DOVER, Del. - The No. 14 Salisbury University baseball team extended its winning streak to 18 games, the longest streak in Division III this season, with a doubleheader sweep of Route 13 rival Wesley College on the road Monday. Salisbury defeated Wesley 4-3 in seven innings in the first game followed by a 7-2 win in nine innings to remain perfect in the Capital Athletic Conference.

Salisbury (18-1, 6-0 CAC) scored two runs in the first, second and fourth innings in the second game against Wesley (19-7, 6-5 CAC). The Sea Gulls had five doubles and plated an insurance run in the top of the fifth to give senior pitcher Ryan Bennick (6-0) a comfortable 7-1 lead to work with. The right-hander pitched seven strong innings where he allowed two Wesley runs on eight hits and struck out eight to earn the win. Sophomore J.D. Polcari closed out the final two innings for the Gulls. Wesley committed five errors in the second game as the Wolverines had seven for the day.

Freshman Andrew Miller had two doubles in the second game as he went 3-for-4 at the plate. Sophomore first baseman Mike Celenza drove in two runs in both games.

In the first game, SU junior starter Eric Willey (4-0) pitched the complete game as he allowed three runs on four hits as he struck out six Wolverines to earn the win. Salisbury scored a run in the second and third innings to jump out to an early 2-0 lead. The Sea Gulls plated two more runs in the fifth inning without a hit as Wesley made two errors. The Wolverines scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning. Willey closed out the game with a 1-2-3 seventh as he struck out two batters.

This begins a busy stretch for the Sea Gulls who will next travel to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 26, to face Gallaudet University in another CAC game.