SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 26 Salisbury University baseball team scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally past visiting Virginia Wesleyan College to win a thrilling 9-8 game on Tuesday afternoon at Sea Gull Field.

Salisbury (13-1) hit two home runs in the ninth to tie the game at eight runs apiece. Junior left fielder Randy Boyle stepped to the plate with two outs and a runner on third base. He then smacked a shot off the right field fence to plate shortstop Brian Camper as the Sea Gulls mobbed Camper at home plate to celebrate the come-from-behind victory. The Sea Gulls trailed by as much as six, down 7-1 in the seventh inning, but rallied to score eight runs in the final two innings. SU extends its winning streak to 13 consecutive games.

Senior Andrew Jensen led off the ninth inning with an inside-the-park home run. Four batters later senior catcher Pete Callahan blasted a three-run home run to right-center field to tie the game at 8-8. Designated hitter Justin Armiger reached on an error and Camper followed with a fielder's choice that forced Armiger out at second base. Senior Colin Kraus reached on an infield hit to send Camper to third and set the table for Boyle.

The Sea Gulls exact revenge on the Marlins, the only team that has beaten SU this season. Salisbury lost its first game of the season 4-0 on the road.

VWC (9-7) controlled the game for the first seven innings. The Marlins manufactured a run in the first inning and received assistants from the Sea Gulls in the fourth and sixth innings. SU committed two errors in the fourth that led to two VWC runs. Boyle dropped the ball in left field which allowed three runs to score in the sixth.

SU got on the board in the bottom of the sixth when Jensen hit a lead-off triple. The senior right fielder extended his hitting streak to 14 games as he went 3-for-4 from the plate. Jensen was a double short of a cycle. Senior third baseman Alex Vitale then brought Jensen home on a sacrifice fly. The Sea Gulls tacked on another run in the seventh before Armiger clubbed a two-run homer in the eighth to cut the Marlin lead to three, 7-4.

Virginia Wesleyan catcher Matt Hudgins homered off SU reliever Eric Willey (2-0) in the top of the ninth inning. Hudgins' third home run of the season made it 8-4 in the Marlins' favor going into the bottom of the ninth inning.

Salisbury left-handed starter Bryan Brainer allowed six runs (one earned) in less then six innings pitched where he struck out seven. VWC starting pitcher Jesse Freeman hurled five scoreless innings, allowed six hits, two walks and struck out four batters.

The Sea Gulls will travel to Washington, D.C., tomorrow (March 14) to face Capital Athletic Conference foe Catholic University at 3 p.m. The two schools met last Saturday when SU won 12-2 at home.