SALISBURY, Md. – The fifth-ranked Salisbury University baseball team used a trio of home runs and three other extra-base hits to win a wild one over the Stevenson Mustangs, taking a 12-7 margin for its fourth straight victory on Wednesday afternoon at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Gulls wasted no time putting up a crooked number. A single and two walks loaded the bases with two out in the first inning, and Zach Geesaman bowled a grounder up the middle for a two-run single to put SU up 2-0.
• The Mustangs got one back on one swing in the third as Graham Sears powered a solo home run to left to make it 2-1.
• In the fourth Stevenson loaded the bases with one out and Noah Joly picked up the game-tying RBI on a free pass. Connor Wilkerson followed with a go-ahead RBI single to center, then two batters later Brandon Perillo plated another with a base hit to put the Mustangs up 4-2.
• Salisbury put up a trio to vault back into the lead in the fifth. With two down and nobody on, Tim Petrucelli doubled and came in on a Dylan Winebrenner single. Danny Sheeler followed with an opposite-field two-run homer to make it 5-4 Sea Gulls.
• Stevenson tied it back up in the sixth as Matt Perri went yard to left, making it 5-5. Then in the top of the seventh with men on second and third and one out, Christopher Manco grooved a two-run double down the left field line to give the Mustangs another lead, 7-5.
• The Sea Gulls got all of that back and then some in the bottom of the seventh. Dom Frigiola singled to lead off and Petrucelli blasted a two-run homer to right to tie at 7-7. Winebrenner followed with a double and Sheeler laid down a bunt single to put men on the corners. After a walk to load the bases, Andrew Kell came up to pinch hit and lifted a flyball to left deep enough to plate Winebrenner with the go-ahead run, making it 8-7.
• Salisbury loaded the bases again after the Mustangs failed to get an out on a fielder's choice off Geesaman's bat, and pinch-hitter Alex Craig made them pay with a two-run single. Geesaman eventually came home on a bad pickoff and a wild pitch to cap the six-run frame and put the Sea Gulls in control, 11-7.
• Sheeler delivered the knockout blow with his second dinger of the game, a solo bomb to right center in the eighth to give the game its final 12-7 margin.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Danny Sheeler belted two home runs, finishing 3-for-5 with three runs and three RBIs. Sheeler now has two multi-homer games in his Sea Gull career after going yard twice against Cortland on Feb. 19, 2023.
• Tim Petrucelli homered for the second straight game for his team-leading eighth big fly of the season, going 3-for-3 with a double, dinger, two RBIs, and three runs scored.
• Dylan Winebrenner finished 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, and two runs.
• Zach Geesaman and Alex Craig each picked up two rib-eyes.
• Shawn Rosemond (5-0) scooped up the win in relief after tossing 2.2 scoreless two-hit innings to finish off the Mustangs. Rosemond walked one and punched out a pair.
• Aiden Hankins made his first career start and lasted three innings, giving up one run on one hit with one walk and one strikeout.
• The Sea Gull bats have now scored in double digits in each of its four straight wins dating back to Saturday, averaging 15 runs per game over the streak.

STEVENSON GAME NOTES

• Graham Sears and Matt Perri each belted a solo home run for the Mustangs.
• Christopher Manco finished 3-for-5 with a double, run, and two RBIs.
• Brandon Perillo went 2-for-5 and drove in a run.
• Brendan Phillips (3-2) took the loss after surrendering five runs in an inning-plus of relief.
• John Delgado gave up five runs on six hits over five innings in a no-decision.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls will host Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) rival Mary Washington on Saturday with first pitch set for 2 p.m.
• Salisbury baseball dedicate a monument to late former head coach Deane Deshon at 11 a.m. in the front plaza of Donnie Williams Stadium. Members of the Deshon family will then throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the game.

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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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