The high school baseball & softball seasons are sprinting to the finish line. So far, 11 baseball and 9 softball teams from the Washington/Greene County area have locked up WPIAL playoff berths. Six more Washington County teams (3 baseball, 3 softball) are still in contention. Numbers in both categories will change on Thursday. Canon-McMillan softball can clinch a playoff spot with a home win against Baldwin, a team much improved since the Big Macs put an early-season 21-3 beatdown on the Highlanders. We’ll have today’s game on WJPA-AM (1450) with free video/audio stream on the WJPA Sports Network. Airtime is set for 4 pm. CM could still qualify after a loss but the Big Macs would need to pull a pair of upsets in their final two games to get in.
The 1A Section 2 softball title will be decided today when Chartiers-Houston (11-0) hosts Carmichaels (9-1), resuming their April 16th suspended game tied, 5-5, entering the 14th inning. CHHS won the other regular season meeting, 6-5, three days later.
Canon-McMillan’s baseball team faces Central Catholic with the winner qualifying and the loser eliminated from contention. PCC won both games against CM earlier this week.
Softball–Clinched: Bentworth, Charleroi, Chartiers-Houston, McGuffey, Trinity, Carmichaels, Jeff-Morgan, Waynesburg, West Greene. Alive: Beth-Center, Burgettstown, Canon-McMillan
Baseball–Clinched: Avella, Burgettstown, Charleroi, Chartiers-Houston, Fort Cherry, McGuffey, Ringgold, Trinity, Carmichaels, Waynesburg, West Greene. Alive: Beth-Center, Canon-McMillan, Wash High