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Conner Seeley, 2-14-26
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Winner Salisbury SAL 6-1
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Va. Wesleyan VWU 8-4
Winner
Salisbury SAL
6-1
20
Final
6
Va. Wesleyan VWU
8-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Salisbury SAL 0 3 0 6 5 6 0 0 20 10 4
Va. Wesleyan VWU 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1

W: Williams, Cole (2-0) L: Will Turner (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Will DeBoer

No. 2 Baseball fillets VWU, 20-6

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The second-ranked Salisbury University baseball team used an offensive surge in the middle innings on the way to a 20-6 seven-inning roasting of the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins on Wednesday afternoon at Perry Field.
 
The Marlins struck early with a trio of unearned runs in the first inning. With two on and one out, Israel Dozier grounded a single through the left side that was booted out in left field, allowing both runners to come around and Dozier to advance to third. Two batters later Nathan Bryant hit a comebacker to the mound that was misplayed, and Dozier came in to give VWU an early 3-0 cushion.
 
The Sea Gulls quickly countered in the second. Logan Stillerman drew a bases-loaded walk to force one home, then Ethan Ruiz hit into an RBI fielder's choice, and Cole Swift tied the game at 3-3 with a run-scoring double. VWU punched back in the third with another unearned three-spot, parlaying a walk and two errors into a pair of RBI singles and a fielder's choice to go back up 6-3.
 
Salisbury then brought a six-run sledgehammer in the fourth. With the bases loaded and one down, Nathan Tondreault laced a two-run single and Jackson Inman lifted a sac fly deep to center to draw SU even again. After another walk, Conner Seeley stroked a two-run double deep to center to give SU its first lead, and Griffin Shirk plated Seeley with a base hit up the middle to make it 9-6.
 
The Sea Gulls kept the foot on the gas in the fifth, putting up five more runs on a Mickey Haynes run-scoring double, Inman RBI groundout, and Seeley three-run dinger to right, his second of the year, boosting the margin to 14-6.
 
Ruiz bookended a six-run sixth at the plate, starting the fun with an RBI single and drawing a bases-loaded walk to get it to 20-6. The Gulls' bullpen then finished off four straight scoreless innings to wrap things up early on a mercy rule.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Conner Seeley flexed his muscle in the middle of the Sea Gull batting order, going 3-for-4 with a double, home run, four runs, and five RBIs.
  • Nathan Tondreault produced four rib-eyes and scored one in a 1-for-4 day.
  • Ethan Ruiz batted 1-for-2 with three walks, three runs, and three RBIs, plus two stolen bases.
  • Cole Swift and Mickey Haynes combined for two doubles, two RBIs, and three runs scored from the leadoff slot.
  • Jackson Inman finished 1-for-2 with two runs and two rib-eyes.
  • Cole Williams (2-0) righted the ship with 2.2 scoreless frames out of the bullpen, giving up one hit and one walk while fanning two.
  • Tyler Katz and Josh Rivera each produced a scoreless inning after Williams to get SU across the finish line.
  • Mason Walter lasted an inning-plus in his collegiate debut, giving up three unearned runs on a hit and a pair of walks.
  • All six Marlin runs were unearned, making it five times in seven games this season Salisbury pitching has not surrendered an earned run.
 
The Sea Gulls will next return home for a Saturday doubleheader against North Carolina Wesleyan, with the first pitch of the opener from Donnie Williams Stadium slated for 10:30 a.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.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
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