May 15, 2023 3:55 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Mitch Keller struck out a career-high 13 in seven innings and the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates won for only the second time in 13 games, 4-0 over the Baltimore Orioles. The Pirates avoided a sweep after dropping the first two games of the series. Pittsburgh was 20-8 after a 16-1 win at Washington on April 29. Then the Pirates scored just 18 runs in their next 12 games. They managed four Sunday without a single extra-base hit, and that was plenty the way Keller was pitching. Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman, who has played in every game this season, pinch-hit in the ninth and popped out to end the game.
May 15, 2023 4:00 am
DENVER (AP) — Colorado pitcher Ryan Feltner has a skull fracture and concussion after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos. Feltner was injured Saturday night and was discharged from Swedish Medical Center on Sunday. He will not need surgery. Feltner was put on the 15-day injured list. When asked whether the 26-year-old right-hander will be out for days, weeks or months, Black said “probably on the longer end of that.”
May 14, 2023 12:01 am
Jacob LaDuca followed up his Friday walk-off home run with a five RBI game in the finals as #1 Washington & Jefferson throttled #3 St. Vincent, 12-3, in the PAC Baseball Championship Tournament. The Presidents have won four straight League titles, 15 overall, 11 of them under head coach Jeff Mountain. W&J has not lost a Conference tournament game since the final of the 2018 tourney to Thomas More.
Trailing 1-0, Trevor Dean drilled a two-run home run in the bottom of the first, putting the Presidents (31-12) in front to stay. LaDuca picked up the first of his RBIs with a groundout. Dean added a two-run single in the second and LaDuca stroked a two-run double in the fourth, putting W&J up 8-1. Starting pitcher Shane Fox scattered eight hits over 7.1 innings of work, hit longest and best outing of the season. Tyler Horvat went 3-for-4, scored three times and added to his single-season-school-record stolen base mark with his 27th of the season. Nolan Lutz was 4-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs giving him 30 RBI on the season. Lutz also added five outstanding defensive plays to either save errant throws or run down long foul fly balls. W&J now awaits announcement of the NCAA Division III Baseball regional pairings. That action is due to start Friday, May 19.
Saturday
Final Wash & Jeff 12, St. Vincent 3
May 14, 2023 7:42 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyler Wells pitched seven innings of one-hit ball and the Baltimore Orioles used home runs by Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson to beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0. Wells had a career-high eight strikeouts and walked two. The only baserunner against the right-hander over the first six innings Saturday night came on a clean, sharp single to left field by Carlos Santana to lead off the second. Wells then retired 17 straight before walking Santana with two outs in the seventh. Roansy Contreras took the loss, giving up two runs in seven innings. Félix Bautista secured his 10th save in 13 chances.
May 14, 2023 7:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tight end Darnell Washington may symbolize his team’s “go big” philosophy. The Steelers selected the 6-foot-8 Washington in the third round of the NFL draft, won over by his unusual skill set. Washington made a name for himself as one of the best blocking tight ends in the country while playing at the University of Georgia. He expects to become a bigger part of the passing game in Pittsburgh, which is building around second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett.
May 13, 2023 4:06 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins has hit for the cycle for the Baltimore Orioles against Pittsburgh. Mullins hit a single in the third inning, a triple in the fifth, a double in the seventh and a three-run homer in the eighth. He became the seventh Oriole to accomplish the feat and first since Austin Hays on June 22, 2022 against Washington. After completing the cycle with his home run, Mullins received a standing ovation when he took the field defensively for the top of the ninth. Baltimore beat the Pirates 6-3.
May 12, 2023 4:49 pm
The WPIAL Softball and Baseball brackets are set, including 11 Washington County baseball and eight softball teams. Greene County has six teams in the playoffs, two in baseball and four softball. Softball games begin Monday, baseball on Tuesday with a pair of preliminary games. A complete schedule for teams from the two-county area follows. Click for WPIAL Softball WPIAL Baseball
First Round
Monday, May 15 (softball winner to Wednesday, May 17)
SB 5A #3 Trinity vs. #14 Penn-Trafford, 1:50 pm at Peterswood Park WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
Tuesday, May 16 (softball winners to Thursday, May 18, baseball winners to be determined)
SB 3A #15 McGuffey vs. #2 Southmoreland, 2 pm at Waynesburg University
SB 1A #6 Jeff-Morgan vs. #11 Northgate, 2 pm at Peterswood Park Field #1
SB 2A #4 Charleroi vs. #13 Steel Valley, 3 pm at West Mifflin
SB 2A #10 Fort Cherry vs. #7 Riverside, 3:50 pm at Peterswood Park Field #2 WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
SB 1A #5 West Greene vs. #12 Monessen, 4 pm at Waynesburg University
SB 3A #3 Waynesburg vs. #14 Valley, 4 pm at Peterswood Park Field #1
SB 2A #12 Bentworth vs. #5 Greens. Central Catholic, 5 pm at West Mifflin
SB 2A #8 Burgettstown vs. #9 Apollo-Ridge, 5:30 pm at Penn-Trafford WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
Wednesday, May 17
SB 6A Quarterfinals #6 Canon-McMillan vs. #3 Norwin, 5 pm at Gateway
SB 5A Quarterfinals #3 Trinity vs. #6 Latrobe, 5 pm at West Mifflin
BB 4A #8 Ringgold vs. #9 Hampton, 4 pm at Gateway
BB 5A #13 Trinity vs. #4 Plum, 6:20 pm at Gateway WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
BB 5A #6 Peters Township vs. #11 West Allegheny, 6:20 pm at Wash & Jeff WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here!
