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FOREVER YOUNG

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SALEM OH- In a deck full of aces in The Salem Quakers Baseball world, Brock Young stands out. For one, when you can pitch a quality game against a quality team such as TSouth Range Raiders, you are doing something right! However, pitching Salem to victory that night, The Quakers have been red hot since. Compiling multiple complete games amongst the pitchers in this rotation, Salem has depth for days.

After starting off 1-3, The Salem senior talked about the team needing to find an identity and how the team was able to turn the slow start around.  Looking to keep on proving the doubters wrong, Salem looks for a special June one pitcher at a time!

he *Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell.

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SALEM GETS REVENGE IN EXTRA INNINGS

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BELOIT OH-  Salem took the lead late in the game in a 17-10 victory over West Branch on Wednesday. The game was tied at ten with Salem batting in the top of the ninth when Blaize Exline singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.

Carson Rhodes led Salem to victory by driving in four runs. Rhodes went 3-for-5 at the plate. Rhodes drove in runs on a single in the first, a single in the fourth, and a double in the ninth.

In the first inning, the Quakers got their offense started. Rhodes singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, West Branch tied things up at ten. Anthony Perry hit a line drive that was caught, scoring one run.

West Branch scored four runs in the sixth inning. Their big inning was driven by a walk by Christian Starcher, a triple by Boston Mullinix, and a sac fly by Beau Alazaus.

Darius Beck was credited with the victory for Salem. The righty surrendered one run on zero hits over three innings, striking out two. Cyle Burt and Exline entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

Aaron Tucker took the loss for West Branch. The hurler went four innings, allowing five runs on six hits and striking out two.

Rhodes started the game for Salem. The pitcher surrendered five runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out four.

Garrison Martin started the game for West Branch. Martin lasted four innings, allowing ten hits and nine runs while striking out one

The Quakers had 19 hits in the game. Corey Riesen, Exline, Brock Young, Rhodes, and Cayden Burt each managed multiple hits. Riesen led with four hits in five at bats.

West Branch racked up ten hits. Mullinix, Nick Wilson, Perry, and Zach Peters each had multiple hits.

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WEST BRANCH OPENS EYES WITH BLOW OUT OF SALEM

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SALEM OH-  Salem watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in an 11-0 loss to West Branch on Wednesday. West Branch scored on an error, a single by Zach Peters, and a single by Garrison Martin in the first inning.

The Quakers struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing West Branch, giving up 11 runs.

West Branch got things started in the first inning when an error scored two runs.

One bright spot for Salem was a single by Darius Beck in the first inning.

Beau Alazaus led the Warriors to victory on the mound. The ace surrendered zero runs on three hits over five innings, striking out two.

Gavin Wilms took the loss for Salem. The pitcher lasted two and a third innings, allowing five hits and six runs while striking out three.

Beck led the Quakers with two hits in three at bats.

West Branch had eight hits in the game. Hunter Sheilds and Alazaus all managed multiple hits.

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SALEM GETS UPSET IN SECTIONALS

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SALEM OH- Salem couldn’t get things going on Tuesday’s sectional game against Southeast. The 22nd seeded Pirates came to town and upset the Quakers 10-2.

Cecelia Stephens struck out 15 Quakers for the win. She helped her cause at the plate by blasting two homeruns.

Rylie Troy tripled & singled to lead Salem. Chase Toy had a hit. Kylie Skinner & Sophie Maniscalco each dropped a bunt single. Rylie struck out 7 in the loss.

Salem has two regular season games remaining agaisnt Carrollton & Alliance. Their record is 13-13 on the season. Two wins will tie the program record for wins in a season.

*Contributed By Michael Thorpe at salemathletics.org

QUAKERS RUN RULE URSULINE

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SALEM OH-  Cayden Burt didn’t allow a single run as Salem defeated Ursuline 10-0 on Monday. Burt allowed just two hits.

In the first inning, Salem got their offense started. Darius Beck doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.

The Quakers notched five runs in the second inning. The offensive onslaught was led by Blaize Exline, Corey Riesen, Brock Young, and Burt, all driving in runs in the inning.

One bright spot for Ursuline was a single by Luca Ricchiuti in the first inning.

Burt was the winning pitcher for Salem. The righthander went five innings, allowing zero runs on two hits, striking out four and walking zero.

Danny Smith took the loss for Ursuline. The bulldog went one and one-third innings, allowing nine runs on ten hits and walking one.

Salem smacked one home run on the day. Exline went for the long ball in the second inning.

The Quakers tallied 13 hits on the day. Riesen, Jackson Johnson, Beck, and Carson Rhodes each collected multiple hits. Rhodes, Beck, Johnson, and Riesen each managed two hits to lead.

