Baseball, softball teams advance to WPIAL championships
This past Tuesday and Wednesday, the Hawks baseball and softball teams were able to defeat their opponents in their semi-final matchups to send them to the WPIAL championships. For the baseball team, it’s the first time in over a decade, dating back to 2007; and for the girls, it will be the first time in history.
Both teams got to the championship in similar ways: letting the pitchers deal. On Tuesday, Senior Eric Chalus threw a complete-game one-hitter to shutdown West Allegheny. He struck out 11 batters while only walking one in seven innings. However, their game was a lot tighter than the girls. Another senior, Zack Sackett, had to walk it off for the Hawks with a clutch base hit to secure the 1-0 win.
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The undefeated Bethel Park softball team did what it usually does, crush teams. Per usual, senior Delaney Nagy, a UConn recruit, tossed a complete-game shutout while striking out five. She helped cruise the team to a 9-0, rain-delayed win vs. Pine Richland. Her stat-line improved to a terrific 16-0 on the mound. She got help from her offense in Lauren Caye, Gianna Sciullo, and Sandra Soltes, who all had two RBIs each.
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This means we will be seeing the Hawks baseball team facing off against the Franklin Regional Panthers on Tuesday, June 1 at Wild Things Wark in Washington, Pa. The 5A 4:30 match-up will include the predicted No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. The lower-seeded Hawks will be the away team.
The softball team, who was the No. 1 seeded team in 6A, will face No. 7 Canon-Mac in a noon game on June 3 at Cal U. If the softball team were to win, they would complete an undefeated season, as well as winning the first championship in Bethel Park history.
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