Peters Township baseball gave up a 7-run third, clawed back to within two but got a runner thrown out at home, snuffing out the late rally in a season ending loss. West Allegheny steadily built the lead on the way to a shutout over Thomas Jefferson to advance to the quarterfinals against Bethel Park. Burgettstown baseball, West Greene softball scored one-run victories to advance. The PIAA Baseball & Softball brackets have been updated with winners. Sites/times for Thursday’s quarterfinals are due out Tuesday. Bracket links are below along with a listing of first-round scores and quarterfinal pairings in our neighborhood. We’ll definitely have the Burgettstown game for you on WJPA-AM (1450).
Baseball PIAA Brackets — Click Here — Softball PIAA Brackets — Click Here
First Round, Monday, June 6
Baseball
6A Cumberland Valley 7, Mt. Lebanon 0
6A Upper St. Clair 2, Altoona 0
5A West Allegheny 7, Thomas Jefferson 0
5A Ephrata 9, Peters Township 7
5A Bethel Park 4, Central Mountain 3
2A Burgettstown 6, Johnsonburg 5
Softball
1A West Greene 9, Conemaugh Valley 8
5A Armstrong 13, Chartiers Valley 6
Quarterfinals, Thursday, June 9
Baseball
6A Upper St. Clair vs. Warwick, 12 noon at Mt. Aloysius College
5A West Allegheny vs. Bethel Park, 2 pm at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park
2A Burgettstown vs. Redbank Valley, 2:20 pm at Slippery Rock University — WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here!
Softball
1A West Greene vs. DuBois Central Catholic, 3 pm at Slippery Rock University