield faces Seneca Valley in the Class 6A quarterfinals.</figcaption></figure>WPIAL baseball playoffsClass 6AQuarterfinals4-Hempfield (14-6) vs. 5-Seneca Valley (11-8-1)7 p.m. Monday at PlumWinner plays: Winner of 1-Mt. Lebanon (16-4)/8-Butler (6-12) on Tuesday (time, site TBD) in semifinalsPlayers to watch: Carson Shuglie, Hempfield; Nick Parrotto, Seneca Valley.Extra bases: The Spartans held off a late surge from Norwin to finish second in the section. … Shuglie batted .400 with four home runs and 20 RBIs, and Dylan Firmstone hit .400 with two home runs and 17 RBIs. … Chase Sikorski, Adam Hess and Jack Kurdziel had four wins each. … Hempfield and Seneca Valley did not play this season. … Parrotto is 4-1 with a 2.69 ERA. He also is batting .360 with 18 hits — all singles — and 10 RBIs. … Mike Delduca is hitting .322 with a team-high 19 hits, including four doubles and two triples, and 11 RBIs. … Creed Erdos has a team-high 15 RBIs.6-Norwin (11-9) vs. 3-North Allegheny (14-6)7 p.m. Monday at Boyce Mayview Park, Upper St. ClairWinner plays: Winner of 2-Pine-Richland (16-4)/7-Central Catholic (10-10) on Tuesday (time, site TBD) in semifinalsPlayers to watch: Keegan Carr, Norwin; Owen Schall, North AlleghenyExtra bases: The Knights played better down the stretch and challenged Hempfield for second place in the section. … Carr batted .407 with 20 runs and 18 RBIs. … Nate Silberman batted .392 with 12 RBIs. … Matt Rivera is 4-2-1 with an ERA of 2.67, and Ethen Culbertson is 3-1 with an ERA of 2.778. … Schall, a senior infielder, is hitting .431 with 25 hits and 20 RBIs. … David Posey is 4-0 with a 3.64 ERA. … Matthew Parreaguirre hit .379 with 22 hits and 12 RBIs. … North Allegheny defeated Norwin, 5-4, on March 28.Class 5A7-Penn-Trafford (17-3) vs. 2-Fox Chapel (14-6)7 p.m. Monday at GatewayWinner plays: Winner of 6-Franklin Regional/3-North Hills on Tuesday (time, site TBD) in semifinalsPlayers to watch: Tyler Freas, Penn-Trafford; Jeremy Haigh, Fox ChapelExtra bases: The teams split a two-game series on March 25-26. The Foxes won in eight innings 4-3 and then the Warriors rallied for a 3-2 win. … Penn-Trafford opened the playoffs with an 8-2 win against Moon. … Freas led the offense with two hits, and Brandon Roher was the winning pitcher. … Second baseman Brayden Stone is batting .404. … Ethan Septak has 20 RBIs, and Chuck Fontana has 27 hits. … Haigh is batting .436 with two home runs, 17 RBIs and 16 runs. He also is 3-1 with a 1.05 ERA. … Antonio LeDonne is hitting .355 with 19 runs scored, 19 stolen bases and 10 RBIs. … Christian Wilkinson is 1-0 with five saves. He has 19 strikeouts in 17 innings.6-Franklin Regional (13-7) vs. 3-North Hills (12-4-1)4:30 p.m. Monday at Fox ChapelWinner plays: Winner of 7-Penn-Trafford/2-Fox Chapel on Tuesday (time, site TBD) in semifinalsPlayers to watch: Blake Bertucci, Franklin Regional; Jake Pollaro, North HillsExtra bases: The Panthers survived a scare against No. 11 Connellsville, winning 2-1 in the opening round of the playoffs. … Darren Deriggi is the Panthers’ leading hitter with a .487 average. He has 15 RBIs. … Bertucci is hitting .368 with 21 hits and 16 RBIs. … NJ Ramchandran is hitting .396 with 19 hits. … Max Bernadowski is 5-1 with a 3.33 ERA. … For North Hills, Pollaro is hitting .402 with 16 RBIs. He also has 45 strikeouts in 25 innings. … Tristin Weimann is hitting .381 with 18 RBIs. … Ben Barr has struck out 48 in 38 innings, and Austin Bakowski has fanned 21 in 15 innings. … North Hills had a first-round bye.Class 4A5-Latrobe (18-3) vs. 4-Montour (13-6)2 p.m. Monday at West MifflinWinner plays: Winner of 16-Blackhawk (8-10)/9-Indiana (10-9) on Tuesday (time, site TBD) in semifinalsPlayers to watch: Riley Smith; Jake Robinson, MontourExtra bases: The Wildcats defeated Hopewell, 3-2, with a walk-off walk in the first round. The teams met in the 4A WPIAL finals last year, with Hopewell winning 4-3. … Riley Smith is 4-0 for the Wildcats. … Mason Leonard and Jake Cramer lead Latrobe with a .348 batting average. … For Montour, Robinson is 5-1 with 60 strikeouts and a 2.12 ERA. He also carries a .382 batting average with four home runs and 22 RBIs. … Maddox Tarquino is hitting .366 with three home runs and 19 RBIs. … Matteo Weber is 5-1 with a 1.65 ERA and is hitting .377 with 19 runs scored. … Montour defeated Uniontown, 3-1, to open the playoffs.Class 2A5-Greensburg Central Catholic (12-5) vs. 4-Burgettstown (12-3-1)7 p.m. Monday at Peterswood Park, McMurrayWinner plays: Winner of 1-Serra Catholic (15-1)/8-Laurel (11-8) on Tuesday (time, site TBD) in semifinalsPlayers to watch: Anthony Grippo, Greensburg Central; Brady Kuzior, BurgettstownExtra bases: Tyler Samide drove in two runs and scored a run as the Centurions edged Washington, 3-2, to open the playoffs. … Sophomores Grippo and Ian Shipley are hitting .540 and .376. Grippo has four doubles and 15 RBIs, and Shipley three doubles, a triple, a home run and 17 runs scored. … Pitcher Ethan Brody is 5-1 with an ERA of 1.14, and Samide is 5-2 with an ERA of 2.30. Samide is batting .372, and Tyree Turner is hitting .395 with 12 RBIs. … Burgettstown defeated Jeannette, 10-3, in the first round. … Kuzior is 4-1 with 75 strikeouts for Burgettstown. He also is hitting .447 with 19 runs scored and 24 RBIs. … Eric Kovach is 4-1 and hitting .326, and Matt Bredel is hitting .440 with 16 RBIs and 18 runs scored. … Burgettstown coach Doug Tunno was an all-NCAA D-II outfielder at Cal. (Pa.) in 1980.Tags: Franklin Regional, Greensburg C.C., Hempfield, Latrobe, Norwin, Penn-Trafford</div></body>

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Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, May 20, 2024

4-Hempfield (14-6) vs. 5-Seneca Valley (11-8-1) Winner plays: Winner of 1-Mt. Lebanon (16-4)/8-Butler (6-12) on Tuesday (time, site TBD) in semifinals. Players to watch: Carson Shuglie, Hempfield; Nick Parrotto, Seneca Valley. Extra bases: The Spartans held off a late surge from Norwin to finish second in the section. … Shuglie...

Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, May 20, 2024

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