The Salem Lady Wildcats season came to an end Tuesday at Kaskaskia College when Mater Dei claimed a 9-0 victory to advance to the Centralia 3A regional final on Saturday.

The Lady Knights got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when lead-off hitter Shannon Schutz doubled and scored two batters later. Mater Dei added runs in the second, third, fourth, and sixth innings. The fifth and sixth frames were the only ones where Mater Dei lead-off hitters were retired.

Mater Dei had thirteen hits against Salem pitcher Mallory Daniels. Daniels issued one walk and struck out two in the conclusion of her freshman year.

Salem had just four hits, and never got a base runner past second base. Heather Henson and Kelly Sager each had hits. Megan Holenhour and Kaitlynn Ruscher had back-to-back singles in the fifth inning.

Salem finishes its season with a 12-21 record.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

Garza allowed one hit over five shutout innings in his first outing in 10 months, but the Pirates pounced on a Chicago bullpen that is 10th in the National League in ERA by sending 11 men to the plate in the sixth.   Snider's first career home run with the bases loaded was the first Pirates pinch-hit grand slam in five years.

Garza had been sidelined since July 21 because of a stress reaction in his right elbow and, later, a strained upper back..

Wandy Rodriguez (5-2) allowed three runs on six hits over six innings for the Pirates, who have won nine of 11.

Jordyn Looman crosses the finish line in the 400-meter dash at the Illinois High School Association Class 2A Finals. Looman took third in the second head, finishing in 59.06 seconds. The final qualifying spot was grabbed by Melrose Park based Walther Lutheran's Arra Strong, who finished in :58.02.

Photo by Daniel L. Chamness, collegereportonline.com

Patoka freshman Taylor Isaak competes in the 300-meter hurdles at the Illinois High School Association Class 1A Prelims at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The freshman missed qualifying for Saturday's finals, but finished with a time of :48.95 seconds, which was good for 17th overall. There were 33 runners competing in the event.

Photo by Daniel L. Chamness, collegereportonline.com

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