Baseball Game Preview: Shikellamy Braves vs. Selinsgrove Seals

The Shikellamy Braves will challenge the Selinsgrove Seals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Selinsgrove took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Shikellamy, who comes in off a win.

Shikellamy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Milton with a sharp 14-4 victory on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Nate Strausser

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/02/25 @ Milton	2
04/14/25 @ Selinsgrove	1
03/22/25 vs Hanover Area	1
05/21/24 @ Selinsgrove	1
05/14/24 vs Bloomsburg	1

The team relied heavily on Nate Strausser, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brady Kurtz, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double.

Shikellamy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They are 2-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Selinsgrove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Montgomery.

Selinsgrove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Romig, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.

The victory made it two in a row for Shikellamy and bumps their season record up to 4-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Selinsgrove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.

Shikellamy beat Selinsgrove 10-6 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Seals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.