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PIAA Baseball Quarter-Finals Today on Champs
by Matt Farago on 06/10/10
Two quarter-finals match-ups have the spotlight today on champs, as our PIAA Baseball State Playoffs Coverage continues.
At 3:30pm Moon will take on Elizabeth Forward
At 6:00pm Pine-Richland and North Allegheny meet for the fourth time this year in a rematch of the WPIAL Quad-A Championship.
Matt Farago and Josh Taylor have the call of tonights games, and they are all presented by Tix-Outlet.
Champs to Broadcast PIAA State Playoffs
by Matt Farago on 06/07/10
By: Staff Reports
Champs Sports Network will broadcast the 2010 PIAA Baseball/Softball State Playoffs and Championship games thanks to our sponsor Tix-Outlet.
"Champs is very happy to be able to cover so many games during the state playoffs, thanks to Tix-Outlet." President Matt Farago remarked.
"Covering state playoff events is only another huge step to getting where we want to be."
Champs will broadcast two first round softball games on Monday in both Triple-A and Quad-A, followed by a Quad-A quarterfinal in baseball on Thursday. Next Tuesday CSN plays to cover the Triple-A Semi-Final, and then all four of the PIAA State Championships on Friday June 18th in Altoona.
For more information and updated schedules, visit us online at www.champssportsnetwork.com
LIVE Blog from CALU and the WPIAL Softball Championships
by Matt Farago on 06/03/10
Matt Farago has all the action from CALU and the WPIAL Softball Championships. As all four games will take place Today from the home of the Vulcans
6:10- 9th inning underway...this one has the making to go for a long while...Valley and Burrell could be wating awhile.
5:54- This game just gets better. Final inning Vincentain comes back down one to tie the game at two. Bottom of the seveth with the winning run for the Bucs at 2nd with just one out. Extras? Or another hit gives the W to the Bucs...
5:10- Forth inning of this one Chartiers-Houston leads Vincentian 2-1.
4:30- Please note: Never let Matt Desmond get you a hotdog, your shirt will pay for it.
3:23- This is hardly a pitcher duel, lots of base runners. However only one has been able to score. Going to the final frame 1-0 Montour.
3:05- What a game this is! Ambridge gets the bases loaded, but a force play at the plate and fly out to 2nd ends the threat. 6th inning underway 1-0 Spartans.
2:46- Ambridge's Nikee George tried to streach a double into a tripple, it didn't work. This could be big, Montour is holding on by only one in the 4th. That could have been the run that ties this one up. Instead. There are two outs with no one on.
2:31- How about this, Montour loads the bases with no one out, try and pull a sac squeeze, however great D by Ambride gets the force out at the plate. Then next batter grounds out to first and the bridgers pull the 3-1-4 double play to get out of the inning. Could be a huge turning point in the game.
2:17- Montour scores first in this one, on a wild play...had had few over throws ending up in two errors only costing one run. 1-0 Spartans bottom 2nd
1:53- Game two of four gets ready to start. Prettty muggy out here at CALU after a good steady rain between games. The rain has since stoped for the first pitch of this one. Section 1 will be on show today as Montour battles Ambridge, the Spartans beat the Bridgers 5-1 and 5-4. Ambridge is the only area team to ever win a PIAA State softball title, which they did five years ago.
Montour doesn't have one Senior on the roster, as Graduation is tonight...but none of them are attending. Ambridge on the other hand has three seniors.
1:09- Its raining its hardest today here in the 7th inning and Lebo leads 7-2. It if keeps up it will damp the championship celabration for sure. Going to bottom of the 7th now.
12:45- Some rain has made its way into the area, nothing that could call a game...but something to keep an eye on. Remember, this area didn't get anywhere near what Pittsburgh did. However, I hear it did get a pretty good rain this morning...field looks great to me. Bottom 5th. Lebo leads 5-1.
12:25- So some of you maybe wondering why exactly the Quad-A Championship is being played first. Well its really because the WPIAL is working around the schools schedules. Shaler has Graduation tonight.
12:20- Going to the top of the forth inning and Mt. Lebo added another run. Its 3-1 Lebo. Side note: Attendance is great, softball is getting a lot of love from both schools.
12:05- Speaking of producing runs, Shaler's Maddie Mulig hits a solo shot to left field. Shaler starts to fight back down 2-1.
12:02 - Hey all, just checking in now from CALU. Been working on things on the website, you can check out the real-time score right on the home page. Quad-A title games is first, now in the bottom of the second inning. 2-0 Mt. Lebo leads Shaler. The Blue Devils struck for both runs in the first inning, the Titans loaded the bases in the bottom frame but couldn't produce any runs.
