The Salem Wildcats baseball team turned an average season into a success with the school’s back-to-back regional championship, capping off a 4-year run for the senior group of 9 players that included 2 regional titles and 4 regional championship appearances.
Also, 8 of the 9 seniors have signed to continue their athletic careers at the next level. The most recent announcement came from Cody Beard, as the infielder will play for Southeastern Illinois College next season while majoring In Criminal Justice.
Beard joins the long list of college athletes that come from the Wildcats baseball program that also include….
Noah Nix (RLC Baseball), Jalen Inlow (Greenville Baseball), Keaton Gullion & Rhett Detering (McKendree Bowling), Ryan Detering (Missouri Baptist Bowling), Cooper Lobek (Wabash Valley Fishing), Aden Bass (Greenville Golf).