Scott Walsh

Scranton

Sports Writer at Scranton Times-Tribune

NEPA Hall of Fame sports writer @timestribune. Cover motor sports, local colleges, other stuff. Diehard NYY, NYJ, NYI fan. Best of all, Bridget & Emily's dad.

Articles

Yankees’ LeMahieu begins rehab assignment with RailRiders

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

MOOSIC — DJ LeMahieu is close to returning to the major leagues. The New York Yankees veteran all-star infielder began his final step Wednesday on a rehab assignment with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. He started the first game of a doubleheader against the Rochester Red Wings at PNC Field, playing third base and batting second. Facing Rochester righthander Seth Shuman, LeMahieu went 2 for 3 with sharp, opposite-field singles to right in the first and sixth innings.
HS BASEBALL: Dunmore holds off Old Forge in Division II

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

DUNMORE — In recent seasons, Dunmore might not have been able to recover from an early deficit against a dominant pitcher. But coach Mike Hallinan said this year’s Bucks are different, and it showed on a drizzly Monday. They answered the challenge to defeat Old Forge, 4-3, in an entertaining, well-played Lackawanna League Division II baseball game at Schautz Stadium.
BASEBALL: Black, McCarthy meet again in series finale

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

For the second time in five days, Valley View graduate Mason Black and Scranton graduate Jake McCarthy faced each other when their respective teams, the Sacramento River Cats and Reno Aces, met in the series finale Sunday at Sutter Health Park in California. The River Cats won in 10 innings, 3-2. Black started and pitched a season-high seven innings, allowing two runs (one unearned) and three hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. He earned no decision.
BASEBALL: McCarthy, Black face each other in game

1 week ago | lancasteronline.com | Scott Walsh

San Francisco Giants’ Mason Black pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)A matchup between two former Lackawanna League baseball stars took place Tuesday. However, it wasn’t at Citi Field in New York, as anticipated. Instead, it happened 2,833 miles west in California.
BASEBALL: McCarthy, Black face each other in game

2 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

A matchup between two former Lackawanna League baseball stars took place Tuesday. However, it wasn’t at Citi Field in New York, as anticipated. Instead, it happened 2,833 miles west in California. Scranton graduate Jake McCarthy faced Valley View graduate Mason Black when their respective Triple-A teams, the Reno Aces and Sacramento River Cats, met at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento. McCarthy went 3 for 5 and scored twice in Reno’s 7-3 victory.
SWB RAILRIDERS: Charlotte takes wild series finale in 12 innings

2 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

MOOSIC — When you hit home runs the way Charlotte does, no lead is ever safe. The Knights struck five Sunday afternoon to help fuel a comeback that led to a wild, 13-12 victory in 12 innings over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at PNC Field. It was a 4-hour, 22-minute marathon that saw the teams combine to issue 22 walks and each use a position player to pitch in the 12th inning.
HS BASEBALL: A look at how District 2 playoffs are shaping up

2 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

It’s hard to believe, but the high school baseball regular season is down to about 2½ weeks remaining. The District 2 tournament begins May 15 in Classes 3A and 5A and May 16 for Classes 2A, 4A and 6A. That means teams have about 2½ weeks to improve or solidify their seeding and gather momentum to bring into the postseason.
HS BASEBALL: Mills’ hit helps Mid Valley down Old Forge

2 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

THROOP — There was no pitching around Nick Mills this time. Old Forge walked the Mid Valley junior slugger in his first three plate appearances, twice intentionally. But when he strode to the plate in the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded, there was no place to put him. Mills capitalized. His three-run double capped a four-run inning that helped the Spartans defeat the Blue Devils, 5-3, in a Lackawanna League Division III baseball game on a rainy Friday evening at Mid Valley High School.
AHL PLAYOFFS: WBS Penguins facing elimination in Game 2

3 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Unfortunately, this is familiar territory for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Once again, the Penguins are staring at a quick playoff exit at the hands of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms after dropping Game 1 of their best-of-3 Atlantic Division first-round series to their intrastate rivals on home ice for the second consecutive season.
AHL PLAYOFFS: Phantoms handle Penguins in Game 1

3 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — For the second consecutive season, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms came into Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza and took the playoff opener. Alex Bump scored two goals and goalie Peter Gahagen stopped 28 of 30 shots as the Phantoms beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 5-2, in Game 1 of the AHL Calder Cup Atlantic Division first-round series Wednesday night. Olle Lycksell added a goal and an assist as Lehigh Valley dominated much of the game to seize a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series.