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Salisbury Baseball, 5-25-24
FOTOJOE PHOTOGRAPHY INC./Hannah Reagle
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Winner Salve Regina SALVE 38-8
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Salisbury SAL 32-12
Winner
Salve Regina SALVE
38-8
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Final
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Salisbury SAL
32-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Salve Regina SALVE 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 14 16 0
Salisbury SAL 2 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 12 18 1

W: L. Ortiz (3-0) L: Thalheimer, Benji (3-4) S: K. Carozza (10)

Game Recap: Baseball |

No. 9 Baseball rallies, falls short of No. 8 Salve Regina in wild Super Regional finale

SALISBURY, Md. – Down 12-4 in the fifth inning, the ninth-ranked Salisbury University baseball team scored eight runs in that frame to tie it before ultimately allowing two runs in the ninth and falling to the eighth-ranked Salve Regina Seahawks, 14-12, in Game 2 at the Salisbury Super Regional of the 2024 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Seahawks sent 10 men to the plate in an explosive top of the first inning. With the bases loaded and no out, Christian Homa scored the first run on a wild pitch. A walk loaded them up again and Tyler Cannoe hit into an RBI groundout. Hunter Yaworski followed with a two-run double and Wil McCarthy singled Yaworski home to put SRU in control, 5-0.
  • The Sea Gulls began their comeback in the bottom of the first. Kyle Brex singled with one out and Tim Petrucelli walked, then Danny Sheeler laced a two-run double into left center to bring SU within 5-2.
  • Salve Regina punched back in the top of the second. With two on and two out, Yaworski cracked a line drive three-run home run to right to make it 8-2.
  • Adam Tommer dragged out a bunt single to lead off the home second, then two batters later Andrew Kell doubled to the wall in left center to score Tommer and get it to 8-3.
  • In the top of the third the Seahawks got two men on with two out, and Homa lined a two-run triple to center to put SRU into double digits, 10-3.
  • Sheeler walked to lead off the bottom of the third, took third on a Zach Geesaman single, and came home on a double play groundout to make it 10-4.
  • The Seahawks tacked on two more in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk to Michael Breen and an RBI fielder's choice by Brandon Grover to get it up to 12-4.
  • Salisbury made it a brand-new ballgame in the fifth. With men on the corners and one out, Adam Tommer legged out an RBI infield hit. Dom Frigiola came up next and clocked a three-run homer to dead center to bring the Sea Gulls within 12-8.
  • Brex singled two batters later, and Petrucelli belted a tape-measure shot to right for a two-run homer to make it a two-run game at 12-10.
  • Sheeler followed with a single and Geesaman belted his own two-run shot to left center, capping an eight-run inning and drawing SU even, 12-12.
  • After stranding the bases loaded in the eighth, the Seahawks finally broke through again in the top of the ninth. Grover tagged a one-out single and stole second with two down. After an intentional walk, Matt D'Amato pounded one up the middle for an RBI single to score Grover and put SRU back on top. Cannoe then hit a grounder to short that was booted, allowing one more run to score and make it 14-12.
  • Salisbury got the leadoff man on in the bottom of the ninth as Petrucelli walked. After a pair of fielder's choices and a wild pitch, pinch-hitter Ben Anderson popped out to Breen at short, who squeezed it in his glove and celebrated with his teammates after securing their first-ever trip to the Division III World Series.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Zach Geesaman capped a monster weekend by going 4-for-6 with the game-tying home run in the fifth, two runs, and two RBIs.
  • Tim Petrucelli finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, one homer, two walks, two runs, and two RBIs. The dinger was Petrucelli's 13th of the season, tying him for the second-most in single-season program history (Dave Westervelt, 1998) and finishing one back of the SU record (Jacob Ference & Danny Sheeler, 2023).
  • Dom Frigiola provided pop off the bench with a pinch-hit three-run homer to spark the rally in the fifth. He finished 1-for-2 and was hit by a pitch.
  • Sheeler went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two rib-eyes, and two runs scored.
  • Andrew Kell doubled twice, finishing 2-for-6 with an RBI. He finishes the season with a .444 batting average, good for sixth in single-season Sea Gull history, as well as ranking ninth in slugging average (.718) and fourth in on-base percentage (.545).
  • Benji Thalheimer (3-4) endures the loss after giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits over the final 1.2 innings.
  • Ethan Hirschfeld didn't get out of the first inning in his start, surrendering five runs on four hits and two walks in just a third of a frame.
  • Shawn Rosemond righted the ship after Salisbury's rally, tossing four scoreless no-hit innings out of the bullpen.
SALVE REGINA GAME NOTES
  • Hunter Yaworski finished a triple shy of the cycle in a monster day at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a double, homer, three runs, and five RBIs.
  • Christian Homa batted 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs, and three runs scored.
  • Brandon Grover scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, finishing 2-for-4 with two steals, two runs, and an RBI.
  • Matt D'Amato's RBI single in the ninth provided the difference; he went 2-for-4 with the key rib-eye and two runs scored.
  • Luis Ortiz (3-0) earned the win with 3.1 scoreless relief innings, scattering three hits.
  • Kyle Carozza recorded his second save of the weekend and 10th on the year, working around a leadoff walk to put up a scoreless ninth.
WRAPPING UP
  • Salisbury caps the 2024 season with a 32-12 record, winning at least 30 games for the seventh consecutive completed season and 22nd time since 2000.
  • The Sea Gulls' regional championship, won last weekend at the Babson Park Regional, was their fourth straight and ninth in program history.
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, 199 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.
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