HS Baseball: The name of the game WVC Division 2 will not be a battle for arms

Lake Lehman and Wyoming District play Saturday in the Wyoming Valley Division 2 Baseball Championship, but don’t expect any of the best pitchers on the mound.

That just won’t happen if the game starts at 4:30 at Pitton’s starting center in Houston. Thus, at the entrance fee – $ 5 for adults and $ 3 for students – there will be no major matches as in the first two meetings.

The Wyoming Zone will be without services to complete the UConn J recruits ’throws. J. Hood and Hunter Lowl, who are perhaps the best duo in the WVC. Hood threw 88 pitches against Crestwood on Wednesday and did not want the PIAA to rest for three days. The same goes for Loval, who on Thursday threw 93 innings, losing to Valenpaupack. Next Monday he can take the mound.

Lehman has already decided that Virginia Tech rookie Nick Finarelli will not quit. On Thursday he was on the limit of three halves / 50 steps in the defeat against Dallas. He will be eligible to play on Saturday, but coach Mike Soltis said setting up a serve for the 2nd Class 3A playoffs next week is a priority.

The Black Knights, who have a big advantage to win the D2-3A title, are expecting a district quarterfinal match on Monday and a semifinal match on Wednesday if they win.

“It’s a big picture,” Soltis said after the Dallas defeat. “Even the game with Wyoming will hopefully be competitive. We will throw jugs that are not thrown. I have guys from JV (Chris Soltis and Sam Finarelli).

Soltis and Sam Finarelli, both freshmen, threw together seven innings at the university level.

Wyoming Square battled Dallas for first place in the D2-4A, which also includes a quarterfinal farewell, so the Warriors had to face Hood and Loval earlier this week. Evan Melberger, who put a few down, seems like a likely starting candidate on Saturday.

While there will be several regular season games on Saturday that could affect the district’s power rankings, they probably won’t affect them enough to knock Dallas out of first place if the Miners don’t lose to West Scranton with three wins . The WVC Division 2 Championship game does not take into account the final power ratings, which are based only on regular WVC games and non-conference games.

Both teams finished in the division with a score of 11-1. Wyoming – 17-3 overall, and Lehman – 14-5.

On April 25, Lehman won the first meeting 4-2 in nine innings. Nick Finarelli and Lovall were the starting points, but neither one nor the other participated in the decision. Graedon Finarelli finished 2-on-4 with a double and an RBI. The Black Knights scored twice in the ninth, taking advantage of four moves and a foul.

John Morgan had three of Wyoming’s seven hits, including a double RBI in the sixth, which resulted in extra innings.

It was Nick Finarelli against Hood in the rematch that won Wyoming 10-4 on May 4th. The Black Knights reached Hood earlier when four additional base strikes, including a pair of RBI strikes from Finarelli’s cousins, led to a 4-0 lead after two innings. Hood then closed the Black Knights, and Loval got the final out of the game.

Wyoming Square fought back and finished the game with the sixth result of five rounds after Nick Finarelli left. Jack Mattis had three strokes, including a three-pointer, in Wyoming. Melberger was 3-on-4, and Jake Kelleher had two RBIs.