May 22, 2022 7:42 am
PITTSBURGH — Paul Goldschmidt went 4 for 5 with two doubles and two RBI to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Saturday night. Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 14 games and his on-base streak to 28. His two-run double capped a four-run second inning. Bryan Reynolds hit an inside-the-park home run for the Pirates, and Yoshi Tsutsugo had a two-run double. Both finished with two hits — Reynolds also doubled. Highly touted St. Louis prospect Matthew Liberatore came within one out of winning his major league debut. The left-hander allowed four runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings while striking out three and walking two. Liberatore was recalled from Triple-A Memphis before the game. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Liberatore’s command will improve as he continues to pitch. Drew VerHagen (1-0) tossed 2 1/3 scoreless inning in relief of Liberatore for his first major league win since 2019 with Detroit. VerHagen spent the past two seasons playing in Japan. Ryan Helsley worked a perfect ninth for his second save. Tommy Edman added two hits as the Cardinals had a total of 10. Jose Quintana (1-2) was tagged for five runs — two earned — and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
May 22, 2022 7:50 am
PITTSBURGH — Forward Bryan Rust and the Penguins have agreed to a six-year contract extension, according to a release from the team. Rust’s contract extension is worth $30.75 million and begins at the start of the 2022-23 season. The contract runs through the 2027-28 season. Rust will make $5.125 million annually. Rust is 30 years old and a two-time Stanley Cup Champion. In the 2021-22 season, Rust recorded a career-best 58 points in 60 games.
May 20, 2022 11:44 pm
Rowan scored seven runs in the final two innings, all with two out, to beat Washington & Jefferson, 14-7. With the loss, the Presidents drop into an elimination game against #4 Mitchell College. That game is due to start approximately 5:15 pm. Rowan moves to Sunday’s championship round, needing one win to claim the title and advance to next weekend’s Super Regional.
Tyler Horvat singled twice, scored two runs and held the hosts to one run over six innings of relief as #2 Washington & Jefferson moved to the Regional semifinal with a 5-1 win over Lebanon Valley. Having already scored in the first, Horvat scampered home on a wild pitch shortly after a lengthy rain delay in the bottom of the third. He then took over on the mound for starter Henry Litman. The Dutchmen got four hits and a run in the first eight hitters after the delay but Horvat did not allow another hit over the final four innings. Roman Samson scored on a balk in the seventh then singled home two more runs in the eighth. W&J (36-8) will face top-seeded Rowan (31-8) Saturday with a spot in the championship round going to the winner. We’ll have every W&J game in the regional on WJPA-AM (1450) or LISTEN HERE!
Friday
#1 Rowan 7, #4 Mitchell 1
#2 Wash & Jeff 5, #3 Lebanon Valley 1
Saturday
Mitchell 10, Lebanon Valley 8
Rowan 14, Wash & Jeff 7
3:30 pm Wash & Jeff vs. Mitchell College WJPA-AM (1450) or LISTEN HERE!
Sunday
11 am Championship, If Necessary games.
May 21, 2022 4:08 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings of one-run ball to extend his domination of Pittsburgh, and battery-mate Yadier Molina keyed a four-run sixth inning with a two-run single as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pirates 5-3. Wainwright has won 10 straight decisions against the Pirates and gone 19 starts since last losing to Pittsburgh in 2016, on opening day. He scattered four hits, walked three and struck out three while improving his lifetime record to 23-7 versus Pittsburgh. Michael Chavis hit a solo home run in the seventh inning to end Wainwright’s 38 1/3-inning scoreless streak against the Pirates.
May 21, 2022 4:09 am
UNDATED (AP) – Antti Raanta is making things difficult for his former team these days. Raanta stopped 21 shots and the Hurricanes took a two-games-to-none lead in their second-round series by blanking the Rangers, 2-0. It was the first career playoff shutout for Raanta, who has allowed just one goal in the series. Igor Shesterkin was perfect until Brendan Smith scored a short-handed goal 15:54 into the second period. It was Smith’s first postseason goal in nine years. Sebastian Aho provided the primary assist on the game-winning goal before sending a shot into an empty net. Shesterkin made 20 saves for the Rangers, who host Game 3 on Sunday.
May 21, 2022 4:11 am
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Will Zalatoris is the leader through two rounds of the PGA Championship Southern Hills in Tulsa. Zalatoris took the outright lead with a birdie on 17 and is 9 under following Friday’s bogey-free, 5-under 65. That puts him one stroke ahead of Mito Pereira and three in front of Justin Thomas. In the seven previous majors at Southern Hills, the leader after the second round went on to win.
