Senior pitcher and outfielder Dante DiMatteo is having quite a year. His natural ability, combined with his advanced arm strength and accuracy, have been key to the team’s accomplishments and helped to put them in contention for a playoff bid. Most recently, Dante threw two no-hitters in three games – one against Woodland Hills that...Read More

By: Greg Macafee Saturday, April 24, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Every baseball coach wants a player such as Fox Chapel junior Jacob Patterson. The smooth-swinging right-hander approaches the game with the type of intensity and desire that has allowed him to succeed this season as the Foxes won four of their first six Section 2-5A games. A...Read More

Brad Everett, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 29, 2021   When Fox Chapel senior right-hander Dante DiMatteo faces a batter, chances are he is going to strike them out. DiMatteo has been a strikeout machine for Fox Chapel this season. Coming into the week, he had punched 46 in 23 innings, which ranked second in the WPIAL....Read More

By: Greg Macafee, Thursday, April 15, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Heading into this season, Fox Chapel baseball coach Jim Hastings wasn’t sure how his roster would shape up after a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic. He only had one player returning with varsity experience, but he knew that he had a few players with talent...Read More

Shortstop Thomas Koch moved to the Fox Chapel Area about a year and a half ago and was all set to put his California-trained skills to work on the baseball diamond. However, the pandemic put an end to the season before it even began. So, this season is very special, not only to Thomas, but...Read More