What you should pay attention to in WPial Sports on May 23, 2025: Baseball, softball semifinalists try again

From: Don Rebel


Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 10:30 p.m.

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Is the third time a spell?

What started as a semi -finals on Wednesday and Thursday, thanks to Mother Nature and her joys in the last four Friday, turned into the District Diamond Playoffs playoffs.

The baseball and softball semi -final of class A, 2A and 3A is finally implemented with a few changes here and there from the original schedule into reality.

When the three lowest classifications deal with District Softball this spring, the two northernmost and most southern counties dominate in the WPIA.

On the way to the softball semi -final on Friday, 12 teams for gold are alive in class A, 2a and 3a.

More than half of these teams come from Lawrence or Greene Counties.

The collapse comes from Lawrence County (Mohawk, Ellwood City, Neshannock, Union), three from Greene County (Carmichaels, Jefferson-Morgan, West Greene), two from Allegheny County (Avonworth, South Park), two from Washington County (Bentworth, Charters-Houston) Washington (Bentworth, Chartens-Houston) and one of Biachenide (Riverside).

These Dandy -Deards were all winners on Monday in the quarter -finals and are now a victory to play for a district championship next week.

You have now also deserved a safety net because you know that Friday will not be your last game of the season.

The six teams that are neglected in the semifinals have the chance to secure a place in the Piaa playoffs in the consolation of their classification. (With the exception of the last four teams in class 2a, all of whom have won a state after season since the WPIA, sends four teams to the Piaa tournament in this class and only three in 3a and A.)

Here is the softball time plan for Friday:

Class 3a

• No. 1 South Park (19-0) now competes against Avonworth (15-4) No. 4 at the Pleasant Hills Elementary School in Peters Township. Both teams had Byes in the first round, with the Eagles in the quarter -finals, 10: 0, Hirschseen, and the antelopes, the Keystone Oaks gathered 7-1.

• No. 2 Mohawk (14-5) will compete in Neshannock with the Rival No. 3 (11-8) in Neshannock at 4 p.m. Both teams liked to open BYES, with the Warriors in the quarters, 8-6, and the Wolverines, the McGuffey (8: 0), opened in the quarter with the edge of the Wolverines. Mohawk Ellwood City swept in the regular season and won with scores of 6: 5 and 6: 2.

Class 2a

• No. 1 Neshanock (20-0) competes against trib HSSN against No. 12 Bentworth (10-9) in North Allgheny at 7 p.m. The Lancers have dropped Burggetstown and Apollo-Ridge with an overall ranking of 29: 2, while the Bearcats Süd-Allegheny and Shenango improved with a score of 9-1 and 3: 1. This is a reservations of the 2024 WPIAL 2A title game when Neshannock Bentworth excludes 3-0.

• No. 2 Charters-Houston (19-1) tries to avoid the surprise when she starts trib HSSN (9-8) in North Allgheny at 5 p.m. in North Allegheny. The Buccaners exceeded Brentwood and Seton Lasalle in the first two rounds with 21: 1, while the Panthers Waynesburg and Laurel annoyed 14: 4 and 11: 1.

Class A

• No. 1 Union (17-2) will fight with the audio on trib HSSN in North Allegheny against Jefferson-Morgan (10-6) in North Allegheny. The Scotties had a goodbye in the first round and then hid Jeannette with 10: 0. The Rockets defeated Greensburg Central Catholic, 14-4, and excluded the Seawickley Academy 5-0 in the quarters.

• No. 2 Carmichaels (15-0) will face a familiar enemy when it starts at 6 p.m. in the Pleasant Valley Elementary School in Peters Township at 6 p.m. in the Pleasant Valley Elementary School. Both teams had Byes in the first round, and then the mighty Mikes put on Serra Catholic in the quarters, 9-0, while the Pioneers set the southern side 7: 6. Carmichaels defeated West Greene twice in the regular season at 9: 1 and 6: 1.

Unexpected four

A post -season clip that runs as expected, with the four best seeds reaching the semi -finals, is considered a “chalk”.

In the three lowest classifications in baseball, these tournaments resemble the modern classroom without chalk.

The baseball playoffs of class A, 2a and 3a have reached the last four and things did not run as expected.

Of the top four seeds in the three tournaments, only four of the 12 rounds survived.