May 20, 2022 2:59 am
In two regular season softball match-ups, Trinity handled Chartiers Valley, 11-4 & 14-5. Thursday, the Hillers committed five infield errors on the way to a season-ending loss to the Colts. Madison Argo and Alyssa Rager homered for Trinity. Deer Lakes eliminated Waynesburg. The Jeff-Morgan / Union game was postponed to Friday at Montour.
On the baseball diamonds, 2A #6 Burgettstown knocked off #3 Shenango to reach the WPIAL semifinals for the first time in 40 years. 5A top seed Peters Township got a walk-off single from winning pitcher Wes Parker to advance to Monday’s semifinals. Carmichaels (2A) and West Greene (1A) were both eliminated.
Links for brackets & broadcasts plus the daily schedule for teams from the two-county area follow.
Baseball WPIAL Brackets — Click Here — Softball WPIAL Brackets — Click Here
Thursday–Softball Quarterfinals
5A Chartiers Valley 6, Trinity 5
3A Deer Lakes 3, Waynesburg 2
1A West Greene 7, Mapletown 0
Thursday–Baseball Quarterfinals
5A Peters Township 6, Penn-Trafford 5
2A Burgettstown 6, Shenango 1
2A Riverside 3, Carmichaels 2
1A OL/Sacred Heart 6, West Greene 0
Friday–Softball Quarterfinals
1A Union 11, Jeff-Morgan 0
Monday–Softball Quarterfinals
2A #4 Chartiers-Houston vs. #5 Laurel, 4 pm at Sewickley Academy
2A #14 Bentworth vs. #6 OL/Sacred Heart, 5 pm at West Mifflin
2A #8 Charleroi vs. #1 Neshannock, 5 pm at Mars Area
Monday–Baseball Semifinals
2A #6 Burgettstown vs. #7 Neshannock, 2 pm at Shaler
5A #1 Peters Township vs. #12 Thomas Jefferson, 4:30 pm at W&J Ross Memorial Park
Broadcast plans to be determined on WJPA-AM (1450) or LISTEN HERE!
May 20, 2022 3:50 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Pitt All-American receiver Jordan Addison is transferring to Southern California. Addison was named the top receiver in college football and announced his decision Thursday on social media. It ends several weeks of speculation on where the winner of last season’s Biletnikoff Award would go. Addison entered the transfer portal before the May 1 deadline and visited Texas and USC before choosing the Trojans. Addison has a close relationship with new USC quarterback Caleb Williams, who transferred from Oklahoma. Addison had 100 receptions for 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns with Pitt last season.
May 20, 2022 3:54 am
UNDATED (AP) – The Tampa Bay Lightning needed almost all of regulation to win on Thursday. Ross Colton scored with just 3.8 seconds left in regulation, giving the Lightning a 2-1 victory and a two-games-to-none lead in their second-round series with the Panthers. Tampa Bay had just killed off a penalty to Steven Stamkos when Colton scored right in front of Sergei Bobrovsky. The penalty kill also left Florida 0-for-25 on the power play this postseason. The Bolts scored on their first power play chance as Corey Perry deflected a shot past Bobrovsky 12:06 into the game. It remained 1-0 until Eetu Luostarinen beat Andrei Vasilevskiy with 1:53 remaining in the second period. Game 3 is Saturday in Tampa. Meanwhile, The Blues have knotted their second-round series at a game apiece as David Perron scored twice, including the game-winner in a 4-1 victory at Colorado. Perron’s power-play goal put St. Louis ahead, 2-0 with 34 seconds remaining in the second period. He also delivered the insurance goal midway through the third period after Gabriel Landeskog netted a power-play goal to draw the Avalanche within 2-1. Jordan Kyrou also scored on Darcy Kuemper, Brandon Saad added an empty-netter and Pavel Buchnevich had two assists for St. Louis. Kuemper turned back 28 shots. Jordan Binnington made 30 saves for the Blues, who host Game 3 on Saturday.
May 20, 2022 3:55 am
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Rory McIlroy blasted his driver over trees and into fairways, setting up some of his seven birdies that carried him to a 5-under 65 and a one-stroke lead through one round of the PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa. This was McIlroy’s lowest start to par since a 5-under 66 when he won the PGA at Valhalla in 2014, the last of his four majors. Will Zalatoris and Tom Hoge are at 4 under, one shot ahead of Matt Kuchar, Justin Thomas and Abraham Ancer. Tiger Woods struggled with his irons while carding a 4-over 74.
