Baseball Recap: West Scranton Drops Season-High Score on Pocono Mountain West

Invaders

Team Score (Highest)

04/17/25 @ Pocono Mountain West	13
04/16/25 vs Scranton Prep	10
03/27/25 @ Pottsville	6
04/14/25 @ Valley View	5
03/30/25 vs Old Forge	4

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Scranton). They walked away with a 13-10 win over the Pocono Mountain West Panthers on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Invaders, who have now won three matchups in a row.

West Scranton got a great performance from Tyler Scotch as he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).

At the plate, Jason Selemba was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Cameron Cole, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.

West Scranton's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Pocono Mountain West, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Scranton will take on Scranton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Pocono Mountain West, they will square off against Nazareth Area at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Blue Eagles will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.