Playoffs set for Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League
The inaugural Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League, an offshoot of a WPIAL season that never happened because of the coronavirus outbreak, announced its playoff pairings.
The single-elimination tournament has 24 teams and opening-round games begin Monday.
The semifinals are set for Aug. 1 at Boyce-Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair.
The championship will be Aug. 3 at Wild Things Park in Washington.
Here is the schedule:
Preliminary round
Date TBD
Frazier vs. South Park, TBD (Winner plays Mt. Lebanon)
Monday
Central Catholic vs. Washington, 4:30 p.m. at Boyce-Mayview Park (Winner plays Elizabeth Forward)
Kiski Area vs. Seneca Valley, 6 p.m. at Kiski Area High School (Winner plays Belle Vernon)
Waynesburg vs. Baldwin, 7p.m. at DiVirgilio Field (Winner plays Ingomar (NA))
Bethel Park vs. Highlands, 7 p.m. at Boyce-Mayview Park (Winner plays Thomas Jefferson)
Tuesday
Jeannette vs. Franklin Regional, 5:30 p.m. at Haymaker Park, Murrysville (Winner plays Mon-City)
Irwin vs. Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. at Boyce-Mayview Park (Winner plays Plum)
Monroeville vs. Kittanning-Worthington, 7 p.m. at Gateway High School (Winner plays Laurel Highlands)
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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