The Salem Wildcats baseball team is back home this afternoon for a 4:30 first pitch with the Charleston Trojans.
Salem is 3-2 on the season coming off a road win at Benton yesterday 16-1. Noah Nix was amazing, needing just 38 pitches for the 4-inning, complete game win. He surrendered just one hit and struck out 5 as Salem outhit the Rangers 12-1 and capitalized on 5 Benton errors. Nix hit his first homer of the season. Jalen Inlow had 2 hits and 2 RBI, Ryan Detering drove in 3 along with Cody Beard. Keyton Grawe went 3-3 with 3 runs scored and Keaton Gullion added a double and 2 runs scored. Cooper Lobek also singled and drove in 2.
The Orphans are at home hosting Herrin.
Christ Our Rock moved to 3-3 with their 11-0, five inning win over Maryville Christian. Garrett Denton pitched all five innings allowing no runs on one hit with six strikeouts. Christian Nollman had 2 hits and an RBI. Colton Cartright had a hit and drove in 2. Jayden Bazile also had a h it, RBI and 2 runs scored. Denton drove in 3. Evan Beal added an RBI along with Noah Kenley and Drew Lueking.
Baseball Scores:
Altamont 5 Casey 2
Althoff 9 MEL 5
Alton 8 Granite city 4
Carbondale 19 ZR 2
Chester 6 Carterville 4
Cisne 2 Odin/Patoka/Sandoval 0
Effingham 13 Marshall 1
McGivney 9 Marquette 2
Harrisburg 11 Vernon Hills 1
Johnston City 12 Woodlawn 4
Lebanon 13 Mulberry Grove 3
Marion 7 Gurnee Warren 3
O’Fallon 9 Waterloo 8
St Anthony 4 St Joe Ogden 3
WSS 6 Pana 1
TTown 6 Greenville 2
Triad 17 Mt Vernon 1
Trico 6 Okawville 0
Vandalia 7 Hillsboro 2
Wayne City 7 Crab Orchard 4
