Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem). They blew past the Heber Springs Panthers 15-3 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Ethan Birmingham made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Birmingham was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3. Salem is 3-1 when Birmingham posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-3 otherwise.
Blake Ingram
| 03/17/25 vs Mountain View | 4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Heber Springs | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Sloan-Hendrix | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ Yellville-Summit | 1 |
In other batting news, Salem got a massive performance out of Blake Ingram, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Ingram has become a key player for Salem: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 1-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Caleb Leisenring, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Salem always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. Heber Springs now has a losing record of 4-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Salem will challenge Bergman at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Heber Springs, they will head out on the road to square off against Vilonia at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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