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 18
SB 1A #4 Chartiers-Houston vs. #5 West Greene, site/location to be determined
SB 1A #2 Carmichaels vs. #7 Leechburg, site/location to be determined
SB 1A #6 Jeff-Morgan vs. #3 Frazier, site/location to be determined
SB 2A #4 Charleroi vs. #5 Greensburg Central Catholic, site/location to be determined
SB 2A #8 Burgettstown vs. #1 Neshannock, site/location to be determined
SB 3A #3 Waynesburg vs. #11 Ligonier Valley, site/location to be determined
BB 2A #12 Bentworth vs. South Side, 2 pm at Burkett Complex
BB 2A #7 Charleroi vs. #10 Riverview, 4 pm at Gateway
BB 1A #8 Ft. Cherry vs. #9 Sewickley Academy, 4 pm at Peterswood Park
BB 3A #13 Waynesburg vs. #4 East Allegheny, 4 pm at Boyce Mayview Park
BB 2A #6 Chartiers-Houston vs. #11 Ligonier Valley, 6:30 pm at Gateway
BB 1A #10 Avella vs. #7 Rochester, 6:30 pm at Burkett Complex
BB 1A #5 Carmichaels vs. #12 Cornell, 6;30 pm at Peterswood Park
Monday, May 22 (sites/times to be determined)
BB 6A #3 Canon-McMillan vs. #6 Butler
First Round Byes (dates/sites/times to be determined)
BB 2A #4 Burgettstown vs. #5 South Side/#12 Bentworth winner
BB 1A #4 California vs. #5 Carmichaels/#12 Cornell winner
May 12, 2023 9:44 am
Jacob LaDuca stroked a walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth, giving #1 Washington & Jefferson a 4-3 win over #2 Grove City, putting the defending champions into the Presidents Athletic Conference Baseball championship round. Grove City built a 3-0 lead through five innings before W&J rallied to tie the game. Sam Schuster hit an RBI double off the fence in right, Tyler Horvat lofted a sacrifice fly and Trevor Dean delivered a two-out single in the sixth. W&J got out of trouble in the 9th & 10th innings before LaDuca’s blast made Dante DiMatteo a winner in relief.
Championship round action is set for Saturday, starting at 1 pm at Ross Memorial Park. We’ll have every W&J game in the tournament on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here! The tournament winner advances to the NCAA Division III Regionals. Saturday’s pregame starts at 12:50 pm.
Friday
Game C Wash & Jeff 4, Grove City 3, 10 inn.
Game D St. Vincent 7, Westminster 4 (Titans eliminated)
Game E St. Vincent 13, Grove City 6
Saturday
12:50 pm Game F Wash & Jeff vs. St. Vincent (WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here! 12:50 pm)
4 pm IF NECESSARY Game
May 11, 2023 12:01 am
The WPIAL Softball Committee has released the six playoff brackets including eight Washington County and four Greene County squads. Six of those squads are seeded in the top five: Trinity (5A #3), Waynesburg (3A #3), Charleroi (2A #4), Chartiers-Houston (1A #4), Carmichaels (1A #2), West Greene (1A #5). Click for WPIAL Softball Central Baseball brackets will be released Friday afternoon (3 pm). A complete schedule for teams from the two-county area follows.
Monday, May 15
SB 5A #3 Trinity vs. #14 Penn-Trafford, 2 pm at Peterswood Park
Tuesday, May 16
SB 2A #4 Charleroi vs. #13 Steel Valley, 3 pm at West Mifflin
SB 2A #10 Fort Cherry vs. #7 Riverside, 4 pm at Peterswood Park Field #2
SB 2A #12 Bentworth vs. #5 Greens. Central Catholic, 5 pm at West Mifflin
SB 2A #8 Burgettstown vs. Apollo-Ridge, 5:30 pm at Penn-Trafford
SB 3A #15 McGuffey vs. #2 Southmoreland, 2 pm at Waynesburg University
SB 1A #6 Jeff-Morgan vs. #11 Northgate, 2 pm at Peterswood Park Field #1
SB 1A #5 West Greene vs. #12 Monessen, 4 pm at Waynesburg University
SB 3A #3 Waynesburg vs. #14 Valley, 4 pm at Peterswood Park Field #1
Wednesday, May 17
SB 6A #6 Canon-McMillan vs. #3 Norwin, 5 pm at Gateway
Thursday, May 18
SB 1A #4 Chartiers-Houston vs. West Greene/Monessen winner
SB 1A #2 Carmichaels vs. Leechburg/South Side
May 11, 2023 11:00 pm
Top-seeded Washington & Jefferson College pounded out 14 hits on the way to the win over #4 Westminster. The Presidents scored seven of their 8 runs after two outs in four different innings. Tyler Horvat pitched into the eighth for the Presidents, picking up the win, holding the Titans to four runs on eight hits. W&J has won the last three PAC tournaments played. Thursday winners meet Friday at noon, with first-round losers squaring off at 3 pm. The elimination bracket final is Friday night at 6 pm. Championship round action is set for Saturday, starting at 1 pm at Ross Memorial Park. We’ll have every W&J game in the tournament on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here! Friday’s pregame starts at 11:50 am. The tournament winner advances to the NCAA Division III Regionals.
Thursday
Game A Wash & Jeff 8, Westminster 4
Game B Grove City 6, St. Vincent 5
Friday
11:50 am Game C Wash & Jeff vs. Grove City (WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here! 11:50 am)
3 pm Game D Westminster vs. St. Vincent (loser eliminated)
6 pm Game E Wash & Jeff / Grove City loser vs. Game D Westminster/St. Vincent winner
Saturday
1 pm Game F Wash & Jeff / Grove City winner vs. Game E winner
4 pm IF NECESSARY Game
