SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 9 Salisbury University baseball pitching staff, one of the top staffs in the entire country, shut down the fourth ranked offense as the Sea Gulls jolted No. 16 Johns Hopkins University 21-6 here Tuesday afternoon.

Salisbury (30-7) poured on the runs early and often. The maroon and gold scored at least one run in the first six innings highlighted by five runs in the first, fifth and sixth innings. SU pounded out 20 hits which included four doubles and two home runs.

The Sea Gulls surpass the 30-win plateau for the second year in a row and the sixth time under the guidance of Coach Doug Fleetwood in his seven-year tenure.

Freshman Hunter Wessells hit a single, home run (first of the season) and a double in his first three at bats. The designated hitter finished 3-for-5, scored three runs and stole his seventh base. Fellow freshman Mike Celenza went 3-for-4 at the plate, knocked in four runs and scored three times.

Senior Andrew Jensen, one of the top hitters in the country, went 3-for-5, knocked in his 50th and 51st RBIs on the season and scored twice. Juniors Justin Armiger (3-for-4) and Mark Bostwick (2-for-3) had solid games at the dish. Armiger scored five times and Bostwick knocked in four runs. Senior catcher Pete Callahan (2-for-5) slammed his third home run of the season, a three-run shot, in the fifth inning and plated five runs on the afternoon. Third baseman Alex Vitale went 2-for-2 at the plate and scored four runs and knocked in one. Center fielder Colin Kraus had two hits and scored once and knocked one run in. Every SU starter had two or more hits in the win except one. SU entered the game ranked fifth in the nation in runs scored (10).

On the mound, junior Ryan Bennick (7-1) went three and two-thirds to earn the win. Bennick struck out seven, walked five and allowed two runs on three hits. The combination of Drew Campbell and Eric Willey finished out the game for SU on the mound.

JHU (29-8) scored two runs in the fourth and fifth innings followed by a run in the sixth and seventh. The Blue Jays used seven different pitchers in the loss. The Blue Jays entered the game fourth in the country in runs scored (10.1) and fourth in batting average. Johns Hopkins only had eight hits in 34 at-bats (.235).

Salisbury is off for a week before hosting No. 29 Methodist University (N.C.) in a doubleheader on Monday, May 7. The first nine-inning game will begin at Noon at Sea Gull Field.