Apr 15, 2026 4 min read

Weston Monticelli scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Eli Carpenter in the bottom of the seventh inning to give California a 9-8 win over Bentworth in the completion of a suspended baseball game Wednesday in Class 2A Section 1.

The win keeps California unbeaten in the section at 6-0. The Trojans are 7-2 overall.

Bentworth (1-7, 2-7) led 4-2 before California scored five times in the fourth inning. The Bearcats, however, tied the score at 7-7 in the fifth. Cal went back on top at 8-7 and Bentworth tied it again in the top of the seventh on a solo homer by Zeek Malanosky.

In the bottom of the seventh, two walks put runners on first and second with no outs. Monticelli advanced to third on a fly ball before scoring on another fly ball.

Ian Grodz pitched three innings of relief to pick up the win.

Canon-McMillan 3, Mt. Lebanon 2: Keegan William scored from third base on a wild pitch with two outs in the top of the sixth inning to break a tie and give Canon-McMillan a 3-2 win at Mt. Lebanon in the completion of a suspended game in Class 6A Section 2.

Canon-Mac (7-1, 12-1) stays in firm control of first place in the section. The Big Macs and Blue Devils have split the first two games of the three-game series.

C-M’s Troy Stimpson hit a solo home run and winning pitcher Matthew Kocan tossed 5.2 innings of one-run ball in relief. Kocan struck out seven.

Fort Cherry 7, Bishop Canevin 5: Nathan Wolfe hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the fifth inning and undefeated Fort Cherry went on to a 7-5 win over visiting Bishop Canevin in a nonsection contest.

Fort Cherry (10-0) was locked in a 3-3 tie until Wolfe’s go-ahead two-out hit.

Landon Trnavsky hit a solo home run and Blake Sweder went 3-for-4 for Fort Cherry. Colton Temple added a double.

Dylan Lueck was the winning pitcher by throwing five innings. Temple was credited with a save.

Jamin Brock had two doubles and Jackson Maddix homered for Bishop Canevin (4-5).

South Fayette 7, Upper St. Clair 6: Bo Stover hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning, giving South Fayette a 7-6 win over Upper St. Clair in Class 5A Section 2.

The win keeps South Fayette (6-2, 9-4) in first place in the section. The Lions rallied from a 6-5 deficit by scoring single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

Cody Bungert went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and three RBI to lead the Lions at the plate.

Charleroi 13, Washington 5: Charleroi scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning and went on to a 13-5 win over visiting Washington in Class 3A Section 4.

Wash High was held to three hits and committed seven errors that led to eight unearned runs.

Charleroi is 5-4 in the section and 6-5 overall.

Seton LaSalle 12, Waynesburg 5: After a slow start, Seton LaSalle scored 11 runs over its final three innings to beat visiting Waynesburg 12-5 and strengthen its hold on first place in Class 3A Section 4.

Waynesburg (3-3, 3-8) led 2-0 in the third inning, but Seton LaSalle (7-1, 8-2) scored five times in the fourth and followed it with a pair of three-run innings.

Lucas Slifko led Waynesburg at the plate, driving in three runs and hitting a double. Kory Taylor drove in two runs and Jarett Tretinik also doubled.

Elizabeth Forward 8, Belle Vernon 7: Daniel Spence’s walk-off, run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the host Warriors a Class 4A Section 2 win over the Leopards on Tuesday.

Jack Crovak had two hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs for EF (5-1, 7-5).

Jack Edwards doubled, singled and knocked in two runs for Belle Vernon (6-2, 8-3), which also got a hit and three RBIs from Connor Bergman.

Linescores

Waynesburg 200 003 0 – 5 5 2

Seton LaSalle 001 533 x – 12 15 2

W-Burkholder (2 walks, 4 strikeouts). L-Tretinik (2 walks, 2 strikeouts). 2B-Waynesburg, Tretinik, Slifko. SL, Breisigen. 3B-SL, Rothmer, Burkholder. HR-SL, Cejrowski.

Bentworth 001 330 1 – 8 8 1

California 200 510 1 – 9 5 4

W-Grodz (2 walks, 1 strikeout). L-Strejcek (6 walks, 2 strikeouts). 2B-Bentworth, Cavanaugh. HR-Bentworth, Malanosky.

Upper St. Clair 300 120 0 – 6 9 6

South Fayette 320 011 x – 7 8 2

W-Mizia (1 walk, 5 strikeouts). L-Dietrick (1 walk, 2 strikeouts). 2B-SF, Stover, Bungert. 3B-SF, Bungert. HR-USC, Valancius.

Canon-McMillan 100 101 0 – 3 7 2

Mt. Lebanon 010 100 0 – 2 6 1

W-Kocan (2 walks, 7 strikeouts). L-Kappeler (3 walks, 4 strikeouts). 2B-Mt. Lebanon, Keen. HR-C-M, Stimpson.

Bishop Canevin 001 020 0 – 5 7 2

Fort Cherry 012 022 x – 7 9 2

W-Lueck (4 walks, 5 strikeouts). L-Livsey (0 walks, 1 strikeout). Sv-Temple (1 walk, 3 strikeouts). 2B-BC, Brock 2. FC, Temple. HR-BC, Maddix. FC, Trnavsky.

Washington 202 001 0 – 5 3 7

Charleroi 711 00 4 – 13 11 1

W-Koteles (1 walk, 10 strikeouts). L-N. Patton (3 walks, 1 strikeout). 2B-Charleroi, Woods. 3B-Charleroi, Fleming.