Laurel upsets top seed
Shenango falls to section rival in 3rd meeting of season
From local dispatches
The third time was a charm for Laurel, which on Monday upset the No. 1 seed in Class 2A.
Robert Herr’s RBI double in the fifth snapped a tie and propelled Laurel to a 4-2 quarterfinal win against Shenango at Pullman Park.
Laurel (12-6), the No. 9 seed, lost to Section 2 rival Shenango (19-3) twice in the regular season.
More Class 2A
Seton LaSalle 6, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 5: Seton LaSalle (17-2) scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to top OLSH (18-4) at Burkett Complex. Freshman Brett Wagner’s walk-off single was the difference.
Serra Catholic 7, Avonworth 2: Mark Black hit a two-run home run, his WPIALleading 12th of the season, and Pat Brennan added a two-run triple to help Serra (19-2) beat Avonworth (16-5) at Boyce Mayview Park.
Neshannock 11, Carmichaels 1: Preston Turk went 4 for 4 with three RBIs and scored four runs to lead Neshannock (18-2) to a sixinning win against Carmichaels (16-3) at Burkett Complex.
Class 4A
Yough 3, South Park 1: Pitt recruit Jarett Bach improved to 7-0 after giving up one unearned run and striking out 10 to help Yough (145) defeat South Park (14-8) at West Mifflin.
Beaver 10, Highlands 0: A five-run fourth vaulted Beaver (12-7) to a six-inning win over Highlands (11-9) at Pullman Park. Zach Hansen hit a tworun single in the fourth and Mason Rose added a tworun double in the sixth.
Greensburg Salem 0, New Castle 0 (suspended): After 10 innings of scoreless ball, darkness forced the suspension of this game at Fox Chapel. Greensburg Salem had a runner thrown out at the plate to close the 10th. The teams will resume Tuesday at North Allegheny.
Class 3A
Freeport 1, Waynesburg 0: Jarrett Heilman fired a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts to push Freeport (14-5) past Waynesburg (12-6) at Latrobe.
Steel Valley 8, BethCenter 0: Nick Harhai and Aidan Good combined on a one-hitter for Steel Valley (11-8) against Beth-Center (8-10) at West Mifflin. Brady Miller had three RBIs.
Keystone Oaks 9, Ellwood City 6: Winning pitcher Sam Tortorella struck out 11 to help Keystone Oaks (14-4) topple Ellwood City (8-10) at Boyce Mayview Park.
Hopewell 3, Burrell 1: Hopewell (14-5) used a triple play in the third to edge Burrell (12-5) at Boyce Mayview Park. Jake McGovern was the winning pitcher.
Class 1A
California 9, Eden Christian 6: Top-seed California (16-1) used a four-run sixth to beat Eden Christian (11-9) at Latrobe. Trailing, 6-5, Payton Conte hit a two-run single to put the Trojans ahead.
Union 7, St. Joseph 6: Bryce Smith’s walk-off single helped Union (14-3) rally from a 5-0 deficit to beat St. Joseph (8-8) at Pullman Park.
Vincentian 10, Bishop Canevin 0: Sammy Basso tossed a shutout and Jake Stotsky went 2 for 4 with three RBIs to propel defending champion Vincentian (12-3) past Bishop Canevin (10-9) in five innings at Shaler.
Quigley 7, Greensburg Central Catholic 3: L.J. Evans had three RBIs to drive Quigley (13-6) to a win against Greensburg C.C. (109) at Kiski Area.