No. 1 West Allegheny gives South Fayette its first loss
Auburn recruit Gavin Miller missed the first week of the season for West Allegheny while recovering from a preseason wrist injury, but the talented junior appears to be back in midseason form for the Indians.
Miller struck out 11 in 6⅓ innings to help lead Class 5A No. 1 West Allegheny (4-1, 30) to a pivotal section win against South Fayette (6-1, 21), 7-3.
Nathan Nolan had three hits and drove in three runs for the Indians, while A.J. Bryan and Chase Krewson tallied three hits apiece for the Lions. West Allegheny built an 3-0 lead, then used a four-run fifth to blow the game open and hand South Fayette its first defeat.
“No question, it was a big game,” said Indians coach Bryan Cornell.
“You definitely don’t want to fall behind [in the standings], and we came out on top today.”
Other baseball
• In a battle of top-five teams, Dylan Mathiesen pitched a no- hitter and struck out 10 with only one walk to lead Class 4A No. 4 Montour (6-2, 4-1) to a 3-0 home victory vs. No. 1 New Castle (4-4, 2-1).
• Danny Gallon went 2 for 2, scored twice and drove in two runs for Class 6A No. 1 North Allegheny (6-1, 3-1) in an 11-1 win vs. Allderdice (05, 0-4).
• Jake Bazala pitched a complete game and allowed one run on only two hits in a 2-1 road victory for Class 6A No. 2 Norwin (5-1, 2-1) at Mt. Lebanon (3-3, 1-2).
• Phil Fox struck out 14 in 6⅔ innings and Jayson Jacob hit a two-run homer for Class 6A No. 3 Hempfield (3-4, 21) in a 5-2 road win at Baldwin (3-4, 1-2).
• Louie Kegerreis went 3 for 4 with a double, a triple and four RBIs and Caden Smith drove in three runs as Class 5A No. 2 Franklin Regional (6-0, 4-0) remained unbeaten with a 13-3 win against visiting Latrobe (4-4, 1-2).
• Roman Gill allowed one hit and struck out 11 in five shutout innings for Class 3A No. 1 Hopewell (3-3, 2-1) in a 12-0 road win at Beaver Falls (1-3, 1-2).
• Brett Wagner allowed one run on two hits over five innings of work and Brian Vogel and Mike Locastro drove in three runs apiece for Class 2A No. 1 Seton LaSalle (6-0, 3-0) in an 11-1 win against Fort Cherry (5-1, 4-1).
• Zach Karp struck out six in 5⅓ scoreless innings of relief and Dom DeMoss went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and two RBIs in a 12-3 home win for Class 2A No. 3 Serra Catholic (8-0, 3-0) against Shady Side Academy (3-2, 21).
• Jake Vitale pitched a complete game and struck out 16 with only one walk for Class 1A No. 1 Union (4-3, 30) in a 5-2 home win against Rochester (3-1, 0-1).
Softball
• Brooke Cleland belted a pair of home runs and Hannah Allen also went yard for Class 5A No. 1 Penn-Trafford (3-3, 2-0) in a 12-1 home win vs. Gateway (0-3, 0-2).
• Lauren Yuhas homered twice and drove in six runs as West Mifflin (5-0, 2-0) topped visiting Uniontown (1-3, 1-2), 17-1.