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Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | 11:48 PM
Wednesday begins the second half of WPIAL Class 6A softball sectional play.
The top four teams – Norwin (7-1), Seneca Valley (6-1), Hempfield (6-2) and North Allegheny (5-2) – have opened a gap with the other five teams. one and only. 6A section.
The top six teams qualify for the 6A softball playoffs, as more than four teams are in good shape at the midpoint, with at least a two-game advantage over two teams tied. in fifth place, Canon-McMillan (2-4) and Mt. Lebanon (2-4).
One of the top games is a rematch of the 2019 WPIAL Class 6A title game as Hempfield hosts North Allegheny.
Tigers sophomore Sammy Plotsko pitched a complete game two-hitter as NA defeated the Spartans in the first meeting this season, 1-0.
Junior Anne Melle drove home the only run of the rain-shortened six-inning game with one out scoring senior Meghan McDonough in the third inning.
Also on Wednesday, Norwin visits Canon-McMillan, Seneca Valley travels to Baldwin, and Butler hosts Pine-Richland.
More midweek softball
There are three other important contests in the WPIAL softball section Wednesday.
In Section 3-4A, Hampton (6-2) visits Blackhawk (3-6). The two teams are 3-2 in section play tied for third place, one game behind Montour and one game ahead of Beaver.
In Section 1-A, defending champion Union (8-1) visits Northgate (4-2). These are the top two teams in the section as the Scotties are a perfect 6-0 in the section while the Flames are 4-1 and tied for second place on the South Side.
In Section 2-A, first place Carmichaels (10-0) hosts Jefferson-Morgan (5-4). The Mighty Mikes are alone at the top with a section record of 6-0 while the Rockets are 3-3, a half-game behind third-place West Greene and even in the loss column with fifth-place California.
Ram is stubborn
The South Side baseball team is one of the best stories of the first half of the 2023 season.
Last year, the Rams missed the playoffs by two games, finishing fifth in Section 2-2A with a 6-6 section record, 9-8 overall.
They come into this week’s showdown at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart with a perfect record and in first place in Section 2-2A.
On Tuesday, South Side (7-0, 9-0) defeated OLSH (5-2, 6-6) at the home of the Rams, 14-4.
On Wednesday, the two teams complete their sectional series at the Chargers’ home, Youthtown Baseball Field in Cecil, at 5:30 p.m.
South Side will be challenged in the second half of the divisional game. After OLSH, the Rams faced Northgate, Seton LaSalle and New Brighton in home-and-home games.
Also on “make-up” Wednesday in WPIAL baseball, the top three teams in Section 2-5A are in action as Bethel Park visits Peters Township and Trinity travels to Upper St. Clair in a pair of games scheduled to begin at 7 p.m
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