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The Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA) varsity baseball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Hazleton Area (Hazleton, PA) by a score of 13-3.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hazleton Area	4	4	0	0	1	2	2	13	8	2
Wyoming Valley West	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	7	6

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Wyoming Valley West (24-25)

Hazleton Area

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.250	40	32	13	8	8	2
2	Ryan Schmidt (Sr)	.000	1	1	2	0	1	0
3	Dominic Marino (Jr)	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0
4	Nick Ledger (Sr)	.500	4	4	0	2	2	0
5	Bryant Diaz (Sr)	.250	4	4	1	1	0	1
6	Ryan Racho (Sr)	.500	3	2	1	1	0	0
7	Shea Higgins (Sr)	.500	4	2	2	1	2	1
8	Chris Knelly (Fr)	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0
9	James Festa (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
11	Michael Pecora (Sr)	.000	2	1	1	0	0	0
14	Marcos Gil Pena (Sr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
15	Sam Miller (Sr)	.000	1	1	0	0	2	0
17	Lukas Payne (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
18	Jordan Serra (So)	.000	1	1	1	0	0	0
22	Logan Hearity (So)	.750	4	4	2	3	1	0
30	Angel DeJesus (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
31	Ryan Welch (Jr)	.000	2	1	1	0	0	0
32	Chris Peters (Jr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0	0

Wyoming Valley West

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
	Team Totals	.207	33	29	3	6	1	1	1
3	Max Mylet (Fr)	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
4	John Richards (Jr)	.333	4	3	1	1	0	0	0
7	Noah Fetko (So)	.250	4	4	0	1	0	1	0
9	D'Vonte Rivers (Jr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	Jacob Fine (So)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	Jake Dubaskas (Sr)	.333	3	3	1	1	1	0	1
12	Damien Eastman (Fr)	.000	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
15	Tyler Ruddy (Sr)	.333	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
28	Kenneth Craig (Jr)	.500	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
32	Tanner Ragukas (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
36	Jakob Deats (Fr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
44	Roger Staron (Sr)		0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Hazleton Area

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	7	6	4	1	6	.385	.313	.698
3	Dominic Marino (Jr)	0	1	1	1	0	1	.333	.000	.333
4	Nick Ledger (Sr)	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
5	Bryant Diaz (Sr)	0	0	0	1	0	2	.250	.500	.750
6	Ryan Racho (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
7	Shea Higgins (Sr)	0	2	1	0	0	0	.750	1.000	1.750
8	Chris Knelly (Fr)	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.000	.333
9	James Festa (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
11	Michael Pecora (Sr)	0	1	1	0	0	0	.500	.000	.500
15	Sam Miller (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
17	Lukas Payne (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
18	Jordan Serra (So)	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
22	Logan Hearity (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500
30	Angel DeJesus (Jr)	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
31	Ryan Welch (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.000	.500
32	Chris Peters (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.000	.500

Wyoming Valley West

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	1	11	2	3	9	.281	.310	.591
3	Max Mylet (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.500
4	John Richards (Jr)	0	0	2	1	0	2	.500	.333	.833
7	Noah Fetko (So)	0	0	3	0	0	4	.250	.500	.750
9	D'Vonte Rivers (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.000	.500
10	Jacob Fine (So)	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
11	Jake Dubaskas (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333	1.000	1.333
12	Damien Eastman (Fr)	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
15	Tyler Ruddy (Sr)	0	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.333	.833
28	Kenneth Craig (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
32	Tanner Ragukas (So)	0	0	2	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
36	Jakob Deats (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000

Hazleton Area

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	18
2	Ryan Schmidt (Sr)	4
3	Dominic Marino (Jr)	3
5	Bryant Diaz (Sr)	2
6	Ryan Racho (Sr)	2
7	Shea Higgins (Sr)	2
8	Chris Knelly (Fr)	1
11	Michael Pecora (Sr)	1
22	Logan Hearity (So)	2
31	Ryan Welch (Jr)	1

Baserunning

Wyoming Valley West has not entered any baserunning stats.

