High school roundup for March 23, 2026: Latrobe picks up walk-off win in slugfest

Latrobe’s offense erupted for 13 runs and needed every one of them, as Grady Riffner’s RBI single in the bottom of the eighth lifted the Wildcats to a dramatic 13-12 walk-off victory over visiting Penn-Trafford in Monday’s Section 1-5A baseball opener at Latrobe.

The contest was a back-and-forth slugfest from the first pitch. Cole Short paced the Wildcats with a 4-for-6 performance that included two doubles, a home run and four RBIs, while Noah Noel added four hits in five trips, doubling once and driving in a run. The win keeps Latrobe perfect at 4-0 overall and 1-0 in section play.

Penn-Trafford, now 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the section, received a monster effort from Nico Casciato, who went 3 for with a double, triple, home run and four RBIs.

Elsewhere on the area diamond:

Section 2-A Aquinas Academy 19, Summit Academy 1 Brendan Roney and Ian Patterson each doubled twice and drove in four runs, and Henry Hynds doubled, tripled and knocked in two to pace the Crusaders in their season opener. Jonah Burchill added two hits and three RBIs, while Jackson Stanton singled, tripled and plated two.

Section 3-A Bishop Canevin 9, Sewickley Academy 8 JT Healey delivered a walk-off RBI single in the seventh, capping a wild finish. Jackson Maddix powered the offense, going 3-for-3 with two home runs and six RBIs. For Sewickley, Billy Pietrogallo was 2-for-2 with a homer, and both Carter Jackson and Logan Berezney doubled twice.

Serra Catholic 15, Monessen 0 (3 innings) Liam Sommerer fired a no-hitter and Jake Anderson singled, doubled and drove in four runs as the Crusaders opened section play at 3-1 overall.

Section 3-3A Deer Lakes 10, Southmoreland 0 Andrew Connelly struck out nine in five scoreless innings and doubled home a run to lead the Lancers. Eli Misera singled, tripled and knocked in three, while James Gall doubled and drove in two.

Nonsection games Ligonier Valley 13, McGuffey 4 Miles Smith singled, tripled and plated four runs, and winning pitcher Austin Harr went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI for the 2-0 Rams.

New Castle 19, Clayton (N.J.) 0 Alex Rodgers, Dominic Miller and Phillip Laurenza each went 3-for-3, combining for three homers, five doubles and eight RBIs as the Red Hurricanes improved to 4-0.

Plum 9, Armstrong 3 Max Vollmer’s 3-for-5 performance featured a double, home run and five RBIs. Andrew Monaco added three hits, two doubles and three RBIs for the 5-0 Mustangs.

Greene County Tech 15, Avonworth 2 (Myrtle Beach) Kannon Ring went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs, while Cooper Scharding and Carson Franc each singled and doubled for the Antelopes.