This includes the 2A top seed in Neshannock, which lost on Tuesday in a quarter -finals against freedom.

Will more eyebrows pull up on Friday?

Here is the baseball semi -final for class A, 2A and 3A:

Class 3a

• No. 1. Riverside (15-2) will play in Plum No. 5 South Park (13-6) on Tuesday at 4 p.m., the Panthers hidden Burrell 11-0, and the Eagles flew past Waynesburg with 11: 1.

• No. 7 Quaker Valley (14-6) competes at the Seneca Valley against No. 11 Mohawk (12-9) with audio on trib HSSN. The Quäker annoyed Avonworth 1-0 on Tuesday, and the Warriors fascinated Ellwood City 3-1.

Class 2a

• No. 8 Freedom (12-7) looks in No. 12 Laurel (10-10) in Neshannock at 4 p.m. with audio on trib HSSN. Both teams registered on Tuesday in the quarterfinals upsets when the Bulldogs Top Seed Neshannock surprised 3-0 and excluded the Spartans Shenango 6-0.

• No. 2 Our dear wife of the Holy Heart (14-7) takes place against Foe No. 6 RiverView (14-6) in Joe Mais Field in Peters Township with audio on trib HSSN. The chargers eliminated New Brighton in the quarters, 8-0, and the Raiders displaced burstartown with 2: 1.

Class A

• Top-Samen Serra Catholic (18-3) will collapse with No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic (17-2) on the Gateway at 4 p.m.

• No. 2 Eden Christian Academy (15-4) fights at 7:00 p.m. on Gateway No. 6 Carmichaels (13-4).

Golden Sticks II

It is day 2 of the WPIAL LACROSS championships in the Panthers Stadium in the Upper St. Clair.

On Friday, the most dominant lacrosse programs in class 2a are looking for a championship -sweep for a third year in a row.

Mars won 11 district crowns, eight for the boys and three for the girls.

Is eight enough?

In the title game of young class 2a, No. 2 Mars (17-2) will fight against No. 1 South Fayette (19-0) at 8 p.m.

The Fightin 'Planet tries to keep one of the longest championship strips alive in WPIAL history, since a victory would give them a ninth crown in a row.

However, they play in the rare role of the outsider against the unbeaten and defeated lions.

The Mars had a goodbye in the first round before excluding Bethel Park in the quarter-finals with 18: 0, followed by a 13: 6 victory against Hampton in the semi-finals.

South Fayette also had a bye, in the quarters 17: 4 past Indiana and on Monday, 12-5, in the half year of Peters Township.

This is a collision between the two 2A section champions.

Mars' only two defeats this season were 3a Powers Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair.

The removal

In the championship game of girls class 2a, at 6 p.m. against the Chartiere Valley (15-3) against No. 3 in a reservations of the 2024 final against No. 1 Mars (18-1).

The two -time defending champion Fightin 'Planets had a goodbye in the first round, replaced Oakland Catholic in the quarter -finals with 7-1 and then defeated Blackhawk in the semi -finals on Monday, 13: 8.

The Colts also had a goodbye, the South Fayette in the quarters with 9: 3 and Quaker Valley replaced in the last four, 10-8.

This is the second session of the year between this section 2-2a enemies.

On April 17, Mars Charters Valley defeated 12: 8.

Last spring, the Fightin 'Planets dropped the Colts in the championship game with 14: 6.

Young consolation

The last of four district trost games take place on Friday.

For the third and last Piaa-Class 3a boys Lacrosse Playoff Liege, Upper St. Clair (11-7), North Allegheny (10-9) will accommodate at 4 p.m.

The match contains the two teams that took second place in their 3A sections.

The two played on April 3 in an unsection match, with the Panthers defeating the Tigers with 10: 7.

Volley's second chance

Name it the second chance overtime.

The four teams that fell on Tuesday in the District semi -final will meet on Friday in the Gateway in the WPIAL 3A and 2A games.

The winner of both games will qualify for the upcoming Piaa Boys -Volleyball playoffs.

In class 3a's consolation game, Pine-Richland (11-6) will fight Penn-Trafford (12-7) at 7:30 p.m.

In the 2A consolation game, South Fayette (15-5) against Mars (10-11) competes against the Lions with 3-2 against the Lions at the beginning of this season.