Hazleton Area

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.913	23	21	2
3	Dominic Marino (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0
4	Nick Ledger (Sr)	1.000	11	11	0
6	Ryan Racho (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
8	Chris Knelly (Fr)	.750	4	3	1
11	Michael Pecora (Sr)	1.000	3	3	0
15	Sam Miller (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
16	Jack Esposito (So)	1.000	1	1	0
22	Logan Hearity (So)	.000	1	0	1

Wyoming Valley West

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.833	36	21	9	6
5	Jesse Klem (So)	1.000	1	0	1	0
7	Noah Fetko (So)	1.000	3	3	0	0
9	D'Vonte Rivers (Jr)	.500	2	0	1	1
11	Jake Dubaskas (Sr)	1.000	10	10	0	0
12	Damien Eastman (Fr)	.750	4	0	3	1
28	Kenneth Craig (Jr)	.857	7	5	1	1
32	Tanner Ragukas (So)	.667	6	3	1	2
33	Gunner Giza (Jr)	.000	1	0	0	1
36	Jakob Deats (Fr)	1.000	2	0	2	0

Hazleton Area

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	W%	APP
	Team Totals	1.00	1	1.000	1
3	Dominic Marino (Jr)	0.00	1	1.000	1
16	Jack Esposito (So)	3.50	0		1

Wyoming Valley West

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	9.00	1	.000	1
5	Jesse Klem (So)	0.00	0		1
25	Derek Rukstalis (Fr)	4.50	0		1
33	Gunner Giza (Jr)	21.00	1	.000	1
47	D. Taveras (Sr)		0		1

Hazleton Area

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	7	3	1	1	11	33	30
3	Dominic Marino (Jr)	5	4	1	0	1	10	22	20
16	Jack Esposito (So)	2	3	2	1	0	1	11	10

Wyoming Valley West

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	8	13	9	7	6	40	33
5	Jesse Klem (So)	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	4
25	Derek Rukstalis (Fr)	4.2	3	4	3	3	4	21	18
33	Gunner Giza (Jr)	1.1	4	7	4	2	2	12	10
47	D. Taveras (Sr)		1	2	2	1	0	2	1

Hazleton Area

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P
	Team Totals	.233	.303	2	113
3	Dominic Marino (Jr)	.200	.273	1	79
16	Jack Esposito (So)	.300	.364	1	34

Wyoming Valley West

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.242	.375	3	164	18
5	Jesse Klem (So)	.000	.200	0	19	0
25	Derek Rukstalis (Fr)	.167	.286	1	87	8
33	Gunner Giza (Jr)	.400	.500	1	45	9
47	D. Taveras (Sr)	1.000	1.000	1	13	1

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Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Baseball - Wyoming Valley West loses to Hazleton Area

May 7, 2025: Plymouth, PA 18651

The Wyoming Valley West Spartans baseball squad (Plymouth, PA), was overwhelmed 13-3 in Wednesday's league contest with the visiting Hazleton Area Cougars (Hazleton, PA)

With the triumph, Hazleton Area moves its record to 12-5 on the season. The Cougars host Berwick (Berwick, PA) to confront the Bulldogs in a Wyoming Valley 1 contest on Friday, May 9. The Bulldogs come into the contest with a record of 3-15. Berwick won 5-0 in their recent non-league contest against Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke, PA)

The Spartans now possess a 7-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Dallas for a Wyoming Valley 1 contest on Thursday, May 8. Wyoming Valley West will confront a Mountaineers squad coming off a 3-2 league loss to Pittston (Pittston, PA). The Mountaineers record now stands at 10-6.

Hazleton Area @ WVWHS Baseball Game Info

Wed., May. 7, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA) varsity baseball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Hazleton Area (Hazleton, PA) by a score of 13-3.

