WASHINGTON, D.C. – The second-ranked Salisbury University baseball team got back to its winning ways with a 10-4 triumph over the Marymount (Va.) Saints on Sunday afternoon at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Gulls scratched out the game's first run in the first inning. Luke Weddell worked a one-out walk, then Kavi Caster doubled and Danny Sheeler was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Ben Anderson followed with an RBI fielder's choice to third to score Weddell and make it 1-0.
• SU tacked on a run each in the fourth and fifth on solo home runs by Jacob Ference and Sheeler that built the lead to 3-0.
• In the bottom of the fifth, Craig Sodano led off with a homer to get the Saints on the board. Two batters later Ryan Cuadros reached on an error, then after a bunt single and a groundout, Bryce Smith singled into left to bring both runners home and tie the game at 3-3.
• Salisbury immediately grabbed the lead back in the top of the sixth. Weddell and Caster were both hit with two out, then Sheeler roped a two-run double into left to put the Sea Gulls back up 5-3.
• In the eighth, Cameron Hyder and Weddell strung together back-to-back one-out singles, then Caster tripled them both home to boost the SU lead to 7-3.
• The Sea Gulls tacked on three more in the top of the ninth on a two-run single by Scott Cameron and a Hyder sac fly to make it 10-3.
• The Saints added one final tally in the bottom of the ninth as Ryo Fabre scored on a Chad Singleton RBI groundout, giving the game its final 10-4 margin.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Danny Sheeler finished 2-for-3 with a double, home run and three RBIs. He also took two of the Sea Gulls' eight HBPs for the day.
• Jacob Ference doubled, homered and scored two runs, going 2-for-5.
• Kavi Caster went 2-for-4 with a double, triple, run and two RBIs.
• Luke Weddell finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored, and Scott Cameron went 1-for-3 with two HBPs, two RBIs and a run scored.
• Jimmy Adkins (3-0) finished one out shy of a complete game, giving up four runs (two earned) on seven hits over 8.2 innings for his third win in five starts this season. Adkins walked two and struck out eight on 112 pitches.
• Robbie Hollenbeck struck out the only batter he faced to finish off the ninth inning.

MARYMOUNT GAME NOTES

• Craig Sodano gave the Saints a charge with a solo homer, going 2-for-4.
• Ryo Fabre finished 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
• Bryce Smith went 1-for-4 with two RBIs.
• Dylan Heil (1-1) took the loss after giving up seven runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings of relief.
• Andrew Schaeb lasted four-plus innings in a no-decision, giving up three runs on six hits and hitting five batters.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls will host a midweek fixture against Virginia Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon.
• Salisbury will go for the season sweep after defeating the Marlins 10-4 in Virginia Beach on March 1.
• First pitch from Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium is set for 3 p.m. with coverage on the Sea Gull Sports Network (SGSN) beginning at 2:45 p.m.

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Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.

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