Baseball Recap: West Shamokin Snags Fourth Victory in Last Five Games

While West Shamokin didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They never let the Penns Manor Comets get on the board and left with a 12-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.

JJ Cessna made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Luke McCullough

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/11/25 vs Penns Manor	4
04/11/25 @ Penns Manor	2
03/25/25 @ Conemaugh Valley	2
04/18/24 vs Conemaugh Valley	2
03/28/24 vs Leechburg	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke McCullough, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Vincent Harkleroad also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

West Shamokin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penns Manor only posted an OBP of .167.

West Shamokin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Penns Manor, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, West Shamokin will look to defend their home field on Monday against United at 4:30 p.m. The Wolves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lions have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Penns Manor, they will welcome Conemaugh Township at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Indians' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Comets' hitters will have their work cut out for them.