(File Photo of a Past Ellwood City Wolverines Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, PA) Ellwood City baseball captured its first WPIAL Class 3A championship since 2012 with a 5-2 win over South Park yesterday at EQT Park in Washington, Pennsylvania.

The victory marked the third consecutive playoff game in which Ellwood City rallied from behind.

The team overcame deficits against Burrell in the quarterfinals and Riverside in the semifinals.

With the win, Ellwood City advances to the PIAA playoffs, where it will face the District VI runner-up between Phillipsburg-Osceola and Tyrone. The site and time of that matchup have yet to be determined.

The game will take place on Monday, June 1st.