WPIAL baseball first round game recaps from Tuesday, May 12th 2026:

Penn-Trafford 4 Fox Chapel 1 (5A) - WATCH BROADCAST

Spurred by a superb pitching performance from Dom Delio and timely hitting, No. 2 Penn-Trafford began the WPIAL 5A playoffs with a 4-1 victory over No. 15 Fox Chapel in a first round contest at Plum. The Warriors struck for three runs in the first inning with two of those tallies coming off of an error by Foxes second baseman Tyler Golembiewski on a Colton Tyburski grounder. After a strikeout, Austin Kovarik delivered a two-out, RBI single to make it 3-0. P-T scored again in the bottom of the third as Tanner DeStefano, who had singled with one out, raced home on a wild pitch. Elias George came through with a two-out, RBI single for Fox Chapel's lone run, an unearned tally, in the top of the sixth. Delio finished with five strikeouts and no walks while yielding six hits in a complete game effort. Destefano scored twice for Penn-Trafford (16-5) which plays 10th seeded South Fayette on Tuesday in the quarterfinals at West Mifflin at 6:30 p.m. The Lions (12-9) upset Franklin Regional 8-2 in the first round. Golembiewski collected two hits for the Foxes (12-9).

Bethel Park 6 Greater Latrobe 1 (5A) - LISTEN BROADCAST

Despite getting traffic on the base paths Greater Latrobe managed just one run as the sixth-seeded Wildcats were upset by No. 11 Bethel Park 6-1 in a WPIAL 5A first round game at Plum. The Blackhawks scored twice in the first inning and a single run in the third off of Greater Latrobe hurler Cole Short. They then broke the game open with three runs in the top of the seventh inning against reliever Aaron Gaskey. Noah Noel drove in a run on a groundout in the bottom of the seventh inning for the Wildcats only run. Short reached base four times on three walks and a single for Greater Latrobe (17-4). Mike Bruckner went 2-for-4, with a double, and two runs scored for Bethel Park (13-8) which will play third-seeded Thomas Jefferson on Tuesday in the quarterfinals.

Charleroi 4 Mount Pleasant 2 (3A)

Mount Pleasant Area’s offense was silenced until the seventh, as the Vikings’ rally came up short in a 4-2 loss to Charleroi in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs at Ross Memorial Park in Washington. The No. 8 Vikings mustered just one hit through the first six frames against Cougars’ hurler Brock Henderson. Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the seventh, Quinn Painter singled for the Vikings (12-9), Dane Firmstone notched an RBI triple, and Santino Marne followed with an RBI single. But Henderson secured the final out in the complete game victory, allowing four hits and issuing three walks. Jordan Grieff took the loss for the Vikings, working 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on six hits, with three walks and three strikeouts. The No. 9 Cougars (11-8) received a two-RBI effort from Tristyn Woods, while Henderson and Jaxson Klinger also produced RBIs. As a result, Charleroi will face top-seeded Avonworth in the 3A quarterfinals next Tuesday.

Burrell 2 Mohawk 0 (3A)

Keyed by a stellar effort by pitcher Brayden Mell, Burrell upset Mohawk 2-0 in the WPIAL Class 3A first round at Pullman Park in Butler. Mell tossed the shutout, permitting just two hits and three strikeouts for the No. 11 Buccaneers. Burrell (11-9) notched both of its runs on a fifth-inning single by Rayden Shirey. Bobby Fadden took the loss for the six seed Warriors (14-6), allowing five hits. Consequently, Burrell will battle third-seeded Ellwood City in the 3A quarterfinals next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Pullman Park.

Ellwood City 3 Ligonier Valley 0 (3A)

Ligonier Valley sputtered offensively in a 3-0 loss to Ellwood City in a WPIAL Class 3A first round matchup at Pullman Park in Butler. The No. 14 Rams (10-11) collected just three hits, including a double by Jacob Petalino. In the triumph for the third seed Wolverines, Aaron Lake came one out shy of the shutout, striking out six, while Jake Biskup, Geordan Bokor, and Matt Kelly each picked up a pair of hits and an RBI. Ellwood City (16-3) advances to the 3A quarterfinals to play No. 11 Burrell at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday at Pullman Park.

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

Hampton 7 Belle Vernon 1 (4A)

No. 12 Hampton plated two runs in each of the third, fourth and fifth innings plus took advantage of four Belle Vernon miscues to secure a 7-1 upset victory over the fifth-seeded Leopards in a WPIAL 4A first round contest at Gateway. After the Talbots went up 1-0 early, Belle Vernon tied the game in the third as Jaden Johnson's single drove in Jordan Jerome, who had tripled, to make it 1-1. But it's the lone run the Leopards would manage off of a trio of Hampton pitchers. Jerome added a double in the game to lead the offense for Belle Vernon (14-6). Colin Custer went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and run scored for the Talbots (13-8) who will face Derry Area in the quarterfinals on Monday.

Derry Area 2 Beaver Area 1 (4A)

Max Doherty drove in both runs for Derry Area plus was the winning pitcher as the 13th seeded Trojans earned a 2-1 upset over No. 4 Beaver Area in a WPIAL 4A first round match up at Deer Lakes. Doherty's double drove in Cason Long in the third inning to give Derry Area a 1-0 lead. He then hit a sacrifice fly to bring home a crucial insurance run in the top of the seventh inning. The Bobcats loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh and Mikey Corob drew a walk to force in a run and make it a 2-1 game. Long then replaced Doherty on the mound and struck out J Derringer to end the game. In addition to Doherty's two RBIs, Long reached base three times and scored once for the Trojans (8-9). Cam Ferri was on base twice and scored. Doherty struck out three batters in 6 2/3 innings while yielding just one run on seven hits. Maddox Tanner had three hits for Beaver Area (15-6). Derry Area will face Hampton in the WPIAL quarterfinals on Monday at a site and time to be determined.