The pro player section of the "Where Are They Now" portion of the website has been updated

Jordan Steranaka from Penn State and Mt Lebanon HS was drafted by the Astros in the 30th round

Kevan Smith of Pitt and Seneca Valley to White Sox at #231

Johnny Leonard of Connellsville to Arizona at #274

Derek Law of Seton LaSalle and Miami Dade to Giants at #297

Plum graduate Scott McGough, now pitching for the University of Oregon, drafted by Dodgers with pick #164

Justin went #93 in MLB draft to Arizona

Just a reminder that the WBCA All-Star Weekend Auction ends on Sunday evening at 8 pm. The auction items are listed below. Please forward this information to anyone who you think might be interested. Thanks.

2011 WBCA AUCTION

This year’s WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association auction will be conducted online. All proceeds from the auction are used for the benefit of the All-Star Games. Bids should be emailed to wpabaseball@hotmail.com or sent via text to 412-292-8564. All bids will be confirmed upon receipt. Bidding will close on Sunday, June 12 at 8 pm. Please include your name, email address and phone number when you submit your bid. Arrangements will be made for the delivery of and payment for the items at the conclusion of the auction.

2 Lexus Club Tickets for August 15, 2011 to see Pirates vs. Cardinals
(Donated by KL/Gates)
This item, with a face value of $370, includes reserved parking in Gold Lot 4 and 2 seats in Section 16 at PNC Park. The ticket includes a pre-game buffet dinner and complimentary food and beverages ordered from your seat during the game (alcoholic beverages not included)

MINIMUM BID: $100
CURRENT BID: $125

Louisville Slugger Package
(Donated by Brent Legel of Louisville Slugger)
This item includes a right-handed Silver Slugger Pro Flare Glove (11 ½”) a TPX player duffle bag and a TPX T-Shirt (white XL) and has a retail value of $275. See the picture on the last page.

MINIMUM BID: $100
CURRENT BID: $150

 
Rod Carew Autographed Baseball
(Donated by Lou Sauritch)
 This item is a baseball autographed by Hall-of-Famer Rod Carew.

 MINIMUM BID: $50
 CURRENT BID: $50

WPIAL Baseball Package
(Donated by the individual players)
This item includes a variety of items signed by WPIAL products now playing professional baseball. The specific items are autographed baseballs from Neil Walker (Pine-Richland) and Josh Wilson (Mt Lebanon), an autographed photo from Kevin Slowey (Upper St Clair) and an autographed bat from Don Kelly (Mt Lebanon).
MINIMUM BID: $25
CURRENT BID:

Arizona Diamondback Baseball Package
(Donated by Mike Berger of the Arizona Diamondbacks)
 This item includes baseballs autographed by Justin Upton and Dan Haren of  
 the Diamondbacks
 
MINIMUM BID:  $25
 CURRENT BID:

Airport Marriott Overnight Package
(Donated by Airport Marriott)
 This items includes an overnight stay with breakfast for 2

 MINIMUM BID: $25
 CURRENT BID: $75

PIAA Playoffs begin on June 6.

12 WPIAL Teams will make the PIAAs:

2 from AAAA

3 from AAA

4 from AA

3 from A

Consolation games will be played in AAA and A, matching the losers of the WPIAL Semifinal games to determine who gets the 3rd slot in those classifications.

North Allegheny

4:30 Seneca Valley vs Bethel Park (AAAA)

7:00 Butler vs Peters Township (AAAA)

Burkett Field

3:00 Waynesburg vs Laurel (AA)

5:15 Hopewell vs Hampton (AAA)

7:30 Chartiers Valley vs Elizabeth-Forward (AAA)

Washington and Jefferson

4:30 Chartiers-Houston vs Serra Catholic (A)

7:00 California vs Neshannock (A)

Neshannock

6:00 Riverside Vs Mohawk (AA)

LaRoche College

3:30 Hempfield vs Butler (AAAA)

Pullman Park

2:00 Riverside vs Deer Lakes (AA)

4:30 Greensburg Central Catholic vs Laurel (AA)

7:00 Upper St Clair vs Seneca Valley (AAAA)

Woodland Hills

2:00 Greensburg-Salem vs. Elizabeth-Forward

5:00 Bethel Park vs Norwin

Washington & Jefferson

2:00 Frazier vs Waynesburg (AA)

4:30 Bentworth vs California (A)

7:30 Latrobe vs. Peters (AAAA)

Burkett Field

2:00 Chartiers-Houston vs Western Beaver (A)

4:30 Carmichaels vs Serra Catholic (A)

7:00 Chartiers Valley vs Blackhawk (AAA)

Upper St Clair

2:00 Hopewell vs. Mars (AAA)

5:00 Thomas Jefferson vs Hampton (AAA)

Highlands

5:00 Mohawk vs Shady Side Academy (AA)

Chippewa Park

4:00 Beth-Center vs Neshannock

The WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association announced today the All-Star teams for its 8th Annual All-Star Games. The games are scheduled for Sunday, June 12 at Burkett Field in Robinson Township.  The first game of the doubleheader starts at 1 p.m. and pits the WPIAL Class A All-Stars versus the WPIAL Class AA All-Stars.  The second game starts at approximately 4 p.m. and matches the WPIAL Class AAA All-Stars and the WPIAL Class AAAA All-Stars. 

