South Salem never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Roseburg Indians by a score of 5-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Saxons also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Kellen Bowman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.

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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Scharer, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Josh Feik, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
South Salem has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs this season. As for Roseburg, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Coming up, South Salem will be playing in front of their home fans against Gridley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gridley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so South Salem's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Roseburg, they will head out to square off against Willamette at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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