Wildcats Get Huge Win at Columbia…JV Drops 15th Straight
The Salem Wildcats upset Columbia on the road 4-2. Salem scored in the top of the first when Noah Nix singled home a run. Salem would add to that and take a 4-0 lead after 2 innings. Nix would allow 7 hits and 1 earned run over 6 innings in the win. He struck out 8. Rhett Detering got the final 3 outs in the 7th for the save. Nix drove in 2 runs, Jalen Inlow had 2 hits with Keaton Gullion reaching base 3 times and scoring.
The Salem JV dropped their 15th straight game after starting the season 2-0 as they fell to Columbia 8-3 despite outhitting the Eagles 8-7. Salem committed 8 errors on the day leading to 5 unearned runs. Luke Boldt doubled going 2-4 with Logan Butts adding 2 hits. Boldt also worked 5 innings allowing 4 hits and 3 earned runs. Scout Puricelli worked the final 2 innings.
The Salem Wildcats varsity will head to Lions Field in Kinmundy for a game today with the South Central Cougars.
WSS Walks Off In 8 Innings On SC
South Central is coming off a 5-4 extra inning walk-off loss to Windsor/Stew-Stras. Seth Rincker provided the game winning single in the bottom of the 8th. Ben Bridges added a Hatchets homer. Colton Smith homered for the Cougars. Zane Montes drove in a run along with Evan Hoover.
Orphans Fall To Mauer & the Rams In Dual
The Orphans and Rams will play again this afternoon, this time in Centralia. Yesterday, both teams were strong on the bump but Mt Vernon was just a little stronger at the plate as they scored 3 runs in the bottom of the sixth to beat Centralia 3-0. Cale Maurer went the distance for the Rams allowing 3 hits and struck out 14. He outdueled freshman Archie Goewey who struck out 5 and through his 6 innings of work. The Rams took the lead on a wild pitch followed by a sacrifice fly from Tyler Curry and a big RBI double from Bronx Hefner. Xavier Koch, Michael Organ and Gabe Houser had the Orphans hits.
CC Gets 4 RBI In Stallions Win
Colton Cartright drove in 4 runs to lead Christ Our Rock over Maryville Christian 11-2. Garrett Denton was the starter allowing 3 hits and 2 runs over 5 innings. Drew Leuking worked the final 2 innings. Blake Hanke drove in 2 runs, Cartright doubled and Evan Beal added a triple going 3-4.
OPS Falls To Cisne
Odin/Patoka/Sandoval fell to Cisne 8-6. Austin Hoffman and Bo Chapman drove in 2 runs each for OPS. Camden Parrish added a hit and RBI. Drew Haines was the starter going 4 innings with Spencer working the final 2.
