The WPIAL baseball & softball playoffs have worked their way through to the championship and state qualifier games. Thursday morning, the League finalized the schedule for Championship Week. Baseball finals will be played at Wild Things Park, third-place games (state qualifiers) at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park. The softball championships are set for PennWest-California’s Lilley Field with third-place games at three different sites (Gateway, North Allegheny & Jeff-Morgan). We’ll have four games on WJPA-AM (1450) and online during the week, including Avella, Burgettstown and Carmichaels in baseball state qualifiers, Bentworth and Chartiers-Houston in softball championships. In addition, GreeneSports.net & WJPA Sports Network will produce broadcasts for all six softball championships for the WPIAL & NFHS Network (subscription required. The complete WPIAL Championship Week schedule, along with broadcast and bracket links, is listed.
WPIAL Bracket Links: Softball Baseball
Tuesday, May 28
Baseball Finals
1:00 pm 1A #2 Eden Christian vs. #4 Bishop Canevin
4:00 pm 3A #1 Riverside vs. #7 Avonworth
7:00 pm 5A #4 Bethel Park vs. #7 Penn-Trafford
Baseball 3rd Place
1:00 pm 3A #4 South Allegheny vs. #14 Burrell (both to PIAA)
3:15 pm 2A #2 OLSH vs. #4 Burgettstown (winner only), WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
6:00 pm 4A #2 Thomas Jefferson vs. #4 Montour (both to PIAA)
Softball 3rd Place
3:00 pm 5A #4 Penn-Trafford vs. #11 Latrobe at Gateway (winner only to PIAA)
3:00 pm 4A #4 Chartiers Valley vs. #11 Blackhawk at North Allegheny (winner only to PIAA)
3:30 pm 1A #2 Carmichaels vs. #5 West Greene at Jeff-Morgan (both to PIAA)
5:00 pm 3A #1 Avonworth vs. #2 Ligonier Valley at Gateway (both to PIAA)
5:00 pm 2A #3 Laurel vs. #5 OLSH at North Allegheny (winner only to PIAA)
Wednesday, May 29
Softball Finals Watch/Listen Here
12:00 noon 3A #3 South Park vs. #4 Mohawk
2:00 pm 1A #1 Union vs. #3 Chartiers-Houston, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
4:30 pm 6A #2 Seneca Valley vs. #5 Norwin
Baseball Finals
1:00 pm 2A #1 Serra Catholic vs. #3 Seton-La Salle
4:00 pm 4A #6 North Catholic vs. #9 Indiana
7:00 pm 6A #1 Mt. Lebanon vs. #3 North Allegheny
Baseball 3rd Place
4:00 pm 1A #6 Avella vs. #8 Carmichaels (winner only), WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
6:30 pm 5A #1 West Allegheny vs. #6 Franklin Regional (winner only to PIAA)
Thursday, May 30
Softball Finals Watch/Listen Here
11:45 am 2A #1 Neshannock vs. #2 Bentworth, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
2:15 pm 5A #1 Armstrong vs. #10 Thomas Jefferson
4:30 pm 4A #1 Elizabeth-Forward vs. #2 Hampton