Sports – Friday, May 13th, 2022

Garrett Connell had two hits and five RBI as the Salem Baseball Tigers scored four first inning runs, then added three more in the 4th inning as they beat Cuba Wednesday in a makeup game, 8-4. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 9-8 record.

The Salem Baseball Tigers will open District play on Saturday at Owensville against St. James with an expected start time around 4:15. Salem is seeded 3rd in District play and St. James is seeded 6th. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio (1340 AM and 95.7 FM), audio streamed on ksmoradio.com, and the game will be video streamed on MSHSAA.TV. There is a charge to watch the game of $10 plus a service fee on MSHSAA.TV. The broadcast will start about ten minutes before the first pitch with Tiger Talk and Coach Tony Edwards.

The Salem Golf Tigers finished 12th in Districts Wednesday at Farmington with the top three Salem finishers were Tyler Roseman who shot a 128, Dawson Dittman who shot a 129 and James Jackson shot a 134.

The Salem Tigers Tennis team fell to the School of the Osage 5-1 Wednesday in the district final. The Tennis Individual Sectionals will be in Mexico, Missouri today.

Dylan Carlson home run was not enough as the St. Louis Cardinals lost to Baltimore 3-2. The Cards take on the Giants tonight at 6:20.

The Texas Rangers edged the Kansas City Royals Thursday, 3-1 to take the series and hand the Royals their 4th loss in the last five games. The Royals start a three games series with Colorado tonight.

Five different players scored for the St. Louis Blues as they eliminated the Minnesota Wild from the playoffs, winning 5-1. The Blues will face the Colorado Avalanche in the next series. Game dates have yet to be announced.