The Fox Chapel baseball team won its first two nonsection games to start the season but was swept by Shaler last week in the opening series of the Section 3-5A schedule.
On March 24, Luke Jarzynka and Max Saban each went 2 for 4 with three RBIs as Shaler beat Fox Chapel, 11-5.
Troy Leas doubled and knocked in two runs for the Titans (3-2, 2-0). Jeremy Haigh homered and drove in four runs for the Foxes (2-2, 0-2). Colby Weber earned the win for Shaler.
The day before, Max Saban doubled and plated three runs as Shaler beat Fox Chapel, 8-1. Antonio LeDonne drove in the only run for the Foxes.
SSA falls to Highlands
The Shady Side Academy baseball team dropped to 0-3 on the young season after a 4-0 loss to Highlands on March 25.
Winning pitcher Kristian Kocon threw a complete game shutout, allowing four hits and striking out nine while helping his cause with a home run and three RBIs as Highlands (2-0) beat the Bulldogs in nonsection play. Jake King and Carson McGraw each went 2 for 3 for the Golden Rams. Ty McCaskey took the loss for Shady Side Academy.
Tomlin shines at pro day
Shady Side Academy graduate Dino Tomlin performed well in front of representatives from all 32 NFL teams during Boston College’s football pro day last week.
Players were tested in the bench press, vertical leap, broad jump, 40-yard dash, three-cone and pro agility drills, as well as positional drills.
Tomlin ran 4.45 seconds in the 40, had a 38” vertical jump, 10-foot, 6-inch broad jump, and 10 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press.
A grad student wide receiver last fall, Tomlin had three catches for 25 yards and played in 10 games for the Eagles, including the Pinstripe Bowl.
In his college career, Tomlin had 34 catches for 479 yards.
At Shady Side Academy, Tomlin caught 30 passes for 967 yards and had 19 touchdowns in his senior season. He played at Maryland for three season before transferring to Boston College.
New name
Wild Things Park, the site of the WPIAL baseball championships, has a new name.
The venue is now EQT Park.
Naming rights with the natural gas company are in place for three years.
This will be the park’s fourth name since it opened in 2002. It also was known as Falconi Field and Consol Energy Park. The complex had been Wild Things Park since 2017.