By: Josh Rizzo Saturday, April 5, 2025, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel graduate Patrick Monteverde was called up to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on April 1. The Jumbo Shrimp are an affiliate of the Miami Marlins. Monteverde, who was an eighth-round draft pick by the Marlins in 2021, has a 22-17 record with a 4.32 ERA...Read More

Fox Chapel Area baseball has had a streak that it probably wouldn’t mind seeing come to an end. Each of the last three seasons, the Foxes have lost in the WPIAL playoffs to the team that went on to win the championship. Last year, that loss came at the hands of Penn-Trafford by a score...Read More

The Foxes baseball team just clinched its first section championship in nine years, although it came after a tight race that ended in a four-way tie among the Foxes, Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford, and Plum. Sharing the WPIAL 5A Section 1 title wasn’t ideal, but no one is complaining, especially considering the team’s first-round bye and...Read More

Mitchell Epstein, the Foxes’ first-team all-section catcher and one of the team’s top hitters, admits that growing up, he was never the best player on his baseball teams. In fact, he says, “Not even close.” Now a senior, Mitchell, who was named a 2024 Tribune-Review “Player to Watch” in preseason rankings, credits his love for...Read More

About eight months ago, Christian Wilkinson was looking forward to having a great senior year on the mound and was eagerly awaiting the opportunity to play collegiate baseball. He was prepping for both opportunities through summer league baseball and a rigorous training routine – until he was thrown an unexpected curveball that seriously tested his...Read More