May 7, 2007 2 min read

Softball WPIAL playoff update

Laurel Highlands, Waynesburg Central and California will try to join Belle Vernon, Beth-Center, Carmichaels and Jefferson-Morgan as area softball teams in the WPIAL playoffs this week.

The Fillies are one-half game behind third-place Yough, but control their own destiny because they split their season series with the Lady Cougars.

Laurel Highlands hosts Uniontown today and plays the Lady Raiders at Bailey Park in a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday. Victories in both of those games would clinch a playoff spot for LH. The Fillies could split the two games and still make the postseason if the Lady Cougars lose their final section game against first-place Greensburg Salem on Tuesday.

California is two games behind third-place Fort Cherry with two games to play, including one head-to-head make-up game that has yet to be scheduled. The two play each other three times and split the first two meetings.

To qualify for the playoffs, the Lady Trojans must defeat last-place Monessen on Tuesday and Fort Cherry, and the Lady Raiders must also lose at second-place Bentworth on Tuesday.

The Lady Raiders need to win one of their final three games to wrap up a playoff berth.

Baseball

Jackets sweep Bearcats

Waynesburg College ended their regular season on a high note by sweeping St. Vincent College in a double header on Sunday.

In game one, the Yellow Jackets doubled the Bearcats up by the score of 6-3. Ryan Group went 1-3 with two RBI and Wes White Jr. scored two runs despite not recording a hit. Adam Sattler picked up the win by scattering eight hits over seven innings.

In game two, Waynesburg (17-19) was again led by Group and White during an 11-10 victory. Group went 2-4 with three RBI and White went 2-3 at the plate with three runs scored. Ryan Lavrusky came out of the bullpen to pick up the victory for the Jackets. Lavrusky tossed 3.2 innings, gave up just three hits and recorded four strikeouts.