By: Don Rebel

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | 11:34 PM

Will there be a transparent chief heading into the ultimate week of WPIAL baseball play in Section 1-6A or will there be a big-time logjam and a four-way tie for the highest spot?

That shall be decided Thursday within the rubber sport of the three-game collection between North Allegheny and Seneca Valley.

The Tigers have a half-game lead within the part with a 6-2 report.

If NA wins on the street towards the Raiders, it’ll have a one-game lead over Pine-Richland and Butler and a two-game benefit over Seneca Valley.

However if SV is victorious, the Raiders, Tigers, Rams and Golden Tornado will all be tied for first place, assuming Butler sweeps Allderdice on Thursday.

Both groups have picked up shutout street wins on this collection.

North Allegheny received Monday, 7-0, whereas Seneca Valley was an enormous winner on Tuesday, 9-0.

The Tigers and Raiders are a mixed 22-6 this season.

You can watch the sport at 4 p.m. on Trib HSSN.

The different 6A part

While the 4 baseball groups concerned within the Section 1-6A combat for first — Butler, North Allegheny, Pine-Richland and Seneca Valley — have all clinched a WPIAL playoff spot, not one of the six groups doing battle in Section 2-6A have clinched.

That may change Thursday.

First-place Canon-McMillan (8-3) goes for the sweep of its three-game collection when it travels to Baldwin (2-9), defending champion Mt. Lebanon (6-5) additionally goes for the sweep because it visits Hempfield (7-4), and Central Catholic (5-6) hosts Norwin (5-6) within the rubber sport of their three-game collection as they battle for fourth place.

A Canon-Mac win or a Central Catholic loss clinches a playoff berth for the Big Macs.

The solely different identified reality within the chase for 4 playoffs spots is that if Baldwin loses Thursday, will probably be eradicated.

Second greatest

There are seven WPIAL part softball video games slated for Thursday, and two of them are key contests for second place and seeding functions.

In Section 1-2A, undefeated Neshannock stays on prime, however the two groups proper on the Lancers heels sq. off Thursday.

Riverside (7-1, 9-1) visits Laurel (7-2, 10-2) for the primary time this season.

The two will meet once more at Riverside on Wednesday, May 3.

In Section 2-A, Carmichaels is ideal and in first place, two video games forward of Chartiers-Houston (7-2) and West Greene (6-2).

The Pioneers host the Buccaneers 16 days after Chartiers-Houston ended West Greene’s 35-game part profitable streak, 9-7.