FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The No. 12 Salisbury University softball team closed out yet another undefeated run through the Capital Athletic Conference regular season with a doubleheader sweep of the University of Mary Washington on Saturday afternoon with wins of 3-0 and 3-2. Salisbury coach Margie Knight has now led the Gulls to seven unblemished CAC regular seasons in her 14 years in the dugout.

The first game on Saturday remained scoreless through the first three innings before the Sea Gulls put up a trio of runs with one in the fourth inning and two more in the sixth. Third baseman Kristin Lord (Denton, Md.) drove home Salisbury's first run with a sacrifice bunt, bringing home junior Taylor Webb (Federalsburg, Md.), who pinch ran for senior Ali Ritter (Belvidere, N.J.). Ritter reached on a double, and went 2-for-3 in the game.

Freshman Michelle Gravdahl (Ellicott City, Md.) drove in Salisbury's two runs in the sixth with a single, plating senior Jen Cahall (Elkton, Md.) and Ritter.

Any offense was going to be enough for Salisbury starting pitcher Kelly Leary (Severn, Md.), who scattered just four hits and struck out nine batters over the seven innings to improve to 12-0 on the season.

Salisbury (25-2, 12-0 CAC) opened up a 3-0 lead in the second game as well, scoring once in the second inning and two more in the fourth on a two-run single off the bat of senior Kelly Waskewicz (Virginia Beach, Va.). But things got a little closer in the late innings.

Starting pitcher Erika Brittingham (Georgetown, Del.) made the three-run lead stand up through the first six innings, allowing four hits and striking out two batters through the first six frames. In the seventh, Brittingham allowed a pair of hits and was hurt by an error before being relieved by Leary. The Eagles (8-24-1, 6-6 CAC) were able to cut the lead to 3-2, but Leary got a groundball to third base where Lord scooped up the ball and fired home to retire the potential tying run at the plate. A strikeout and another groundball out and Leary had finished the game, recording her second save of the year as Brittingham earned the win to improve to 10-0.

The Sea Gulls will open up play as the top seed in the CAC tournament on Tuesday, April 13 as they host Wesley College, the sixth seed. The Wolverines clinched the sixth seed on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of Gallaudet University. Salisbury will host a second-round game on Thursday, April 15, both games will begin at 4 p.m.