![]() Nicholas Robertson, sr., P/INF, Central Catholic Gavin Kelly, jr., INF/C, Central Catholic Jacob McGuire, sr., P/INF-OF, Pine-Richland Ian Zahorchak, sr., C/OF, North Allegheny Spencer Barnett, sr., INF, North Allegheny Butler will be strong on the mound, led by senior Virginia Tech recruit Madden Clement and senior Fairmont State recruit Mac Schnur. The Golden Tornado blanked Pine-Richland in a 6A quarterfinals before falling to Upper St. The Tigers are set to reload, though, thanks to several returning players, including infielders Andrew Hart and Spencer Barnett.īutler started the 2022 season with six straight wins and finished the regular season with five consecutive victories, but needed a win in the second game of the final section series against Seneca Valley to secure a district playoff spot. Clair for one of the earliest postseason exits for NA in years. However, the Tigers were stunned in the quarterfinals by Upper St. Senior Tyler Smith, an Auburn recruit, sophomore David Shields and senior Matt Delvaux will lead the way on the mound while senior Tanner Donati will spark the offense.Īll was looking good through the end of the regular season for North Allegheny to make a run at repeating in 6A after tying Pine-Richland for the Section 1 crown and earning the No. The baseball title was the first in 16 years for the Blue Devils and second for head coach Patt McCloskey, who also was a part of Lebo championship wins as a player and an assistant coach. Lebanon on the gridiron and the diamond in 2021-22 with several players being part of both championship teams. Senior Jacob McGwire and sophomore Tristan Farrar are expected to lead the Rams pitching staff. Sophomore Anthony Mangine had a fabulous freshman season, hitting. The Rams were ousted in the 6A quarterfinals by section foe Butler, 5-0. Pine-Richland bounced back last spring from a rare down season in 2021 to finish as co-champions with North Allegheny in Section 1. The Vikings move from Section 1 (north) to Section 2 (south/east) this season and have four position players and three starters returning, including seniors Antonio Cordeiro, Cade Clister, David Farrell, James Hensell and Nick Robertson and juniors Gavin Kelly and Cade O’Leary. ![]() The season ended with a loss to eventual champion Mt. The Vikings won six of seven games starting in late April, including a quarterfinal playoff win over Norwin, 5-2. Here is a rundown of the 2023 preseason top 5 teams, some of the players to watch and other diamond notes in WPIAL Class 6A baseball.Ī strong end to the 2022 regular season helped Central Catholic finish one game out of first place and end up with a winning record. The smallest two classes have three sections each. While Class 6A is down one team from the last two-year cycle, Class 5A is down one whole section after shrinking from 25 teams to 19 teams for the 20 seasons.Ĭlass 4A and 3A are the bloated classes now with four sections for each. ![]() It’s a realignment year in WPIAL baseball and, once again, the higher classifications have taken a hit.
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