Baseball Recap: Highlands Starts off Right with Win over West Shamokin

Highlands had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the West Shamokin Wolves.

Kristian Kocon

Runs (Career)

03/21/25 @ West Shamokin	3
05/08/24 @ Springdale	2
05/01/24 vs Freeport	2
04/23/24 vs Hampton	2
03/25/24 vs Taylor Allderdice	2

Kristian Kocon made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Highlands got a massive performance out of Luke Lattus, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Lattus a new career-high in RBI (three). Beckham Ochoa was another key player, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.

Highlands always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Shamokin only posted an OBP of .375.

West Shamokin now has a losing record of 1-2.

Coming up, Highlands will be playing in front of their home fans against Shady Side Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Shamokin, they are taking a road trip to square off against Conemaugh Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Conemaugh Valley will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something West Shamokin surely won't give up without a fight.