Burgettstown and California never trailed in their WPIAL quarterfinal baseball wins while Canon-McMillan, Peters Township and Carmichaels met the end of the line with narrow losses. The Blue Devils scored twice in the bottom of the first thanks to a Tristan Roach two-run double, then added three more in the fourth and closed the scoring in the fifth. California beat Carmichaels for the third time this year, blanking the Mighty Mikes on a complete-game, three-hitter by Addison Panepinto. The Trojans also turned a pair of double plays to make RBIs from Kris Weston, Brody Todd and Dom Martini stand up. Peters Township’s loss came amidst a controversial foul call on an apparent two-run home run off the bat of Jack Lutte that would have tied the game. Canon-McMillan allowed a pair of runs in the top of the seventh, loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame but the potential tying run was throw out at third after an infield single. Both baseball winners now have two chances to earn berths in the PIAA tournament, needing to win one of their next two games. Trinity softball is in the same situation while Chartiers-Houston softball has already clinched.
Semifinal action across the board Tuesday with all six classes of bases plus 1A & 3A softball. We’ll have three games on the air and online for you. Click for WPIAL Softball WPIAL Baseball
Monday, May 22–Baseball quarterfinals (winners to Tuesday, May 23)
BB 2A #4 Burgettstown 6, #5 South Side, 1
BB 5A #3 Penn-Trafford 4, #6 Peters Township 2
BB 1A #4 California 3, #5 Carmichaels 0
BB 6A #6 Butler 4, #3 Canon-McMillan 2
Baseball semifinals (winner to finals, May 30-31, losers to PIAA qualifiers, May 30-31)
BB 2A #4 Burgettstown vs. vs. #1 Serra Catholic, 1:50 pm at Wash & Jeff WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
BB 1A #4 California vs. #1 Union, 4:20 pm at Wash & Jeff WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
Tuesday, May 23–Softball semifinals (winners to finals, May 31-June 1, losers to PIAA qualifiers, May 30-31)
SB 1A #4 Chartiers-Houston vs. #1 Union, 5:50 pm at North Allegheny WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here!
SB 1A #2 Carmichaels vs. #3 Frazier, 3 pm at Peterswood Park, Field 2
SB 3A #3 Waynesburg vs. #2 Southmoreland, 3 pm at Peterswood Park, Field 1
Wednesday, May 24–Softball semifinals (winners to finals, May 31-June 1, losers to PIAA qualifiers, May 30-31)
SB 5A #3 Trinity vs. #2 Shaler, 5:50 pm at Gateway WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!