Sports – Thursday, May 9th, 2019
Noah Leathers pitched a five inning, two-hit, shutout as the Salem Tigers received 11 walks and six hits in beating Thayer in a very wet SCA Conference game, 9-0. Salem scored seven runs in the first inning to improve their SCA record to 6-1 and 10-10 overall. If Willow Springs can beat Ava in their makeup game, Salem would share the SCA Conference title with Ava. Otherwise, Salem would finish in 2nd place in the conference. District play is scheduled to begin this Friday in Salem as the Tigers would play Buffalo at 4:30. The cost to attend the game is $5.00 per person, six years of age and above.
The Salem 5K Fun Run/Walk returns this Saturday to the Salem Community Center@The Armory. The event starts at 8:00 in the morning and is sponsored by the Salem Running Club, the Salem Memorial District Hospital, Healthy Dent County and the Dent County Health Center. There is no charge to attend and the event is open to everyone. You can walk, skip, run, anything just as long as you are moving. For safety reasons, they would appreciate no pets, bicycles or skates. For more information, call 729-8163.
The Salem Student Council will be hosting a Fuzz (cops) vs Teachers Charity Basketball game this Friday at 6:00 pm at the high school gym. All proceeds will go to the Loveday family, as Michael has been diagnosed with Leukemia. The entry fee will be $5.00 for adults and for children age 10 and under, the cost is $2.00. T-shirts are also for sale and if you would like to order one, you can contact chelsie.fulton@salemr80.org.
Jared Eickhoff, a soft throwing right hander, allowed only three hits in eight shutout innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday afternoon, 5-0. César Hernández homered for the Phillies and Jack Flaherty gave up four runs in fives innings of work. The Red Birds start a four game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight starting at 5:50 on KSMO. The Cards have lost five of their last six games.
Brad Peacock pitched seven innings of three-hit, shut out ball as the Houston Astros beat Kansas City Wednesday night, 9-0. The Royals will be off today and they will start a three game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City.