Notre Dame GP faces Mifflinburg in PIAA 3A baseball opener
Mifflinburg’s state playoff run meets a steep test Monday, as the Wildcats open against Notre Dame-Green Pond after winning District 4.
Mifflinburg will carry a District 4 championship and a town’s postseason hopes into Monday’s PIAA Class 3A opener against Notre Dame-Green Pond, a matchup that will tell a lot about how far the Wildcats can push this spring. The game is set for 5 p.m., and the winner will move deeper into the state tournament.
The Wildcats reached the bracket by beating Warrior Run 3-1 on May 26 to claim the District 4 Class 3A title. That came after a dominant run through the district tournament, including an 11-0 win over Lewisburg and a 5-1 win over Mount Carmel, results that showed how complete Mifflinburg has been on both sides of the ball. Mifflinburg’s MaxPreps page listed the Wildcats at 7-3, with senior pitcher Kaiden Kmett posting a 1.49 ERA, junior catcher-pitcher Jaden Boyer batting .408, senior outfielder Larry Murray hitting three home runs and senior JP Marr stealing 21 bases.
For Mifflinburg, the opener also fits into a broader rise for a program that has been turning postseason appearances into meaningful runs. The Wildcats won the District 4 Class AAAA title in 2023, their first district championship since 2002, and they also won a PIAA state playoff game that season before falling in the quarterfinals. Another victory Monday would deepen that trajectory and keep the school in the state conversation a little longer.
Notre Dame-Green Pond arrives with a similar résumé. The program won the District 11 Class 3A title by edging Allentown Central Catholic 5-4 on May 26, then beat Bristol 8-4 on May 28 in a PIAA play-in game to reach the state bracket. Notre Dame-Green Pond was 17-7 after that win and entered the postseason as the defending District 11 champion.
The opener puts two district champions from different parts of Pennsylvania on the same field, with both teams backed by recent playoff success and enough proven pieces to make the first round matter beyond one game. For Mifflinburg, it is a chance to turn a district crown into a state run that could define the program’s ceiling.
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