WPIAL Class A baseball championship preview: Eden Christian vs. Greensburg Central Catholic

Paul Schofield TribLive Mon, May 25, 2026 • 01:13 PM

Eden Christian Academy’s Noah Emswiler celebrates his two-run triple against Southern Fulton during the first inning of the PIAA Class A championship game June 12, 2025, at Penn State. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)

WPIAL Class A baseball final

No. 1 Eden Christian Academy vs. No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic

7 p.m. Tuesday at EQT Park, Washington

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WPIAL titles: Eden Christian Academy 0, Greensburg Central Catholic 1

Eden Christian Academy (15-4)

Coach: Mark Feldman

Projected starting lineup

4, Jackson Bremmer, SS, sr.

10, Brady Hull, 1B, sr.

25, Noah Emswiler, P, sr.

8, Josh Tilden, C, sr.

20, Levi DeFazio, 2B, so.

1, Andrew Sharpless, LF. so.

27, Luca Natale, 3B, jr.

24, Levi Parrott, DH, sr.

18, Luke Burford, RF, sr.

23, Kyle Fowler, CF, so.

How they got here: After a first-round bye, Eden Christian Academy defeated No. 9 Carmichaels, 12-2, (five innings) in the quarterfinals, and defeated No. 4 Western Beaver, 7-0, in the semifinals.

Notable: Eden Christian Academy defeated Greensburg Central Catholic in the third-place game in 2025. Senior pitcher Noah Emswiler has an ERA of 2.08 with 49 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings. He is hitting .442 with 14 RBIs. Senior first baseman Brady Hull is batting a team-high .565 with 25 RBIs, eight doubles and four home runs.

Greensburg Central Catholic (17-0)

Coach: John Boyle

Projected starting lineup

4, Nolan Sopko, CF, sr.

9, Stephen Kochis, SS, jr.

1, Anthony Grippo, C, sr.

6, Tyler Samide, P, sr.

22, Carson Kramer, 3B, fr.

3, Alec Martin, 1B, sr.

15, Mario Roberts, 2B, jr.

18, Dan Brady, LF, fr.

27, Wil Bateson, RF, sr.

How they got here: After a first-round bye, Greensburg Central Catholic defeated No. 7 Jefferson-Morgan, 4-1, in the quarterfinals, and defeated No. 3 Serra Catholic, 2-1, in the semifinals.

Notable: The winner plays the District 9 winner June 1 at site and time to be determined. The loser plays the District 6 winner June 1 at site and time to be determined. … Senior pitcher Tyler Samide is 7-0 and allowed his first earned run of the season against Jefferson-Morgan. He struck out 17 Rockets. He also hit a three-run home run, his sixth, and has 39 RBIs. Penn-State commit Anthony Grippo is hitting .580 with two home runs and 27 RBIs. Carson Kramer had 30 RBIs, and senior pitcher Alec Martin is 6-0. Nolan Sapko has 12 stolen bases.