Eighty players will participate in the doubleheader, representing 59 different area high schools.  Four players (Johnny Leonard of Connellsville, Brett Alberti of Blackhawk, G J Senchak of New Castle and Dakota Conway of California) declined their invitations due to prior commitments.

Players selected for the game will be honored at an awards banquet at 7:00 p.m. on June 10 at the Airport Marriott. The banquet is open to the public. Contact Tony Villiotti at 412-429-0546 regarding banquet reservations.

The All-Star selections and coaches are listed on the attached pages.

# # #

Class AAAA All-Stars

Justin Bianco                                               Peters Township High School

Grant Brown                                     Bethel Park High School

Anthony DeRenzo                          Central Catholic High School      

Alex Gabler                                       Laurel Highlands High School

Cody Gaertner                                  North Allegheny High School

Cody Herald                                      Butler High School

Zac Laneve                                       Pine-Richland High School

Ryan Minteer                                                Peters Township High School

Tim Norris                                          Hempfield High School

Cory Podvasnik                                Plum High School

Taylor Schmidt                                 North Hills High School

Zach Schramm                                 Shaler High School

Brady Sheetz                                    Peters Township High School

Jason Shirley                                   Norwin High School

Jake Slater                                        Kiski Area High School

Bobby Swartwout                             Butler High School

Brian Tougher                                  Woodland Hills High School

Eric Weyant                                      Kiski Area High School

Tanner Wilt                                       North Allegheny High School

Eric Woistman                                  Upper St Clair High School

Coaches

Ed Carr                                              Penn Hills High School

Tony Fisher                                       Bethel Park High School

Frank LaCava                                   Central Catholic High School

Todd Schiffhauer                             North Allegheny High School

Class AAA All-Stars

Dan Altavilla                                     Elizabeth-Forward High School

Carmen Barone                               East Allegheny High School

Luke Burton                                      Ambridge High School

Matt Coholich                                   Hampton High School

Tim Crytzer                                        Kittanning High School

Tyler Dean                                        Mars High School

Blake Friday                                      Mars High School

Jesse Grundza                                 Ambridge High School

Mike Hickman                                   Kittanning High School

Brett Hoffman                                   Moon Area High School

Dan Jeffreys                                     Moon Area High School

Luke Horew                                      Chartiers Valley High School

David Kucenic                                  South Park High School

Kevin Link                                         East Allegheny High School

Michael Pavlic                                  Belle Vernon High School

Anthony Piccolini                            Indiana Area High School

Matt Rubino                                      Hopewell High School

Louis Simon                                     Elizabeth-Forward High School

Ryan Socol                                       Montour High School

Logan Urtz                                        Central Valley High School

Coaches

Levi Bristor                                        Trinity High School

Scott Hruby                                       Uniontown High School

Jeff Kuzma                                        West Mifflin High School

Joe Rubino                                       Hopewell High School

Class AA All-Stars

Corey Bauer                                     Brentwood High School

Joe Babincak                                    Deer Lakes High School

Franzee Barlamas                           Freedom High School

Jake Campbell                                 Freeport High School

Gino Ceriani                                     Lincoln High School (Ellwood City)

Mike Del Sardo                                 Seton LaSalle High School

Ryan Finnegan                                Riverside High School

Grant Foley                                       Shady Side Academy

Troy Heidenreich                             Carlynton High School

Cayman Hoggard                            Riverview High School

Jimmy Kcehowski                            Freedom High School

John McCormick                              Shenango High School

Dalton Moore                                    Freeport High School

Kyle Richeal                                     Laurel High School

Zach Smalich                                   Frazier High School

Zach Sufrin                                       Shady Side Academy

Jake Thellman                                  Riverside High School

Mark Wesolek                                   Deer Lakes High School

Dylan Wolsonovich                         Ford City High School

Dave Yakopec                                  Burrell High School

Coaches

Rich Griser                                        Riverview High School

Jon Pedrosky                                    Deer Lakes High School

Skooter Roebuck                             Brownsville High School

Jason Sharp                                     Carlynton High School

Class A All-Stars

Mike Bodnar                                     Beth-Center High School

Joe Cioffi                                           Neshannock High School

Adam Dian                                        Vincentian Academy

Julian Falascino                              Our Lady of Sacred Heart High School

Derek Kissell                                                Bentworth High School

Bryan Korzen                                   Cornell High School

Brandon Kozich                               Jefferson-Morgan High School

Jon Krall                                            Carmichaels High School

Mathew Loftis                                   Serra Catholic High School

Chris Miller                                        Serra Catholic High School

Andrew Nicklaus                             Avonworth High School

Michael Patsch                                Quigley High School

Michael Phillips                               Our Lady of Sacred Heart High School

Morgan Porter                                   North Catholic High School

Andrew Powell                                 Quigley Catholic High School

Matt Sabatini                                     Beth-Center High School

Anthony Speeney                           Geibel Catholic High School

Tom Sparrow                                    California High School

Chris Tsangaris                                Neshannock High School

Justin Wentz                                     North Catholic High School

Coaches

Phil Coffin                                         Avonworth High School

Brian Dzurenda                               Serra Catholic High School

Mike Kirkwood                                  Neshannock High School

Randy Miller                                     North Catholic High School