Sports – Friday, May 3rd, 2024
Tre Richter drove in the winning run in the 9th inning as Salem beat Cuba, 3-2 at the Salem Baseball Tournament. Pacific then beat Cuba in three innings, 15-0; before the Salem-Pacific game was delayed in the 3rd inning with Pacific leading, 3-0.
The Salem Baseball Tournament with “Pool B” teams of Licking, Waynesville and Sullivan played today. Licking beating Waynesville, 5-0; then Sullivan beat Waynesville, 3-2. In the last game, Licking beat Sullivan, 9-1.
Athletic Director Clay Moody says the three crossover games will be played on Saturday, starting at 10:30 with the 5th place game which will be Cuba vs Waynesville, followed by the 3rd Place game at 1:00 with Salem playing Sullivan, and the 1st place game will pit Pacific against Licking at 3:30. This is all weather permitting and there may be further updates.
Congratulations to Senior Trethan Richter for signing his letter of intent to continue his education and baseball career at Missouri State West Plains!
The Salem Boys Baseball Tigers have been seeded 2nd in Class 4, District 4 and will have a bye in the first round Saturday. Salem’s first game would be Monday, May 13th at 6:00 from St. Clair against the winner of the Cuba and Owensville game held Saturday.
The Salem Lady Tigers begin district play vs West County in Potosi on Saturday afternoon around 2:00. Salem is the 6th seed and will play the 3rd seed West County who is 6-7 on the year. That game will be audio streamed on ksmoradio.com, the KSMO Stream Facebook Page and KSMO YouTube Page. The cost of admission is $6.00 for those six and above.
The Salem Middle School Track team will be in Rolla today to participate in the Doc Roberts Rolla Invitational.
The St. Louis Cardinals begin a three game set with the Chicago White Sox starting tonight at 6:20 on KSMO. The Cards and White Sox will have afternoon games on Saturday and Sunday, each starting at 12:20 on KSMO Radio.
The Kansas City Royals play the Texas Rangers in a three game set starting tonight in KC.