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GAVIN GIVES IT ALL

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SALEM OH- It’s been a trying season for the Salem baseball team. After the year got off to a start that no one wanted to see, they found fire and mounted a huge winning streak. Now, their goal is to carry as much momentum into the postseason as possible. Gavin Wilms is good at carrying large objects, and he’ll try to shoulder a big part of the team’s success going forward.

Wilms does a lot of great work on the mound for a Salem team who thrives on their pitching staff. When you see Gavin get the start, you just know that Salem is going to have an opportunity to win the game. That’s what Wilms does best, he keeps his team in games. And at the end of the day, that’s the first job of a starting pitcher. It goes beyond the flashy strikeout numbers, and no hitters, which Wilms is more than capable of doing. However, at his core he is simply a strong competitor that will do whatever it takes to help his team put their best foot forward.

Wilms currently carries the best ERA on the team with a clip of 1.17.  That’s on a pitching staff that has four pitchers with ERA’s under 3.  Safe to say Wilms and his partners are a tough puzzle to crack. For Gavin, having multiple arms that can hold their own takes a lot of pressure off of him to be perfect in every outing.

We got Gavin to join Running Point this week to tell us all about his baseball journey. He talks with Anthony Romo, Richie Juliano, and Anthony Hartwig about how his team turned the ship around, what his favorite things are about Salem and so much more. So sit down with a nice beverage and catch up with Salem baseball in their latest player profile.

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SALEM GETS RIGHT BACK TO WINNING

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SALEM OH-  Cardinal Mooney watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 13-2 loss to Salem on Thursday. Salem took the lead on a double in the first inning.

The Cardinal Mooney  struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Salem, giving up 13 runs.

The Cardinals got things started in the first inning. They scored one run when Logan Boyd singled.

Salem scored eight runs in the fourth inning. Brock Young, Blaize Exline, Jackson Johnson, Darius Beck, and Corey Riesen all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.

Carson Rhodes was the winning pitcher for Salem. The pitcher went five innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out seven.

Cole Litman took the loss for Cardinal Mooney. The pitcher allowed seven hits and nine runs over three and a third innings, striking out four.

Boyd led the Cardinals with two hits in two at bats.

Salem collected ten hits. Young, Beck, and Gavin Wilms all managed multiple hits. Salem didn’t commit a single error in the field. Beck had the most chances in the field with seven.

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LEOPARDS SNAP SALEM’S WIN STREAK

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LOUISVILLE OH- Salem came in to Wednesday nights game in Louisville on a big hot streak. However, the Leopards cooled them off by holding them to no runs on 4 hits. That was plenty to give Louisville a 2-0 win.

Connor Morley was a problem at the plate for Louisville. He went 3-3 on the day. Those 3 hits were half of the total team hits. JT Popick went 1-2 with a RBI. Charlie Roberts also stacked up a RBI on the day for the Leopards.

Anthony Warner threw a gem on the mound. He went all 7 innings and gave up 0 runs on 4 hits. He struck out 9 batters while only walking 2.

Carson Rhodes went 2-3 at the plate to lead the Quakers offense. Brock Young went 1-2 on the day as well.

Gavin Wilms pitched well despite the loss. He went 6.0 innings pitched. He gave up 2 runs, neither of them were earned, and he gave up 6 hits. He struck out 5 and walked 3.

RHODES OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION

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SALEM, OH- The Youth Movement is among us. Leading the charge in the area on the diamond is a freshly minted 16-year-old who is less concerned about driving a car, and more interested about driving in runs, and torching his 94-mile-per-hour fastball past opposing hitters.

Carson Rhodes burst on the scene last year, and in his freshman campaign, showcased one of the liveliest arms, and personalities this area has seen in some time. Last year, he was able to learn the ropes from a great class of seniors, and get in wherever was needed for the Quaker 9. In 2022,

Rhodes has been looked to for leadership, and to fill many roles for Salem- a role that has developed into quite the winning streak for the Quakers in April. YSN’s DJ Yokley had the chance to catch up with the sophomore standout on this week’s Salem Player Profile: RHODES OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION.

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SALEM BASEBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 2) WITH MIKE DEBARR

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SALEM OH-The Salem Quakers identity is dangerous! As a slow start to the season may have had some pump the brakes on The Quakes. However, for Coach Michael DeBarr, it was about finding Salem’s identity that was missing in the 1-3 start of the season. As we know, Salem has turned things around thanks in part to some phenomenal performance by the pitching staff on the mound. 

With guys like Gavin WIlms and Carson Rhodes, achieving feats such as 19 consecutive scoreless innings in the season, does not come without an infusion of confidence. That confidence is operating at high tide half way through the season. Catch the wave on this episode of Coaches Corner!

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