Sports – Monday, March 27th, 2023

The Salem Lady Softball Tigers game with Bourbon was washed out Friday as was the Mountain Grove Tournament. The game with Ellington rained out last week has been moved to Ellington today because of wet fields at the Salem City Park. 

The Salem Baseball Tigers are scheduled to be at Owensville today at 4:30 depending on field conditions in Owensville. The Tigers are 1-3 on the year.

The Salem Tiger Track teams scheduled meet at Blair Oaks Friday was canceled. The track teams will participate in the Cuba Relays tomorrow afternoon at 3:30.

Brayden Schenn and Kasperi Kapanen each had two goals and an assist Saturday night as the St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks, 6-3. Then on Sunday night, the Los Angeles Kings scored five goals in the 1st period, then held on to beat St. Louis, 7-6. Jordan Kyrou scored two goals for the Blues who will host Vancouver Tuesday night.

Jack Flaherty went 3 2/3rds innings and gave up six runs as that was just the beginning for Houston who bombed the Cardinals Sunday, 24-1. St. Louis will play Baltimore in their final pre-season game today at 12:05 before opening day on Thursday against Toronto. The Cardinals are 16-7 for the spring.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced Friday they have agreed to a two-year (2024-25) contract extension with All-Star pitcher Miles Mikolas that will keep him in a Redbirds uniform through at least the 2025 season. They also announced Mikolas is set to make his second career Opening Day start when the Cardinals Thursday in St. Louis.

The Kansas City Royals lost to the Chicago Cubs Sunday, 5-0 and are 19-12 for the spring. They have two games left against the Texas Rangers tonight and Tuesday afternoon before their opening day on Thursday against Minnesota.

The St. Louis Battlehawks crushed the Vegas Vipers in a lopsided 29-6 victory. The Battlehawks are 4-2 on the year and will play Houston on Sunday.