Salisbury Advances to Class 2 State Title Game
May 29, 2023 9:20PM CDT
Photo Courtesy of Austin Ward, Alpha Media Moberly, MO
The Salisbury Panthers advanced to the Class 2 state championship game with an 11-5 win over the Chaffee Red Devils Monday. Chaffee put up two runs in the top of the first. In the bottom half, the Red Devils intentionally walked Brady Graskewicz with two outs to load the bases for Aidan West…
Austin Ward with the call on Glory 97 and centralmoinfo.com. Graskewicz added to the lead in the third.
Salisbury responded to one run in the top of the fifth with two runs in the bottom half. Chaffee chased Panther starter Eli Wekenborg after scoring two runs in the sixth and loading the bases with one out. Ryan Binder entered in relief and forced back-to-back pop outs to escape the threat and maintain a 7-5 lead. Coach Nate King…
Salisbury effectively put the game away with four runs in the following frame.
Chaffee committed five errors. The Red Devils fall to 21-10 and will play Maysville in the 3rd Place game. 24-1 Salisbury opposes undefeated Ash Grove for the Class 2 state title Tuesday night. You can hear the game on Glory 97 with pregame starting around 6:50.
Coach Nate King:
