Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
Sean Casey got the first hit, belted the first homer (a two-run shot into Section 142 in the first inning), and drove in the first RBI ever at PNC Park; a tremendously memorable four-hit, five-RBI outing for a local kid from Upper Saint Clair. The trouble is Casey was playing for the visiting Cincinnati Reds who spoiled the Pirates' inaugural game in their new North Shore ballpark. Even more amazing, three days earlier he ripped the first-ever hit at Miller Park in Milwaukee making him the first big league player ever to have the first hit in two newly-opened parks in the same season. In a career that spanned 12 seasons, Sean also played first base for the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, and his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicknamed, "The Mayor", he was not only voted "the friendliest player in baseball" by his peers in a 2007 Sports Illustrated poll, Casey batted over .300 six times and was selected to play in the 1999, 2001 and 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star games. In 1999 with the Reds, he hit .332 with 25 homers, 99 RBI's and 42 doubles. For the Tigers in the 2006 World Series, Casey hit a smoking .529 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI. You can trace his success back to high school when he helped lead the Upper Saint Clair Panthers to the 1992 WPIAL Class 4A Baseball crown. As a junior, he hit .516 with 31 runs batted in. He followed that up a season later by batting .419 with a school record 14 doubles and 33 RBI. That earned Sean a scholarship to the University of Richmond where he led the NCAA with a .461 batting average. He is still active in baseball through broadcasting and his philanthropic efforts. Casey works as an analyst with the MLB Network, is the founder of Casey's Clubhouse and the Miracle League of the South Hills which strives to enrich the community through compassion, love, and baseball. That is where you will often find Sean announcing games, pitching to kids, and showing off that lefty swing.