SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 9 Salisbury University baseball team dropped a heartbreaking game to the University of Mary Washington here Wednesday on a 13th inning solo home run to lift the Eagles to a key 4-3 Capital Athletic Conference victory.

Salisbury (22-6, 5-4 CAC) dropped its third straight conference game in a row and its second consecutive game at Sea Gull Field where they are now 15-2.

UMW (18-7-1, 7-2 CAC) shortstop Eric Fitzgerald blasted the game-winning home run off SU reliever Jeff Feigl (0-1) to break the 3-3 deadlock. The Sea Gulls had two runners on base with one out in the bottom half of the 13th inning but UMW pitcher Wes Hayden (6-1) shut the door on the Gulls as he retired seniors Andrew Jensen and Alex Vitale.

Salisbury was the first to score as it capitalized on Mary Washington miscues in the fourth inning. Junior Mark Bostwick reached on a fielding error and later scored on Brian Camper's single. A second run crossed the plate when Eagle starter Brett Diamond uncorked a wild pitch that allowed SU catcher Pete Callahan to score and give the Gulls a 2-0 lead.

Diamond surrendered only one earned run, which came in the sixth inning, as junior designated hitter Justin Armiger sent a shot over the centerfield fence to increase the SU lead to 3-1.

The Eagles answered with two runs in the seventh inning off Salisbury starting pitcher Ryan Bennick. The first was a solo homer by Chris Anderson and the second was an RBI single by Alex Rossi that plated Justin Marsh. Bennick, who would not factor into the decision, finished with six strikeouts and allowed only four hits in 6.1 innings of work.

Salisbury had 14 hits in the loss, led by senior Colin Kraus who went 4-for-6 at the plate, and left 16 runners on base. The Sea Gulls used four different pitchers in relief.

The Sea Gulls will complete its home-and-home series with UMW on the road Saturday, April 14 to complete the CAC regular-season schedule. The CAC tournament will begin next week.