WPIAL Softball pairings released

Here are seedings and first-round matchups for the WPIAL softball playoffs:

Class AAAA
Five first-round games, all Tuesday, May 13.
No. 1 Latrobe, No. 2 Seneca Valley, No. 3 Shaler receive byes. No. 4 Mt. Lebanon vs. No. 13 Gateway, at Shaler, 5 p.m.; No. 5 North Hills vs. No. 12 Peters Township, at Fairhaven Park, 3 p.m.; No. 6 Trinity vs. No. 11 McKeesport, at California University at 5 p.m., No. 7 Kiski vs. No. 10 Hempfield, at Gateway, 5 p.m.; No. 8 North Allegheny vs. No. 9 Connellsville, at Gateway, 3 p.m.
Only the finalists qualify for the PIAA tournament.

Class AAA
All games Wednesday, May 14.
No. 1 Ellwood City bye; No. 2 Waynesburg vs. No. 15 Kittanning, at California University, 5 p.m.; No. 3 Keystone Oaks vs. No. 14 Indiana, at Gateway, 3 p.m.; No. 4 Knoch vs. No. 13 Ambridge, at Seneca Valley, 5 p.m.; No. 5 Elizabeth Forward vs. No. 12 Greensburg Salem, at Cal U, 3 p.m.; No. 6 Yough vs. No. 11 Belle Vernon, at Cal U, 7 p.m.; No. 7 Montour vs. No. 10 New Castle, at Seneca Valley, 3 p.m.; No. 8 Franklin Regional vs. No. 9 Chartiers Valley, at Gateway, 5 p.m.
Top three reach PIAAs

Class AA
Two play-in games Saturday, May 10 at North Allegheny: Laurel vs. Center, 3 p.m.; Ford City vs. Burrell, 5 p.m.
All first-round games Tuesday, May 13
No. 1 Riverside vs. Ford City-Burrell, at North Allegheny, 3 p.m.; No. 2 South Allegheny vs. Laurel-Center, at North Allegheny, 5 p.m.; No. 3 Sto-Rox vs. No. 14 Burgettstown, at Fairhaven Park, 1 p.m.; No. 4 Washington vs. No. 13 Brentwood, at Fairhaven Park, 5 p.m.; No. 5 Valley vs. No. 12 New Brighton, at Shaler, 3 p.m.; No. 6 South Park vs. No. 11 Deer Lakes, at Hampton Community Park, 3 p.m.; No. 7 Mt. Pleasant vs. No. 10 Mohawk, at Hampton Com. Park, 5 p.m.; No. 8 Greensburg C.C. vs. No. 9 Beth-Center, at Cal U, 3 p.m.
Top three reach PIAAs

Class A
First-round games Wednesday, May 14
No. 1 Vincentian, bye; No. 2 Neshannock vs. No. 15 Mapletown, at Fairhaven Park, 1 p.m.; No. 3 Leechburg vs. No. 14 Western Beaver, at Fairhaven, 3 p.m.; No. 4 Serra vs. No. 13 Avonworth, at Hampton Com. Park, 5 p.m.; No. 5 Carmichaels vs. No. 12 Bentworth, at Finley Middle School, 4 p.m.; No. 6 Fort Cherry vs. No. 11 Union, at Fairhaven Park, 5 p.m.; No. 7 Mt. Alvernia vs. No. 10 Bishop Canevin, at Hampton Com. Park, 3 p.m.; No. 8 Chartiers-Houston vs. No. 9 West Greene, at Finley Middle School, 2 p.m.
Top three reach PIAAs