The Salem Wildcats felt like they let a game slip away earlier this week when they fell to Roxana 2-1 on a late run on the road. They flipped the script on Thursday in Salem. The Cats trailed 4-1 in the 4th inning but they would score 6 runs in the final 2 innings including Carter Lowe’s walk-off 3 run double to lift Salem to a 7-6 win over the Shells. Lowe would finish going 3-4 with 5 RBi on the day. Owen Tennyson also drove in a run and Logan Butts doubled. A scary moment for Salem in the 5th when Roxana would hit a ball to 3rd base and as the throw was made to a stretching first baseman Luke Boldt, the Roxana player appeared to intentionally kick his leg out from under him. Boldt would have to come out of the game. Brody Collier kept Salem in the game with his start, and Aaden Rostance got the win in relief going 3.1.
For the second time in a week, Columbia edged Breese Central, this time 8-4 and the Eagles are tied with Roxana for 2nd place in the conference after their loss to Salem. Everyone is chasing Freeburg who is the league leader.
Salem JV Sweeps Roxana
The Salem JV finished off the season sweep of Roxana with a 7-2 win on the road. Landon White continued his solid pitching this year as the Iuka product gave up 4 hits and no earned runs in the complete game. At the plate, Scout Puricelli went 2-4 and drove in 2, Drake Rector had 3 hits, White and Damon Jennings also had multiple Wildcat hits. Bentley Bryan and Huck Mulvany had doubles.
(Photos: Pat Hodges)
Orphans Fall To Marion
Marion scored 6 runs in the fourth inning helping them to a 10-0 win over Centralia. Michael Organ took the loss and pitched along with Valon Williams and Rhett Lambert. Drew Jack, Dax Snow and Archie Goewey had a hit for the Orphans.
OPS Knocks Off Red Hill
Odin/Patoka/Sandoval beat Red Hill 9-3. Brady Cain allowed 6 hits and 1 earned run in the complete game win with 2 strikeouts. The Eagles had 10 hits in the game. Ben Spencer went 2-3 with 3 RBI. Bo Chapman and Austin Hoffman also had 2 hits.
NC Pitching Shuts Down Altamont
North Clay beat Altamont 5-0 as Ian Jones and Jack Compton combined in the Cardinal shutout. Carder Walden had 3 hits including a second inning home run. Compton earned the win allowing 2 hits and no runs over 6 innings with 10 ks. Cooper Lewis and Compton had multi-hit games.
Baseball Thursday Scores:
- Belleville West 16 East St Louis 0
- Triad 7 Waterloo 1
- Sparta 10 Okawville 0
- Red Bud 13 Wesclin 6
- North Clay 5 Altamont 0
- Edwards County 14 Eldorado 5
- Paris 13 Lawrenceville 0
- Zeigler 8 Vienna 3
- Staunton 13 Carlinville 2
- Casey 6 Marshall 3
- O’Fallon 11 Alton 3
- Robinson 4 Newton 3
- Chester 10 Carlyle 1
- Mattoon 5 Charleston 1
- Freeburg 17 EAWR 0
- Olney 7 Mt Carmel 0
- Hardin County 8 NCOE 4
- Althoff 7 CORLHS 0
- Benton 7 Murphysboro 6
- Marion 10 Centralia 0
- Mt Zion 5 Mt Pulaski 2
- Steeleville 13 Marissa 0
- Edwardsville 6 Belleville East 1
- Mater Dei 7 McGivney 6
- Nashville 4 Herrin 2
- Fairfield 6 Carmi 2
- Granite City 10 Southeast 0
- Vandalia 6 BSE 0
- Highland 7 Mascoutah 0
- Dieterich 11 CHBC 2
- Taylorville 7 Pana 6
- MEL 2 Piasa 1
- Nokomis 10 Bunker Hill 0
- Salem 7 Roxana 6
- DuQuoin 10 Waltonville 2
- New Athens 18 Lebanon 2
- Flora 9 Hamilton County 4
- Civic Memorial 13 Gibault 3
- OPS 9 Red Hill 3
- Belleville West 15 East St Louis 0
- Wayne City 21 Cisne 1
