SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University baseball team officially
revealed its 2024 schedule on Thursday morning. In their hunt for a fourth consecutive NCAA Division III World Series showing, the Sea Gulls will play 24 of their contests at home in the Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium while traveling for the remaining 13 games. Salisbury will do battle with nine teams ranked in the final 2023 D3Baseball.com/National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 25.
The Sea Gulls welcome Cortland and Widener for a season-opening tournament spanning Feb. 16-18. Salisbury opens the campaign against the Red Dragons on Feb. 16, facing Widener the next day before closing the weekend against Cortland once more on Feb. 18.
SU then travels to the Greensboro Tournament, facing Lynchburg, Denison, and Marietta on Feb. 23, 24, and 25, respectively. Seven consecutive home affairs follow for the Sea Gulls, beginning with a standalone contest against Rowan on March 2.
The next day, Salisbury welcomes Oswego State for the first home doubleheader of the season. Penn State Harrisburg makes the trip to the Don on March 6 and 7, facing the Sea Gulls once each day. The homestand concludes with two games against Moravian on March 9.
Salisbury travels for six of its next seven games, beginning with a March 10 duel at Johns Hopkins before meeting Virginia Wesleyan in Virginia Beach, Va. three days later. After a quick return to Salisbury to host McDaniel on March 20, the Sea Gulls get a brief dust-up with the Centennial Conference, facing Washington (Md.) on March 22 before a doubleheader at Haverford the following day.
A trip to Chester, Pa. to battle Widener on March 26 closes the road trip for the Sea Gulls, but they have a quick turnaround to hosting Washington (Md.) the next day. Shenandoah makes the journey to Salisbury for an afternoon battle on March 29 and Mary Washington follows suit the next day to close the month of March.
The Sea Gulls host 10 of their 12 games in April, traveling for the first against The College of New Jersey on April 2. A nine-game home stint commences with a midweek matchup against York (Pa.) on April 3 before SU's second meeting with Virginia Wesleyan the following afternoon.
Salisbury welcomes Hood and Catholic on April 9 and 10 before its first meeting with Christopher Newport on April 13. Consecutive midweek matinees against Neumann and Stevenson on April 16 and 17 follow and Mary Washington comes to town on April 20 before a battle with St. Mary's (Md.) on April 24 rounds out the homestand.
SU then heads to Ashland, Va. to take on Randolph-Macon on April 25. The Sea Gulls put a bow on the month by hosting Marymount (Va.) the following day.
Salisbury splits its final two contests, welcoming Wilson College to the Don on May 1 before concluding the regular season in Newport News, Va. against Christopher Newport on May 4. The 2024 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament is scheduled for May 10-12.
The Sea Gulls finished the 2023 campaign with a 36-8 record, earning their third straight C2C title and rattling off another impressive run to their third consecutive NCAA Division III World Series appearance before falling to East Texas Baptist in the Championship.
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 and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
