Sports – Wednesday, May 7th 2025

Blake Edwards and Roy Stevens each pitched three innings in a six-inning combined no-hitter as the Salem Baseball Tigers beat the Cuba Wildcats in six innings, 10-0. Edwards had a hit and three RBI while Corby Ball had two hits and two RBI in the win. The Tigers improve to 11-7-1 on the year and will host the Salem Baseball Classic starting Thursday.

The Salem Lady Softball Varsity Tigers fall to 11-11 on the year as they dropped an 8-1 decision to Plato Tuesday afternoon. Raven Gillam had three of the Salem nine hits including a double and scored the only Tigers run on a hit by Bailey Mahurin. Plato improved to 20-8 with the win. Salem has lost their last two games and begin Class 2, District 3 play Thursday at Potosi against Kingston starting at 3:00. That game will be carried live on KSMO Media.

The Salem Tennis Tigers feel to the #1 seeded Springfield-Catholic Fighting Irish, 5-0, in the Class 1, District 5 Team Tournament Tuesday, The Fighting Irish will take on Logan-Rogersville for the District Championship this afternoon at 4:00.

The St. Louis Cardinals played the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday evening in the second of a three game series. All of the scoring action happened in the sixth inning when Ke’Bryan Hayes of the Pirates doubled bringing in the first run of the game. Alec Burleson responded for the Cards hitting a double of his own allowing Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras to score. The Cardinals won the game 2-1 and will go for the series sweep today on KSMO Radio with an 11:20 pregame and first pitch at 12:15 this afternoon.

The Kansas City Royals are also going for a series sweep against the Chicago White Sox this evening at 6:40 after defeating them in a come from behind win last night, 4-3. In the bottom of the ninth the Royals were trailing by a run until Jonathan India singled allowing Mark Canha to come home. Bobby Witt Jr. followed up with a single of his own sealing the victory.