SALISBURY, Md. –
Charlie Hartman delivered a pinch-hit walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to deliver the fourth-ranked Salisbury University baseball team a dramatic 3-2 win over the Arcadia Knights on Sunday afternoon at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium.
The Knights took advantage of Sea Gull miscues in the first inning. With two down and the bases loaded after three walks, Chris Quick hit a grounder that was muffed at third base, allowing two runs to score. SU answered in the third after also loading the bases with two out.
Conner Seeley beat out a grounder to the right side for an RBI infield single, and a second run came around as the AU second baseman misplayed the barehand pick, tying the score at 2-2.
From there the game devolved into a staring contest until SU finally forced the Knights to blink in the bottom of the ninth.
Griffin Shirk poked a one-out single into right, and
Trent Waire followed with a base knock of his own to put two on. Hartman then stepped into the box as a pinch-hitter and roped a 1-2 pitch into shallow center for a base hit. Shirk rounded third and hook-slid to avoid the tag, touching the plate with the winning run before joining his teammates in mobbing the freshman hero at first.
GAME NOTES
- Charlie Hartman recorded his first career hit and RBI with the game-winning, game-ending single in the ninth.
- Griffin Shirk and Chase Ruley each went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
- Conner Seeley finished 1-for-4 with one rib-eye.
- Tyler Villa spun four scoreless innings as a "piggyback" starter out of the bullpen, scattering two hits with two walks and one strikeout on 51 pitches.
- Jack Rucker only lasted two-thirds of an inning in his start, surrendering two unearned runs while walking two batters and plunking two others.
- Garrett Beaver tossed 3.2 scoreless frames in relief of Rucker, while Cole Williams got the last two outs of the fifth as a bridge to Villa.
- The walk-off was Salisbury's first since rallying for three runs in the ninth to beat Penn State Harrisburg 6-5 on Mar. 14, 2025.
The Sea Gulls will play their first true road game of the season on Wednesday with a visit to Virginia Wesleyan. First pitch from Virginia Beach is slated for 2 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), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). 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 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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