Baseball Preview: Selinsgrove Seals vs. Wyoming Valley West Spartans
The Selinsgrove Seals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wyoming Valley West Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Selinsgrove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Selinsgrove gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They never let Milton onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Joshua Domaracki made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Domaracki was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Tucker Teats was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Mason Richter, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, Wyoming Valley West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 10-7 to Dallas.
Mason Matello was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Daniel Escalante and Tyler Ruddy stepped up to the plate in a big way. Escalante scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Ruddy scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Hospodar, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Selinsgrove's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Wyoming Valley West, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Wyoming Valley West's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Selinsgrove hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .353. It's a different story for Wyoming Valley West, though, as they've only averaged .252. Will they be able to contain Selinsgrove's hitters?
Selinsgrove took their victory against Wyoming Valley West in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 6-0. Does Selinsgrove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wyoming Valley West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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