NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Salisbury University softball program fell in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal Friday afternoon with a 5-4 loss against the University of Mary Washington (17-24) inside Captains Park. The Sea Gulls wrap up the regular season (24-15).
Courtney Johnson got the scoring started with a solo home run in the bottom of the first. The game was held scoreless until the top of the fourth when Mary Washington took a 2-1 lead.
The Sea Gulls responded quickly in the bottom frame of the inning with
Michalea Troy blasting a two-run homer to regain the lead, 3-2. SU added another in the fifth with
Morgan Moxley leading the inning off with a single, and scored on a
Karlie Wolfe RBI double.
The Eagles were able to tie the game in the sixth, 4-4, before taking the lead in the top of the seventh and hanging on for the narrow victory.
Game Notes
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Sam Flowers, Audrey March, Lexie Delcollo, and
McKenna Horner also added hits for the Sea Gulls.
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Isabella Purdy tallied four innings of work with two strikeouts.
Madison McGinnis tallied three innings of work with four strikeouts.
- Salisbury left four runners on base and made one error.
The Sea Gulls wrapped up the 2026 regular season (24-15) with three C2C Major Conference awards and six All-C2C honorees.
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 210 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 @SUSeaGulls on social media.
