WPIAL Softball Probable starters

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

CLASS AAAA
THURSDAY, 6 P.M., CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (17-5) Coach: Rick Meister			SHALER TITANS (16-6) Coach: Skip Palmer
Name	Pos.	Cl.	Name	Pos.	Cl.
Brittany Bennett	LF	Sr	Lia Sorce	CF	Jr.
Melanie Boozel	SS	Jr	Julie Stampfle	SS	Sr.
Kelsey Fedell	RF	Fr	Megan Lynch	C	Sr.
Sam Goettman	C	Sr	Jen Simile	LF	Jr.
Katie Polley	DP	So	Heather Elstner	P	So.
Stephanie Smith	3B	Sr	Melissa McQuade	2B	Jr.
Lauren Vrabel	2B	Jr	Stevie Stanek	DP	So.
Aimee Dassner	P	Sr	Lisa Huber	1B	Jr.
Ali Morse	CF	Sr	Erin Fieldhouse	3B	So.
Laura Boselovic	1B	Sr	Kristen Lynch	RB	Jr.
NOTEWORTHY: Shaler is the defending WPIAL champion. The teams split two regular-season games this year. Shaler won the first, 5-0; North Allegheny the second, 4-1. Shaler has scored 26 runs in three playoff games, and North Allegheny four in two games. Dassner is 9-1, and Elstner 13-3. PREDICTED WINNER: Shaler
CLASS AAA
THURSDAY, 11 A.M., CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
AMBRIDGE BRIDGERS (20-1) Coach: Jim Huwar			MARS PLANETS (18-3) Coach: Michele Goodworth
Name	Pos	Cl.	Name	Pos.	Cl.
Liz Decima	2B	Sr	Brittany Berkopec	LF	Fr.
Courtney Briola	C	Sr	Kristin Scheller	2B	Sr.
Kara Hochevar	SS	Jr	Gabrielle Berkopec	C	Sr.
Amy Joy	P	Sr	Kyla Ferguson	1B	Sr.
Lisa Coyle	3B	Sr	Hannah Taggart	SS	Sr.
Tricia Gorman	1B	Jr	Zara Zollner	CF	So.
Katrina Gross	CF	Sr	Monica Glomb	P	Jr.
Kellee Meder	RF	Jr	Emma Wharrey	DP	Jr.
Ashley Ferguson	LF	Jr	Autumn Barber	3B	So.
			Kayla Durkin	RF	So.
NOTEWORTHY: Ambridge's Joy hasn't allowed a run in three postseason games. Mars' Glomb is 18-1 with 226 strikeouts. Ambridge's Decima is batting .413, and the Bridgers have eight girls with 10 or more RBIs. PREDICTED WINNER: Ambridge.
CLASS AA
THURSDAY, 4 P.M., CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
NESHANNOCK LANCERS (16-5) Coach: Tracey Kimmel			STO-ROX VIKINGS (20-0) Coach: Bill Palermo
Name	Pos	Cl.	Name	Pos.	Cl.
Jessica Egbert	SS	Jr	Jessica Buranovsky	SS	Jr.
Stephanie Graziani	2B	So	Michelle Spisak	P	Jr.
Taylor Kimmel	P	Sr	Mia Lunardi	1B	Jr.
Erycka Jones	1B	Sr	Colleen Connolly	3B	Sr.
Samantha Nicholson	C	Jr	Allison Hartwell	C	Jr.
Kelly Fee	LF	Sr	Sammi DiNardo	2B	Jr.
Lina Sansone	CF	Jr	Erin Long	DP	Fr.
Maria Sansone	3B	Jr	Sherine Cinkan	LF	Jr.
Tori Cicconi	DP	Jr	Ashley Crump	RF	Sr.
Kasey Warso	RF	Jr	Kerry Connolly	CF	Fr.
NOTEWORTHY: Sto-Rox won five consecutive WPIAL Class A championships before being moved up to Class AA last season and losing in the quarterfinals. Spisak is 19-0 with 216 strikeouts. Kimmel is 14-2. PREDICTED WINNER: Sto-Rox
CLASS A
THURSDAY, 2 P.M., CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS (17-4) Coach: Tricia Alderson			VINCENTIAN ROYALS (18-3) Coach: Pete Scanga
Name	Pos	Cl	Name	Pos.	Cl.
Jaci Timko	SS	So	Maria Pennetti	3B	So.
Samantha Hall	CF	Jr	Dianna Seltz	SS	Sr.
Michelle Greenawalt	2B/P	Jr	Casey Melvin	P	Sr.
Brittany Jones	C	So	Trish Melvin	C	So.
Sheryl DiNardo	1B/2B	Sr	Colleen Corcoran	1B	Jr.
Kristina Kowalski	3B	So	Emily Foley	LF	Jr.
Devon Strimel	LF	So	Kate Ryan	RF	Jr.
Kaitlyn Rupprecht	RF	So	Kaity Keenan	CF	So.
Danielle Claassen	P/1B	Sr	Caren Seltz	2B	So.
NOTEWORTHY: Char-Houston is the defending champ. Both Claasen and Greenawalt have won playoff games. Vincentian's Casey Melvin is 18-2 and a Princeton recruit. PREDICTED WINNER: Chartiers-Houston.