MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The ninth-ranked Salisbury University baseball team wrapped up its long weekend in the Garden State with a commanding victory, dismantling the MIT Engineers 11-0 in seven innings on Sunday afternoon at Yogi Berra Stadium.
The Sea Gulls first broke through with a four-spot in the third inning. With two down and a man on second,
Dylan Winebrenner poked an RBI base hit through the right side and soon after stole second.
Noah Burroughs in turn singled Winebrenner home, then
Jackson Inman clubbed a two-run home run to straightaway center, putting SU on top 4-0.
Salisbury added six more in the next inning, loading the bases with one out and getting the first two home on a knock by
Danny Sheeler. A passed ball allowed another run to trot home, then after a walk and single loaded them up again Inman was plunked to force in another, and
BK Wilson singled home two more to make it 10-0.
Inman's second homer of the game – a sixth-inning solo shot down the right field line – provided the final exclamation point for the Sea Gulls, who relied on six dominant frames from
Aidan Brinsfield to clear the 10-run threshold to end the game after the seventh.
GAME NOTES
- Jackson Inman went yard twice, finishing 2-for-3 with four RBIs as part of the Sea Gulls' second multi-homer game of the year. The freshman now leads the team with three round-trippers.
- Danny Sheeler finished 2-for-3 with a run and two RBIs, while Dylan Winebrenner and Noah Burroughs each scored two runs and drove in another.
- BK Wilson picked up a pair of rib-eyes, going 1-for-3 and stealing a base.
- Aidan Brinsfield shut down MIT over six two-hit innings, walking none and striking out five while facing just three batters over the minimum.
- Aidan Ruiz pitched a 1-2-3 seventh with a strikeout in his SU debut to finish off the team's second shutout victory of the season.
- Five of the Sea Gulls' 11 wins thus far have come by more than 10-plus runs and in under nine innings of gameplay. SU is averaging 10.8 runs per game in wins this year.
The Sea Gulls will return home to face Delmarva Peninsula foil Washington College on Tuesday. First pitch from Donnie Williams Stadium is slated for 3 p.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's 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 won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 202 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.
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