GREENSBORO, N.C. – The second-ranked Salisbury University baseball team only managed two hits in a 9-1 loss to the 16th-ranked Denison Big Red on the second day of the D3 Showcase on Saturday night at First National Bank Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Gulls put a run on the board in the bottom of the second inning. Adam Tommer tagged a two-out single to the opposite field, then Alex Seidleck doubled into the right field corner to score Tommer and put SU on top 1-0.
• The Big Red answered with a haymaker in the top of the third as Erik Sundgren homered to right center to tie the game. DU then put men on the corners via a walk, wild pitch, and single, then executed a double steal to take a 2-1 lead.
• Jake Welsch followed with an RBI double, took third on a wild pitch, and scored on an Owen Wilson fielder's choice to make it 4-1. After a steal, fielder's choice, and walk put two on with two out, Alex Vasquez singled in the fifth run of the inning for Denison to make it 5-1.
• The score stayed static until the top of the seventh. With a man on third and one out, Welsch tripled to drive in a run and scored on a Wilson single that made it 7-1. Wilson made it to third on a wild pitch and a balk, and Colin Ravin doubled him home with two out. Ravin in turn scored on a Vasquez base knock to boost the Big Red margin to 9-1.
• Salisbury only put three runners on base after the second inning, all on walks.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Alex Seidleck made his first starting appearance for the Sea Gulls and went 1-for-2 with a double, walk, and RBI.
• Adam Tommer finished 1-for-2 with a run scored.
• Cole Williams (1-1) absorbed the loss after giving up five runs on four hits and two walks in one inning of relief work.
• Aidan Brinsfield pitched two scoreless innings in an abbreviated start, scattering two hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

DENISON GAME NOTES

• Jake Welsch finished 2-for-5 with a double, triple, two runs, and two RBIs in the middle of an effective Big Red attack.
• Alex Vasquez went 2-for-5 with a pair of rib-eyes from the nine-hole.
• Erik Sundgren, Jake Blozy, and Eric Colaco combined for six hits and four runs in the top third of the DU order.
• Nick Falter (1-0) won his first start of the season with six innings of one-run, two-hit ball. Falter walked three and punched out nine.
• George Viebrock earned a save by pitching the final three innings of the game. Viebrock gave up no hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls conclude their run at the D3 Showcase against eighth-ranked Marietta on Sunday afternoon. First pitch from FNB Field is set for 2:30 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 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.

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