Sports Notebook: Affton Baseball Off to Slow Start

It has been a challenging start to this season for the Affton baseball team. Perhaps the Cougars need to look back to the 2010 season for inspiration.

Affton was just 11-12 last season, yet used a late-season push to improbably make the district championship game against Class 3 champion DuBourg. However, at 0-6, Affton first needs to notch a victory to get some momentum rolling. The Cougars play at Fox on Monday night at 4 p.m. and Affton-Shrewsbury Patch will be on the scene. Look for our expanded Affton season update and a game recap next week.

(The orginal version of this story had Affton playing on Friday night. The game had been re-scheduled withour our knowledge.)

Cougars coach Adonis Smith has seen senior shortstop D.J. Mueller, who led Affton last season with a .452 batting average, pick up right where he left off in 2010. Mueller enters weekend action 7-for-14 with seven RBIs. Freshman Joey Thompson is 7-for-15 with two RBIs.

The Affton girls soccer team enters this weekend with a mark of 2-3. Following an impressive 3-0 victory over Ladue on Monday, the Cougars fell 4-1 to St. Pius X on Wednesday. Junior forward Haley Stewart has six goals and 15 points to lead the team.

After playing at University City on Friday at 4:15 p.m., Affton will host Orchard Farm on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

The Bayless baseball team, meanwhile, plays Murray on Saturday at Shaw Park at 11:30 a.m., followed by a high-profile tilt against Clayton on Sunday at noon. The Bronchos are 0-3, and finished 7-11 in the 2010 season.

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