Baseball News

by Randy Gore

Senior Jackson Walsh tossed a complete game, one-hit shutout to lead North Allegheny to an 8-0 victory over North Hills on Thursday afternoon. The Gannon University commit struck out eight and retired 14 consecutive batters over the final five innings to silence the Indians. For his dominant performance, Walsh was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game.

Coming off a nine-run outburst in game two of the series, the North Allegheny lineup provided more than enough run support for Walsh in game three. In the third inning, Nico Varlotta gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly and Mason Smith added a two-out, two-run triple later in the frame for a 3-0 advantage.

A pair of RBI singles by Miles Pealer and Christian Simons in the fourth inning made it 5-0, Tigers. North Allegheny tacked on three more runs in the sixth inning for an 8-0 lead thanks to RBI singles by J.J. Mancuso and Varlotta, along with an RBI double by Smith. Smith, a Dartmouth College commit, went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and Varlotta drove in a pair. Mancuso was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Simons and Pealer each scored a pair of runs and tallied an RBI.

North Allegheny, who had already clinched a Section 1-6A title entering the contest, finished section play with a 10-2 record and has a 12-6 mark overall. North Hills falls to 7-12 overall and 4-8 in the section. The playoff-bound Tigers will play a pair of non-section road games next week, facing Upper St. Clair on Wednesday and Shaler on Thursday.

Baseball Summary at North Hills, 5-1-25

Score By Innings	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
North Hills	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
North Allegheny	0	0	3	2	0	3	X	8	14	1

WP - Jackson Walsh (4-1)
LP - Austin Ellis