High school baseball opening day was one month ago. Baseball seems to have come through the torrents of rain slightly better off than area softball teams, but there are several with only a handful of completed games. Monday’s slate of action opens the second month of the regular season with athletic directors and coaches keeping a sharp eye on the skies. Here’s a snapshot of records following the first month:
Baseball: 6A Canon-McMillan (3-3) sits in fourth place, two games ahead of Central Catholic and Baldwin, teams the Big Macs will face to close Section 2 play after taking on unbeaten leader Hempfield this week.
5A Trinity (2-2) is tied for third in Section 2, Peters Township (1-3) sits in fifth place, each with six games left. Both teams have home-and-home series with Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair. The Hillers also play South Fayette, the Indians have a set with Connellsville.
4A Ringgold (0-2) is tied for fourth in Section 2 with winless Uniontown and Laurel Highlands.
3A Waynesburg (4-0) leads Section 4 with McGuffey (2-1) tied for second with Mt. Pleasant. The tied teams make up their rained-out second game later this week. Waynesburg has make-ups with Greensburg Salem and Brownsville.
2A Section 1: Chartiers-Houston (2-0) is in first, Burgettstown (1-0) won its section opener March 25th and hasn’t played since. Wash High (3-1) is in third place but is on schedule, likely in position to take advantage of opponents’ pitching shortages. Charleroi (2-2) and Beth-Center (2-3) lead winless Bentworth (0-4) in the battle for the fourth playoff spot.
1A Section 1 is led by a trio of unbeaten teams, with a pair of home-and-home series on the schedule this week. Avella (4-0) opens its two-game set with Fort Cherry (2-0) at home Monday before visiting the Rangers on Tuesday. Carmichaels (2-0) plays California (2-2) early before the Mikes and Rangers make up their series Thursday & Friday. West Greene (2-2) is tied with California with Jeff-Morgan (0-4) and Mapletown (0-4) trailing the field.