The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) announced the bracket schedules for the baseball tournaments in each of their six classifications on Friday, May 13.
Class-6A
No. 1 Mt. Lebanon — BYE
No. 2 North Allegheny — BYE
No. 3 Pine-Richland — BYE
No. 4 Norwin — BYE
No. 5 Central Catholic — BYE
No. 6 Butler — BYE
No. 7 Upper St. Clair — BYE
No. 8 Seneca Valley vs No. 9 Hempfield Area, played at Plum HS Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Class-5A
No. 1 Peters Township faces the winner of 16/17 at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Washington and Jefferson College.
No. 2 Bethel Park faces No. 15 Gateway at Burkett Park at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 3 West Allegheny faces No. 14 Fox Chapel at Burkett Park at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 4 Plum faces No. 13 Chartiers Valley at North Allegheny at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 5 Greater Latrobe faces No. 12 Thomas Jefferson at Hempfield Area HS at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 6 Shaler faces No. 11 Plum at North Allegheny at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 7 South Fayette faces No. 10 Franklin Regional at Burkett Park at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 8 Penn-Trafford faces No. 9 Hampton at West Mifflin HS at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 16 Connellsville faces No. 17 McKeesport at Greater Latrobe HS at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Class-4A
No. 1 Montour — BYE
No. 2 West Mifflin — BYE
No. 3 North Catholic — BYE
No. 4 Laurel Highlands — BYE
No. 5 Beaver faces No. 12 Elizabeth Forward at Fox Chapel HS at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
No. 6 Knoch faces No. 11 Uniontown at Norwin HS at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
No. 7 Indiana faces No. 10 Blackhawk at Seneca Valley HS at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
No. 8 Highlands faces No. 9 Quaker Valley at Plum HS at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Class-3A
No. 1 Hopewell faces No. 16 South Allegheny at Washington and Jefferson College at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 2 South Park faces No. 15 Waynesburg Cent. at West Mifflin HS at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 3. Avonworth faces No. 14 Southmoreland at Highlands HS at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 4 Mohawk faces No. 13 Keystone Oaks at Seneca Valley HS at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 5 Yough faces No. 12 Mt. Pleasant at Hempfield Area HS at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 6 East Allegheny faces No. 11 Ellwood City at Highlands HS at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 7 New Brighton faces No. 10 Derry at HIghlands HS at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 8 Deer Lakes face No. 9 McGuffey at Peterswood Park at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Class-2A
No. 1 Serra Catholic faces No. 16 Bethlehem Center at Greater Latrobe HS at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 2 Seton LaSalle faces No. 15 Northgate at Shaler HS at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 3 Shenango faces No. 14 Fort Cherry at Chippewa Park at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 4 Carmichaels faces No. 13 Apollo-Ridge at Greater Latrobe HS at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 5 Riverside faces No. 12 Chartiers-Houston at Plum HS at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 6 Burgettstown faces No. 11 California at Washington and Jefferson College at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 7 Neshannock faces No. 10 Bentworth at Chippewa Park at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 8 Laurel faces No. 9 Shadyside Academy at North Allegheny HS at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Class-1A
No. 1 Eden Christian Academy — BYE
No. 2 Union — BYE
No. 3 Rochester — BYE
No. 4 West Greene faces No. 13 Western Beaver at Peterswood Park at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 5 OLSH faces No. 12 Jefferson Morgan at Peterswood Park at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 6 Sewickley Academy faces No. 11 Avella at Beaver HS at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 7 Bishop Canevin faces No. 10 Riverview at Shaler HS at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
No. 8 Greensburg C.C. faces No. 9 Leechburg at Plum HS at 4 p.m Tuesday.
Players to watch in the playoffs include No. 2 North Allegheny’s shortstop Cole Young, a Duke commit who could be a first-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. Anthony LaSala, a shortstop/RHP from No. 1 Hopewell and Andrew Ripepi, a third baseman for No. 1 Peters Township, are both committed to Pittsburgh.
The championship games will take place at Wild Things Park in Washington, Pa. on May 31 and June 1. Each bracket will send a fixed amount of teams to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) brackets to determine the state champion: two qualifiers from 6A, four each from 5A and 2A and three each from 4A, 3A and 1A.
