Sports – Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

The Licking Wildcats edged the Salem Baseball Tigers in eight innings Tuesday, 2-1 on bases loaded walks to Rusty Buckner and Keyton Rinne. Garrett Connell went seven innings and gave up just two hits and four walks while striking out seven in getting no decision. Eli Wethy had two of the five Salem hits. The Tigers drop to 1-5 on the year and they will travel to Potosi Thursday afternoon at 3:00. The time of the game was changed due to the colder temperatures expected in the evening. You can hear the game live on ksmoradio.com ONLY and the game will be rebroadcast on KSMO after the Cardinals’ game around 7:00.

The Salem Tiger Tennis Team shutout Houston Tuesday, 9 matches to none. Salem is 1-0 on the year and they will play at Potosi this afternoon at 4:00 in a match scheduled at the last minute with the cancellation of the Richland match on Monday.

Major League Baseball’s Opening Day will be Thursday and every major league club is scheduled to play. The St. Louis Cardinals will be at Cincinnati to face the Reds. The pre-game show will begin at 2:10 on KSMO Radio with the first pitch at 3:05. The Kansas City Royals will host the Texas Rangers on Thursday at 3:10 to begin the 2021 season.

Registration for the City of Salem Baseball, Softball and T-ball leagues is now underway for $25.00 per child through April the 9th. Games will be played at the Salem City Park and Al Brown Fields. For more information or if you have questions, contact Melissa Dubois at 729-6290 or e-mail her at salemparks@salemmo.com.