Baseball Game Summaries

For the second consecutive night, the North Allegheny baseball team erased a deficit to earn a home victory, defeating Shaker Heights, Ohio, on Friday for a non-section win, 6-4.

A four-run top of the first inning put the Tigers behind the eight ball early, but NA responded with a two-run first inning, a two-run second inning and added a single run in the third to grab a 5-4 lead. It was an advantage the Tigers wouldn’t relinquish. Senior Owen Schall paced the lineup with a 2-for-3 performance, including a triple and three RBIs. Senior Matthew Parreaguirre contributed a 2-for-4 day with two runs scored.

After a rocky first inning on the mound, senior starter Cole Suba settled down and set down Shaker Heights with three consecutive scoreless innings before giving way to junior Colin Moore. Moore went three scoreless in relief and wiggled out of a sticky situation in the sixth inning with the help of a triple play turned by the NA defense. Suba earned the win and Moore picked up the save.

North Allegheny improves to 12-3 overall with the non-section win and will begin an important three-game series with Pine-Richland in Gibsonia on Monday at 7:00 p.m.

Line Score - Baseball vs. Shaker Heights - 04/26/2024

West Virginia University commit J.D. Costanzo delivered a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to lift North Allegheny to a 4-3 triumph over Seneca Valley. NA’s two-run rally in the final frame of the rubber match locked up a series win over Seneca Valley.

In a well-pitched contest between NA southpaw Jackson Walsh and SV starting hurler Nick Parrotto, the Tigers scratched across the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning when junior Mason Smith raced home from third base on a pick-off throw to first base.

Seneca Valley tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the second inning when Owen Malak drove home Ryan Piekutoski with an RBI single.

The Tigers regained the lead, 2-1, in the bottom of the fourth inning when junior Sean O’Donnell‘s two-out RBI single plated junior Augie Maslo.

NA’s one-run lead remained intact until the top of the sixth as senior Mike DelDuca’s run-scoring double drove home Zachary Tkatch to knot the score at 2-2.

In the top of the seventh, the Raiders surged ahead for the first time all game thanks to a two-out RBI single from senior Luke Anderton. While the clutch hit by Anderton gave SV a 3-2 lead, junior reliever Nico Varlotta checked into the game and struck out DelDuca with runners at the corners, limiting the damage to just one run. The runners left on base by the Raiders would prove pivotal a half-inning later.

Parrotto, who limited the Tigers to just four hits through six innings, allowed a one-out single to Smith to spark a rally in the bottom of the seventh. Senior Matthew Parreaguirre, who was the final batter faced by Parrotto before he reached the 100-pitch count limit, fanned the flames even further when he reached base on catcher’s interference. Seneca Valley reliever Nathan Lemke immediately committed a balk upon entering the contest, advancing runners to second and third. Senior Owen Schall capitalized with a sacrifice fly to centerfield, tying the game at 3-3. With Parreaguirre at second base and two outs, Seneca Valley elected to intentionally walk Naval Academy commit David Posey to instead face Costanzo. Costanzo made the Raiders pay for their decision by stroking a line drive to left centerfield that scored Parreaguirre and the Tigers prevailed, 4-3, in walk-off fashion.

Southpaw Jackson Walsh fanned five batters in 6.2 innings of work.

Varlotta, who faced only one batter and struck him out, earned the victory in his first appearance of the season. Walsh pitched well, going 6.2 innings and allowing three runs with five strikeouts and two walks, one intentional. Parrotto was the hard-luck loser for the Raiders, working 6.1 innings and allowing four runs (one earned) with eight strikeouts and just one walk.

With the win, North Allegheny improves to 11-3 overall and 8-1 in Section 1-6A. Seneca Valley falls to 7-6-1 overall and 4-5 in the section. The Tigers will return to action on Friday with a non-section home game against Shaker Heights (OH).

Line Score - Baseball vs. Seneca Valley- 04/25/2024

Senior Tyler McNany’s RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted Seneca Valley to an 8-7 walk-off win over North Allegheny on Tuesday afternoon in game two of a three-game series.