Rankings & Records

Hazleton Area (24-25)

PA	Class
32	17

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
18-6	11-3	9-2	7-3	2-1	.750	.786	179	80

Wyoming Valley West (24-25)

PA	Class
349	67

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
8-13	4-10	4-6	3-7	1-0	.381	.286	112	127

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Hazleton Area	1.8	1.2	.7	1.5	1.6	.9	.8	0	-	7.5	7.3	1.3
Wyoming Valley West	1.2	.6	.7	.6	.8	1.0	.5	.3	.5	5.3	5.9	2.5

Head-to-Head

Hazleton Area won on 4/9/2025

4/9 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

WVWHS 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 4
Hazleton Area 3 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 4 1

The Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA) varsity baseball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Hazleton Area (Hazleton, PA) by a score of 5-3.
Box score
Hazleton Area won on 5/7/2025

5/7 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Hazleton Area 4 4 0 0 1 2 2 13 8 2
WVWHS 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 7 6

The Hazleton Area (Hazleton, PA) varsity baseball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA) by a score of 13-3.
Box score

4/9 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
WVWHS	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	4
Hazleton Area	3	0	0	2	0	0	-	5	4	1

Team Stat Comparison

Hazleton Area		Wyoming Valley West
.287	Batting Average	.239
.435	On Base Percentage	.381
.377	Slugging Percentage	.302
.944	Fielding Percentage	.906
.857	Win Loss Percentage	.421

Team Leaders

Hazleton Area		Wyoming Valley West	National Avg.
#31 Ryan Welch.600	Batting Average	#4 John Richards.429	.239
#35 Gavin Perkosky1.000	On Base Percentage	#41 Chase Hooper1.000	.379
#15 Sam Miller.667	Slugging Percentage	#7 Noah Fetko.468	.302
#11 Michael Pecora1.000	Fielding Percentage	#15 Tyler Ruddy1.000	.860
#1 Fred Corrado1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#33 Gunner Giza.625	.532

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Hazleton Area	10-3		Wyoming Valley West	4-9

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/1/25	Hazleton Area	Greater Nanticoke Area	(W) 15-5	4/7/25	Greater Nanticoke Area	Wyoming Valley West	(W) 11-0
4/23/25	Greater Nanticoke Area	Hazleton Area	(W) 14-0	5/12/25	Wyoming Valley West	Greater Nanticoke Area	(W) 12-1
4/3/25	Pittston	Hazleton Area	(L) 6-4	4/17/25	Pittston	Wyoming Valley West	(L) 20-0
5/5/25	Hazleton Area	Pittston	(L) 6-2	4/29/25	Wyoming Valley West	Pittston	(L) 7-5
4/7/25	Hazleton Area	Berwick	(W) 12-0	4/1/25	Wyoming Valley West	Berwick	(W) 6-0
5/14/25	Berwick	Hazleton Area	(W) 12-0	4/23/25	Berwick	Wyoming Valley West	(L) 8-6
4/11/25	Hazleton Area	Crestwood	(W) 3-2	4/21/25	Wyoming Valley West	Crestwood	(L) 3-1
4/29/25	Crestwood	Hazleton Area	(W) 7-0	5/1/25	Crestwood	Wyoming Valley West	(W) 6-5
4/15/25	Dallas	Hazleton Area	(W) 13-7	4/3/25	Dallas	Wyoming Valley West	(L) 11-1
4/25/25	Hazleton Area	Dallas	(L) 4-3	5/8/25	Wyoming Valley West	Dallas	(L) 9-8
4/21/25	Wilkes-Barre	Hazleton Area	(W) 6-4	4/15/25	Wilkes-Barre	Wyoming Valley West	(L) 4-1
5/1/25	Hazleton Area	Wilkes-Barre	(W) 10-4	4/25/25	Wyoming Valley West	Wilkes-Barre	(L) 3-0
5/29/25	Hazleton Area	Wilkes-Barre	(W) 10-0	5/20/25	Wyoming Valley West	Wilkes-Barre	(L) 5-4

Record Breakdown

Hazleton Area (24-25)		Wyoming Valley West (24-25)
18-6	Overall	8-13
11-3	League	4-10
5-2	Non-League	4-2
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
10-3	Common Opponent	4-9
9-2	Home	4-6
7-3	Away	3-7
2-1	Neutral	1-0
2-1	Playoff	0-1
18-6	In-State	7-13
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0