2024-2025 Game Summaries
Tigers beat Blue Devils in section tilt
North Allegheny traveled to Mt. Lebanon on Friday afternoon to battle the Blue Devils in a Section 1-6A contest. The Tigers jumped out to a 9-0 lead and held on to defeat Mt. Lebanon by a score of 9-6.
Leah Carlson homered for NA. Twila Goulding had a double and drove in three runs while Sammy Plotsko had two RBIs.
North Allegheny improves to 5-4 overall and 4-2 in the section. Mt. Lebanon falls to 4-7 overall and 2-6 in section play. The Tigers return to action on Monday when they travel to Hempfield to take on the Spartans at 4 p.m.
Tigers Take Care Of Knights In Section Matchup
By: Jared Barton
The North Allegheny softball team cruised to an 8-2 section home win over Norwin Monday night.
Senior Sammy Plotsko set the pace from the circle, pitching a complete game while recording five strikeouts and only letting up two runs.
Plotsko also got the offense rolling in the bottom of the first with a solo homer off the top of the right-field fence. She finished the day at the plate 2-4 with the home run, a single in the fourth inning and two RBIs. For her efforts, she was named Wright Automotive Player of the Game.
#7 Sammy Plotsko got the win over Norwin going the distance striking out 5 and at the plate was 2-4 with a HR and 2 rbis! pic.twitter.com/AUDZa060DT
— NA Fastpitch Softball (@NAs0ftball) April 8, 2025
North Allegheny struck for two more runs in the third inning following a single from senior McKenna Rowlands while sophomore Twila Goulding reached on an error. Those baserunners were batted in by Plotsko and junior Erin Fadgen, respectively.
NA added a fourth run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Freshman Alison Friend reached on a single and later scored on an error.
Norwin broke the goose egg in the fifth inning on a solo home run by junior Abbie Telli. The Tigers responded in the bottom of the frame with four more runs following a double by sophomore Zoe Rychel, a walk by sophomore Leah Carlson, a single by sophomore Taylor Condiotte and Friend reaching on a fielder’s choice. Rowlands batted in two of the runs on a single later in the inning.
With the win, North Allegheny improves to 4-4 overall and 3-2 in section play. The Tigers are back in action at home Thursday against Pine-Richland for another section clash. First pitch is slated for 4:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.
Baseball Summary at Butler, 4-11-25
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Allegheny | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Butler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| WP - Jackson Walsh (2-1) LP - Boden Lenyk |
Tigers tripped up by top-ranked Seneca Valley
North Allegheny traveled to Seneca Valley High School on Thursday afternoon to take on the top-ranked Raiders in a Section 1-6A matchup. The Tigers battled but ultimately fell by a score of 3-1 to Seneca Valley.
McKenna Rowlands had a double for NA.
North Allegheny falls to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in section play. Seneca Valley improves to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the section. The Tigers return to action on Friday when they host Pine-Richland at 7 p.m. This game will be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.
Softball tame Tornado
North Allegheny hosted the Butler Golden Tornado on Saturday afternoon at NASH softball field in a Section 1-6A contest. The Tigers picked up their second win in a row defeating Butler by a score of 11-1 in five innings.
Leah Carlson had three triples for NA along with scoring twice and driving two runs in. Sammy Plotsko had a day at the plate and in the circle, doubling twice and picking up three RBIs while she was also the winning pitcher going four innings, allowing three hits and collecting seven strikeouts.
North Allegheny improves to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the section. Butler falls to 0-6 overall and 0-2 in section play. The Tigers return to action tomorrow when they travel to Woodland Hills to take on the Wolverines at 4 p.m.
NA bounces back; defeats Canon-McMillan, 7-3
North Allegheny traveled to North Strabane Intermediate School to take on the Canon-McMillan Big Macs on Thursday afternoon in a Section 1-6A contest. The Tigers bounced back after dropping their last two contests defeating the Big Macs 7-3.
Twila Goulding had three hits for NA with a home run and three runs batted in. Erin Fadgen and Zoe Rychel each had a double along with driving in a run. Sammy Plotsko picked up the win in the circle striking out eight batters.
North Allegheny improves to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in the section. Canon-McMillan falls to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in section play. The Tigers return to action today when they host Butler at 4 p.m. This game will be broadcast live on the North Allegheny Sports Network.
