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For the second consecutive season, Blachawk is back in the WPIAL 4A high school softball championship game, now getting set to take on a familiar postseason opponent when it faces off against top-seeded Elizabeth Forward on Thursday, May 28.
Here is what you need to know about the matchup between the two squads.
When is the WPIAL 4A high school softball championship game?
The WPIAL 4A high school softball championship game will be at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 at Lilley Field on the campus of Penn-West California.
For the second consecutive season, Blackhawk will be playing for a WPIAL championship.
Last season, the team played in its first WPIAL championship in program history, falling to Hampton 4-3 after holding a three-run lead in the sixth inning.
For Elizabeth Forward, it will aim to capture its second WPIAL championship in three years, most recently winning in 2024.
These two teams most recently faced off in the 2025 semifinals, with Blackhawk upsetting the top-seeded Warriors in last year’s tournament 3-0.
Blackhawk has enjoyed immense success this year, winning its first section championship since 2014.
Following a first-round bye, Blackhawk handled business in the quarterfinals, defeating Laurel Highlands 3-1.
In the semifinals, it faced section foe North Catholic, a team that it fell to twice during the regular season.
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But in the third meeting between the two squads, Blackahwk put up nine runs in the second inning, racking up 16 hits, with Brynn Hysong, Kylie Prisuta and Hannah Nolte each recording three. Prisuta, Nolte, Selick and Eva Parris each had multi-RBI games, with Prisuta and Nolte leading the way with three.
In the circle, Prisuta pitched a complete game, allowing four runs on 12 hits, two walks and striking out 10.
Elizabeth Forward has had an equally dominant season, dropping just one game to WPIAL competition this year, falling to Penn-Trafford in non-section play on May 6.
In the playoffs, Elizabeth Forward continued that success. Following a first-round bye, the team knocked off Derry Area before handling business against Hampton with a 7-5 win.
Elizabeth Forward’s squad is loaded, with seven players collecting over 20 hits and four with over 20 RBIs.
Ethan Morrison is the sports reporter for the Beaver County Times. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him at EthanMorrison26 on X.
This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: WPIAL 4A softball championship preview, Blackhawk vs. Elizabeth Forward
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Here is what you need to know about the matchup between the two squads.
When is the WPIAL 4A high school softball championship game?
The WPIAL 4A high school softball championship game will be at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 at Lilley Field on the campus of Penn-West California.
What’s at stake
For the second consecutive season, Blackhawk will be playing for a WPIAL championship.
Last season, the team played in its first WPIAL championship in program history, falling to Hampton 4-3 after holding a three-run lead in the sixth inning.
For Elizabeth Forward, it will aim to capture its second WPIAL championship in three years, most recently winning in 2024.
These two teams most recently faced off in the 2025 semifinals, with Blackhawk upsetting the top-seeded Warriors in last year’s tournament 3-0.
How they got here
Blackhawk has enjoyed immense success this year, winning its first section championship since 2014.
Following a first-round bye, Blackhawk handled business in the quarterfinals, defeating Laurel Highlands 3-1.
In the semifinals, it faced section foe North Catholic, a team that it fell to twice during the regular season.
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Required Reading: WPIAL high school softball playoffs, Beaver Valley live score updates
Required Reading: Big sixth inning lifts Ellwood City over McGuffey in WPIAL 3A quarterfinals
Required Reading: Errors hurt Beaver Area in WPIAL 4A softball first round loss to Derry
But in the third meeting between the two squads, Blackahwk put up nine runs in the second inning, racking up 16 hits, with Brynn Hysong, Kylie Prisuta and Hannah Nolte each recording three. Prisuta, Nolte, Selick and Eva Parris each had multi-RBI games, with Prisuta and Nolte leading the way with three.
In the circle, Prisuta pitched a complete game, allowing four runs on 12 hits, two walks and striking out 10.
Elizabeth Forward has had an equally dominant season, dropping just one game to WPIAL competition this year, falling to Penn-Trafford in non-section play on May 6.
In the playoffs, Elizabeth Forward continued that success. Following a first-round bye, the team knocked off Derry Area before handling business against Hampton with a 7-5 win.
Elizabeth Forward’s squad is loaded, with seven players collecting over 20 hits and four with over 20 RBIs.
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Projected starting lineup
Blackhawk (13-4)
- Eva Parris, 2B
- Brynn Hysong, SS
- Addy Ramer, CF
- Lara Selick, 1B
- Ava Elich, RF
- Kylie Prisuta, P
- Morgan Alexander, LF
- Chloe Franitti, 3B
- Hannah Nolte, C
Elizabeth Forward (19-2)
- Berlyn Holibaugh, P
- Julia Resnik, SS
- Addy Nigut, 3B
- Hannah Evans, CF
- Aubri Cimba, LF
- Sophie Pasinsky, C
- Morgan Telegdy, 1B
- Claire Balint DH
- Samantha Malek, 2B
Ethan Morrison is the sports reporter for the Beaver County Times. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him at EthanMorrison26 on X.
This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: WPIAL 4A softball championship preview, Blackhawk vs. Elizabeth Forward
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