FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The No. 8 Salisbury University softball team picked up three wins on Saturday, completing its game against Roanoke College, after having been postponed due to rain on Friday, defeating the Maroons, 5-0, to start the day. The Sea Gulls then went on to top Greensboro College 9-1, in six innings, and North Carolina Wesleyan University 2-0, in eight, as they closed out play in the Methodist Early Bird Tournament.

Salisbury (4-0) finished out the last inning and a half of play against Roanoke early in the morning. Freshmen pitcher Rachel Johnson hit the mound for the first time this season, striking out three and allowing one hit, to preserve the win for the Gulls.

In the Sea Gulls' first full game of the day, junior pitcher Erika Brittingham went the distance for the win against Greensboro, working six innings. She struck out 10 while surrendering just four hits and one Pride walk.

Junior Michelle Gravdahl kept her tear at the plate going, with a 2-for-2 performance, including a three-run home run. Classmate Sarah Alpaugh went 3-for-4 at the plate scoring three of Salisbury's runs while junior Lindsay Brown was 2-for-3.

In the Sea Gulls' closest game of the season thus far, Salisbury and North Carolina Wesleyan needed the international tie breaker in order to decide a winner as the Gulls earned the 2-0 win.

Sophomore Molly Gigioli drove home the go-ahead run, knocking in pinch runner Erica Henderson. Sophomore Harley Hill later drove in junior Carly Read for an insurance run.

Hill finished 2-for-4 while Brown had another 2-for-3 effort at the dish.

Brittingham earned the win, allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out three in four innings of relief. Sophomore Kathryn Larson got the start, striking out six while scattering three hits and walking one in four innings.

Salisbury returns to action next Friday and Saturday traveling to the Virginia Wesleyan Beach Bash, in Virginia Beach, Va.