Sports – Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

Ava senior Gunner Evans went 3-3 with two doubles and drove in four runs, while Kyle Pitts went 3-5 with three RBI and three runs scored to help the Ava Bears trounce the Salem Baseball Tigers Monday in Salem, 18-2. Pitts also pitched 4 2/3rds inning of two-hit ball and struck out 12 Salem Tigers while giving up both Salem runs. Ava broke the game open with a 12-run 5th inning to get their first SCA win of the year and move to 5-4 on the year. Sylis Dubois had two hits, scored a run and drove in another as Salem falls to 2-5 on the year. It is their third straight loss. Salem will face St. James today at 4:30 at the SHS Baseball Field Complex. The game can be heard on KSMO Radio and video streamed on KSMO Media starting around 4:15.

The Salem JV Baseball Tigers also fell to Ava, 12-1 to fall to 1-2 on the year. They will play St. James tonight after the varsity contest.

The Houston Lady Softball Tigers were able to break an 8-8 tie pushing across a run in the bottom of the 8th inning to beat the Salem Lady Softball Tigers, 9-8. Salem was led by Shaylee Thomas with three hits and an RBI, and Raven Gillam with two hits and an RBI. Houston scored two runs in the bottom of the 7th to tie the game and send it to extra innings after Salem had taken a two-run lead with a three-run fifth inning with each team scoring in the 6th inning. Salem falls to 4-4 on the year and 0-2 in the SCA Conference. The Lady Softball Tigers will be at Dixon today for a non-conference match starting at 4:30. The JV game will follow the varsity contest.

The Salem Tiger Tennis team fell to Waynesville, 5-4 Monday for their first loss of the year. They are now 5-1 and will host the Salem Invitational on Wednesday at the Salem City Park.

The Salem Golf Team will be at Willow Springs for their Invitation that starts at 9:00 this morning. Salem will host their own invitation Thursday morning starting at 9:00 at the Spring Creek Gold Club.

The Salem Track teams will participate in the Pacific Invitation today starting at 3:30.

Last night the St. Louis Cardinals started a three game series against the Washington Nationals. In their first regular season game the Nationals got out in front early with a pair of runs in the first. Later, Ramón Urías and Jordan Walker each hit a home run. Going into the bottom of the eight, the Cards were on top, 6-3. The Nationals closed out the game with three home runs that brought in six runs to defeat the Cardinals 9-6. The series continues this evening at 5:45 and you can listen to this game, on a delay, following Salem Tiger Baseball on KSMO Radio.

The Blues and Avalanche rematch is happening tonight in the Enterprise Center. KSMO Radio will carry this game on a delay following the St. Louis Cardinals baseball game. Colorado has their playoff berth clinched while St. Louis is fighting along with seven other teams for two wild card spots.