SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 12 Salisbury University softball team took down Wesley College, 11-0, to earn its first win of the 2010 Capital Athletic Conference tournament on Tuesday afternoon. The Sea Gulls, the top seed in the tournament, came up with eight hits and pitcher Kelly Leary (Severn, Md.) tossed a gem for her sixth complete-game shutout of the year.

After a scoreless first inning, the Sea Gulls (26-2) got things rolling with four runs in the second. A bases-loaded double by senior Rachel Hastings (Westborough, Mass.) brought home the first two runs of the game and flood gates were opened. Seniors Kelly Waskewicz (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Brittany Lounge (Pasadena, Md.) each drove in a run in the inning, Lounge's coming on her third career triple.

The Sea Gulls put up five more runs in the third, as they put together three hits and took advantage of a pair of errors by Wesley (6-29).

Senior Lauren Brenneman (York, Pa.) began Salisbury's last scoring inning with a blast the opposite way. Her solo home run to right-center field pushed Salisbury's advantage to 10-runs.

Leary gave the Wolverines, the tournament's sixth seed, few chances to score as only one player reached scoring position. Leary allowed just two hits, walked one and struck out seven.

Salisbury will host a second-round CAC tournament game against on Thursday afternoon. The Sea Gulls will take on the loser of the first-round game between the University of Mary Washington and Hood College. That game was not played on Tuesday due to the rain; it will be played on Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday's win guarantees the Sea Gulls the chance to host the weekend action of the tournament.