PIAA first round baseball and softball game recaps from Monday, June 3rd 2024:

Penn-Trafford 3 Lower Dauphin 2 (5A Baseball)   WATCH BROADCAST

Ian Temple's RBI single in the fifth inning ended up being the game-winning hit as Penn-Trafford edged Lower Dauphin 3-2 in a PIAA Class 5A first round playoff match up at Plum. With two outs and two on, Temple punched a 1-1 pitch through the left side of the infield scoring Jason Sabol who had walked earlier in the inning. With P-T ahead 3-2 in the seventh, Lower Dauphin's Hunter Strohm was thrown out at third base trying to stretch a double into a triple. The umpire initially called him safe but quickly changed the call after he ruled that Strohm slid and came off the base. Temple finished with two hits while Carmen Metcalfe and Chuck Fontana drove in the other runs for the Warriors (21-3). Dom Delio pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief of Zach Feldman to pick up the win. Hunter Brown retired four batters to pick up the save. Penn-Trafford plays Hollidaysburg in the quarterfinals on Thursday at Point Stadium in Johnstown with first pitch at 4 p.m.

Hollidaysburg 4 Franklin Regional 2 (5A Baseball)

Despite outhitting Hollidaysburg, Franklin Regional's season ended at the hands of the Tigers losing 4-2 in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A post-season. The Panthers scored first as Blake Bertucci grounded into a fielders choice to score Owen Sinclair in the third inning. After Hollidaysburg answered with two runs in the fourth, Franklin Regional tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth as Luke Williams ground ball brought home Sinclair. The Tigers would take the lead for good, however, in the bottom of the fifth as Cayden Gibbons came through with a two-run double after two outs to make it 4-2. The Panthers managed just one baserunner over the final two innings. Sinclair and Dom Deriggi each finished with two hits and Sinclair doubled once for Franklin Regional (15-9). Max Bernadowski was saddled with the loss allowing four runs, only two earned, in five innings. Keagan Hockey posted two hits and an RBI for Hollidaysburg (15-6). Carson Kensinger surrendered two runs, one earned, on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings to earn the win. He struck out seven. The Tigers will play Penn-Trafford on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

Fairview 7 Burrell 3 (3A Baseball)

Burrell saw its season come to an end in a 7-3 loss at Fairview in a PIAA Class 3A first round contest at Mercyhurst. The Tigers were ahead just 3-0 early but kept Burrell off the board before putting the game away with four runs in the sixth inning. The Bucs tried to rally in the seventh - tallying three runs - but a pop out by Trey Coury ended the game. Isaac Lacinski had two hits, including a double, and knocked in a run for Burrell (13-11). Brayden Mell added a double. Austin Hawley had two hits and an RBI while Patrick Stafford doubled in two runs for Fairview (17-3) which advances to meet WPIAL champion Avonworth on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

Armstrong 13 Greater Latrobe 2 (5A Softball)

Armstrong batted around in each of the first two innings and cruised to a 13-2, five-inning triumph over visiting Greater Latrobe in the first round of a PIAA Class 5A match up. Abigail Bauer collected two hits and three RBIs for the WPIAL champion Riverhawks (19-3). Madison Baker worked three innings to pick up the victory inside the circle. Miley Williams finished with two singles and a run scored for the Wildcats (11-13). Armstrong squares off with Central Mountain in a quarterfinal game on Thursday.

Central Mountain 10 Penn-Trafford 0 (5A Softball)

Central Mountain plated five runs in the first inning and Penn-Trafford was not able to recover as the Warriors season came to an end losing 10-0 in six innings in a PIAA Class 5A first round playoff game. Cameron Ponko doubled and had two of the four hits Penn-Trafford mustered in the contest. Adalynn McKeague struck out 12 batters in a complete game shutout for the Wildcats (15-5). Taylor Doyle went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Camdyn Weaver homered. The Warriors finish the season with a 15-7 record. Central Mountain will play Armstrong in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Forest Hills 3 Ligonier Valley 2 (3A Softball)

Payton Pcola's sacrifice fly in the sixth inning drove in Danica Shrift with the go-ahead run as Forest Hills edged Ligonier Valley 3-2 in the opening round of the PIAA 3A softball playoffs. The Rangers led 2-0 through three innings before the Rams tied it 2-2 on a pair of RBI singles from Neve Dowden in the fourth and sixth innings. In the bottom of the sixth, Ana Spangler led off with a single and Shrift, her courtesy runner, was advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt. Trista Cruley followed with a single to put runners at first and third. Pcola then hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Shrift in what became the game-winning run as Ligonier Valley (16-7) went down in order in the seventh. Cheyenne Piper's terrific career came to an end for the Rams as she allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits in six innings. Forest Hills hurler Avery Smiach earned the win in the circle, surrendering two runs, one earned, on four hits in a complete game effort. She struck out eight. The Rangers (19-2) will play Harbor Creek in the quarterfinals on Thursday.