In a topsy-turvy Section 1-6A contest, North Allegheny rallied from a pair of four-run deficits to take a 7-6 lead in the top of the seventh inning. Trailing 6-2 after four innings, the Tigers inched back in the top of the sixth and trimmed the deficit to 6-4 thanks to RBI singles by freshman J.J. Mancuso and junior Mason Smith.

Down to their final three outs in the top of the seventh, the Tigers continued their comeback bid and tied the game at 6-6 on a two-run base hit by junior Augie Maslo, With one out in the inning, an RBI groundout by senior Charles Mau gave North Allegheny its first lead of the game, 7-6.

In the bottom of the seventh, a bases-loaded walk by senior Mike DelDuca knotted the score at 7-7 and set the stage for McNany’s game-winning base hit in the eighth.

Mau took the loss in relief, allowing the final run in the eighth. DelDuca blew the save in the seventh but was credited with the win thanks to Seneca Valley’s late-game rally.

North Allegheny slips to 10-3 overall and 7-1 in Section 1-6A, while Seneca Valley improves to 7-5-1 and 4-4 in the section. The Tigers will host the Raiders in the rubber match of the series on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast live by the North Allegheny Sports Network.

Line Score - Baseball vs. Seneca Valley- 04/23/2024

On the strength of a six-inning and nine-strikeout performance from senior pitcher David Posey, the North Allegheny baseball team earned a 5-2 home win over the Seneca Valley Raiders on Monday night. The victory ended a mini two-game skid and kept the Tigers undefeated in Section 1-6A with a 7-0 mark. Posey, who also added an RBI offensively, was tabbed the Wright Automotive Player of the Game.

In the first inning, senior Matthew Parreaguirre reached base on a walk and advanced to third on a base hit by senior Owen Schall. Posey followed with a sacrifice fly to deep centerfield to score Parreaguirre and NA led, 1-0.

Seneca Valley tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the third inning when junior Aeden Fowler raced home on a wild pitch.

The deadlock was broken in the bottom of the fifth inning when a perfect safety squeeze bunt by junior Mason Smith resulted in an RBI single, scoring Nico Varlotta from third base, for a 2-1 lead. Schall, who went 2-for-2 with a walk, delivered a clutch two-out, two-run single to score freshman J.J. Mancuso and Smith, and the Tigers advanced the lead to 4-1.

The Raiders trimmed the deficit to 4-2 in the top of the sixth thanks to an RBI single by Tyler McNany, but the Tigers answered back immediately in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single courtesy of senior Andrew Dixon for a 5-2 advantage.

Senior southpaw Cole Suba checked in for the seventh inning out of the bullpen and tossed a scoreless frame for his second save of the season. Posey improved to 3-0 with the win.

For Seneca Valley, Old Dominion commit, Owen Yarussi, worked four strong innings and allowed only one run with nine strikeouts and two walks. Fowler suffered the loss, permitting four runs in two innings of relief.

With the win, North Allegheny improves to 10-2 overall and 7-0 in the section. Seneca Valley falls to 6-5-1 overall and 3-4 in the section. The Tigers and Raiders will meet in Harmony, PA, on Tuesday for game two of the three-game series.

Line Score - Baseball vs. Seneca Valley- 04/22/2024

The North Allegheny baseball team traveled to Cumberland Valley on Saturday and dropped a 13-3 decision in a non-section contest.

Despite falling behind, 4-0, in the first inning, the Tigers fought back in the middle innings to trim the deficit. Senior Owen Schall’s RBI single in the top of the third inning to cut the score to 4-1. The Eagles answered back with a solo homer in the bottom of the third to regain a four-run advantage, but the Tigers scratched closer in the fourth. An RBI single by Andrew Dixon trimmed the deficit to 5-2, and when Connor Fadgen raced home on a wild pitch, NA trailed by just two runs at 5-3.

North Allegheny’s comeback bid was short-circuited, however, as Cumberland Valley plated three runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth to invoke the 10-run rule and cap a 13-3 win for the Eagles.

North Allegheny drops to 9-2 overall following the loss. The Tigers return to section play on Monday night with a home date against Seneca Valley at 7:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast live by the North Allegheny Sports Network.

Line Score - Baseball vs. Cumberland Valley - 04/20/2024