The Salem Wildcats are in action today at home against Mater Dei this afternoon. Salem’s slide continued as they fell to 8-10 and 2-4 in the Cahokia Conference with a road loss at Freeburg. Salem trailed 3-1 after the opening inning but would battle back to tie the game at 4 after 4.5 innings. But, Freeburg would plate 6 runs in the fifth to take a commanding lead they would not surrender. Jalen Inlow, Cody Beard, Ryan Detering and Keaton Gullion had 2 hits each with Ryan driving in 3 runs. Inlow, Gullion and Aden Bass had the other Salem RBI. Rhett Detering took the loss allowing 8 hits and 6 earned runs in 4.1 innings with Inlow and Carter Lowe getting the final 5 outs.
(Sam Snodsmith)
The Salem JV fell to 2-13 with their 10-3 loss to Freeburg. Evan Barnes and Luke Boldt led the offense for Salem with doubles. Boldt and Jaxon Ward drove in the Salem runs as they Wildcats could only muster 3 hits. Scout Puricelli had a single and scored twice. Boldt took the loss allowing 6 earned in 5 innings. Max Vincent got the final 2 innings of work.
Brownstown/St Elmo walked off on Odin/Patoka/Sandoval 6-5 on a Graiden Wilhour single. Drew Haines single but the Eagles on the board in the first. Kyan Walker extended their lead to 2-0 with a steal of home. Heydin Purcell then singled to right to tie the game at 3 in the top of the fifth. Then down 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Haines would come up with a double to tie the game before the Wilhour heroics. Lance Nix worked 4 innings for OPS, Tyler Huffman took the loss in relief. OPS is at Centralia on Monday.
Marion knocked off Mt Vernon 3-2 in 10 innings. Eli Prost, Tyler Curry and Bronx Hefner drove in Rams runs. Maxwell Nowak was the starter going 6.2 of 3 hits ball. Ryker Perigo worked 3 innings taking the loss in relief. The Rams are 5-12 overall and 2-2 in the South 7.
TTown beat Southeast Iowa pitching recruit and Mt Zion standout Andrew Tay 5-0 behind a terrific pitching performance by the Shoes Aidan Niemerg. He went 6.1 allowing just 2 hits. Caleb Deters then got the final 2 outs to improve the Shoes to 15-2.
Charlie Spour drove in five runs on two hits to lead St Anthony over Mater Dei 9-7. Aiden Lauritzen went 3-5. Brock Fearday would homer going 2-5 with 3 RBI. Brady Hatton was the winning pitcher striking out 7.
The Orphans are in action at North Clay.
