Brayden Fuller stroked a two-run double, breaking a 2-2 tie in the fifth, leading Avella to a 6-3 in over Fort Cherry in the 1A baseball quarterfinals. Winning pitcher Bryce Wright held the Rangers to 3 runs on just five hits over 6 1/3 innings. Isaiah Bradick picked up the save. Eric Kovach struck out 13 batters while allowing just three hit over 5 2/3 innings propelling Burgettstown to a 3-1 win over Greensburg Central Catholic. Brodie Kuzior got the final four out for the save and also drove in a run. Sam Elich and Wyatt Stevenson had RBIs for the Blue Devils who advance to the WPIAL semifinals for the third straight year. Carmichaels scored three times in the top of the first and made it stand up, ousting top-seeded Union, 3-1. All three winner play semifinal games Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, after an extra day off, Trinity squares off with section opponent Bethel Park Tuesday afternoon in the 5A quarterfinals, a game we’ll have on WJPA-AM and online. All remaining baseball teams from Washington/Greene Counties are in 1A, 2A or 5A. Each of those classes will send the top three teams to the state playoffs. Quarterfinal winners will then need one more victory to qualify.
West Greene won the only softball game on Monday’s schedule, topping Frazier, earning a trip to the semifinals and a berth in the state tournament. Chartiers-Houston and Carmichaels have also clinched state playoff berths. Bentworth needs one win in its next two games to qualify. Canon-McMillan must win the WPIAL to advance to the state tournament.
WPIAL Bracket Links: Softball Baseball
Monday–Softball Quarterfinals
1A #5 West Greene 13, #4 Frazier 5
Monday–Baseball Quarterfinals
2A #4 Burgettstown 3, #5 Greensburg Central Catholic 1
2A #3 Seton-La Salle 9, #6 Chartiers-Houston 1
1A #6 Avella 6, #3 Fort Cherry 3
1A #2 Eden Christian Academy 5, #7 West Greene 1
1A # 8 Carmichaels 3, #1 Union 1
Tuesday–Baseball Quarterfinals
1:45 pm 5A #12 Trinity vs. #4 Bethel Park at Boyce-Mayview Park, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
Baseball Semifinals
1:45 pm 1A #6 Avella vs. #2 Eden Christian Academy at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park, WJPA.com audio Watch/Listen Here
2:00 pm 2A #4 Burgettstown vs. #1 Serra Catholic at West Mifflin
4:30 pm 1A #8 Carmichaels vs. #4 Bishop Canevin at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park
Softball Semifinals
5:45 pm 2A #2 Bentworth vs. #3 Laurel at North Allegheny, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here
Wednesday–Softball Semifinals
3:00 pm 1A #5 West Greene vs. #1 Union at Montour
4:45 pm 1A #3 Chartiers-Houston vs. #3 Carmichaels at Montour, WJPA.com audio Watch/Listen Here
4:45 pm 6A #6 Canon-McMillan vs. #2 Seneca Valley at North Allegheny, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here