WPIAL softball first round game recaps from Monday, May 11th 2026:

Derry Area 8 Beaver Area 4 (4A) - WATCH BROADCAST

Trailing 3-1 entering the fifth inning, Derry Area rallied with seven consecutive runs to defeat Beaver Area 8-4 in the WPIAL Class 4A first round at Gateway High School. The bottom third of the order bolstered the No. 9 Trojans, combining for seven hits, six runs, and three RBIs. Kameryn Dunlap went 3-for-4 for the Trojans (11-4), while Paris Clayton and Marie Razpotnik each reached base safely three times, including two hits apiece. Haylee Myers earned the win in the circle for DA, permitting nine hits and issuing three walks, while striking out seven, and she also delivered a two-run single that tied the game in the fifth. Frankie DePalma produced the go-ahead two-run hit in the sixth, and Razpotnik added to the advantage with a two-RBI double in the seventh. In the defeat for the eighth seed Bobcats (9-8), Cali Coups, Olivia Peabody, and Bella Marino had two hits apiece. Derry Area advances to the Class 4A quarterfinals on Thursday, and will play top-seeded Elizabeth Forward at a site and time to be determined.

Hampton 14 Greensburg Salem 4 (4A) (5 inn.) - WATCH BROADCAST

Greensburg Salem scored first but couldn't hold down Hampton's potent offense as the No. 13 Golden Lions fell to the fourth-seeded Talbots 14-4 in a WPIAL 4A first round tilt at Gateway. The Golden Lions scored twice in their first at-bat of the game but Hampton answered by tallying seven runs in the bottom of the first to take control. Hannah Olbeter recorded three hits, including a double, and two RBIs to pace Greensburg Salem (5-9). Cara Ibinson had three hits, including a home run, and four RBIs for Hampton (14-5) which advances to play No. 12 Uniontown on Thursday at a site and time to be determined.