Isaak Williams capped off a 9-run sixth inning and sent the Salem baseball fans home happy with a walk-off grand slam in Salem’s 14-2 home win over Roxana. Williams finished with 2 hits, 3 runs scored and also stole 2 bases. Jalen Inlow drove in 3 with 2 RBI each from Gavin Zimmermann and Noah Nix. Colton Shelton drove in a run along with Josh Powless and Kam Wilkins. Keaton Gullion scored a pair of runs. Zimmermann was the winning pitcher going 5 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run. Colton Shelton got the final 3 outs. The Wildcats are back in action at Newton for a double header on Saturday.
The Salem JV earned a 12-1 win over Roxana. Aden Bass went 3-3 with 3 runs and 3 RBI, Rhett Detering and Ryan Detering drove in 2 runs each. Salem also got RBI from Deytin Parker and Braden Rector. Cooper Lobek was the winning pitcher going 5 innings allowing 4 hits and 1 earned run with 2 strikeouts. The Salem JV will head to Pinckneyville Friday afternoon.
