COCOA, Fla. - The No. 2 Salisbury University
baseball team continued its winning ways Wednesday as the Sea Gulls
marched to an 18-0 victory over Medaille College in Cocoa, Fla. The
Sea Gulls pounded out 18 hits and limited the Mavericks to just two
hits as they cruised to their second consecutive shutout win. SU
has outscored its opponents 42-0 in two games to begin its Spring
Break trip.
Salisbury (16-2) had two players go 4-for-4 and five players
collect at least two hits in the victory. The Sea Gulls were led by
senior center fielder Jordan Crystal (4-for-4) who
was a home run shy of the cycle. The co-captain posted two singles,
one double and one triple for a game-high three RBIs. Senior second
baseman Randy Boyle was also 4-for-4 and collected
one RBI. Sophomore shortstop Will Evans (two hits)
tied Crystal with a game-high three RBIs and connected on a home
run. Two other Gulls recorded two hits in senior outfielder
Cody Collins (two doubles, two RBIs) and sophomore
Andrew Miller. The Salisbury offense was rounded
out by the performances of sophomore outfielder Brad
Baylis (two RBIs), sophomore third baseman Brian
Green and junior catcher Ryan Smith (one
RBI).
The Sea Gulls were equally as impressive on the mound. Sophomore
right-hander Kyle Judson (5-0) picked up the
victory for Salisbury after going five innings where he struck out
six Maverick hitters. Judson was very efficient as he limited
Medaille (2-4) to just one hit and two walks on the day. The
Sea Gulls bullpen consisted of sophomore Drew
Baldwin and freshmen Mark Peterson (one
strikeout), Pat O'Keefe and Bill
Morton (two strikeouts) combined to limit
Medaille to just one hit the rest of the way.
Salisbury will enter its third day of its Spring Break trip with
a game against Nichols (Mass.) College on Thursday, March 19, at 9
a.m.