SALEM GRABS CONTROL OF EBC

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Salem entered Thursday nights game with Marlington knowing that a second straight win against the Dukes would put them in full control of the Eastern Buckeye Conference. After Sophomore starter Gavin Wilms gave up 2 runs in the first while throwing 33 pitches, it didn’t look likely. But the Quakers jumped all over Marlington in the bottom of the 1st to score 5 runs of their own to grab a lead they would never relinquish.

Wilms settled in after giving up another run in the second to go the distance for the Quakers grabbing his second EBC victory giving up 2 earned runs on 7 hits and striking out 5 Marlington batters.

The Salem offense stayed red hot as every single guy in the lineup for the Quakes got at least one hit and were led by junior Darius Beck who had 3 hits including a 3 run home run in the fifth that ended the scoring for Salem and by fellow junior Corey Riesen who had 2 hits and 3 RBI’s of his own.

Blaize Exline, Jackson Johnson, and Nick Coletta all had multiple hits for Salem as well.

The Quakers now sit 2 games ahead in the loss column for first place in the EBC halfway through the conference schedule. Salem is now 12-2 overall and 6-0 in the EBC. The Quakers are back in action Friday night at United at 5 pm.

*Contributed By Mike Debarr at salemathletics.org