CHESTERTOWN, Md. – The fourth-ranked Salisbury University baseball team used a three-run ninth inning to scoot past the Washington College Shoremen, 8-5, for its 10th straight win on Friday afternoon at Athey Park.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams traded a run each in the first inning. In the top of the first, Andrew Kell was plunked, stole second, and came home on a Tim Petrucelli double. In the bottom of the first, the Shoremen put two on with two out and Chase Ruppel tagged an RBI single to draw even at 1-1.
• The game stayed knotted up until the top of the fifth when the Sea Gulls loaded the bases on a Petrucelli walk, Dylan Winebrenner single, and Danny Sheeler free pass. Three batters later, Dom Frigiola cracked a grand slam to left to give Salisbury a sudden 5-1 cushion.
• WAC got half of those runs back in the home fifth. With two on and two out, Will Turner hit a single to center to score one, then a second run came in on a throwing error to shrink the margin to 5-3.
• In the seventh, Dino DiMauro tagged a one-out single, then two batters later Turner tied the game at 5-5 with a two-run shot to left.
• Salisbury got a rally going in the ninth as Sheeler reached on a leadoff error at second, followed by a Ben Anderson walk to put two men on. Pinch-hitter Roman March attacked the first pitch he saw and blasted one off the wall in left center. Sheeler and Anderson both scored on March's triple, and March came all the way around to score after a bad throw from the shortstop, giving the Sea Gulls an 8-5 lead they would not relinquish.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Roman March came off the bench for the go-ahead pinch-hit two-run triple in the ninth.
• Dom Frigiola finished 1-for-4 with a grand slam for his first home run of the season.
• Tim Petrucelli went 2-for-3 with a double, run, RBI, and two walks.
• Ethan Hirschfeld (3-1) grabbed the win in relief after tossing the final four innings, giving up two runs on two hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.
• Aidan Brinsfield lasted 4.2 innings in his start, surrendering three runs (two earned) on four hits with two walks and four punchouts.

WASHINGTON GAME NOTES

• Will Turner finished 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs, and three RBIs to pace the Shoremen.
• Chase Ruppel batted 1-for-4 with an RBI, while Drew Kinsey and Dino DiMauro each scored a run.
• Tyler Titus (0-1) took the loss after giving up three runs (one earned) in two innings of relief work.
• Xan Wojie pitched one inning in an abbreviated start, giving up one run on one hit.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls will return home to host a doubleheader against Haverford on Sunday. The games were originally scheduled to be played at Haverford on Saturday.
• First pitch of the first game from Donnie Williams Stadium is scheduled for 12 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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