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Salisbury University Baseball

Program Highlights

Jimmy Adkins (2018-23) | 2022 D3baseball.com National Pitcher of the Year | 2022 C2C Medal of Inspiration

National Powerhouse

2021 NCAA Division III National Champions
2022 NCAA Division III National Runner-Up
9 Division III World Series Appearances
- 2001, ‘04, ’11, ‘14, ’15, ‘21, ’22, ‘23, ’26
31 NCAA Tournament Appearances
- 26 straight since 2000
11 NCAA Regional Championships
27 ABCA All-Americans
20 D3baseball.com All-Americans
2 National Pitchers of the Year
- Connor Reeves, 2018
- Jimmy Adkins, 2022
1 National Player of the Year
- Pete Grasso, 2017
101 ABCA All-Region selections

Upper Crust

20 Conference Championships
- 1995, 2000, ‘01, ’02, ‘04, ’06-‘09, ’12-14, ‘16-18, ’21-23, ‘25-26
16 Conference Players of the Year
- 6 Conference Rookies of the Year
211 All-Conference selections
.659 All-Time Winning Percentage (1,486-766-19)
- Equivalent to 107-55 MLB season
Since 1995 (excluding '20): 31 straight 20-win seasons
Since 2000 (excluding ‘20): 24 30-win seasons (9 straight since ’17)
Ranked No. 1 in six seasons
- 2009, ‘13, ’15, ‘21, ’22, '23

Kavi Caster (2020-23) | 2022 Consensus All-American | 2021 Perfect Game Division III MVP | 2024 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (Georgetown)

Program Awards

Program Records

#4 Aidan Brinsfield | Sr. RHP - Salisbury, Md. (Parkside) | 2026 C2C Pitcher of the Year, Consensus Region V Pitcher of the Year, Consensus All-American

Team of the ’20s

Jackson Balzan (2020-23) | 2021 NCAA Division III Most Outstanding Player | 2024 All-BIG EAST (Seton Hall)

Salisbury Baseball is in the midst of its most successful era in program history. The Sea Gulls are one of two programs to reach four NCAA Division III College World Series in the 2020s, including three straight from 2021-23, winning the program's first national championship in 2021.

2021-26 Accomplishments

2021 National Champions, 2022 National Runner-Up, 2023 & 2026 College World Series
- DIII World Series-record 8 straight wins, 2021-22
Six consecutive NCAA Regional Championships
9 All-Americans (7 Consensus)
1 National Pitcher of the Year, 3 Region Pitchers of the Year, 1 Region Player of the Year, 1 Region Rookie of the Year
5 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) titles (2021-23, '25-26)
- 9 of 12 C2C Player/Pitcher of the Year honorees
212-57 overall record (.788)
- Equivalent to 128-34 MLB season
50 NCAA Tournament Games (36-14)

Jacob Ference (2020-23) | SU Single-Season Co-Home Run King (14) | 2024 Division I All-American (Virginia)

Meet Coach Brohawn

Troy Brohawn with Super Regional Trophy, 5-27-23

Troy Brohawn enters his 13th season at the helm in 2027. The Cambridge, Md. native returned to the Peninsula in 2015 and became just the fourth head coach in the 60-year history of Salisbury Baseball.

Coaching Highlights

Career record: 383-111-2 (.774)
- Highest winning percentage among active Division III head coaches (fourth all-time)
2021 ABCA National Coach of the Year
2021 NCAA Division III National Champions
- 1 of 2 to win MLB World Series as player and Division III title as coach
5 Division III World Series appearances (2015, ‘21, ‘22, ’23, '26)
11 straight NCAA Tournament berths
Hosted 8 NCAA Tournament rounds
- Regional: 2019, '25-26
- Super Regional: 2022-26
8 Conference Championships (2016, ‘17, ’18, ‘21, ‘22, ’23, ‘25, ’26)
3x Conference Coach of the Year (2017, ‘21, ’22)
SU Pitching Coach, 2006-09 (149-32, .779)

Major League Pedigree

Played professional baseball for 11 years (1994-2004)
Pitched in 82 games over 3 MLB seasons, 2001-03
- Diamondbacks, Giants, Dodgers
2001 World Series Champion with Arizona Diamondbacks
- Pitched scoreless ninth inning in Game 6 victory over NY Yankees
Held MLB Home Run King Barry Bonds hitless in 11 career plate appearances
- Bonds vs. Brohawn: 0-10, BB, 4 K

Coach Brohawn's Full Bio

#22 Cole Williams | Sr. RHP - Silver Spring, Md. | 2024 C2C Rookie of the Year, 2026 ABCA All-American

Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium: “The Don”

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#2 Jackson Inman | Jr. - Damascus, Md. | 2x First-Team All-C2C, 2026 Consensus First-Team All-Region

SU Athletics: A Tradition of Excellence

For nearly a century, Salisbury University athletics have played an integral part in campus life. The University's exemplary student-athletes and outstanding coaches have created a legacy of excellence that places SU's 23 NCAA Division III teams among the top programs in the nation.

The Sea Gulls have been ranked among the top 10 percent of the LEARFIELD Division III Directors' Cup standings in 22 of the past 26 seasons with a rankings release. SU has also won 211 conference championships, 12 conference all-sport awards, 23 NCAA Division III team national championships and 26 NCAA individual national championships.