The WPIAL Baseball Playoffs are Here!

The WPIAL Baseball Playoffs are here, and with that comes excitement and anticipation from baseball fans all around the district. All 16 teams have worked hard all season long and have earned their spot in the playoffs.Now, it’s time to see who will come out on top and be crowned the WPIAL champion.

What you need to know about the playoffs

The WPIAL baseball playoffs are upon us! Here’s what you need to know:

The playoffs will begin on May 20th and will run through June 3rd.

All games will be played at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Tickets for all games will be available for purchase at the PNC Park ticket office or online at www.wpiALbaseball.com.

Prices for tickets are as follows: $8 for adults, $6 for seniors (62 and over), $3 for students (with valid ID), and children under 12 are free.

A complete schedule of games can be found below, and more information about the playoffs can be found at www.wpial.com. Good luck to all the teams!

The top seeds in the playoffs

The WPIAL Baseball Playoffs are here and the top seeds in each classification have been announced. In Class AAAA, the top seed is North Allegheny who finished the regular season with a record of 19-1. They will take on the16th seed, Mt. Lebanon, who finished 8-12. In Class AAA the top seed is West Allegheny who finished 18-2. They will take on the15th seed, Laurel Highlands who finished 7-13.

In Class AA, the top seed is Beaver Falls who finished 16-4. They will take on the 14th seed, Apollo-Ridge, who finished 9-11. In Class A, the top seed is California Area, who finished 15-3. They will take on the 13th seed Carmichaels Area, who finished 10-10 on the season.

The schedule for the playoffs

The WPIAL baseball playoffs are kicking off today! Here is the schedule for the first round of the playoffs:

Monday, May 13th

10:00AM – #16 New Castle vs. #17 Belle Vernon
12:30PM – #9 Hempfield Area vs. #24 Gateway
3:00PM – #20 rivals Highlands and Ringgold face off
5:30PM – #13 Mars takes on #4 Seneca Valley

How the playoffs work

The WPIAL baseball playoffs are a single elimination tournament. The top 4 seeds receive a first-round bye. The 5-12 seeds play each other in the first round, with the winners advancing to play the 1-4 seeds in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals and semifinals are best two-out-of-three series, while the finals are a best-three-out-of-five series.

What teams are in the playoffs?

The WPIAL baseball playoffs are here! Here is a list of the teams that made it:

-Pine-Richland
-North Allegheny
-Bethel Park
-Canon-McMillan
-Peters Township
-Upper St. Clair
-Hempfield Area
-Franklin Regional

The history of the WPIAL baseball playoffs

The WPIAL baseball playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held each year to determine the champions of each of the League’s five classifications. The tournament has been held annually since 1934, making it one of the oldest high school baseball tournaments in the country.

Class A
The first WPIAL Class A Baseball Playoffs were held in 1934. In the early years of the tournament, only four teams qualified for the playoffs. The number of teams increased to eight in 1976, nine in 1985, and ten in 1992. Since 2001, 16 teams have qualified for the Class A playoffs.

Class AA
The first WPIAL Class AA Baseball Playoffs were held in 1949. In the early years of the tournament, only four teams qualified for the playoffs. The number of teams increased to eight in 1984, nine in 1988, and ten in 1996. Since 2001, 16 teams have qualified for the Class AA playoffs.

Class AAAA
The first WPIAL Class AAA baseball playoffs were held in 1971. In the early years of the tournament, only four teams qualified for the playoffs. The number of teams increased to eight in 1987 and sixteen in 1993. Since 2001, 24 teams have qualified for the Class AAAA playoffs.

Class AAAA was divided into two divisions (East and West) in 2006. In 2008, the two divisions were combined back into one division.

The current format for the WPIAL baseball playoffs consists of four rounds:

Round 1 – All classification-level losers from Qualifying Round 1 enter a 8-team bracket (all losers from Regions 1 & 4; all losers from Regions 2 & 3).

Round 2 – Losers from Round 1 play each other at higher-seeded sites until there are 4 remaining; top 2 seeds host

Round 3 – Losers from Qualifying Round 2 enter a 4-team bracket (2 games at neutral sites)

Championship game – Winner from Round 3 vs Winner from Qualifying Round 1 at PNC Park

The WPIAL Baseball Playoff brackets

The WPIAL Baseball Playoffs are finally here. All 16 seeds have been set and the brackets have been released. Here’s a look at the first-round matchups.

Class 6A:

#1 Pine-Richland vs. #16 Peters Township
#2 North Allegheny vs. #15 Seneca Valley
#3 Canon-McMillan vs. #14 Bethel Park
#4 Central Catholic vs. #13 Butler

Class 5A:

#1 West Allegheny vs. #16 Mt. Lebanon
#2 Trinity vs. #15Chartiers Valley
#3 Baldwin vs. #14 Upper St. Clair
#4 Hempfield vs.#13 Penn-Trafford

How to follow the playoffs

The WPIAL baseball playoffs are here, and there are a few ways you can follow all the action.

First, you can follow along on the WPIAL website. They will have scores and schedules for all of the games.

You can also listen to live broadcasts of some of the games on the WPIAL radio network Just tune in to your favorite radio station in Pittsburgh or Allegheny County.

Finally, you can watch live stream broadcasts of some of the games on the WPIAL Sports Network You can find a link to the live stream on the WPIAL website.

The WPIAL Baseball Playoffs on TV

The WPIAL baseball playoffs are here, and we’ve got the TV schedule for you! Catch all the action on the following channels:

--DISH Network Ch. 451
-DirecTV: Ch. 623
-Comcast: Ch.274/1040HD (Ch. 100 on some systems)
--Verizon FiOS Ch. 460/1460HD (Ch. 500 on some systems)
-Armstrong: Ch. 82/802HD (Ch. 2 on some systems)

The WPIAL Baseball Playoffs are Here!