With only a few days left in the regular season, the WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs are just about set.
In baseball, all of the playoff spots are set with the exception of one. Apollo-Ridge has a chance to qualify out of Class AA Section 3. If West Shamokin beats Burrell tomorrow, Apollo-Ridge is out. If West Shamokin loses, Apllo-Ridge is in. West Shamokin qualifies no matter what.
In softball, nine teams are still alive for playoff berths.
The WPIAL softball committee meets Thursday to determine playoff pairings and seedings. The baseball committee will do the same Friday.
Here are the teams that have clinched baseball and softball playoff spots:
BASEBALL
Class AAAA
(Section 1) Pine-Richland, North Hills, North Allegheny; (2) Hempfield, Latrobe, Norwin; (3) Shaler, Fox Chapel, Kiski Area, Woodland Hills; (4) Plum, Franklin Regional, Gateway; (5) Bethel Park, Canon-McMillan, Peters Township, Mt. Lebanon.
Class AAA
(Section 1) Blackhawk, Hopewell, Ambridge; (2) Yough, Indiana, Mount Pleasant; (3) Montour, West Allegheny, Chartiers Valley, South Fayette; (4) Laurel Highlands, Belle Vernon, South Park; (5) Mars, Knoch, Freeport.
Class AA
(Section 1) Avonworth, Quaker Valley, New Brighton; (2) Brownsville, Chartiers-Houston, Charleroi; (3) Shady Side Academy, Burrell, West Shamokin; (4) Keystone Oaks, Steel Valley, Seton-LaSalle; (5) Riverside, Neshannock, Shenango, Beaver Falls.
Class A
(Section 1) California, Bentworth, Carmichaels; (2) Greensburg Central Catholic, Serra Catholic, Jeannette; (3) Union, Rochester, Sewickley Academy; (4) Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, Vincentian, Springdale; (5) Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Bishop Canevin, Brentwood.
SOFTBALL
Class AAAA
(Section 1) Hempfield, Latrobe, Penn-Trafford; (2) Franklin Regional, Plum, Fox Chapel; (3) Shaler, North Allegheny, North Hills; (4) Canon-McMillan, Baldwin.
Class AAA
(Section 1) Beaver, Central Valley, Ambridge; (2) West Allegheny, South Fayette, Montour; (3) Thomas Jefferson, Belle Vernon, Elizabeth Forward; (4) Yough, Southmoreland; (5) Indiana, Knoch, Mars.
Class AA
(Section 1) Burgettstown, Avonworth, South Side Beaver; (2) McGuffey, Bentworth, Waynesburg; (3) Deer Lakes, Freeport, Burrell; (4) South Park, South Allegheny, Steel Valley; (5) Ellwood City, Laurel, Neshannock.
Class A
(Section 1) West Greene, Chartiers-Houston, Jefferson-Morgan; (2) Frazier, Monessen, Jeannette; (3) Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, Leechburg, Riverview; (4) Shenango, Union, Western Beaver; (5) Serra Catholic, Sewickley Academy, Bishop Canevin.